London politics
fromSlate Magazine
4 months agoThe British Figured Out the Perfect Kind of Crossword. Where You At, Americans?
Cryptic crosswords are significantly popular in the UK but remain underappreciated in the U.S.
This week we’re celebrating our first full year of Defector crosswords with a slightly different type of puzzle—a cryptic by Hoang-Kim Vu. Kim has an impressive portfolio in global public health and is also a member of the crossword editing team at Defector and AVCX.