Fill Me In #339: There are shepherds now, but there were eclogues then.

This week, Ryan and Brian explore the Erdös number of dining clubs, can't find an authentic Standing Room Only sign to save their lives, and thunder their way through a week of New York Times crosswords. All that plus a contest crossword at https://bit.ly/fmi338con

Stuff to click:

Article about word frequency in English vs. the New York Times crossword New news at the New Yorker crossword LA Times submisson guidelines under Patti Varol's new editorship Link to "Letters to Margaret"

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