Have you heard? The Simpsons are doing a crossword crossover with Merl Reagle, the crossword puzzle creator extraordinaire.

In the Nov. 16 episode of The Simpsons, Reagle will appear as a cartoon version of himself when Lisa Simpson enters a crossword puzzle competition and takes it to her own level – obsession.

Will Shortz, the puzzle editor of the New York Times, also makes an appearance. In order for this to be a complete crossover crossword extravaganza, the Nov. 16 New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle will feature the yellow family.

As Reagle once told Oprah, he knows a lot of “Baloney,” but we know a lot about The Simpsons.

So while Reagle created all the crosswords we’ll see on the upcoming episode, we challenge you to try our (much) simplified Simpsons edition below.

 

ACROSS
1. Homer fought with this president
4. What Homer drinks
6. School bus driver
7. Mr. ___ Wolfcastle
9. Homer tells Bart women are like this and beer
10. Middle-aged Simpsons child
11. Number of Blinkey's eyes
12. Carl's best friend

 DOWN
1. Marge's maiden name
2. Mr. ___ Springfield, founder
3. NFL team once gifted to Homer
5. Shot Mr. Burns
8. Marge's salty franchise

Thoughts? amber@tvguide.ca

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