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Old 07-12-2011, 07:15 AM
 
Location: Hermoso y tranquilo Panamá
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Good morning all
. . . . . Didja Know?
The strangest crossword ever made was by British writer Max Beerbohm in 1940.

He called it the "Impossible Crossword" and issued warnings to puzzlers so they do not go crazy trying to solve it, as the clues were nonsensical and the answers didn't exist
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Old 07-12-2011, 08:02 AM
 
Location: Looking over your shoulder
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Good morning all
. . . . . Didja Know?
The strangest crossword ever made was by British writer Max Beerbohm in 1940.

He called it the "Impossible Crossword" and issued warnings to puzzlers so they do not go crazy trying to solve it, as the clues were
The puzzles I work TODAY are the same as back then nonsensical and the answers didn't exist
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Old 07-12-2011, 08:07 AM
 
Location: NW Indiana
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Good morning all
. . . . . Didja Know?
The strangest crossword ever made was by British writer Max Beerbohm in 1940.

He called it the "Impossible Crossword" and issued warnings to puzzlers so they do not go crazy trying to solve it, as the clues were nonsensical and the answers didn't exist
Good thing he issued warnings!
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Old 07-12-2011, 08:08 AM
 
Location: The Wild Wild West
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The puzzles I work TODAY are the same as back then nonsensical and the answers didn't exist
Agree, many are far fetched with some of the definitions presented.
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Old 07-12-2011, 08:40 AM
 
Location: Hermoso y tranquilo Panamá
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The puzzles I work TODAY are the same as back then nonsensical and the answers didn't exist
Ain't that the truth
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Old 07-12-2011, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Funky Town
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Mind games! Everyone likes to play mind games now days!!!!
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Old 07-12-2011, 02:53 PM
 
Location: The Wild Wild West
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Uh, I don't mind...
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Old 07-12-2011, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Living on the Coast in Oxnard CA
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I can't figure those word games out. I know my way around SuDoKu though.
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Old 07-12-2011, 08:12 PM
 
Location: Hermoso y tranquilo Panamá
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Mind games! Everyone likes to play mind games now days!!!!

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Old 07-12-2011, 09:04 PM
 
Location: grooving in the city
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I love Crosswords until I hit the part where I think I've got every word and the last word just won't fit. Thanks, Joy that is a great DYK.
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