![]() Branding, in this case, is not simply limited to a recognized font or logo, but rather it is shaped through a type of customer, which is clearly visible through the crossword puzzle. Sometimes a text, like the crossword puzzle, might not be universally employed or consulted, but it possesses a universal meaning that goes beyond simple engagement. Hundreds of books, calendars, and other ephemera have been published using the puzzles, creating a secondary line of products outside the traditional confines of the newspaper. Through an examination of the puzzle’s folklore, cultural references, and evolution, one finds that the puzzle has come to support the Times’ lofty status in American news publications. The New York Times crossword, through its association with the “paper of record” in the United States, has become the gold standard of American crossword puzzles. Crosswords are typically relegated to the categories of trivia and games however, with the New York Times crossword being ingrained in our popular culture through film, television, and other artifacts, the puzzle is no longer a trivial text, but evolves into something more significant. This anecdote illustrates the larger cultural perception about the connection between intelligence and the New York Times crossword puzzle, as well as the broader importance of puzzles and trivia in American society. At seven, I had not yet worked the puzzle, but I knew preternaturally that these two components must connote intelligence. Between observing both this practice and her nightly viewing of Jeopardy!, I came to believe that she was quite intelligent. She perched at the end of the dining room table with her blue ballpoint pen, the paper folded into quarters, and her Entemann’s crumb donut on a white china plate. I.When I was younger, I watched in awe as my grandmother completed the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle … in ink. MORE MATCHING: Match the Olympic winter sport with the equipment. ![]() ![]() Sled teams on the D O I T R A I D race from G O H E A R A C N to E O M NĦ. UNSCRAMBLE: What is the name of the Alaskan race that pits mushers and teams of 14 sled dogs? What are the races starting and finish lines? PICK ONE: Which of these chilly books is a Jack London novel featuring a dog named Buck who becomes a sled dog in the Yukon?ĥ. “You want a prediction about the weather? You’re asking the wrong Phil.”Ĥ. “Come on, it’s all right! The water’s stiff!”į. “Because they have more to tolerate in themselves.”Į. “Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.”ĭ. Put your lip over your head – and swallow.”ī. MATCHING: Match the movie, play, or TV show with the quote. TRUE OR FALSE: The colorful aurora borealis lights up the sky in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly near Antarctica, when solar storms send out charged particles that blow across Earth’s magnetic field.ģ. ![]() FILL IN THE BLANKS: What 1981 movie about three couples who vacation together was named after a Vivaldi symphony of the same name?Ģ. Click on the circle at the bottom of the puzzle to highlight incorrect letters, fill in one letter or an entire answer, and clear the puzzle.ġ. ![]()
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