Scherzer part of USA Today crossword

DETROIT -- Max Scherzer knew he'd be in headlines on a regular basis this season. He did not count on making the puzzle section. Yet, there was his name in Tuesday's USA Today crossword.

Instead of front-page news, he was a clue to 7-Down: "Max Scherzer's pride."

Scherzer is not a regular crossword solver, but bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer spotted it.

Check out 7 down in the USA TODAY.. If They did their homework the answer should be DIC for eye color. #luvdablueye pic.twitter.com/DfzUNCvZwG

— Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) June 3, 2014

"As soon I got here, he goes, 'You made it,'" Scherzer said.

The three-letter answer was supposed to be "ARM." Scherzer, however, had a little fun with it.

"If they did their homework, the answer should be DIC for eye color," Scherzer tweeted with a picture of the puzzle.

DIC is the abbreviation listed on Scherzer's driver's license for his eyes -- one brown, the other blue.