Daryl Sng
@darylsng.com
Public sector sustainability & strategy consulting at Accenture. Former Singapore diplomat & climate policy guy. Proud papa. Loves cities, wordplay, trivia, food, sport. Pronounced “suhng”
Also possibly Jon Lovitz
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Also possibly Jon Lovitz
I never realised how much Honoré de Balzac looks like Fak from The Bear
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I never realised how much Honoré de Balzac looks like Fak from The Bear
Blue. The white one reminds me too much of the cover to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (great book though)
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Blue. The white one reminds me too much of the cover to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (great book though)
I bought a pack of scissors that needs a pair of scissors to open
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I bought a pack of scissors that needs a pair of scissors to open
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Insomnia has its advantages sometimes: hit Genius in Spelling Bee in 2 minutes
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Insomnia has its advantages sometimes: hit Genius in Spelling Bee in 2 minutes
Love the pangram in today’s NYT Spelling Bee
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Love the pangram in today’s NYT Spelling Bee
My local supermarket is selling giant mini cucumbers
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My local supermarket is selling giant mini cucumbers
Pretty easy NYT Spelling Bee today but why no DILUVIAL / DILUVIAN?
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Pretty easy NYT Spelling Bee today but why no DILUVIAL / DILUVIAN?
Now look what just popped up on my Reddit
September 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Now look what just popped up on my Reddit
Just absolutely devoured Holly Jackson’s Not Quite Dead Yet in one day. Superb stuff and a very dramatic ending
September 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Just absolutely devoured Holly Jackson’s Not Quite Dead Yet in one day. Superb stuff and a very dramatic ending
And one of the easiest Queen Bees I’ve had
September 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
And one of the easiest Queen Bees I’ve had
Ooh an S in Spelling Bee
September 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Ooh an S in Spelling Bee
I use the Shortwave email service and their AI is one of the features that keeps me subscribed. It’s really good at natural language interactions - see below where I just asked it when I was in Paris
August 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I use the Shortwave email service and their AI is one of the features that keeps me subscribed. It’s really good at natural language interactions - see below where I just asked it when I was in Paris
Haven’t hit 5 minutes on a Friday NYT crossword in a while!
August 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Haven’t hit 5 minutes on a Friday NYT crossword in a while!
Back from a week in Provence, my first trip outside the US/Canada in six years. Absolutely wonderful
August 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Back from a week in Provence, my first trip outside the US/Canada in six years. Absolutely wonderful
I don’t disagree there but you can do a Europe vs US comparison that shows that while there is a minor rise in European accident rates post-smartphone, there is a huge rise in US rates that coincides even better with SUV / truck ownership rates
August 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I don’t disagree there but you can do a Europe vs US comparison that shows that while there is a minor rise in European accident rates post-smartphone, there is a huge rise in US rates that coincides even better with SUV / truck ownership rates
Saturday #NYTXW. Finished and wanted to gush about it so I checked the constructor and of course it’s an Erik Agard puzzle. Seeing 10-Down & 20-Down in the grid made me so happy. Wordle fans might like 6D. 6:46
July 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Saturday #NYTXW. Finished and wanted to gush about it so I checked the constructor and of course it’s an Erik Agard puzzle. Seeing 10-Down & 20-Down in the grid made me so happy. Wordle fans might like 6D. 6:46
Really surprised that the NYT Spelling Bee didn’t accept WINCHING today
July 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Really surprised that the NYT Spelling Bee didn’t accept WINCHING today
Saturday night’s all right for solving
July 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Saturday night’s all right for solving
Took me till the last word to find the pangram. Notable omissions from the SB wordlist: BOFFIN and FILO
June 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Took me till the last word to find the pangram. Notable omissions from the SB wordlist: BOFFIN and FILO
My current ballot for the NYT’s to 10 films of the 21st century so far (wherein I’ve pedantically excluded films from 2000 since that isn’t the 21st century)
June 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My current ballot for the NYT’s to 10 films of the 21st century so far (wherein I’ve pedantically excluded films from 2000 since that isn’t the 21st century)
One of the easiest Spelling Bees
June 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
One of the easiest Spelling Bees