Man, you won’t believe the day I had. It all started when I grabbed my phone this morning and saw the date – July 8, 2024. “Oh boy,” I thought, “time for the NYT crossword.” I’m not usually big on crosswords, but I’ve been trying to get into them, you know?
So, I opened up the puzzle, and what’s the first clue I see? “Actor Seth of Superbad.” I’m a huge movie buff, so I was like, “Alright, I got this. This is my moment.” But my mind went completely blank! I mean, I’ve seen Superbad a million times, it’s a classic, but for the life of me, I couldn’t remember the actor’s name.
I started to panic a bit. I stared at the clue, then at the empty boxes in the puzzle, then back at the clue. Nothing. I tried to picture the movie in my head, the scenes, the characters… still nothing. It was like my brain had decided to take a vacation right when I needed it most.
The Search Begins
Then I did what anyone else would do: I started Googling. I typed in “Actor Seth of Superbad NYT crossword,” hoping for a quick answer. I found a bunch of websites talking about the crossword clue, saying it appeared on July 8, 2024, and that the answer had five letters. It starts with R and ends with N.
Some sites were throwing out guesses like “RADON” or “REDAN,” but I knew those weren’t right. I mean, who are those guys? I kept scrolling through the search results, hoping to find a site that would just give me the darn answer.
I saw a few mentions of a clue from May 30, 2021, about the “SUPERBAD CO STAR SETH,” and some answers said “ROGEN.” Could that be it? It fit the five-letter pattern. It felt familiar, but I wasn’t totally sure. It’s not like the puzzle said “co-star.”
The Frustration
This was getting ridiculous. I was spending way too much time on one crossword clue. I even started to get a little mad at myself. “How could I forget his name?” I thought. It was right there on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn’t grasp it.
I even started to consider giving up on the whole thing. I mean, who needs crosswords anyway? They’re just a bunch of words, right? But then, a little voice in my head said, “Don’t give up! You’re so close!”
The Revelation
I decided to dig deeper. I saw that someone solved a similar clue on June 1. And then, I found it! A site mentioned the crossword clue “Actor Seth of Superbad” and said they found 40 possible answers in their database.
- “Bingo!” I thought.
- “This is it!”
- And there, among all those answers, was the name I was looking for: ROGEN.
Seth Rogen! Of course! How could I forget? I felt a wave of relief wash over me. It was like I had just solved the biggest mystery in the world. I quickly filled in the boxes in the puzzle, and it fit perfectly.
Finally, I could move on with the rest of the puzzle and my day. It was a small victory, but it felt good.
So, yeah, that’s how I spent my morning, all thanks to a crossword clue about “Actor Seth of Superbad.” It was a wild ride, but I made it through. And hey, at least I learned something new, right? Or rather, I re-learned something I already knew but had temporarily forgotten.
Anyway, I hope your day is going better than mine started. And if you ever get stuck on a crossword clue, just remember: Google is your friend, and don’t give up! You got this!
