"The last true showcase for elegant language, sparkling wit, and groan-inducing puns." Thus Clive Thompson describes this blog. He's spot on, too, except for the bit about the groan-inducing puns. Doubtless he meant grin-ducing.
Any. Way. Thompson's article is actually about the New York Times crossword, which he compares with the tedious Sudoku. I've never seen a Times crossword, you've got to fork out to read it, but I seem to recall American crosswords are a different beasty from those in the civilised world. An untidy cross - Tah! Dahh! - between cryptics and the general knowledge versions. It could also be that Thompson is talking utter rubbish because the "Classic Puzzle from The New York Times Archive" is pants. Nevertheless, if you know a good American crossword can you point me in the right direction.
Speaking of crosswords - any idea?
99% of the time - crap.
Posted by: nick | 26 July 2006 at 12:59
That fits.
Posted by: Tony.T | 26 July 2006 at 13:18
Ack. I was coming in to offer "SHIT"
Posted by: Adam 1.0 | 26 July 2006 at 14:30
Shit works.
Posted by: Tony.T | 26 July 2006 at 14:36
Blog + Crap = BLAP
Posted by: Wicking | 26 July 2006 at 15:01
You fell into the blaptrap. Blog + Crap = CROG. You must reverse the polarities.
Posted by: Tony.T | 26 July 2006 at 15:23
Damn those polarities. They get me every time.
Posted by: Wicking | 26 July 2006 at 15:35
Just remember: goes in plus, comes out minus. Bit like a day at the races.
Posted by: Tony.T | 26 July 2006 at 15:39
The Washington Post one? Don't know if it's good, but it's http://crosswords.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/crosswords/daily/front.htm>there.
Posted by: anne | 26 July 2006 at 15:45
Dunno. Looks dodgy to me.
Posted by: Tony.T | 26 July 2006 at 15:52
I would have got Joey Bishop at least. I'm hip to the pack.
Posted by: Francis Xavier Holden | 26 July 2006 at 23:53
I can't help it.
Shouldn't that be:
pun down and poo across.
Posted by: Francis Xavier Holden | 26 July 2006 at 23:54
Pooh gags? No. We'd never stool that low.
Posted by: Tony.T | 27 July 2006 at 15:59
Or stoop that loo? 8-)
Posted by: nick | 27 July 2006 at 16:07
I'm not standing for that.
Posted by: Tony.T | 27 July 2006 at 16:18
I sit.
Posted by: nick | 27 July 2006 at 18:47
Sudoku tedious? Perhaps you should try doing them with your left hand.
Posted by: ThirdCat | 27 July 2006 at 20:17