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Today's Puzzles / Sat., 4/13 John Farmer
« Last post by magus on April 13, 2013, 08:46:19 AM »
THEME:   None, but 28 blocks
   
GOOD ONES:     
Developing areas   WOMBS   
China from Japan   IMARI   
Cause of a hair raising experience?   ZEROG   
Fitting activity   TRYINGON   
   
BTW:   
Modern-day male bonding   BROMANCE [guess I'm too old to appreciate this term for good friendship]   

As a friend to Francois   ENAMI [so here's a problem with allowing foreign words; now idioms find their way in, and why not?  It makes me eclater de rire.]   

Provencal sauce   AIOLI [it's also Italian, which we see here more often because there are more Italian restaurants, but it seems John likes French]   
   
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 Puzzles / Fri., 4/12 Julian Lim
« Last post by magus on April 12, 2013, 08:58:01 AM »
THEME:   phrases with reversal of first words meaning an anatomical joint
   
GOOD ONES:     
Filing option {and theme}  JOINTRETURN [this timely IRS reference uses the idea of "return" to mean "backwards," which may bother some purists]   
Skittish NBC show   SNL   
Causes a stink   REEKS [literally]   
   
   
BTW:   
Julian caused me to question my initial answers until I finally realized the words were spelled backwards.  The JOINTRETURN answer did not help me at all.    

AVANTI should have been clued to refer to the Italian product rather than the verbal.   

"la cara" and OJOS are purely Spanish.   

"Awesome!"   NICE [pity the non-native leaners of our language]   
   
RATING:    ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   
53
Today's Puzzles / MOVED: Broken link to LA Times?
« Last post by worldofcrosswords on April 11, 2013, 08:29:04 AM »
This topic has been moved to General Support.

http://www.cruciverb.com/index.php?topic=104816.0
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Today's Puzzles / Thu., 4/11 Marti DuGuay-Carpenter
« Last post by magus on April 11, 2013, 08:07:45 AM »
THEME:   synonyms for "tire" are first words of phrases which when -ED is added changes the meaning of the original phrase
   
GOOD ONES:     
Golfer's outdated set of clubs?   TIREDIRONS [tire irons]   
Problem for Sherlock when he's out of tobacco?   EXHAUSTEDPIPE [exhaust pipe]   
Rolling rock?   LAVA [I thought of the famous beer]   
Sentence finisher?   EXCON   
   
BTW:   
FATIGUEDPANTS seems to me stretch pants.   
   
Those, in Tijuana  ESOS, but not here.   
   
   
RATING:    ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   
55
Today's Puzzles / Wed., 4/10 Peter A. Collins
« Last post by magus on April 10, 2013, 08:09:05 AM »
THEME:   phrases containing letters the can be joined to make the name of a type of bread
   
GOOD ONES:    
Has a meal {and theme}   BREAKSBREAD [the type of bread is "broken" by intervening letters of the phrase]   
Gas from the past   ESSO ["gas from the past" is an old disk jockey term]   
Social service item?   COFFEEURN [an urn is a "service item" used at "socials," so "social" describes "service item"]   
Where to get off: Abbr.?   STA [to tell someone "where to get off" is to upbraid him --- less popular idiom than it once was]   
   
BTW:   
Oeuf and AMOI are never used in our language.  (Perhaps Peter is more proud of his French I acumen than that of his Spanish I as he chose "It's ANO brainer" over "Year below the border.")   
   
RATING:    ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   
56
Software / Technical / Crossword Compiler Guidance
« Last post by MaharajaMack on April 08, 2013, 05:41:03 PM »
So I bought Crossword Compiler with all the bells and whistles but I've yet to get AutoFill to work. Does anyone know of anywhere I can go to get a tutorial on this? I've been through the developer's site but it hasn't been the magic bullet. TIA!
57
Etc. / Re: Income tax from crossword earnings?
« Last post by SJS on April 08, 2013, 04:31:51 PM »
Quote from: amyjohnson on February 10, 2013, 02:12:30 PM
Oddly enough I logged on to ask a similar question.  I believe a schedule C is correct, based on my investigation anyway, but I cannot for the life of me find a business code (box B) even remotely appropriate.  Any input from you vets?

For what it's worth, I used 511000 - publishing income.
58
General Support / Broken link to LA Times?
« Last post by Bocaboy on April 08, 2013, 08:57:22 AM »
Unable to download today's puzzle. I get a 404 error from the link on the home page!
59
Today's Puzzles / Mon., 4/8 C.C. Burnikel
« Last post by magus on April 08, 2013, 08:00:47 AM »
THEME:   three phrases beginning with a Y sound but spelled differently
   
GOOD ONES:     
none   
   
BTW:   
"How frustrating!"   OHBOTHER [originally "Oh, brother!" the exclamation evolved --- and has become a clever pun]   
   
RATING: ;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 Puzzles / Sun., 4/7 Don & Barbie Gagliardo
« Last post by magus on April 07, 2013, 08:08:22 AM »
THEME:   two-word phrases begin with P and C, respectively --- making this the most PC puzzle ever made.  ::)
   
GOOD ONES:    
Unlike cons   PROS [debaters, that is]   
Lady's man   LORD   
Zoo channel   MOAT [I thought APL, etc.]   
Solo product   PLASTICCUP [I thought "aria," etc.]   
Civic border?   CEE ["civic" has 2 c's]   
It might be a stretch   LIMO [not the truth, etc.]   
Head of the world?   POLARCAP   
Steed who could read   MRED [liked the rhyme]   
   
   
BTW:   
NLERS exists only in Xwords.   
   
ESPOSA is not used in our language.   
   
Not let get away   GOAFTER [in some stretched sense, but the two notions are quite different --- e.g.  "I GO AFTER lots of women but they all seem to GET AWAY."]   
   
Vic DAMONE likely had the best voice of any other male pop singer.  I wonder how he would do on American Idol --- probably wouldn't make the cut.  Sad to think that there is hardly a market today for so beautiful and rich voice.   
   
Don and Barbie gave us a good mix of pop and classic culture, and you can count on Don to give a Shakespearean reference --- must've been an English teacher.   
   
RATING:    ;D ;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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