The puzzle that elicited the most response appeared on Election Day, 1996. The clue to the middle answer across the grid was “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper.” The answer appeared to be CLINTON ELECTED. Because of intentional ambiguity in the crossing clues, however, the answer could also have been BOB DOLE ELECTED. Either answer fit. For example, the crossing clue “Black Halloween animal” could have been either BAT or CAT, with the C for CLINTON or the B the start of BOB DOLE. “It was the most amazing crossword I’ve ever seen,” Mr. Shortz said. “As soon as it appeared, my telephone started ringing. Most people said, “How dare you presume that Clinton will win!” And the people who filled in BOB DOLE thought we’d made a whopper of a mistake!
posted by jacob on August 24, 2004 6:15 PM
dakota was making crossword puzzles for work earlier today!
posted by sean on August 24, 2004 9:16 PM
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The puzzle that elicited the most response appeared on Election Day, 1996. The clue to the middle answer across the grid was “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper.” The answer appeared to be CLINTON ELECTED. Because of intentional ambiguity in the crossing clues, however, the answer could also have been BOB DOLE ELECTED. Either answer fit. For example, the crossing clue “Black Halloween animal” could have been either BAT or CAT, with the C for CLINTON or the B the start of BOB DOLE. “It was the most amazing crossword I’ve ever seen,” Mr. Shortz said. “As soon as it appeared, my telephone started ringing. Most people said, “How dare you presume that Clinton will win!” And the people who filled in BOB DOLE thought we’d made a whopper of a mistake!
posted by jacob on August 24, 2004 6:15 PM
dakota was making crossword puzzles for work earlier today!
posted by sean on August 24, 2004 9:16 PM
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