Crossword Art On The Underground

There’s an article in the Times Online about an art installation going in at the Stanmore Underground station in northwest London. The installation is part of an Art On The Underground project that is sponsoring installations in a number of stations around London. What’s interesting about the Stanmore station is that it focuses on crossword puzzles.

Serena Korda, the artist behind the installation, chose crossword puzzles as a theme because the Stanmore station is near where code breaking computer were housed during World War II. Solving a Times crossword puzzle in less than 12 minutes was a requirement to join the codebreakers at Bletchley Park. The installation was also inspired by information leaflets handed out in the underground during World War II. These leaflets featured a crossword on the back.

Along with installation, there are a number of crossword puzzles themed around Stanmore. The installation itself provides clues for the puzzles. The installation is called The Answer Lies at the End of the Line. And, apparently, this is also true for any who can’t solve the puzzles.