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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on October 06, 2011, 09:55:15 AM
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Elementary, My Dear Solver
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Half of 10? ZERO [not half of ten]
Union acquisition? INLAW
Theme: Hidden chemical elements in phrases
Unexpected twist {and theme} SURPRISEELEMENT
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Numbers after nine, often ONEONE [they’re integers if they make up the number 11 --- and if so, why is nine given and not, say, ten or two?]
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Juiced BLOTTO [first you get juiced then you get blotto --- juiced is "high"; blotto is "out of it"]
ESOS [unless you go with "On-line help?"]
RATING: ;D ;D Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = No fun
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Numbers after nine, often ONEONE [they’re integers if they make up the number 11 --- and if so, why is nine given and not, say, ten or two?]
In this case, we should think of telephones and emergencies, rather than counting, I guess.
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good point