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Iceman, albino squirrels and a Nina

How can I get an albino squirrel into this column? Albino squirrel is my Nina – a Nina is a secret message cruciverbalists hide in their puzzles. Some Ninas are innocent messages like HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HOTLIPS and some are a … Continue reading

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A hippy dry bath (5,8)*, dear crossword

Arthur Wynne, an Englishman in New York, compiled the first crossword puzzle in 1913. Wynne’s puzzle was called Word-Cross and appeared in the New York World a few days before Christmas. One small puzzle for solvers, one giant addiction for … Continue reading

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I’ve come to spread the word. The cross word!

“Can I have a hallelujah?” The teenagers eye me suspiciously. There are some muted hallelujahs. My first sermon isn’t going well. Maybe I’m being too liberal with my hallelujahs, but aren’t hundreds of hallelujahs and multiple amens the name of the … Continue reading

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Apart from that, here are clues you just love to heid

Attention: News Editors Press Release Embargo: None Subject: Know Your CLUES Issued by: His Crossiness Tom Clues Crossword Liberation United against all Evil (CLUE) is concerned that its contribution to the fight against apartheid is in danger of being airbrushed … Continue reading

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