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...most expert puzzle solvers are an odd, rare breed, and one to be cherished. For the aficionado, Wordplay performs a special service. It lends faces to revered names, the heroes of puzzleworld: constructors Payne and Reagle, Stanley Newman, Mel Rosen and Fred Piscop. (I wish I could have found '90s phenom Patrick Berry, to whom Maltby and Galli occasionally sublet their Atlantic cryptic page, and Henry Hook, the dark prince of cryptics and crossword editor of the Boston Globe...
...beverages are more popular than ever, but there are healthy new options too. V8 V-Fusion is a new drink that packs a full serving of both fruit and vegetables into a little bottle. It's 100% juice and doesn't have added sugar. It may seem odd to see a tomato juice brand offering fruity flavors like Strawberry Banana, Peach Mango and Tropical Orange, but it's a nutritious alternative to soda. Other options, if you're a Jamba Juice-fan, are Bolthouse Farms' new drinks, like C-Boost, a tropical fruit smoothie. And for those who have acquired...
...sowed confusion among Morris' fans, many of whom wrote to request directions and ask if a visa were necessary. "Only one single correspondent," she writes in an epilogue to Hav, "an octogenarian lady in Iowa, saw my little book as allegory." The new allegory helpfully reprints the entire 200-odd-page original and proceeds smoothly to its slightly shorter sequel, subtitled Hav of the Myrmidons, a reference to the state's new cultlike leadership. "I hadn't planned to do another novel," says Morris from her home in the Welsh village of Llanystumdwy, where she has just said goodbye...
...flattering way, making self-deprecating but pat references to how old and out of touch they are with this new generation - remarks that were clearly thought up long before they walked into the room, which is filled with plenty of gray hairs and laugh lines. Richardson ventures into an odd sidebar about how former Dallas star Victoria Principal was the first person to purchase a ticket for New Mexico?s private space port; he asks if people get the ?Dallas? reference, saying, ?I?m not that old.? A blogger harrumphs: ?We?re not that young...
...what in effect amounts to preying on you for controversy to sell books. He says you’ve met three times, but have never actually spoken. Do you recall ever meeting him? Can you divine the source of his vendetta against you? LHS: Met-without-speaking is an odd concept. I’m told there are a variety of odd statements in his writings, but frankly I don’t follow them. I try not to speculate on the motives of others...