{"id":1683,"date":"2014-03-12T07:50:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T11:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2014-03-25T07:56:17","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T11:56:17","slug":"watch-your-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=1683","title":{"rendered":"Watch Your Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vweisfeld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2294179207_336f5442c8_o_converted.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"crossword puzzle, words\" alt=\"crossword puzzle, words\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vweisfeld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2294179207_336f5442c8_o_converted.jpg?resize=250%2C333\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>For the fifth year in a row, Dan Feyer got the last word, winning the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crosswordtournament.com\/2014\/index.htm\">American Crossword Puzzle Tournament<\/a>, a bruising competition for speed and accuracy. Feyer was originally inspired to develop his lethal skills at the board by the documentary <i>Wordplay <\/i>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xR2TAakjujc\">trailer<\/a>), which turned solving \u201cinto a spectator sport\u201d! Rotten Tomatoes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/wordplay\/\">rating: 95.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Director of the tourney is the NPR and <i>New York Times<\/i> puzzlemaster,Will Shortz. If you\u2019re a crossword enthusiast, you\u2019ll enjoy this list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crosswordtournament.com\/links\/index.htm\">online crossword sources<\/a>, including American-style and cryptic crosswords, reference books, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>A real detriment to enjoyment of my subscription to <i>New York Magazine<\/i> came about when it abandoned the <i>London Sunday Times<\/i> cryptic crossword for <i>The Guardian\u2019s<\/i>, then for a more conventional type. Typical <i>LST<\/i> clues: \u201cSchool run\u2014true\/false.\u201d Ans: Nurture. Or \u201cSuperman retains interest in painter.\u201d Ans: Titian. \u201cAncient fruit.\u201d Ans: Elderberry. 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