Vault Opener NYT Crossword: Cracking the Code on a Classic Clue
You’re deep into your Tuesday New York Times crossword. The coffee’s cooling, pencil poised. Across 23: Vault opener (3 letters). Your mind races: Bank heist? Ancient tomb? Gymnastics finals? Then it hits you – the answer is almost laughably simple. “KEY,” you scribble, feeling that familiar surge of solver satisfaction. But why does this clue, appearing again and again,…