Crossword Kathy: Despite today’s puzzle title, this grid is not filled with wisecracks. But it was constructed by a wise guy — or…

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New York Times crossword May 20 / Constructed by Alan Arbesfeld

Greetings from my stoop! It’s a beautiful day in Philadelphia — headed up to a sunny 80 degrees! — leading to the first outdoor solving of the year for me.
In case you hadn’t guessed, constructor Ben Tausig tells you straight out that “The title of this puzzle, e.g.” is a PUN.. READ THE FULL POST AT: http://crosswordkathy.net/

When I was in junior high, kids who wanted an easy “A” for an elective worked in the A-V department. It stood for audio-visual, and what it meant was that you got to go around to various classes to run filmstrips (remember those?) and occasionally small-scale movie projectors.

In today’s puzzle, the “A-V” in the title stands for…

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New York Times crossword April 29 / Constructed by Tracy Gray

We’ve really been taken back to school recently with these crosswords. Earlier this month, you needed to remember high school chemistry to solve the puzzle. This week, it’s elementary school math — fractions, to be specific. But you probably figured that out from the title.

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New York Times crossword April 22 / Constructed by Paula Gamache and Ed Stein

Well, I guess after last week’s awesome puzzle, this week’s crossword was bound to be a letdown.  It was amusing, but generally meh. The key was to take the… READ THE FULL POST AT: http://crosswordkathy.net/