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The Secret Filth of the Washington Post's Puzzle Page

By Joshua Stein, 6:12 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008, 4,757 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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The Washington Post isn't exactly known for its libertinism though they do have a notoriously lax drug policy especially with crack. So it was with shock and a titillation n that we came across this puzzle.

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The correct answer, by the way, is subtext! HA! [On the Red Line via Boing Boing]

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