Dive #24 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a country that no longer exists

Abyssinia Deep Cut

9 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 74 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Abyssinia: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, or Yugoslavia — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Neutral Moresnet (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Neutral Moresnet +100

Skip Czechoslovakia · Soviet Union · Yugoslavia

25-second pick · +100

Name a horse breed

Sorraia One in a Krillion

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 65 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Sorraia: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Arabian, Clydesdale, Mustang, or Shetland pony — those are Plankton. It is also the One in a Krillion on this sheet, so the rare pick and the typeable pick are the same.

Skip Arabian · Clydesdale · Mustang · Shetland pony

25-second pick · +100

Name a Japanese dish

Fugu One in a Krillion

4 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 65 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Fugu: One in a Krillion, +100, 4 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Ramen, Sushi, Tempura, or Teriyaki — those are Plankton. It is also the One in a Krillion on this sheet, so the rare pick and the typeable pick are the same.

Skip Ramen · Sushi · Tempura · Teriyaki

25-second pick · +100

Name a Shrek character

Death One in a Krillion

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 45 accepted answers on the sheet

The household-name pick is bait. Look one ring further out. We would type Death: One in a Krillion, +100, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Donkey, Fiona, or Shrek — those are Plankton. It is also the One in a Krillion on this sheet, so the rare pick and the typeable pick are the same.

Skip Donkey · Fiona · Shrek

25-second pick · +100

Name a space mission or program

Zond One in a Krillion

4 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 88 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Zond: One in a Krillion, +100, 4 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Apollo, Apollo 11, or Artemis — those are Plankton. It is also the One in a Krillion on this sheet, so the rare pick and the typeable pick are the same.

Skip Apollo · Apollo 11 · Artemis

25-second pick · +85

Name a golfer who has won a major championship

Amy Alcott Deep Cut

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 224 accepted answers on the sheet

Avoid the franchise or event that fills sports-bar talk. We would type Amy Alcott: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, or Rory McIlroy — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Babe Zaharias (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Babe Zaharias +100

Skip Arnold Palmer · Jack Nicklaus · Phil Mickelson · Rory McIlroy

25-second pick · +85

Name a Roald Dahl book

Going Solo Deep Cut

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 33 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Going Solo: Deep Cut, +85, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, or The BFG — those are Plankton. The trench answer is My Uncle Oswald (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: My Uncle Oswald +100

Skip Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · James and the Giant Peach · Matilda · The BFG