John Heaton (jheaton) wrote,
John Heaton
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They sure are!

There was a nice bit of (unintentional?) political commentary in today's New York Times crossword. The puzzle, entitled "Talking Heads," contained seven punny phrases containing the names of political pundits. Check out the crossings I've highlighted in red:

A portion of the October 26 New York Times crossword

Nice. I don't know if the constructor, Ben Tausig, did that intentionally, but even if he didn't, it's still pretty sweet.
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