THE SIMPSONS (1989)

Lisa discovers an amazing talent for doing crossword puzzles, and with a little practice becomes an expert cruciverbalist. She enters the citywide crossword puzzle tournament, but is crushed when she finds out that Homer bet against Lisa in the championship match. Homer proves his love for Lisa with a little help from New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz (guest voice as himself, R) and master crossword constructor Merl Reagle (guest voice as himself, L) in the "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Nov. 16 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.