It takes a while for ideas to work their way from the left to the right. Usually, your brain explodes first.

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The December crossword is up and running. Meanwhile, you remember our presidential nickname comic from Monday? Well, there's a metapic puzzle up on Justin Smith's puzzle site that deals with a similar theme. If you can figure it out, well, that makes you better than us. Try it anyway.