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Some of the Most Fun Cryptic Clues Ever Written
From clever to devious to charmingly silly.
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In Search of the Perfect Garden Path Sentence
Making sense (and nonsense) out of the world's most devious sentences.
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"Carpe Diem" Doesn't Mean "Seize the Day"
In some fairly important ways — it means just the opposite.
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9 Common Words That Are Actually People's Names
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Preposterous Words for Perfectly Practical Things
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