10-letter word for copying a crossword puzzle

Plagiarism accusations strike the crossword puzzle world.

USA Today and syndicated crossword puzzler Timothy Parker is accused of repackaging old NYT crosswords, many times using pseudonyms. Beyond that, he is accused of simply taking years-old puzzles he edited and republishing them under fake names.

I like this part:

Parker has used freelancers but told me that he has an in-house team of 60 at Universal that helps him create the puzzles. He declined to put me in touch with any of them, saying that I could speak to him “as the editor” and citing “trade secrets.” When I wondered aloud whether these contributors existed at all, Parker said that “even if they didn’t, that has nothing to do with the crosswords.”

Sure, 60 people just to put out crosswords.

A Plagiarism Scandal Is Unfolding In The Crossword World

 

Thread title is a 6.

 

Ridiculous?

 

Saw the thread title and thought: palindrome.

Not associated with Sarah, of course.

 

Xerox paper? Oh wait, that's two words.

 

A good read, especially for us crossword-solving nerds. Thanks for the link, TSP.

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Crossword Geek Threadjack: In this era of smartphones, what is considered "cheating" for those solving crossword puzzles?

Traditionally, the dictionary and world atlas were considered forbidden reference guides. Asking/annoying a spouse for help with clues or spelling seems OK in my book.

Our paper prints the NYT Sunday crossword, and I try to do those off-and-on over the course the week, when I have a few minutes to spare. I admit to keeping a weathered list of odd but regular answers (the Yser River, for example), but I'd never look up an answer online. If you're doing that, why bother with the puzzle at all?

 

As a learning experience, if nothing else.

 

Lynn Hoppes, that's 10 letters

 

I'm all for giving people the benefit of the doubt, but it takes 5 seconds to look at some of these "coincidences" and realize the work simply has been copied.

 

I subscribe to two mail-order crossword puzzles that each send a mailing with five puzzles every month. It's a way I relax before bed. Any good crossword-puzzle geek know the many common words and personages that always show up in crosswords. For instance, Bobby Orr is the king of hockey to puzzlers.

 

He gone:

Timothy Parker, Accused Of Plagiarism, Is Out As USA Today’s Crossword Puzzle Editor