Over the past couple of years, I’ve created puzzles like the one below for my day job’s magazine and for customers. When writing the clues, what becomes clear are the opportunities one has to set the context for both the clues and answers. In many cases, I deliberately use a cultural context for common words. That practice then gives way to the greater truth, that the context of our experience offers insight into the questions we face.
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