Cracking the Omicron Code
Slate Debates
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The Language Lovers Puzzle Book
i have a feeling there's going to be trouble lying ahead if we keep using this naming system with those greek letters that are coming up after ron, yaks ya. And nicoll, i wanted to mention another notable event in the news, and that is the passing of the great lyricist and composer steven sanheim at the age of 91. Among his many achievements, he was chiefly responsible for getting american puzzlers interest in cryptic cross words. That's a british form of cross word that's heavy on devious word play. Well, we'll have to honor sanheim by doing lots of puzzles. We have just the right guess to continue the puzzling theme
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