Comic Transcripts

[[Closeup of a crossword puzzle. 21 Down and 39 Across are incomplete, showing _ERE__ and EAE_EA, respectively.]]

[[The clue for 21 Down is “?? Glorp.”]]

[[The clue for 39 Across is “Spda., e.g.”]]

[[XERXES studies the puzzle and clues long and hard.]]

[[Same as first panel, except the empty boxes are filled in with a Q, and X and a Z. 21 Down is now QEREXZ and 39 Across is now EAEXEA.]]

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{{alt-text: The worst part is that the solution doesn’t make any more sense than that does.}}

#526; In which it Hardly Matters transcribed by in

[[Closeup of a crossword puzzle. 21 Down and 39 Across are incomplete, showing _ERE__ and EAE_EA, respectively.]]

[[The clue for 21 Down is “?? Glorp.”]]

[[The clue for 39 Across is “Spda., e.g.”]]

[[XERXES studies the puzzle and clues long and hard.]]

[[Same as first panel, except the empty boxes are filled in with a Q, and X and a Z. 21 Down is now QEREXZ and 39 Across is now EAEXEA.]]

{{Header: do your best at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The worst part is that the solution doesn’t make any more sense than that does.}}

#526; In which it Hardly Matters transcribed by in

[[Closeup of a crossword puzzle. 21 Down and 39 Across are incomplete, showing _ERE__ and EAE_EA, respectively.]]

[[The clue for 21 Down is "?? Glorp."]]

[[The clue for 39 Across is "Spda., e.g."]]

[[XERXES studies the puzzle and clues long and hard.]]

[[Same as first panel, except the empty boxes are filled in with a Q, and X and a Z. 21 Down is now QEREXZ and 39 Across is now EAEXEA.]]

{{Header: do your best at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The worst part is that the solution doesn't make any more sense than that does.}}

The worst part is that the solution doesn't make any more sense than that does.

#526; In which it Hardly Matters

  — June 12th, 2009

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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