These days I have settled into a pattern for my commute (no
I am not talking about the schedule--I never manage to catch the same bus two
days in a row). After getting on the bus
I do the crossword from the previous day's newspaper (perhaps newspaper is not
the right word for the free Metro newspaper), then maybe the Sudoku. After that, I turn on my e-reader and get
into whatever novel I am reading.
Though this sounds good, I am becoming rather upset with the
crossword puzzle. I guess I feel as
though the puzzle is rather weak. I
don't feel challenged. Don't get the
wrong idea. I am not a crossword puzzle
snob. I can't finish the New York Times
Sunday Crossword. I am an average
crossword puzzle solver who is terrible at any clues that revolve around
geography or capital cities. However,
this puzzle bothers me over little things.
What are these little things?
This puzzle seems to think that using possessive s on every
clue is a good thing to do. I don't know
how many clues I have read that included phrases like "Mr Lenon's" or
"limo driver's"--and those are the good ones.
Really, I think the puzzle creator is being lazy. Since I am doing the free newspaper
crossword, I can't expect much.... but I shouldn't be fed a constant diet of
crap. At least once a week, I would like
to be faced with an interesting puzzle.
I think tomorrow I will crack open my book of logic puzzles
instead.
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