Dive #26 · 25-second run

25-second pick · +85

Name a country that shares a land or maritime border with Russia

Japan Deep Cut

5 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 16 accepted answers on the sheet

Go past the first country or city a classroom map would show. We would type Japan: Deep Cut, +85, 5 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on China, Finland, or Ukraine — those are Plankton. The trench answer is United States (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: United States +100

Skip China · Finland · Ukraine

25-second pick · +100

Name a farm animal

Silkworm One in a Krillion

8 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 49 accepted answers on the sheet

Don't name the zoo animal a six-year-old would shout first. We would type Silkworm: One in a Krillion, +100, 8 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Chicken, Cow, Goat, or Horse — 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 Chicken · Cow · Goat · Horse

25-second pick · +100

Name a rice dish

Bringhe One in a Krillion

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 50 accepted answers on the sheet

Walk past the supermarket default. We would type Bringhe: One in a Krillion, +100, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Biryani, Fried rice, Paella, or Risotto — 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 Biryani · Fried rice · Paella · Risotto

25-second pick · +100

Name a talk show host

Steve Allen One in a Krillion

10 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 47 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Steve Allen: One in a Krillion, +100, 10 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon, or Jimmy Kimmel — 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 David Letterman · Ellen DeGeneres · Jimmy Fallon · Jimmy Kimmel

25-second pick · +85

Name a web browser

Camino Deep Cut

6 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 41 accepted answers on the sheet

If the first word feels too easy, it probably scores 10. We would type Camino: Deep Cut, +85, 6 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Safari — those are Plankton. The trench answer is WorldWideWeb (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

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

Skip Firefox · Google Chrome · Microsoft Edge · Safari

25-second pick · +60

Name a first-billed actor in a Christopher Nolan-directed feature film

Guy Pearce Rare

9 letters · 2 words · ~3s to type · 11 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Guy Pearce: Rare, +60, 9 letters, about 3 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, or Leonardo DiCaprio — those are Plankton.

Skip Christian Bale · Cillian Murphy · Leonardo DiCaprio

25-second pick · +85

Name a movie James Cameron directed, wrote, or produced

Sanctum Deep Cut

7 letters · 1 word · ~2s to type · 22 accepted answers on the sheet

Skip the poster title everyone already watched. We would type Sanctum: Deep Cut, +85, 7 letters, about 2 seconds on a keyboard. Do not burn the 25 seconds on Avatar or Titanic — those are Plankton. The trench answer is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (+100), but only take it if you can spell it cold.

Trench spelling, only if you already know it: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away +100

Skip Avatar · Titanic