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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Two-Way

Beef Erupts Over Crossword Guru's Hip-Hop Slang Clue

A New York Times crossword puzzle clue asking for a 5-letter word that means "Wack, in hip-hop" led to an email and an argument over the real meaning of "illin'."

January 11, 2012 According to some, Shortz took a false step with this past Saturday's puzzle, when he included a clue steeped in hip-hop slang. The clue asked for a 5-letter word that means "Wack, in hip-hop."

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Blog Of The Nation

If You Want SEE Puzzle...

April 21, 2010 A video of guest Susannah Charleson's search and rescue dog, Puzzle.

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