Traitors, treachery and treason
Traitors sometimes pop up in our crossword clues, highlighting the fact that history is full of tales of treason. In some cases, the names of traitors have become words to describe a person who acts treacherously.
The most famous traitor is probably the biblical disciple Judas Iscariot, who indicated Jesus’ identity to the Temple guards [more…]
Crossword & Puzzle Collection 118 – Gremlin – Baffler p27
The Baffler, page 27
A TITI is a New World monkey not an ‘Old World monkey
Thank you to Merilyn House from Helensburgh, NSW for alerting us to this gremlin
Crossword & Puzzle Collection 118 – Gremlin – Baffler p117
Baffler solution, page 117
The solution for the clue ‘Kristin … Thomas’ reads LCOTT instead of SCOTT
Thanks to Christine Rae of Donnybrook WA for alerting us to this gremlin
Crossword & Puzzle Collection Solutions – Issue 118
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The left handed life
All left-handed people are evil, worthless, mysterious and bring bad luck. At least, that’s what they used to think in former days. The Latin word for left is ‘sinister’, which has only come to mean evil or treacherous because of its leftist leanings.The old Saxon word for left was ‘lyft’ which also meant worthless. [more…]