'Star Wars' director asks world for help with his crossword puzzle

Thank you Twitter, for your encouragement and advice.
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May the force be with you, and Twitter.

On Monday, Star Wars director Rian Johnson posted this image of The International New York Times crossword puzzle on Twitter. In it was a clue the legendary director just couldn't seem to figure out.


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"May the ___ be with you," 62-across read. Johnson -- either experiencing or doing a really good job of faking ignorance -- turned to Twitter for support.

Say all you want about Twitter, but the platform is full of the kind of dorks who excel at this kind of support. Soon, Tweeters started offering their encouragement and advice. A simple tweet become a big beautiful story.

Perhaps the best part of this tweet is its visual background. It looks like something straight of the imperial ship, or -- wink wink -- the upcoming Star Wars movie.

Star Wars: Episode 8 is expected to land on planet Earth sometime in December 2017.


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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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