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Frank Lewis, a cryptanalyst, did cryptic crosswords for _The Nation_ magazine for over 60 years. He died last year: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/fran
by mturmon 15y ago
Frank Lewis, a cryptanalyst, did cryptic crosswords for _The Nation_ magazine for over 60 years. He died last year:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/frank-w-lewis-wwii-codecracker-puzzler-to-the-nation/ http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/frank-w-lewis-wwii-cod...
Here are the rules for his cryptics:
http://www.thenation.com/crossword http://www.thenation.com/crossword
For instance,
"I have seen such teasers as the clue BUR to suggest the phrase RUB THE WRONG WAY."
In the print edition of the magazine, the advice at the bottom of the puzzle used to be:
"If you are unsure why 'lures' are 'ground rules', send for ours at (address of the magazine)." So clever.