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My brother's text messages can read like fragments of an ancient code: "hru," "wyd," "plz"—truncated, cryptic and never quite ...

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Ben Duke, of Philadelphia, has sent me a photograph of the front of a store in Brierly Hall, England. The sign reads: Goodwyns Furniture Ltd. SOFA’S CHAIR’S RECLINER’S BED’S Ben calls this signage ...

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April 13, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KSTX listener Randy Hurwitz of Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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