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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the constructor’s note: “ Thrilled to have my first Sunday puzzle in The Times! This grid features one of my favorite open middles that I’ve made as it pulls from a variety of subject areas. I had originally tried to make it work in a 15x15 grid but then decided to expand the grid out to a Sunday-size puzzle with a fun whirlpool shape. Hope you enjoy!”

I believe him. He saw a whirlpool. Not everyone sees swastikas everywhere.[/quote]

You can only see a swasitika if you fill in specific boxes to isolate a swastika shape in the middle of the puzzle. Why would anyone do that? Why would the designer do that. Mom people who do crossword puzzles go through and fill in all obvious answers first, both horizontal and vertical, and then start working through it again using the filled in spaces as clues to help figure out the rest. Meaning that no one who is actually doing this puzzle as it is intended would ever see the swastika in it.

I could turn a crossword puzzle into a raised middle finger or a smiley face or a frowny face or a poop emoji if I just fill in certain spaces in the puzzle without any regard to actually filling it out. Does that mean those crossword puzzles are SECRET MESSAGES intended to communicate "eff off" or happy or sad or poop? No, it means I have waaaaaaay too much time on my hands. And that's saying something coming from someone who does crossword puzzles for fun.[/quote]

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