▁convention ▁in ▁cross word ▁puzz les . ▁Margaret ▁F arr ar ▁initially ▁rejected ▁the ▁puzz le ▁with ▁ten ▁am pers ands ▁in ▁it , ▁calling ▁it ▁" tr ick ery ", ▁but ▁six ▁months ▁later ▁decided ▁to ▁print ▁it . ▁The ▁puzz le ▁response ▁was ▁over wh el ming , ▁both ▁ev oking ▁pra ise ▁for ▁original ity , ▁and ▁anger ▁from ▁those ▁who ▁felt ▁trick ed . ▁Gordon ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁include ▁symbols ▁in ▁her ▁answers , ▁including ▁answers ▁like ▁J I MM Y * TER ▁and ▁B I * B ON ATE , ▁where ▁* ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁subst it uted ▁for ▁the ▁letters ▁' C AR '. ▁ ▁Happy ▁Hook er ▁ ▁Gordon ▁once ▁created ▁an ▁X - r ated ▁puzz le ▁for ▁the ▁Happy ▁Hook er , ▁a ka ▁X av iera ▁Holland er , ▁a ▁writer ▁and ▁former ▁call ▁girl ▁with ▁a ▁best s elling ▁mem oir ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Holland er ▁became ▁a ▁family ▁friend ▁after ▁getting ▁to ▁know ▁Gordon ' s ▁son , ▁Ben ▁Lan ard , ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Holland er ▁had ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁cl ues ▁and ▁dirty ▁words ▁for ▁Gordon ▁to ▁incorpor ate . ▁ ▁Coll abor ations ▁ ▁Norman ▁W izer ▁ ▁Norman ▁S . ▁W izer ▁of ▁Mal vern , ▁Pennsylvania ▁( de ce ased ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ), ▁also ▁a ▁veter an ▁cross word ▁puzz le ▁writer , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Gordon ' s