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Puzzle #1222. Take a small clue first, then open only the answers you want.
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These clues concern the recorded years and locations. They do not claim to identify details in the photographs.
By FiveLetterWords · Guide updated . The puzzle date is shown separately.
Round 1
Hint 1
Start north of the equator and west of Greenwich. The year falls in the second half of the twentieth century.
Hint 2
Narrow the map to the United States and the date to the 1980s.
Hint 3
The city is New York City; choose a year near the beginning of that decade.
Reveal answer
New York City — 1981
Why the answer fits
The target is New York City in 1981. For the location, zoom toward 40.7571° north, 73.9698° west; identifying only the country leaves a large distance error.
Treat the two scores separately: settling the city does not settle the year. The stronger time clue narrows the decade before the answer gives the exact year.
This location is south of the equator and east of Greenwich. The year falls in the first half of the 1950s.
Hint 2
Use New Zealand to orient the map, then look for Auckland.
Hint 3
The year is three years after 1950; the target latitude is about 36.85° south.
Reveal answer
Auckland — 1953
Why the answer fits
The target is Auckland in 1953, at about 36.8525° south, 174.7636° east. Remember the south sign when placing the pin: the same latitude north would take you to a different hemisphere.
The map and year clues converge independently. Auckland supplies the city, while three years after 1950 supplies the historical date.
Look north of the equator and east of Greenwich, with a date in the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Hint 2
The country is Moldova, and the year is in the later part of the 2000s.
Hint 3
The city is Chișinău; the year is two years before 2009.
Reveal answer
Chișinău — 2007
Why the answer fits
The target is Chișinău in 2007, around 47.0232° north, 28.8345° east. The longitude is east, so keep the search on that side of Greenwich.
The final time clue is a direct check: 2009 minus two is 2007. Use that alongside the city clue rather than letting confidence about the place dictate the date.
The location is north of the equator and east of Greenwich. The year falls in the first half of the twentieth century.
Hint 2
Look near 33° north, 35° east, and narrow the date to the 1930s.
Hint 3
The city is Haifa. The year is after 1933 and before 1935.
Reveal answer
Haifa — 1934
Why the answer fits
The target is Haifa in 1934, around 32.8176° north, 34.9997° east. The city name identifies the place; 1934 supplies the separate historical date.
The final year interval has only one integer inside it. The coordinate clue then lets you refine the pin within the city area instead of stopping at a broad regional guess.
Start in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. The year falls in the second half of the twentieth century.
Hint 2
Use present-day Ukraine to orient the map and narrow the date to the 1960s.
Hint 3
The city is Lviv; the year is two years before 1970.
Reveal answer
Lviv — 1968
Why the answer fits
The target is Lviv in 1968, around 49.8390° north, 24.0307° east. Present-day map labels help find the location, while the answer’s year remains the historical date.
Two years before 1970 gives 1968. Combining that time calculation with the city and coordinate clues resolves both parts of the round.
Play at the official TimeGuessr site. The puzzle identity and answer were checked against a retained source observation dated 2026-10-04. The hints and explanations were reviewed separately.
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