I have noticed that folks at the helm
Of the NYT “Daily Games” realm
Will include (at least lately)
In clues the word “stately” . . .
For the tiny (3-letter) great “ELM.”
Stately Clues (Limerick)
September 4th, 2026Is Drone Delivery All Wet? (Limerick)
September 2nd, 2026“Amazon drone drops package into swimming pool”
If you long for deliv’ry by drone,
And your yard has a pool, make this known,
Else your package might drown
When the drone throws it down
And it sinks like an overpriced stone.
Underpaid Limerick
August 29th, 2026An industrious woman named Valerie
Earns a shockingly miniscule salary.
She has Ivy degrees:
Two “fine arts” PhDs.
You have guessed it: She works at a gallery.
A Difficult Patient (Limerick)
August 27th, 2026“I must find a new doc for my back.
I need pain pills! Instead, I get flack:
Claims I hunch when I sit.
The guy DOESN’T know shit!
I’ve a hunch my damn doctor’s a quack!”
Yet Another Insomnia Limerick
August 26th, 2026I find falling asleep rather hard.
And my staying asleep-skills are marred.
I wake up cuz I’m cold
Or I’m hot . . . and/or old . . .
Plus a word-obsessed, rhyme-ridden bard.
The Misunderstanding (Limerick)
August 23rd, 2026“My new bride’s not just shy; She’s aloof.
So we don’t share a bed, or a roof.
Seems ‘I need my own space’
Means she wants her own place:
An unfortunate messaging goof.”
Love-Sick? (Limerick)
August 22nd, 2026“I am desp’rate to chill and unwind
And escape from a terrible bind.
I need help from above,
For I’ve met my true love . . .
But I’m stumped by her razor-sharp mind.”
Foul Food (Limerick)
August 20th, 2026Said the gal, what the hell is this dish?
I requested a kasha knish.
This crap that you brought
Is NOT what I bought.
It’s a far diff’rent kettle of fish.
The Complaint (Limerick)
August 17th, 2026Said the man to his lawyer, “That bitch
Of a wife wed me just cuz I’m rich.
She will spend till I’m broke
And she won’t let me toke,
So I think it’s high time for a switch.”
Forked Path (Limerick)
August 14th, 2026At a fork in the road, one must choose
Which direction to take — WIN or LOSE.
Bearing left might be right,
Or might not. Hence the height
Of confusion, distress, and/or booze.
Clinging To Singlehood (Limerick)
August 13th, 2026An attractive young gal, nicknamed Red,
Has avowed that she’ll never be wed.
Ev’ry fellow she dates
Tends to cling, which she hates.
So she favors “brief flings.” . . . Enough said!
My Recalcitrant Muse (Limerick)
August 10th, 2026Today’s verse doesn’t work. (I can’t lie.)
And my muse is on strike. (Don’t know why.)
After toiling all day,
I said “Help!” She said “Nay!
I am resting. Go play with AI!”
The Tarnished Bard (Limerick)
August 10th, 2026An old gentleman’s rep as a bard
Has been marred and, alas, deeply scarred.
He was caught using “near rhymes”
In lim’ricks; It’s clear rhymes
Imperfect are barred. Be on guard!
Not Improving With Age (Limerick)
August 4th, 2026A dental technician named Ruth
Was viewed, in her youth, as uncouth.
As she aged, she got mean,
So she’s currently seen
As a scoundrel who’s long in the tooth.
The “Weapon” (Limerick)
August 2nd, 2026“Going out for a snack — a Big Mac,”
Said the man to his wife. “Be right back.”
“No you won’t! Don’t you dare,”
Said his wife, “or your bear
Of a mom shall be giving you flack!”
Motivational Limerick
July 28th, 2026Motivational efforts by bosses,
When done thoughtlessly lead to large losses:
Gifting over-priced gin
As the “carrot’s” no win,
If the staffer has given up “sauces.”
Rage (Limerick)
July 26th, 2026An old fellow would rage night and day,
While his wife tried to keep him at bay.
He’d lash out for no reason
With rants about treason.
(At least, THAT’s what her lawyer will say.)
Communication Glitch (Limerick)
July 21st, 2026Poor Stuart was feeling perplexed,
And NOT just little bit vexed
By his wife’s “Honey do
Buy me honeydew, Stu!”
(He’ll be needing a translator next.)
Matters of Opinion (Limerick)
July 20th, 2026“This issue’s extremely clear-cut.
Moreover it’s open-and-shut.”
Such assertions emphatic
And blindly dogmatic
Make me itch to butt in and rebut.
