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One down: Black and white, measures 1/5 the length of a football field, has 2,439 words.
Answer: Pre-veterinary sophomore Dusty Andressen and kinesiology sophomore Louis Haar's crossword puzzle.
The monster crossword measures 21 feet and 10.5 inches, equaling roughly four months of Sunday crosswords. It follows standard crossword puzzle rules that dictate the layout of puzzles - such as what percentage of the puzzle is black squares and how the squares are arranged.
"We saw this on sale at Barnes and Noble for $2, and we couldn't pass it up," Andressen said.
With only part of the puzzle completed, several questions stump Andressen and Haar, such as one across "JFK's inaugural address," which runs the entire length of the puzzle, and 599 across "first man in space."
"It gets harder as you go through," Haar said. "It will probably take a couple of years."
Since starting the crossword one week ago, Andressen and Haar only completed a small fraction of the huge puzzle in addition to keeping up with The Daily Reveille's crosswords. They work on it every day while eating lunch and during their physics class.
"We kind of just unfold it across the row. Anyone who wants to work on it helps," Andressen said. "Our professor doesn't mind. He's never said anything."
Andressen and Haar have only one rule: no online help.
"You can ask anyone who comes by, but no looking things up online," Haar said.
When they have completed every part of the crossword they can, the guys plan to hang it on the wall of their apartment and move on to even bigger crosswords.
"I've always wanted to be in the 'Guinness Book of World Records' for something," Haar said. "I thought it would be pogo sticks, but this will work."
Andressen and Haar welcome students to stop by and help out with the crossword.
"If they want to come help out, we're at the first table outside the Tiger Lair every day during lunch," Andressen said. "We need help with the first man in space."
----- Contact Sarah Yokubaitis at syokubaitis@lsureveille.com
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