Friday, October 29, 2010

Crossword Puzzle Word of the Day

Part of the fun of working crosswords is that you figure out some of the words they use regularly, ones containing an unusual string of letters.   I mentioned Yma Sumac in a previous post - those crossword puzzle writers loooove her first name.  Comic Emo Philips' first name is another fave. You have to memorize these because they don't exactly crop up in casual conversation. (Yma Sumac.  Emo Philips.)  There are a few words that I know they're gonna use and for the life of me I can never remember them. Aglet is one.  Guess what that means.  Ennnh!  Whatever you guessed wasn't right because it is actually the cover on the tip of your shoelace.  Not the tip of the shoelace itself, but the little plastic bit that goes over the end.  Yet another word for something that really doesn't seem to need its very own name.  Here's a good one:  a person who works crossword puzzles is called a cruciverbalist.  When 'crossword puzzle fan' just won't do.

Crossword Puzzle Books
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