For several years I have been sliding down that well-known (and unequivocally slippery) slope towards obsession with crossword puzzles. I'm not good at them, but I long for them, particularly Monday and Tuesday. I can get completely lost in a puzzle, slaving over a single crossword for hours without losing a bit of focus. I've gotten better, as well, and the satisfaction of finally figuring out that last tricky hint is more exhilarating than...almost anything.
As my good friends will attest, I tend to be possessive about my crossword puzzles. I take each one as a personal challenge, and I get great pleasure from every clue I decifer on my own. This is why I do not share my crosswords...unless I'm stuck on some insignificant popular media icon. As those same friends will likewise attest, I have no use for most of the idolized celebrities and their mindless affairs. Puh-leeze, hand me a paper and I won't pause for even a glance and the entertainment page; oh, no, I'm going for the crossword.
And yes, I realize you'll be laughing when I'm stuck on "'idol' judge with Randy and Simon." But I don't care.
The moral fiber of my world is at stake...and that just barely overshadows my crosswords.
To Engage in a Duel, you ask?........... Crossswords. :)
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Have you seen the documentary 'Wordplay', about the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament? I actually haven't, but I did read a book about the tournament a couple years ago...apparently it's a pretty wild affair!
Oh, and Will Shortz, the editor of the NY Times Crossword, went to law school at UVA.
That's actually the inspiration for this post. Lina thought I would like it, and I did. I wish I were that good at crosswords.
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