Here's what it is like to open the paper and see the sight of the Globe and Mail's full-spread crossword puzzle. Five-hundred and ninety seven or so clues. I then looked at how the numbering works and it starts at the top left and ends at the bottom right. The numbering conventions right to left. I can't image describing them given the variations on white and black squares, but after a bit of exploration could follow them. Not that I am interested in doing the crossword - I felt overwhelmed by the massive number of white and black squares. Do they use AI now to create and manage the numbered clues?
I seem to remember the crossword puzzle for was New Year's and not Christmas. I wonder if my memory is fuzzy. Perhaps it has moved to an earlier slot to keep us busy over Christmas. That seems to be the case for the articles about the Year-end review. Things like what are your best purchases of 2024? This will take a while to get through if you tune into the New York Times. It is always on steroids, so they have the lists of these things:
best stuff you did
best in culture
best changes to routine
best redicovered time of day
best chair
best compliment
best overheard conversation
best new thing learned about your mom
best bug (what's that about?)
best surprise
And we aren't even at winter yet - it begins at 4:31pm today. Why rush the year-end? The year is not finished yet - a lot can happen in 11 days. It is as though Christmas has been given up on as part of the year's experience. Or maybe it is about the media's rush to be first.
There is a category of jokes on the theme of cats and crosswords. Compare that to what comes up for dog crossword puzzle jokes.
These little sparkling droplets remind us why we love lights on Christmas trees at this time of year.
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