| 1924 Puzzle Book | 2023 NYT | |
| Avg. Word Length | 4.24 | 5.18 |
| Pct. Black Squares | 22.5% | 16.3% |
| Avg. Unchecked Squares | 27.8 | 0.02 |
| 1924 Puzzle Book | ||
| Entry | Count | Top Clue |
| OR | 25 | Conjunction |
| AT | 23 | Near |
| SO | 23 | Therefore |
| TO | 22 | Toward |
| DO | 21 | Act |
| ON | 21 | Upon |
| BE | 19 | Exist |
| ME | 18 | Pronoun |
| NO | 17 | Negative |
| AS | 16 | So |
| AM | 15 | Part of verb "to be" |
| AN | 15 | One |
| IT | 14 | Pronoun |
| LO | 14 | Behold |
| IS | 13 | Part of "to be" |
| LA | 13 | Note of scale |
| RA | 13 | Sun-god |
| IN | 12 | Within |
| RE | 12 | Regarding |
| GO | 10 | Proceed |
| PA | 10 | Parent |
| YE | 10 | You |
| PI | 9 | Mixed type |
| UP | 9 | Above |
| OF | 8 | From |
| EM | 7 | Printer's measure |
| HE | 7 | The man |
| MA | 7 | Mother |
| IF | 6 | Conjunction |
| WE | 6 | Us |
| 1924 Puzzle Book | 2023 NYT | |||
| Entry | Count | Top Clue | Entry | Count |
| ATE | 16 | Consumed | ERE | 27 |
| IRE | 16 | Anger | ERA | 26 |
| ERE | 15 | Before | ODE | 26 |
| ORE | 13 | Metallic rock | ANT | 24 |
| ALE | 12 | Beverage | ATE | 24 |
| ERA | 12 | Period of time | ARE | 23 |
| ASS | 11 | Beast of burden | ASS | 23 |
| ONE | 11 | Single | ELI | 22 |
| APE | 10 | To mimic | IRE | 22 |
| EAR | 10 | Spike | ONE | 22 |
| ELI | 10 | Yale | SSN | 22 |
| TEA | 10 | Beverage | SET | 20 |
| ADO | 9 | Bustle | ACE | 19 |
| MAN | 9 | Genus homo | ASH | 19 |
| TOE | 9 | Pedal digit | ERR | 19 |
| ANT | 8 | Insect | ESP | 19 |
| LET | 8 | Permit | ETA | 19 |
| OPE | 8 | Unclose | TSA | 19 |
| OWE | 8 | Be indebted to | ALA | 18 |
| TAR | 8 | Sailor | EAR | 18 |
| AGO | 7 | Past | ECO | 18 |
| ARM | 7 | Limb | ORE | 18 |
| ASP | 7 | Viper | RNA | 18 |
| FEN | 7 | Bog | TEE | 18 |
| NEE | 7 | Born | USE | 18 |
| ODE | 7 | Poem | ALI | 17 |
| TEN | 7 | Number | EEL | 17 |
| 1924 Puzzle Book | 2023 NYT | |||
| Entry | Count | Top Clue | Entry | Count |
| AREA | 7 | Open space | AREA | 28 |
| ABET | 6 | Aid | ISLE | 18 |
| LATE | 6 | Tardy | EPEE | 17 |
| EDEN | 5 | Paradise | ERIE | 17 |
| ERIN | 5 | Ireland | OSLO | 17 |
| IDEA | 5 | Notion | ETAL | 16 |
| IDOL | 5 | Object of devotion | ETSY | 16 |
| ISLE | 5 | Island | OGRE | 16 |
| ORAL | 5 | Spoken | ORAL | 16 |
| RARE | 5 | Infrequent | ALOE | 15 |
| AMEN | 4 | So be it | ANTE | 15 |
| ANON | 4 | Soon | OBOE | 15 |
| ATOM | 4 | Particle | ANTI | 14 |
| EASE | 4 | Loosen | ASAP | 14 |
| EBON | 4 | Black | ERRS | 14 |
| EDIT | 4 | Revise | IDEA | 14 |
| ETCH | 4 | Engrave | STIR | 14 |
| EWER | 4 | Pitcher | EELS | 13 |
| FREE | 4 | Liberate | ELSA | 13 |
| IOTA | 4 | Greek letter | ETNA | 13 |
| IRON | 4 | A metal | ISNT | 13 |
| LAIR | 4 | Den | ONES | 13 |
| LOOP | 4 | Closed curve | ONIT | 13 |
| MESA | 4 | Plateau | OREO | 13 |
| OPAL | 4 | Precious stone | ACER | 12 |
| SANE | 4 | Mentally sound | EAST | 12 |
| TEAR | 4 | Rip | EPIC | 12 |
| TELL | 4 | Relate | EYES | 12 |
| TILE | 4 | Baked clay | KNEE | 12 |
| TOES | 4 | Digits | NEON | 12 |
| TRAP | 4 | Snare | OMAR | 12 |
| YEAR | 4 | Unit of time | ONCE | 12 |
| 1924 Puzzle Book | 2023 NYT | |||
| Entry | Count | Top Clue | Entry | Count |
| ERASE | 6 | Obliterate | RETRO | 10 |
| ARISE | 4 | Get up | ALOHA | 9 |
| EASEL | 4 | Stand | ATOLL | 8 |
| ELATE | 4 | Excite | ESTEE | 8 |
| ENTER | 4 | Go in | IDAHO | 8 |
| LEPER | 4 | Diseased person | NEATO | 8 |
| OPERA | 4 | Musical drama | OBAMA | 8 |
| ARRAS | 3 | Curtain | ORALB | 8 |
| CORAL | 3 | Compound polyp | ASSET | 7 |
| DETER | 3 | Restrain | ATSEA | 7 |
| ELAND | 3 | African antelope | DEETS | 7 |
| ESTER | 3 | Ethyl | EGRET | 7 |
| ESTOP | 3 | To bar | ERROR | 7 |
| LEVER | 3 | A bar | OCEAN | 7 |
| MEDAL | 3 | Decoration | OMANI | 7 |
| METER | 3 | Rhythm | OPERA | 7 |
| OCEAN | 3 | Body of water | SAMOA | 7 |
| ORLOP | 3 | Lower deck | ADAPT | 6 |
| OTHER | 3 | Different | ADIOS | 6 |
| OTTER | 3 | Aquatic, fur-bearing animal | AGAIN | 6 |
| PECAN | 3 | A nut | ALAMO | 6 |
| RENEW | 3 | Restore | ALIBI | 6 |
| SCARE | 3 | Alarm | ALICE | 6 |
| SPEND | 3 | Exhausted | AMENS | 6 |
| TAMED | 3 | Domesticated | ARENA | 6 |
| TENSE | 3 | Strained | AROAR | 6 |
| TERSE | 3 | Concise | ARTIE | 6 |
| TONIC | 3 | Keynote | ASANA | 6 |
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| Entry | Count | Top Clue | Entry | Count |
| DENOTE | 3 | Signify | ARENAS | 5 |
| CAMBER | 2 | Arch | ERASER | 5 |
| DETOUR | 2 | Circuitous way | TULANE | 5 |
| EASTER | 2 | Church holiday | AGENDA | 4 |
| EDITOR | 2 | One who edits | AMOEBA | 4 |
| ETHICS | 2 | Moral science | ANGERS | 4 |
| LATTER | 2 | Recent | ANTMAN | 4 |
| LESSON | 2 | Instruction | ASCEND | 4 |
| LETTER | 2 | Epistle | AVENUE | 4 |
| LINEAL | 2 | Linear | BEETLE | 4 |
| NUMBER | 2 | Unit | ENAMEL | 4 |
| POSSET | 2 | Hot egg-nog | EVENSO | 4 |
| RATTAN | 2 | Kind of walking stick | IMHERE | 4 |
| SELECT | 2 | Choose | IRONED | 4 |
| SENILE | 2 | Aged | ISRAEL | 4 |
| SEVERE | 2 | Harsh | NASCAR | 4 |
| SILENT | 2 | Noiseless | NEGATE | 4 |
| TALENT | 2 | Natural ability | NESTED | 4 |
| TARIFF | 2 | Duty | RESTED | 4 |
| TERMED | 2 | Named | TETRIS | 4 |
| TILLER | 2 | Husbandman | UNWISE | 4 |
| YODELS | 2 | Warbles | YELLOW | 4 |