PUN DOWN

"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?

Comments

[nick]

99% of the time - crap.

[Tony.T]

That fits.

[Adam 1.0]

Ack. I was coming in to offer "SHIT"

[Tony.T]

Shit works.

[Wicking]

Blog + Crap = BLAP

[Tony.T]

You fell into the blaptrap. Blog + Crap = CROG. You must reverse the polarities.

[Wicking]

Damn those polarities. They get me every time.

[Tony.T]

Just remember: goes in plus, comes out minus. Bit like a day at the races.

[anne]

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.

[Tony.T]

Dunno. Looks dodgy to me.

"Switch on the radio" - AMFM

"Simple stuff" - ABCS

"Good news to a conductor" - I KNOW THE SCORE

"Bishop of the rat pack" - JOEY

[Francis Xavier Holden]

I would have got Joey Bishop at least. I'm hip to the pack.

[Francis Xavier Holden]

I can't help it.

Shouldn't that be:
pun down and poo across.

[Tony.T]

Pooh gags? No. We'd never stool that low.

[nick]

Or stoop that loo? 8-)

[Tony.T]

I'm not standing for that.

[nick]

I sit.

[ThirdCat]

Sudoku tedious? Perhaps you should try doing them with your left hand.