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With the future of the printed newspaper in doubt, even staunch advocates of traditional paper-and-pencil scratchwork may in the end have no choice but to download the puzzle from the Times's Web site. Still, the principle behind the crossword will remain the same that it has been since its inception at the beginning of the century: a daily challenge of knowledge and wit for those who need some mental downtime or distraction from the banalities of daily life and work. Whether we're taking about train-bound commuters or bored students in Sanders Theatre, there will always...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Viva La Crossword | 2/5/1998 | See Source »

...woman either, for she knows that flourishing at the end of this millennium is an art and a craft, and not many are up to it. But she has the grit to try. She attracts men, and appeals to other women, by being her own complicated self. Determined woman, staunch friend, strong mate: the sensible siren...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: MAD ABOUT HER | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...interference in each other's internal affairs. We will never impose upon others the kind of sufferings we once experienced. A developing and progressing China does not pose a threat to anyone. China will never seek hegemony, even if it is developed in the future. It is always a staunch force for world peace and regional stability...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Enhance Mutual Understanding and Build Stronger Ties of Friendship' | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...first is part of the overwhelming uphill battle Moore must fight to prove his innocence, as she is not convinced of his claim and tells him that a guilty plea will yield more leniency. The way that she eventually becomes convinced of Moore's story and becomes a staunch ally and hard-fighting friend on his side is genuinely touching...

Author: By Jonathan B. Dinerstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Surprise, Kids! Injustice in China | 10/31/1997 | See Source »

...hear? Staunch Gore-hunter Fred Thompson is dropping his investigation ? and going over to the Democrats. "They held my eyelids open with clips," a monotone Thompson told reporters. "That classical music from C-SPAN was blaring out of two large speakers. And I watched the coffee tapes. All 100 hours, start to finish." Thompson went on to explain that he saw nothing untoward on any of the tapes, and that he was prepared to join the current White House occupants in their fund-raising efforts should Al Gore make his expected run for the nation's highest office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Couch Potato: In the News | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

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