Magdalen, for God's sake.
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No need to get all maudlin about it.
Actually that doesn't really work, but more importantly, how have we got this far in a thread about crosswords without someone pointing to the fact that crossword buffs tend to be pompous, arrogant, aloof, sneering, self-aggrandising and condescending snobs like MORSE?
You seem to have misspelt 'Burney' there, Ash. :hehe:
And yes, anyone that equates being good at puzzles like crosswords with intellect is probably by definition a bit thick. I've become much better at them just by trying them most days and getting used to them
Which has nothing to do with intellect whatsoever, of course.