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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on March 18, 2012, 09:55:14 AM
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Good Title: How to Finish This Puzzle
Good Ones:
Start to finish, e.g.? ANTONYM
Inspired mixture AIR
Where glasses may be raised OPERA [I thought tavern,etc.]
Manage moguls SKI [not the businessmen]
Hall of talk ARSENIO [remember when he said he would bury Leno?]
Theme: who perseveres and how
Perservere, like a frequent flier? CARRYON
Perservere, like a lightning rod installer? STANDYOURGROUND
Perservere, like a museum curator? HANGINTHERE
Perservere, like a boxing promoter? PUTUPAGOODFIGHT
Who knew?:
UNI is a college in Australia --- I have trouble with initialisms of our colleges --- and what's wrong with UNI-ball pens, etc.?
MIES van der Rohe is an architect
India.ARIE is a soul singer
OSH is a city in Kygystan [what’s wrong with OSHKosh?]
Some Nits to Pick:
AYER
HOSEN
By the Way:
I would have liked this puzzle even more if it weren’t for the arcane references and foreign words. But I nevertheless enjoyed its cleverness.
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