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Crossword 355: Backlash

Edward Matthew Ward, The Disgrace of Lord Clarendon, after his Last Interview with the King - Scene at Whitehall Palace, in 1667
Edward Matthew Ward, The Disgrace of Lord Clarendon, after his Last Interview with the King - Scene at Whitehall Palace, in 1667

It’s been nearly ten years since I published my first crossword—ten years of awards too numerous to mention, of adoring media plaudits, of untold wealth and fame.  A backlash was inevitable.  Some now find my crosswords too funny, some not funny enough.  I am accused here of Positivism, there of Negativism.  My wordplay, it is alleged, has rewired the brains of the  young, rendering them unable to bear the responsibilities of adulthood.  Well, what can I do?  I owe it to my many remaining admirers—to you, loyal solver—to continue doing what I do better than anybody else:  that is, to make the best crosswords ever made!


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