"The gymnasium of the mind," per Blaise Pascal Crossword Clue

• It's all there in black and white

  New York Times · Sunday, March 1, 2026 · 5 letters

• Game ending in "mate"

  New York Times · Monday, October 2, 2023 · 5 letters

• "A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time," per Shaw

  New York Times · Thursday, June 15, 2023 · 5 letters

• It has thousands of openings

  New York Times · Sunday, May 22, 2022 · 5 letters

• "The Queen's Gambit" game

  New York Times · Monday, February 21, 2022 · 5 letters

• The mating game?

  New York Times · Wednesday, January 5, 2022 · 5 letters

• Game of checkers?

  New York Times · Saturday, August 14, 2021 · 5 letters

• "The gymnasium of the mind," per Pascal

  New York Times · Tuesday, August 4, 2020 · 5 letters

• Game on an 8x8 board

  New York Times · Monday, September 30, 2019 · 5 letters

• See instructions

  New York Times · Sunday, July 7, 2019 · 5 letters

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• 25-Across Democratic leader?
• 26-Across Recipe direction
• 27-Across Strong, dark quaff
• 27-Down Flamboyant prop
• 28-Across The British royal family has one called the Cambridge Lover's Knot
• 29-Down "Black" follower
• 30-Across Some abbey attire
• 31-Across Up
• 32-Across "I wasn't going to say anything, but since you brought it up ..."
• 32-Down Question that cannot be answered if its answer is "no"
• 33-Down Two-wheeler at a charging station
• 34-Down "___ away!"