Crossword blog: what makes a thing 'a thing'?

How do you decide whether a word is worthy of being clued?During our competition to clue WHITE KNIGHT, solver Catarella paused for a spot of philosophy:I wonder if all the clues that are giving some sort of synonym for a chess piece are quite playing fair (including my own). Obviously, it’s a chess piece, but it wouldn’t be in a crossword because it’s a chess piece. If I solved a puzzle and found black pawn to be one of the solutions I’d feel a bit miffed. Continue readin