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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on December 19, 2015, 09:00:17 AM
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THEME: none; 32 blocks
GOOD ONES:
Bill toppers STARS [I thought money, not plays and movies]
BTW:
Some, in Seville UNOS [but not in Leeds]
K thru 12 ELHI [only place I've seen this is in Xwords, and unless ed biz has adopted the term, which I doubt, K-12 is the real world term]
"Ruth's ___ Steak House," where I ate once, for some reason has the apostrophe after Ruth leaving CHRIS Steak House as the per se name, which makes little sense to me --- as does its reputation for fine dining.
RATING: (one grin)
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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Yes, ELHI is a word which we see in crosswords but never anywhere else. The Random House Dictionary defines "elhi" as "adj. elementary and high-school." The term dates from 1945. Two other words I have never seen outside of crosswords are ASEA and AROAR. And where, other than in crosswords, do you ever see a reference to only one "Alp"?
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Both ASEA and AROAR I have come across in English poetry, and ASEA in novels. ALP, however, I have seen only in dog food. Okay, maybe that last sentence needs a little ALP.
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"Beyond the Alps lie more Alps, and the Lord alps those who alps themselves." --Groucho Marx, Horse Feathers