Mark Wahl

In Ur Crossword (20090303)

I noticed that the March 1, 2009 edition of AmericanWay (the inflight magazine of American Airlines) crossword puzzle assumed a slightly higher degree of familiarity with Internet culture (I am used to their clues being chosen from the "friend of Kukla and Ollie" set).

1 Across was easy,

Comments on a blog (5 letters)

of course is SPAMS; but 78 Across

Prepare to check one's email (5 letters)

was a challenge as CAPA was too short and STARTTLS too long. Fortunately I had no problem with 68 Down,

Nigeria's largest city (5 letters)

 

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