Putting the words to lights – crossword clues explained in plain English
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Karla has set a handful of EV puzzles before and this one promises to be challenging.… Continue reading
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I asked ChatGPT, “In a themed crossword, what might a thematic word ‘being an example of good health’ be?”
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I write these notes under the watchful eye of a chameleon (not a real one, I hasten to add) who stands on top of my printer and whose name is Karla. The setter who shares that moniker is a new one to me – I think it unlikely that their choice of pseudonym is connected in any way to Culture Club or my low-maintenance pet, but it might perhaps have something to do with John le Carré’s rarely seen but often mentioned Soviet Intelligence Officer, the main reason why George Smiley dismally failed to live up to his emoji. Another namesake is the ex-ballerina in Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough, played in the film by Melina Mercouri and described as ‘reclusive, mysterious and beautiful’, adjectives which apply to most, if not all, crossword setters. Along, of course, with ‘modest’ and ‘delusional’…
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A fine surprise – we have an EV debut crossword, though we have already solved a Listener crossword by Karla.… Continue reading