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Not matter how many word lists geometry game 2 I put a check mark beside it only uses the last one I checked. Is there a way to use all of the checked word lists at once?Does it maybe require merging the lists first or importing them into a single combined list?
Thanks in advance!
Today's crossword by Rebecca Goldstein includes these theme answers, each with six circled letters (shown here in boldface):Nice breakdown, especially the note on “bated breath” and the hidden theme. For STAPLESCENTER, constructors often stick with the more familiar name for solver recognition, but it’s a fair point given the rename.
Iron or lead : METALLICELEMENT
Home of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks: STAPLESCENTER
Flat-topped South African landmark: TABLEMOUNTAIN
Giving 110%, say: TOTALCOMMITMENT slope game 2
"Unpublicized skill found in each set of circles" is HIDDENTALENT.
Goldstein is apparently not a basketball fan. Otherwise she would know that the Los Angeles facility that is home to the Sparks, Clippers, Lakers and Kings was renamed Crypto.com Arena on December 25, 2021, following an agreement entered into by Anschutz Entertainment Group and the Singapore cryptocurrency exchange which paid $700,000,000 for naming rights for the next 20 years. The deal was announced on November 16. And of course it is not possible for anyone to make an effort of more than 100%, even though many athletes brag that they "go out and give 110%."
Three answers and two clues contain brand names – which used to be taboo in crosswords: IMAC ("Apple on a desk"), NAIR ("Wax Ready-Strips maker"), ORALB ("Dental care brand"), AFRAMES ("Early IHOPs, structurally") and EMU ("Bird in Liberty Mutual ads").
"With ___ breath: tensely anticipatory" is BATED. The phrase "bated breath" first appeared in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in 1596. In Act I, scene 3, Shylock says to Antonio, "Shall I bend low and in a bondman's key with bated breath and whispering humbleness say this: 'Fair sir, you spet on me on Wednesday last; you spurned me such a day; another time you called me 'dog' – and for these courtesies I’ll lend you thus much moneys?" "Bated" is a shortened form of "abated." The word is no longer used except in the phrase "with bated breath," referring to the breath being held because of anticipation or fear or excitement. It is often misspelled as "baited breath" – which is wrong, unless the person being referred to has a mouthful of worms or salmon eggs.
"Public transit option" is BUS. That reminds me of a friend who told me he started a new job. Knowing he didn't own a car, I asked him, "How did you get to work?" "I took a bus," he said. "But the next day they made me give it back."
Hi everyone,
I have four 8 letter theme answers I'd like to include in a 21 x 21 puzzle. There are 11 theme answers for a total of 109 theme answer squares.
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Can fill answers be the same length as the shortest theme or must they be one letter less? Put simply, if I have 8 letter theme answers, must the longest fill answers be 7 letters or less, or can they be 8 as well?
You’re fine using 8-letter fills even though your theme entries are 8 letters. There’s no rule that says fills have to be one letter shorter—some people do that as a stylistic way to help the theme pop, but it’s not a requirement.
The puzzles were good fnf. Did CNN discontinue them?It doesn’t look like CNN fully discontinued puzzles, but many of their crossword links now redirect to Los Angeles Times games, which suggests they’re using a syndicated provider instead of hosting their own. You might want to check if CNN moved all puzzles into a partner platform or separate games section.
