Fred Piscop's crossword in today's
Los Angeles Times includes three 15-letter phrases:
"Am I supposed to take this seriously?": AREYOUKIDDINGME
"Oops, thought you wouldn't hear that": TALKINGTOMYSELF
Nursery rhyme plum finder's boast: WHATAGOODBOYAMI
"Me, myself and I." Cute. As for "talking to myself," I often find that when I
think I'm talking to someone else, that person is not listening so I'm taking to myself without realizing it. Ah, well, let's move on.
Joel Fagliano's
Daily News crossword includes these theme answers:
Fashionable shopping area in New York City: FIFTHAVENUE
Goal of one doing crunches: SIXPACKABS
"End of discussion": CASECLOSED
And "where to purchase the starts of" those answers is LIQUORSTORE. We all know what a liquor store is.....but how about the answer to 35-down?
"21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity," e.g.: LISTICLE
I had not seen or heard that word until today. The Oxford Dictionary defines "listicle" as "A piece of writing or other content presented wholly or partly in the form of a list" and the puzzle clue refers to a recent listicle on the BuzzFeed site. In a 2014 article,
Wired columnist Rachel Edidin explained the importance of listicles:
http://www.wired.com/2014/01/defense-listicle-list-article/
