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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on March 15, 2012, 09:09:20 AM
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Possible Title: Capitalization
Good Ones:
Yo-Yo’s strings CELLO [note capitalization]
Levels the playing field? MOWS
Theme: Three meanings of the word capital in New Zealand
WELLINGTON = nation’s capital
KIWIDOLLAR = nation’s money
THELETTERS NANDZ [both entries] = capital letters of New Zealand
By the Way:
I wonder how many solvers know Zsa Zsa Gabor outside of her frequent appearances in crosswords? When I was a boy she had finished a very minor movie career and was famous only for being famous --- and appearing often as a laughable guest on the Jack Parr version of the Tonight Show. Johnny Carson had her on occasionally before she got too old, and the status–seeking, money-marrying, erstwhile starlet is now immortalized because of the spelling of her name. Why she’s almost as popular today as a tse-tse fly. But, the Z has some value because…
All 26 letters are used in today’s puzzle!
Some Nits to Pick:
Clueless ASEA [at sea = clueless; asea = on the ocean]
ACHT
RATING: ;D ;D Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun