Lois, Playing checkers with you sounds like it would be fun. All, Isn't it fun when inane thoughts sneak into your brain? My thought when I saw arc or bark was small dogs. Guess I read the c in arc as an f and thought of Little Orphan Annie.
Not really much exciting in today's puzzle. Since a lot of people seem to be giving times: 5 minutes 36 seconds. By comparison, last Saturday's NYT puzzle took more than 45 minutes. Someday, someone will use the other clue for Ogee. She was the little girl in the Magilla Gorilla cartoons who always said "Oh, gee! Jim, Is it PT Boat? Dennis, Why are they touchy about that?
Razzberry, I did notice the Stalemate. I think the ansswer Jim's looking for is submarine as anonymous said ; PT boats aren't around any longer.. And 'lima' didn't bother me - long as I don't have to eat one, I'm fine. Thanks for the Roman numeral graph; I printed it out for later. Also thanks for the photos; they help the memorization process.
Enjoy this site but I'm not able to get to my puzzle till 10 am or later; too late to help anybody else. All US Naval vessels are called ships with the exception of subs. I have no idea why, but they are.
Also - There have been a lot of new vessels added since my days, so this may be outdated information. I searched every online dictionary I can find and some hard copy dictionaries.
The only botanical reference to just plain "lima" is a dark wood from the South American tree Caesalpinia echinata.
All other definitions regarding the bean begin with "lima bean" of which one version comes from northern Peru and is named after the capital, Lima. Nowhere is the bean referred to as just "lima" so I think C. Dennis, that is sooo funny! Maybe she's a chess player and would rather "castle". I'm with you on the lima bean. Just don't have to eat them. Razzberry, you're on.
Set 'em up. I learn so much from all of you! Good research, drdad! Here is a comment from "seattle john". He misplaced it on Monday's Comments section. Post a Comment.
Apr 8, Tuesday, April 8, Diane C. Keep 'em coming! It's a "S" Fest today. Did you groan at all? I had a double-bogey round of golf today, mainly due to the heavy-rough right corner.
First of all, I had no idea where the fairway was. I felt so stupid falling into the ISMS bunker again. So I cheated, I went to the dictionary for the definition of "bark", kicked my ball out of the rough a la Mulligan President Clinton, hacked it close to the green and somehow chipped it in. All the other holes were fairly easy, no dogleg, no severe slope, no unfair pin position. All in all, a fun round! The grid structure of the first several rows and the middle part is so similar to Ms.
Baldwin's last offering. She might be using a crossword software for the construction I think. Are any of you guys foodies? Without the across fills, I would not have got this plumed hat.
Is Finnish language very different from from Swedish? I think weekday puzzle should limit its prefix to two. See, I understand this "Old", meaning "former" or "bygone". Some of the "Old" city clues drive me nuts. See you tomorrow! Burnikel at AM 71 comments:. Baldwin , Wednesday.
Dec 24, Wednesday December 24, Diane C. I seem to have trouble coming up with an apt title lately. Maybe too much pomegranate green tea? The clue is asking for a noun phrase, while the answer turns out to be a verb phrase. I had quite a few false starts this morning.
Some of the clues are a bit unexpected. Nice clue. The guy on the right is Joe Buck , who has a rather distinctive voice. Interesting traits , Dennis. Why is it called " Spiny tree "? These flowers are so pretty. New name to me. Better clue than "Fencing swords", which straightforwardly demands a plural answer. Probably a gimme for those doctors.
I was only familiar with "in good faith" definition of "Bona fide". Some of the rejected Seven Dwarfs names sound pretty good. I like Gloomy, Cranky and Silly. Oh, no, I don't like this alternate ending for ''The Shawshank Redemption'. I am not fond this clue. I can never remember the name. At least, 4 letters fit perfectly.
Also a type of orange. I was thinking of THOU. Where have I been? Now, which part of this YEW is poisonous? Burnikel at AM 63 comments:. Dec 17, Wednesday December 17, Diane C. Lots of vowels in this puzzle. And quite a few 5-letter words with 3 vowels alone. I think I need more than that to sustain me through the morning. I dislike the letter duplications. Literally "superior one" in Tibetan language. Wikipedia has a different definition, claiming it's similar to Sankrit "Guru", meaning "teacher".
They are of different root, so it's acceptable to place the two words in one grid. Interesting, Wikipedia says Verne is "the second most translated author of all time, only behind Agatha Christie". I wonder where Shakepeare is placed.
It's the same as repartee, isn't it? Very seasonable answer. Seasoned too of course, with nutmeg. New to me. I thought SLOE only looks like a plum. I am more used to the "Blackthorn" clue. Is this about Yankees' Steinbrenner? Another 3-vowel word. Numbers give me headache.
I wonder if our editor is aware of GONG Li, who has been the most influential Chinese actress in the past two decades. I was not aware of the origin. The answer revealed itself after I filled in the across fills.
Have never heard of this term before. Powell's status: RET. I wonder if Gen. His wife is an avid crossword solver. Probably not many St. Can you imagine what Dennis would say if the clue were "Breast alternative"?
I just saw " The Piano " last night. Burnikel at AM 78 comments:. Apr 8, Tuesday, April 8, Diane C. Keep 'em coming! It's a "S" Fest today. Did you groan at all?
I had a double-bogey round of golf today, mainly due to the heavy-rough right corner. First of all, I had no idea where the fairway was. I felt so stupid falling into the ISMS bunker again. So I cheated, I went to the dictionary for the definition of "bark", kicked my ball out of the rough a la Mulligan President Clinton, hacked it close to the green and somehow chipped it in.
All the other holes were fairly easy, no dogleg, no severe slope, no unfair pin position. All in all, a fun round! The grid structure of the first several rows and the middle part is so similar to Ms. Baldwin's last offering. She might be using a crossword software for the construction I think. Are any of you guys foodies? Grid: Total letters filled: Other crosswords with exactly 36 blocks, 76 words, 72 open squares, and an average word length of 4.
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