![]() But I swear, I’ll never live down the fact that I accidently clued ENDS as rather than. On the one hand, I was pretty fond of SMEE clued as. I didn’t really know what I was doing, so there’s not much wit shown – lots of mediocre synonyms. But probably the aspect I’m least thrilled about is the cluing. The fill in this one isn’t spectacular in my opinion – not a whole lot of interesting words, SMEE crossing CREMA, etc. ![]() I’m especially grateful that the LAT accepted this puzzle because it only has three themers – something which the LAT warns against in their spec sheet ( I wrote a blog post about possible reasons why!). I originally submitted it to the NYT (who declined on the theme), then hemmed and hawed for a month, and then finally submitted it to the LA Times… and the rest is history. This was actually the first solo puzzle that I ever made. I’m not as proud of this puzzle as my “Alchemy” one. Combined with the speedy email correspondence – mere days, as opposed to NYT’s or LAT’s 3 month queue for feedback – I really think that this has been my most educational experience as a constructor. The editors Amanda Ratkin and David Steinberg gave me some much-needed advice in every step of the process, from the theme entries to the grid fill to the cluing. Initially, I just submitted the concept of a LEAD to GOLD word ladder as a theme query, without a grid. One thing that was really valuable for me was the submission process. I’m also grateful that many of my original (and often-snacky) clues made it to print. I don’t think I used too many gluey words, and I feel like I found a bit of my voice in the cluing. In general, I’m pretty proud of this puzzle. I swear, I didn’t plan on my published crossword debut having such a blog-appropriate theme!ġ7a. My print debut, and I think Universal was the perfect place for learning the ropes of the construction process. So without further ado, let’s look at the highlights (and lowlights) of my nascent crossword journey, and see what’s next for my crosswords and the blog. But at the same time, I think it’s important to look back on the past year and to reflect honestly on what I’ve done, where I’m going, and how to get there. I’m really proud about a lot of stuff that I’ve accomplished, especially in the last few months. Since then, I’m thankful to have gotten two puzzles published (at Universal and the LA Times), plus one more puzzle that will hopefully have a solvable home by this time next year. We hope that the book will prove useful to all who enjoy doing crossword puzzles – and, in particular, to those who enjoy completing them.I started making crosswords last winter. It should be noted that ‘-ise’ endings are also possible for these. In general, ‘-ize’ ending have been used for verbs. We have also given, in many cases, plurals of nouns, comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, and inflections of verbs. The words chosen include proper nouns, names of people and places, as well as common two- and three-word phrases. ![]() Within each section, the words are arranged alphabetically. We have included over 100,000 English words organized into words with two letters, words with three letters, four letters, etc., up to fifteen letters. INTRODUCTION This book consists of a set of lists of words specifically designed to help crossword-puzzle solvers. ![]() Text compiled and typeset by Market House Books Ltd., Aylesbury Printed in Spain by Graph圜ems The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers.Ī CIP record for this title is available from the British Library eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0230-5 This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. s y n g r e s sįirst published 1988 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Second edition published 1995 Third edition published 1997 This combined edition published 2007 by A&C Black Publishers Ltd, 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HB © A&C Black Publishers Ltd. a n da R L o b in DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR robert busch school of desĤ36_XSS_FM.qxd 4/20/07 1:18 PM Page ii 439_PCI_FM.qxd 6/4/07 4:00 PM Page i Visit us at w w w. This page intentionally left blank 4 TH ed. ![]()
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