crossword completion 1st

[Gooner Mad Dog]

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D A I L Y . . . L5
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[PaulB]

We had a colleague at work some years ago who was obsessed by the crossword in the Daily Mirror. If anyone should dare fill one question in while he was going to get a patient, he'd go absolutely ballistic. So one day, we took out the completed double-page spread from the previous day's edition and replaced that day's double page spread so when he opened it to settle down with the crossy, he thought we'd filled the thing in and there was nowt left for him to do! He was so angry, he was offered occupational therapy to calm him down. He didn't see the funny side when we explained how we'd fooled him.

 

[Maz]

I heard a story years ago of a chap on the train going into London who sat and filled in the Times Crossword every morning. Then one morning he was interrupted mid way through and someone noticed it was filled in in pencil and he just went over it in pen. His wife used to do it for him while he had his breakfast then he would try to impress his fellow passengers.

That is so saaaaaad!
(which is probably how he spells 'sad' - with 8 letters)

 

[ColinJ]

I heard a story years ago of a chap on the train going into London who sat and filled in the Times Crossword every morning. Then one morning he was interrupted mid way through and someone noticed it was filled in in pencil and he just went over it in pen. His wife used to do it for him while he had his breakfast then he would try to impress his fellow passengers.

Hang on ... I'm not saying that there isn't somebody somewhere who is that much of a saddo, but is there really such a saddo who would be willing to own up to it and explain about his super-clever wife!

 

[Tarbo]

I went to the doctor because I was depressed over finishing crosswords too quickly.

He told me not to get 2 down.