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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on March 19, 2015, 08:50:06 AM
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THEME: places for a massage
GOOD ONES:
Hamlet quote {& theme} AY THERES THE RUB
Hall of fame ARSENIO
Sub builder DELI
Star quality EGO
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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DELI has appeared in a lot of crosswords recently while the names of Mel OTT, Yoko ONO and OPIE Taylor are appearing less frequently. Here is my theory: Crossword creators study each other's puzzles and when they notice certain words (such as LEI, SST, OGRE and ARENA) appearing in several puzzles each week, they will avoid using them for a month or two. Perhaps in May, we won't see DELI but we'll start seeing lil' ol' Opie Taylor more often.
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Constructors use "fill" words which fit between and around the theme phrases they first lay out in the grid. You really must try to make a puzzle to understand the need for these words. You will see that there are not an infinite number of three-letter words that can be used to match the vowel-consonant order of the larger words.