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Monday is the easiest and saturday is the hardest, with sunday puzzles being larger and having the difficulty of about a thursday puzzle. For the christmas edition he decided to come up with a new sort of puzzle to entertain his readers. Learn more about classic childrens books by playing our crossword pdf. December 21, 19 was the date and it appeared in a sunday newspaper, the new york world. Play washington posts crossword puzzles online for free. This thrilling graphic novel about crossword puzzles and. You can find the answers here when youre done, you might. History of the crossword puzzle vintage, eons ago and became an expert in the puzzle field.
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