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Mel Taub, Creator of a Pun-Loving Puzzle, Is Dead at 97

He was the main whiz behind a crossword variation for The Times, whose readers loved his anagrams and sometimes groan-inducing wordplay. (Try one yourself.)

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Comedy and Humor, Crossword Puzzles, Deaths (Obituaries), Horne, Jim (Crossword Constructor), New York Times, News and News Media, Puzzles, Taub, Mel (1928-2025)
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