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Julieanne Smolinski, Will Shortz Debate Over ‘Illin”
Julieanne Smolinski, Will Shortz Debate Over ‘Illin”
Julieanne Smolinski, Will Shortz Debate Over ‘Illin”
The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is the highlight of many a wordsmith's day and one in particular found a discrepancy in the newspaper's Saturday edition (Jan. 7) when a slang word wasn't given its proper meaning. Freelance editor and writer Julieanne Smolinski questioned crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz' inclusion of the word "illin'," which by hip-hop standards is usually defined