"Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword……" — Ambrose Bierce

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• Just as dogs love to chew bones, the mind loves to get its teeth into problems. That's why it does… — Eckhart Tolle
• The great god Ra, whose shrine once covered acres, is filler now for crossword puzzle makers. — Keith Preston
• Every time I write a song, it's different. I'm all about the rhythm of the words and the melody. Musically,… — Dan Bern
• You're never quite sure where the song is going, because you might not find the word to rhyme with the… — Annie Lennox
• It's not as if I'm trying to write crossword puzzles to which one might find an answer at the back… — Paul Muldoon
• Winning an award is a great feeling but winning the Vodafone Crossword Popular Choice Award is particularly exhilarating because it… — Ashwin Sanghi
• Complexity can be a trap. You can have a ball developing a phrase, inverting it, playing it in different keys… — Paul Desmond
• What I love about cooking is that after a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if… — Nora Ephron
• I know that I am not the only person who is alone in the world. I know that others sorrow… — Robert Goolrick
• My recipe for bliss on a Friday night consists of a 'New York Times' crossword puzzle and a new episode… — Caroline Knapp
• I don't want to retire. I'm not that good at crossword puzzles — Norman Mailer
• I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper,… — Laura Marling

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