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On September 19, 2004, Kyle Mahowald was the envy
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of every aspiring enigmatologist (Don’t fret if you are ignorant
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to this word’s definition, but try to be a good product of the Pine
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Crest English department by using context clues to decipher it.)
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in America. He was the youngest person ever to have his
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crossword puzzle published in the Sunday edition of the New
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York Times. Regardless of age, this is the highest achievement
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in the world of crossword puzzle creation, the gold medal at the
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Crossword Puzzle Games, if you will. Kyle’s accomplishments
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have afforded him a growing fan club, of which I must admit to
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being a member. He has been featured in most major newspapers,
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including the LA Times and the Miami Herald, and he actually
55 Trifling KNOWS Will Shortz! This is where I return (pardon my
56 Lawyer: Abbr. subsequent pun) to that enigma of a word: enigmatologist. Will
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Shortz, the renowned editor of the New York Times crossword
58 It’s symbol is Pb puzzle, the guru that decides if a puzzle is worthy of print in the
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created the profession, which deems one an expert crossword
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64 “You can say that again!”
conversations with this man is enough to make any teenage girl
66 Opposite of post- swoon, so next time you want an excuse to talk to this tennis
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catch a glimpse of his winning smile), just ask for help solving
one of his crossword puzzle clues. Trust me. It works!