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A Tale of Two Z’s

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Fitting one Z into a puzzle isn’t as complicated as it may seem.

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Rebecca Tulis

Last Thursday's puzzle had two Z's in it. Same letter, but they couldn't have been more different! One I was proud of, while the other felt a little bit cheap.

Crossword writers love to mix it up by fitting as many of the four rarest letters (X, Q, Z, and J)...

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