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'On the day before the 1996 presidential election, thousands of Americans waited anxiously to hear if Sen. Bob Dole had bumped President Bill Clinton from his seat.

'Not only would the election dictate the future of the country, it would determine the answer to a New York Times crossword clue.

'The ingenious puzzle was created by mathematics professor Jeremiah Farrell and allowed for "Clinton" or "BobDole" as potential answers to the clue "Lead story in tomorrow's newspaper(!), with 43 across." In order to make sure both words could have been selected as answers, Farrell selected seven other clues that had double meanings.'