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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on November 29, 2014, 09:10:50 AM
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THEME: none, but four triples
GOOD ONES:
Reminder of an old flame? ASH
Turns red, perhaps DYES
BTW:
"Yeah, whatevs" I BET ["I bet" suggests disbelief; "whatever" suggests apathy]
Considerable IMMENSE [immense = huge; considerable = not small]
ASADA: see what happens when foreign terms are allowed, we get adjectives totally foreign to English.
I liked that TUPAC sat atop IRINA: rap vs. modern drama
RATING: ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
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IBET has appeared in quite a few puzzles recently. And is ASH really a reminder of an old flame? Technically, perhaps---but ash is the remains of what was burned by the flame.
Yesterday's crossword contained seven foreign words. Today's also has seven foreign words: ADIEUX, ASADA, COSI, ENTRE, ECU, ETAL and SIMPATICO. What would puzzle makers do if there was an "English only" rule?
One of the answers was INMAN, a name I had to look up. Confederate soldier W.P. Inman was a character in Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain. Jude Law portrayed the character in the 2003 movie adaptation. I was familiar with country singers Autry Inman and Jerry Inman, so now I know three Inmans...just in case anyone ever asks me to name three Inmans.