Org? Argh!

Whenever anyone writes with comments or questions about the Puzzler, they always begin by praising the authors, Barry Tunick and Sylvia Bursztyn. Well, I’m not going to be any different. The Puzzler is great! It’s the primary reason why I subscribe to The Times.

Now, concerning the Nov. 12 Puzzler: The answer to 4 down, “OPEC opener,” turns out to be “oil.” Doesn’t OPEC stand for Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries? And if so, shouldn’t the correct answer be “org”?

Or is this just Barry and Sylvia’s way of making the puzzle a little more challenging?

ERIK LINDQUIST

Westchester

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Tunick and Bursztyn didn’t intend to make the Puzzler that challenging. They were in error.