As I have mentioned here before, I am a crossword puzzle enthusiast, an addict really. The Chicago Tribune runs the puzzle from the Los Angeles Times syndicate and the Sun-Times runs the The New York Times puzzle (a week later than it originally appears),  I still get the Trib delivered and do the puzzle each day. Usually I warm up with the Jumble. I work in pen. I time myself. I have let my Chicago Sun-Times subscription lapse. The paper is not what it once was, and I … [Read more...]