Fill Me In #278: Yes Arizona, no Gertie.

This week, The Barnacle (our own word oracle Ben Zimmer) stops by for a little behind-the-scenes on his linguistic research syst. We also have a contest puzzle by Brian Gubin (you can download it at (https://bit.ly/fmi277con), and you should check out our twice-weekly Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/nextdoorcomics on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.

In this show, we also launch a proposal for a Crosswords Hall of Fame! We'd love to hear your nominations for the inaugural ballot – email those to us at [email protected].

Stuff to click:

A few links from Ben Zimmer's interview: Beyond Wordplay The American Dialect Society archive.org Boswords (and the upcoming Winter Wondersolve) Happy Little Puzzles (Matthew Stock) Sid's Grids (Sid Sivakumar) Puzzle Snacks (Eric Berlin)

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