Today’s crossword, constructed by Jesse Guzman, presents a linguistic version of the Barbieverse where every themed word or ...

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Not long ago, a constructor sent in a puzzle that asked for Long John Silver’s distinguishing characteristic, in nine letters. The answer, of course, was ‘wooden leg.’ ...