Why the Not as Good Crossword Exposes Flaws in Puzzle Design
The first time the phrase *”not as good crossword”* surfaced in online puzzle circles, it wasn’t a joke—it was a diagnosis. A growing segment of solvers, frustrated by increasingly convoluted clues and obscure references, began labeling certain puzzles as *inferior* without mincing words. The term stuck, morphing from a casual gripe into a shorthand for … Read more
