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Bizarre bishops and extinct Exocets
Where do crosswords come from?
September 29, 2022
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A quaint congeries of words in desuetude! Some glosses to curdle the unwonted gruel:
Oboe is too recent; shawm (also woodwind) is better. Kettledrum sounds positively modern; substitute tabor. The longbow has inadequate range for a bishop; he needs an arbalest as he stares across the glebe past the Leningrad CODEX supporting his PYX, through the NARTHEX and the XYST beyond.
Peter_G_Moll - 2022 09 29
Peter, you have out-worded me! Clearly you are a clandestine crossword crafter of considerable calibre. But I sense you are contributing to esoteric almanacs far above the pedestrian periodicals I have perused. Thank you (as always) for your creative and considered comments!
Christine Evans-Pughe - 2022 09 29