Deebster@programming.dev to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoxkcd #2896: Crossword Constructorsimgs.xkcd.comimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-text
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https://xkcd.com/2896 Alt text: Also, we would really appreciate it if you could prominently refer to it as an ‘eHit’.
minus-squareDeebster@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoThese are all short words full of the most common letters, so will make designing crosswords easier because they’ll be useful “crossers”.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoBut why references to musicians?
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoThese specific musicians are referenced a lot by crosswords. NYT loves them, at least. Very “hip and with it”. It’s kinda an inside joke, but that’s XKCD for ya.
These are all short words full of the most common letters, so will make designing crosswords easier because they’ll be useful “crossers”.
But why references to musicians?
These specific musicians are referenced a lot by crosswords. NYT loves them, at least. Very “hip and with it”.
It’s kinda an inside joke, but that’s XKCD for ya.
Thanks, that’s what I needed