Monday, April 21, 2008

margaret farrar would not approve

"Why are crosswords one of the last bastions of Victorian Age public morality? Why does ASS have to be clued as "Balaam's beast," PENIS as "The ___ mightier than the sword," or ANAL as "Freud's study: Abbr."? XXX may be 30 to some and a label for moonshine to others, but here it's an accurate rating."

-Barry Tunick, Editor of the LA Times Sunday Crossword

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