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General Discussion / Full name in the clue for someone's last name
« Last post by zinaphile on October 05, 2023, 09:59:59 PM »
I want to clue someone (A) by referencing someone they're associated with (B). To eliminate ambiguity I want to include B's first and last name, whereas the entry itself is just A's last name. Is this fair, or by including both of B's names am I committing to the solver that the entry will be both first and last names?
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General Discussion / Re: NYT .puz download not working?
« Last post by heidenmaverick on October 05, 2023, 05:23:36 AM »
Considering that the New York Times (hatedfully) abandoned the.puz NYT file format, I've been curious how cruciverb has kept it available for so long. If I had to guess, I'd say the NYT used a script to build the URL, and even though it had removed the links from its public-facing sites, it was still producing the format on its server. If I'm incorrect, and I hope I am, then mini crossword
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General Discussion / Re: NYT form letter rejection
« Last post by williamliz on October 04, 2023, 04:49:19 AM »
3 months. five nights at freddy's 4

Very curious to hear from others whether they've received rejections lacking any feedback.


3 months is quite a long time. Is there any way to make it faster?
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General Discussion / Re: Duplicate entries?
« Last post by cuhnkedrik on October 04, 2023, 04:29:30 AM »
In the context of crosswords, CASE and SUITCASE would most certainly be regarded a dupe. Some editors, I'm sure, wouldn't mind, but I don't think Will Shortz would be one of them.geometry dash
 It's probably a good idea to get out of the habit of submitting duplicate grids.
 
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General Discussion / Re: How exact does clueing need to be
« Last post by cuhnkedrik on October 04, 2023, 04:28:29 AM »
Whoa, that was a really detailed response. Bilingual resources and language bloggers are two things that drew my notice. I would never have considered one of these options. Thank you for the advice. wordle today
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General Discussion / Re: Why isn't there a search here?
« Last post by cuhnkedrik on October 03, 2023, 07:03:30 AM »
You've found an excellent workaround till a search is implemented, and I really appreciate you telling me about it. basketball stars

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Today's Puzzles / Re: Language lesson: The February 3 crossword
« Last post by larryellison on October 02, 2023, 10:43:50 PM »
Katie Hale is originally from Houston and now lives in London. Her crosswords have been appearing in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times since 2021. Her puzzle today includes five clues with foreign words which are to be taken literally. Hale wrote on Twitter that "this idea sat in my drafts folder for well over a year before I managed to find a way to make it work."

Bise, literally: FRENCHKISS
Cangkir, literally: CUPOFJAVA
Zevk, literally: TURKISHDELIGHT
Quando, literally: WHENINROME
La lluvia, literally: THERAININSPAIN

Bise is the French word for "kiss." Cangkir is the Javanese word for "cup." Zevk is the Turkish word for "pleasure" or "delight." Quando is the Italian word for "When." Lluvia is the Spanish word for "rain."

Dutch settlers planted coffee trees in Bali, Cebu, Sumatra, Java and other Southeast Asian islands in the 17th century. It is unclear why "java" has become a generic term for coffee. Java, by the way, has a population of 152,000,000 and is the world's most populous island.

Turkish delights are confections that originated in Turkey in the late 1800s. Known as lokum in Turkey, they typically are small cubes of flavored gel containing chopped dates, hazelnuts, walnuts or pistachios. Here is a recipe:

https://www.aspicyperspective.com/the-tastiest-turkish-delight-recipe-lokum/  geometry dash bloodbath

The expression "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" means that if we are visiting a foreign country, we should follow the customs of the people who live there. Variations of the saying first appeared in the 16th century but the most common version appeared in 1777 in Interesting Letters of Pope Clement XIV, a book published three years after the Pope's death: “The siesta or afternoon’s nap of Italy, my most dear and reverend Father, would not have alarmed you so much if you had recollected that when were at Rome, we should do as the Romans do."

"The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain" is a line from George Bernard Shaw''s 1913 play Pygmailion. The 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady was adapted from the play. Julie Andrews starred in a movie version in 1964. Hoping to rid her of her thick Cockney accent, Professor Henry Higgins has Eliza Doolittle practice saying the "rain in spain" line. Here is Julie Andrews as Eliza. By Jove, I think she's got it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVmU3iANbgk

As for the meaning of "French kiss".....well.....I'd be too embarrassed to share it here. You can look it up.



I spent a lot of time on this game but the important thing is that I didn't feel bored.
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General Discussion / Importing Specific Crossword question...
« Last post by Rng1213 on September 29, 2023, 08:07:55 AM »
Hi!
I'm wondering if anyone knows a way to import/where i can find in .puz format the Daily American Crossword into the Alphacross app?
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General Discussion / Re: Is anyone here playing Wordle?
« Last post by Glenn9999 on September 22, 2023, 10:36:50 AM »
I wanted to ask the community here if you play the daily Wordle?

I used to, but honestly got bored with it after a while.
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General Discussion / Re: Is anyone here playing Wordle?
« Last post by tonyadams on September 20, 2023, 11:03:15 PM »
Hi folks!

I wanted to ask the community here if you play the daily Wordle? Personally I start my day by wordle unlimited and then I go ahead and solve both the NYT crossword and WSJ. Occasionally I'd do puzzles from Puzzle Page app but that's about it.

How about you?
I make it a daily routine to play Wordle.
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