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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on April 22, 2015, 09:10:18 AM
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THEME: first word of phrase is an object that can be cracked
GOOD ONES:
Begin working {& theme} GET CRACKING
Classic cop show catchphrase BOOK EM DANNO [it's also a "catch phrase" (& so well known that even someone who never saw the show knows it)]
Sticks figures HICKS [not stick figures]
Help-wanted sign? SOS
BTW:
Fun time GAS [last time I heard GAS used that way was by Sinatra trying so hard to be hip in the '60's]
Plastered LIT [plastered = dead or very drunk; LIT = only slightly drunk or affected by alcohol]
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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Today's crossword included LIENEE. I know that the suffix "ee" refers to someone who is the recipient or beneficiary of a specific action, e.g., addressee, honoree and trainee, but I had never heard the word "lienee." It is not in the Merriam-Webster's dictionary but a detailed definition is in the Legal Dictionary:
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Lienee
In 2010, schoolteacher Tony Hearn posted an essay in which he decried the growing trend of creating words ending in "ee." Everyone who reads this essay will be a "reader" and I suppose that will make Tony Hearn a "readee." (Sorry.)
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/meaning-of-the-suffix-ee/