Riddle 011: Emphasis on CROSS in "Crossword"

[questionauthority]

[Edward's busily attending to a crossword puzzle in the kitchen. He muses over it before groaning in frustration and grabbing the phone.]

Has anyone else found the Daily Crosswords in Mayfield far too simple? Literally, for the last three days in a row, I've been finding them incredibly underwhelming. Come on now, Mayfield. Yesterday was Saturday, and what did we get? Tuesday quality. Garbage. Even the Gotham Gazette's Mondays could be considered more of a challenge than this!

Does anyone happen to know who even runs the paper? [He groans.]

[Filter to Joker, Harley, and Pam:]

I'm still in need of some assistance, old friends. Joker? Pam? Have you changed your minds?

[Also, action, to Susan:]

Susan! Might I have a word with you?

Comments

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You'd think if this place were smart enough to pull the lot of us from countless locations, they'd be able to print a paper that wouldn't give us such simple crosswords. It's almost insulting!

[bluecapboy.livejournal.com]

It really is! I could solve these in my sleep.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

I could solve these in a coma.

[bluecapboy.livejournal.com]

Haha, I could too I think! I never thought I'd call a puzzle "boring" before, but these really take the cake.

Maybe we should make our own puzzles!

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

...now that's probably the smartest thing I've heard all day.

[He scowls back at his paper.]

Certainly smarter than anything I've read today.

[bluecapboy.livejournal.com]

You think so? I'm sure there's enough people who enjoy puzzles enough to pull it off!

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

If anything, the people of Mayfield---drone or not---need some kind of mental stimulation and exercise.