Crossword Connoisseur Gifts

Edwina momentarily considered sarcasm. . .

What's a word for sweetener that begins with a "B"? Honey?

Here Lies P_T_R W_I_L__S: Inventor of the Crossword Puzzle

'Reverse crossword.'

'...and across 5 words...'

'Grog would never be able to finish a cross pictograph without his thesaurus.'

'Trying to think of a word for two weeks? How about 'fortnight'?'

A mouse looks at a crossword puzzle and sighs

What's a twelve-letter phrase for "modify anger"? "Temper temper"!

What's a three-letter word for "8"? Hal hasn't figured out Sudoku quite yet.

The Sunday Mob

I started writing crossword puzzles when I realized it was the only chance I'd ever have of finishing one.

Hey, Ernie, what's a nine-letter word describing somebody who discounts their blessings? Thankrupt. (Published originally on November 27, 2003.)

"Making up words for my crossword puzzle is almost harder than simply doing it correctly."

"Making up words to fit the puzzle is almost as hard as using the clues."

A man and a woman contemplate an art gallery filled with crossword puzzles.

Solution To Saturday's Puzzle

Uncle Murray Weekly

"Good news—a four-letter word for 'earthen pot' is 'olla.'"

Two pictures of a crossword puzzle; one, labeled "Before", that is empty and one, labeled "After", that is a complete filled-in black square.

'If I had to use one word to describe our strategy.'

'They might look sexy and seductive but all I want to do is the crossword.'

Weatherman: "Tonight's weather forecast is confusing, followed tomorrow by downright bewildering."

Crossword Dictionary Bookstore

'I'm going to add to the confusion. I'm going to sign my name upside-down.'

'Scientists say that crosswords activate brain...'

"First they came for the horoscope and the crossword and I did nothing. Then they came for the cartoonists and there was no-one left to satirise it."

"I said to make a thousand CLONES."

"Very few people are aware that the 'New York Times' Sunday crossword puzzle is contagious."

'Whatever, crosswords are stupid.'

'If I got the job as a sales manager here at Zenadine, I would probably straggle in around 10, then surf the Net for a while, do a crossword...'

"It's a puzzle to me"

'Bad dog, stop doing the crossword.'

"A three letter word. . . all powerful colloquially known as 'the man upstairs'."

'Caroline goes to her crossword compiling class on Thursdays.'