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]

I must say, I'm a little bit jealous that you've been able to try it.

[motheringnation.livejournal.com]

Oh. I've done it many times. I am Ukraine.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

...when you say you are Ukraine, do you mean you are the country personified?

[Judging from what Scout said about Prussia, he was "one of them countries." Was this what he meant?]

[motheringnation.livejournal.com]

Yes!

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

A pleasure to meet you, then. This is my first time actually speaking to a country. I am Edward Nigma.

[motheringnation.livejournal.com]

It's very nice to meet you!

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

[Ordinarily, Edward Nigma would find something like a personified country odd, but Mayfield brings in all sorts of people from all sorts of places. He's met two versions of Death, for Pete's sake.]

I assume there are other countries here in Mayfield as well?

[motheringnation.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. There's quite a lot of us here actually..

My brother and sister are here too. Oh, they're Russia and Belarus.

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

Interesting...

[motheringnation.livejournal.com]

What nation are you from?

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

The United States. Specifically, Gotham City.

[motheringnation.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're one of Mr. America's...

I haven't heard of the city but I don't visit him very much....

[puzzlerprince.livejournal.com]

It's quite a city. Not nearly as prosperous as, say, Metropolis, but we get by.