mixedmedia

For all the crossword lovers on this thread, I was given a great gift this past weekend...

Naughty Crosswords by the creators of Nerve.com

As I told the giver of this exquisitely appropriate gift, I love it when my diverse interests can converge so completely!

...and they are actually more challenging than I expected.

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