Sunday, March 15, 2009

An excellent crossword

As some of you may or may not know, I am obsessed with crosswords; I do an average of three or four a day, sometimes more. By doing that many crosswords, they tend to blend together, except for the occasional great theme or standout clue. Every so often, however, a puzzle stands out as a whole, a combination of great clues, an excellent theme and just plain good construction.

The New York Times puzzle for this past Sunday, 3/15/09, called "Prioresses," stands out in this way. The theme is very fun and executed perfectly (and there are 12 theme entries!), there are no bad or annoying answers or clues, and a number of the clues are extremely clever. It's also a perfectly balanced puzzle in terms of difficulty; some answers are rather difficult and others are quite accessible to the average solver. This is about as good an example of an introductory Sunday-level (i.e. medium to slightly hard level of difficulty) puzzle I can think of. I highly recommend it; it's worth buying a Sunday New York Times for. Enjoy!

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