Found this brief article this morning, and thought ya'll might enjoy it.
Link here:
http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/ncm/index.php/2012/12/19/apr16-xword/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apr16-xword
NY Times crossword loves its ‘Mayberry moppet’
December 19, 2012 by Lew Powell
I’ve been disappointed to find such ho-hum North Caroliniana in the digital
archives of the venerable New York Times crossword puzzle. The archives go back
to 1993, covering the editorship of NPR stalwart Will Shortz.
OK, I did laugh at seeing our Venus flytrap described as “botanical snapper.”
A sampling:
–“North Carolina” (that is, NORTHCAROLINA) has been an answer only once, in the
same puzzle that included “Kitty Hawk” and “powered flight.”
– “Raleigh” has appeared six times, as the answer to “North Carolina’s
capital” (thrice), “Durham’s twin city,” “Elizabethan knight” and “Andrew
Johnson’s birthplace.”
– “Charlotte”? Once — as “Eastern Conference N.B.A. city.” Am I being an
insufferable homer to consider this a lame representation?
– “UNC” has made it 13 times, including “James K. Polk’s alma mater” and
“Jordan left it after his jr. year.” “Duke”: “Where Nixon went to law school”
and five others.
But here’s what really startled me: One character on “The Andy Griffith Show”
has made no fewer than 90 appearances. Ninety! What ever would the Times’
puzzle constructors do without “Opie”?
Merry Christmas!
Bisse
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