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February 02, 2005

Something for the Crossword fanatics

This week saw the 65th anniversary of the first Crossword Puzzle to be published in "The Times". It was published on the 1st February, 1940 - according to my radio station - but I will admit that I thought it had been earlier.

I will also admit that I have never been able to crack the code on these and generally avoid them like the plague. Only once have I succeeded in getting one out correctly and completely and that was because all the clues were historical and I could spot the pattern! Still, it gives a lot of people lots of fun, and there is even a fancy name for those who do Crossword Puzzles for amusement. The fact that I cannot recall it should tell you the level of my commitment to the "sport" of crossword solving!

"Oh, Tempora, oh Mores" as Flanders and Swann once proclaimed translating that as "Oh Times, Oh, Daily Mirror." Sadly both now shadows of their former selves!

Posted by The Gray Monk at February 2, 2005 08:46 AM

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Posted by: Slim Jim at February 2, 2005 11:18 AM