Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from October (either by email or comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced on Tuesday.

Coming off the market...................SAYINGIDO

Block party?............................TAXPREPARER

Walks on water?.........................PIERS

Driving hazard..........................SLICE

Pickup spots?...........................SCRUFFS

Soul seller.............................KIA

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News

Wall Street Journal's puzzle master Mike Shenk

• In this golden age of crossword puzzles, things have just gotten even brighter. The Wall Street Journal, which up till now has had only a weekly puzzle, is now giving us daily puzzles! "The reaction has been joy," said the Journal's Senior Deputy Managing Editor Mike Miller in a CNN article. 

• You'll want to check out Across and Down, a weekly(?) crossword cartoon by Hayley Gold, a cartoonist and puzzle enthusiast from New York. Here's a frame from a recent posting:

Clever Clue of the Month

September 2015
Clue: Rock alternative.......................SCISSORS
Constructor/Editor: Peter Gordon
Fireball Crossword, Friday, September 25, 2015