Clueless: being a crossword puzzle editor is sometimes having to say you're sorry. But not too often
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The editor of a prominent daily crossword puzzle describes some of his mistakes in writing clues due to inaccuracies. In the past year, in which more than 32,000 clues were written, only 18 were incorrect, though some puzzle solvers have been convinced of other inaccuracies that were correct.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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The sky was falling: war after war of bombings, viewed from the ground
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War correspondents relate their personal experiences of aerial bombardment in conflicts ranging from World War II and Vietnam to Kosovo and Iraq. The ethical problems posed by aerial warfare, which produces a high civilian casualty rate, are examined.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2003
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Why I was in Vietnam
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Vietnam's rain forest, rubber plantations, sampans, and other landmarks show only relics of the battlefields and weapons of the war of 25 to 30 years ago.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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