Cryptic Crossword Cracker Mugs

Football anagram: Dead muffin (Answer: Damien Duff.)

"What's a nine-letter word for biotechnology?"

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

In an unprecedented occurrence, Noah Webster fails his vocabulary test.

'Scientists say that crosswords activate brain...'

Crossword Dictionary Bookstore

Suddenly Paul realised that HE had been the odd one out all along.

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

'You seem very confident this morning.'

'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...'

'Whatever, crosswords are stupid.'

"It's a puzzle to me"

Coffee Time Crossword

'Bad dog, stop doing the crossword.'

Baby Crossword Puzzle.

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

'Hey, boss, what's a 7 letter work starting with 'w' that represents what I should be doing rather than solving crossword puzzles?'

'My thanks go first to the Nobel Committee for this great honor, and to my son who encouraged me to keep my mind agile with word games, and puzzles.'

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

Answers to last week's brain-teasers

"Any clues?"

Crossword bathroom tiles.

'I'm sure you'll find having a crossword will help your marriage.'

"The thing with Sudoku is I can never find the right words to fit."

'Sorry, I can't help you: I'm very good at mazes, but not crosswords...'

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

'Don't disturb your father for an hour he's busy doing the Five minute crossword.'

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

Edwina momentarily considered sarcasm. . .

'Tiling a Bathroom for a Crossword Puzzle Editor.'

'Oh yes, Steve is very smart. . . he even does the crossword puzzles in ink.'

"We think your one down - thats what's giving you a headache"

'I'm just not sure he fits in.'

"Someone at this address is intercepting foreign hacking codes."

'Number 19 across, 5 letter word, starts with 't', ends with 'h'...' 'How about truth?'