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This April 18, 2011 photo shows the April 17 Sunday Washington Post crossword puzzle. The Washington Post crossword puzzle had special meaning this weekend for one local couple. With the complicity of the newspaper, Corey Newman, 28, of Alexandria, Virginia, proposed to his live-in girlfriend, Marlowe Epstein, 31, through clues buried in a specially-crafted puzzle.The clue for 37 Across, for example, asked for the name of a role in the movie "Shakespeare in Love." The answer -- Marlowe. 39 Across asked for the name of a "Casablanca" screenwriter. The answer -- Epstein. The clincher was 51 Across: "Words with a certain ring to them." As soon as Epstein came up with the answer -- "Will you marry me" -- Newman got down on one knee, whipped out a diamond ring and repeated the question, the Post reported. "Yes, of course!" Epstein said. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

American Values Club Crossword Adds Two New Contributors to Its Elite Roster

By Matthew Kassel
WASHINGTON - APRIL 15: A Monopoly game is seen during the Monopoly U.S. National Championship tournament at Union Station April 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. 28 finalists are competing for the title of National Champion who will represent the U.S. in the World Championship in October in Las Vegas. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Ben Tausig Monopolizes Today’s Crosswords

By Matthew Kassel
A screenshot of FiveThirtyEight's new weekly puzzle, The Riddler.

FiveThirtyEight Enters the Puzzle Game

By Matthew Kassel
Patrick Berry.

Patrick Berry Is the Thomas Pynchon of Crosswords

By Matthew Kassel
Get a load of this thrill seeker. (Photo: Harry Engels/Getty Images)

Chasing The ‘Aha’ Moment: The Rise of the Meta Puzzle

By Matthew Kassel

An Interview With Evan Birnholz, The Washington Post’s New Crossword Constructor

By Matthew Kassel
Sao Paulo, BRAZIL: A child enjoys a huge crossword puzzle made of 16.000 small squares and more than 3.200 questions as part of the launching of the 19th International Book Fair, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 09 March 2006. Supported by The Guinness Book office in London, the crossword measuring 3,25 meters high by 1,30 meters long, has become the world's biggest. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)

American Values Club Is Looking for a New Crossword Constructor

By Matthew Kassel
Will Shortz

Goodbye, Columbus—It May as Well Be Crossword Day

By Matthew Kassel
Caleb Madison, 22, is BuzzFeed's new puzzles editor. (Photo: Celeste Sloman for Observer)

BuzzFeed Is Revolutionizing the Crossword Puzzle

By Matthew Kassel
A model, circa 1925, creates a crossword design on her parasol in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo: Getty Images)

Cruciverbalists Rejoice! The Wall Street Journal Adds a Daily Crossword Puzzle

By Matthew Kassel

Dr. Dre Enshrined in Pantheon of Rappers Who Have Made the <em>New York Times</em> Crossword Puzzle

By Foster Kamer
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