“They say Confucius does his crossword with a pen.”—Tori Amos
It took me 30 minutes to finish the crossword in The New York Times today. The level was much easier than yesterday’s, but the size was bigger (21x today vs. 15x yesterday). And I did the puzzle in pen. Doesn’t that sound delightfully brazen? In truth, the Sunday puzzle is printed on a slightly slick paper that practically demands pen, so I took my chances. But when I reach the point at which I can do the Saturday puzzle in pen, then there will be big-time gloating!