Spoonerisms * – a new crossword

The Reverend William Archibald Spooner is famous (infamous) for that particular flub we’ve all done where the initial sounds of two words are accidentally switched, like “Queer Old Dean” for “Dear Old Queen.” Perhaps the first I ever heard was attributed to the reverend, although I suspect that’s apochryphal. “Mardon, padam, but you’re occupewing the wrong pie. May I sew you to another sheet?” Real or made up, they can be amusing. Look for them in the puzzle below where you see the *. Click on the image to begin.