( I sing a legend of the sea )

( I tried to refine that neighbor of mine, honest to God, I did. )

( I look on the specious electrical light )

( I strove with none, for none was worth my strife )

( I'll sail upon the Dog-star )

( I am a parcel of vain strivings tied )

( I said, - for Love was laggard, O, Love was slow to come, - )

( I who am dead a thousand years )

( I am the Turquoise Woman's son )

I may soon find myself in the position of wanting to construct a medium-easy (as in, not harder than a NYT Weds) crossword in which some words need to have letters removed before being entered in the grid, the removed letters spelling out a secret message. Never having made a serious attempt to construct even a normal grid, I'm not sure how tough a ( Read more... )