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doyoulikeme55 t1_j0hn090 wrote

What do you look for when evaluating puzzles submitted to WSJ?

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wsj OP t1_j0ho1yr wrote

First: the theme--is it fun, clever, fresh?; is it well balanced and consistent?

Next: the filler words--are they good, lively words and phrases, with a minimum of abbreviations, partial phrases, crosswordese?

Last: the clues--if everything else looks good, the clues can always be fixed.

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