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Author Topic: Phrase OK?  (Read 6623 times)

cranberry44

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Phrase OK?
« on: May 30, 2022, 11:07:38 AM »
I'd like to use the entry "bite to eat." Clue: Snack. Do I need to say in the clue "with a"? (Is "with a" or "with the" usually used for titles only?)
I'm hoping just plain old "bite to eat" is OK.
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mmcbs

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Re: Phrase OK?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2022, 12:06:02 PM »
I don't think you need to qualify it, but the editor has the final say on clues, anyway so I wouldn't worry about it. Used once in a puzzle clued "Quick meal". This passes the substitution rule for clue - if the answer and clue are interchangeable in a sentence, the clue is OK:

"I'm going to have a bite to eat"
"I'm going to have a little snack"

BITE TO EAT = Little snack
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Mark McClain
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cranberry44

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Re: Phrase OK?
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2022, 12:27:54 PM »
Nice! Thanks a lot, Mark!
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