good advice steph! ty

yes, they are syndicated. i also found a website that has links to some national papers' crossword submission guidelines. when i do send it, i can expect to wait a few weeks before i hear anything and possibly months to a year before it's published...if it's not crap, that is.

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some fairly sordid tales, rambles, and anecdotes
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