tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post8503501882438966067..comments2024-03-27T19:58:14.682-07:00Comments on Joseph Young's Puzzleria!: Enjoy cranberry’s on Thanksgiving Friday; Vertigo for everyone! Choose strong “lasswords” for your female? Hooked on Frankie, Funicello and Phonetics; “My word, how brain-curdlingly absurd! A roller-skating bird in a buffalo herd!” legolambdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-90129061267737968962019-12-05T21:15:49.889-08:002019-12-05T21:15:49.889-08:00As geofan posted:
"MARGARINE, drop R; change ...As geofan posted:<br />"MARGARINE, drop R; change G to M, split => MA, MARINE."<br />Personal footnote: When I was very young, the name of a neighbor girl who lived nearby was Maureen. I had not yet been exposed to the word "Marine." When I finally was exposed to "Marine" (probably at age 7 or 8) I associated the word with "Maureen." Ergo, "Marine" has ever since smacked a bit of femininity in my subconscious.<br /><br />LegoSigningOffBySaying"SemperFemini!" legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-69432477162398681112019-12-05T17:41:34.284-08:002019-12-05T17:41:34.284-08:00How would MARGARINE work? I can't quite parse ...How would MARGARINE work? I can't quite parse that one out.cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-45442902764811357342019-12-04T21:58:35.822-08:002019-12-04T21:58:35.822-08:00I had assiduously kept trying to turn 'champa...I had assiduously kept trying to turn 'champagne' (given its m and a's) for the Dessert, but that was all the alcohol I attempted, knowing by choice virtually nothing about it.ViolinTeddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162884875089825084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-91288215288328136202019-12-04T20:14:01.257-08:002019-12-04T20:14:01.257-08:00This week's answers for the record, part 3:
(R...This week's answers for the record, part 3:<br />(Riffing Off Shortz And Siegel Slices (continued):<br /><br />ENTREE #4:<br />Can you name three common, uncapitalized 3-letter words and one somewhat common, uncapitalized 5-letter word, each of which has exactly one vowel, and all of which rhyme, even though all four vowels are different? The words fill the blanks in the quatrain below:<br />’Tis Yuletide: gifts ’neath trees of ___.<br />Forgive me! I, a human ___<br />Am not Divine, I tend to ___<br />By bringing “bribes” of gold and _____.<br />Answer:<br />fir, cur, err, myrrh<br />ENTREE #5:<br />Can you name three common, uncapitalized 4-letter words and one capitalized non-English 5-letter word, each of which has exactly one vowel, and all of which rhyme, even though all four vowels are different? The words fill the blanks in the quatrain below:<br />Eve on a whim, temptation’s ____,<br />Plucked Satan’s apple, round and ____...<br />Inside, a Serpent (not a ____)<br />Which led to widespread Drang und _____.<br />Answer:<br />germ, firm, worm, Sturm <br />ENTREE #6:<br />Find two common, uncapitalized 5-letter words and one uncapitalized 6-letter word, each of which has exactly one vowel, and all of which rhyme, even though all three vowels are different. <br />A second uncapitalized 6-letter word rhymes with these three. It contains two vowels, one which is different from the three different vowels in the other three words.<br />The four words fill the blanks in the quatrain below:<br />The faithful flock filed into ______.<br />All circled o’er the pews of ____...<br />Flocks welcome suff’ring, thus their ______<br />To light upon a hardwood _____.<br />Answer:<br />church, birch, search, perch, <br />ENTREE #7:<br />Name two not-all-that-common, uncapitalized 4-letter words (one of them is a contraction), each of which has exactly one vowel, and both which rhyme, even though their vowels are different. A third very common 4-letter word rhymes with the first two words and contains two vowels that each differ from the two vowels in the other two words.<br />These three words fill the blanks in the tercet below:<br />O the night before Christmas day ’____.<br />Through the house, all the doorbells did ____...<br />(If there’s chimney smoke that’s what he ____.)<br />Answer:<br />’twas, buzz, does <br /><br />Dessert Menu<br /><br />Toasty Dessert:<br />Choose strong “lass-words” for your female?<br />Name something one consumes that is associated with toasting. <br />Remove a letter, change a letter and slice the result in two to form two different words that you might use to address a female. <br />What is this consumable?<br />What are the two words for a female?<br />Answer:<br />Marmalade; (mama, lady)<br /><br />Lego!legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-54338969215785062382019-12-04T20:13:28.226-08:002019-12-04T20:13:28.226-08:00This week's answers for the record, part 2:
M...This week's answers for the record, part 2:<br /><br />MENU<br /><br />Head-Spinning Slice:<br />Vertigo for everyone!<br />Name something that might make an adult dizzy. <br />Change the second-last letter to name something that might make a child dizzy. <br />What are these two words?<br />Answer:<br />Carousal; carousel<br /><br />Riffing Off Shortz And Siegel Slices:<br />“My word, how brain-curdlingly absurd! A roller-skating bird in a buffalo herd!”<br />Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz And Siegel Slices read:<br />ENTREE #1<br />Part 1:<br />A puzzle-maker is associated with the name of a well-known comedian on a TV comedy sketch show. A second well-known comedian once performed a sketch on that same show in which he suggested that the Barbie doll ditch her boyfriend Ken in favor of another more macho doll on the market. <br />Take the letters in a shorthand name of that comedy show, the first letter of the first name of the second comedian and the letters in the name of the more macho doll. Rearrange them to form the name of the puzzle-maker. Who is it?<br />Answer:<br />Jon Siegel of Chevy Chase, Maryland; <br />Chevy Chase and Eddy Murphy were comedians on "Saturday Night Live." Murphy performed a segment on SNL's Weekend Update in which he suggested Barbie dump Ken in favor of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFNwirt210k" rel="nofollow">G.I. Joe</a>; <br />SNL + E (for Eddie) + GI JOE = JON SIEGEL<br />Part 2:<br />A singer/songwriter wrote and recorded a song about a multicolored coat that reached position #7 on the U.S. County Charts. Three years later, a song she wrote (inspired by a red-headed bank clerk who flirted with her hubby) peaked at #6. The song this singer/songwriter chooses to sing when she performs live for the U.S. troops, however, is a song about a “unicolored” hat (not “multicolored,” but not red either). It was recorded by a U.S. Army staff sergeant about a decade earlier, and reached #1 on the U.S. charts.<br />Take the combined letters in the 6-letter title of the song that peaked at #6 and the 3-letter shorthand form of “the U.S. troops.” <br />Rearrange these nine letters to form the name of a puzzle-maker. Who is it?<br />Answer:<br />Jon Siegel <br />("<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolene_(song)" rel="nofollow">JOLENE</a>" + G.I.S = JON SIEGEL)<br /> ENTREE #2:<br />The words WON and SUN rhyme, even though their vowels are different. Can you name four common, 4-letter words, each of which has exactly one vowel, and all of which rhyme, even though all four vowels are different? <br />The words fill the blanks in the quatrain below:<br />A lass depressed tried St. John’s ____,<br />She reasoned: “Herbal cures can’t ___,<br />they grow in earthy godly ___!”<br />So now she’s peppy, perky, ____.<br />Answer:<br /><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wort" rel="nofollow">Wort</a>, hurt, dirt, pert<br />(Note the first of the two pronunciations of "Wort.")<br />ENTREE #3:<br />Can you name four common, uncapitalized 4-letter words, each of which has exactly one vowel, and all of which rhyme, even though all four vowels are different? The words fill the blanks in the quatrain below:<br />My boss was quite a Scroogey ____<br />So one day at the end of ____<br />Outside our office did I ____<br />And pierced his black heart with my ____.<br />Answer:<br />jerk, work, lurk, dirk<br /><br />Lego...legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-68103308426178974172019-12-04T20:09:55.253-08:002019-12-04T20:09:55.253-08:00This week's answers for the record, part 1:
S...This week's answers for the record, part 1:<br /><br />Schpuzzle Of The Week:<br />Hooked on Frankie, Funicello and Phonetics<br />Name a quick thing one might take at the beach and a brief thing one might wear there. Connect these two words with a consonant to form a phonetic term for something that occurs four times in the text of this puzzle. What are this term and the two things?<br />Answer: <br />Diphthong; Dip, Thong; <br />(Four words in the text contain diphthongs: bEAch, brIEf, wEAr, fOUr.)<br /><br />Appetizer Menu<br />Enjoy cranberry’s on Thanksgiving Friday<br />(Note: See just above this weeks Comment for the completed grid.) <br />ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS<br />ACROSS<br />1. Man, old sort, Clue suspect!(7,7)<br />Colonel Mustard<br />MANOLDSORTCLUE anagram & lit.<br />9. Said "No cops"(5)<br />nicks<br />sounds like NIX<br />10. Herb stops in backstage(9)<br />groundsel<br />ROUNDS inside LEG reversed (doctors making their "rounds" are making "stops" into their patients' recovery rooms (see <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round" rel="nofollow">definition 6b "round," noun</a>) <br />11. Murder – decapitation? That's sick!(3)<br />ill<br />KILL-K<br />12. Profanity, a little no-no at home(4)<br />oath<br />hidden inside no-nOATHome<br />13. Property, excellent condition(6)<br />estate<br />E+STATE<br />15. Viewers sure to follow latest episode(4)<br />eyes<br />E+YES<br />16. Rip off celebrity, being diva?(5,5)<br />prima donna<br />RIP anagram+MADONNA<br />19. Our mental breakdown involving B movie?(7,3)<br />OURMENTAL anagram containing B<br />"Trouble Man"<br />20. American journalist employed(4)<br />used<br />US+ED(itor)<br />22. Language lawyers put back in counterintelligence?(6)<br />Arabic<br />BAR reversed inside CIA reversed<br />24. No time to kill? Go!(4)<br />shoo!<br />SHOOT minus T<br />25. Sometimes compassion is key(3)<br />esc (key on a keyboard)<br />hidden inside timESCompassion<br />27. Hurries off when it's dark(6,3)<br /><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20out" rel="nofollow">lights out</a><br />double definition<br />28. Speaker of 22 needing fresh air and energy?(5)<br />Iraqi<br />AIR anagram+QI<br />29. Rodeo beginner sure got bronco bucking in John Wayne film(7,7)<br />Rooster Cogburn<br />R+SUREGOTBRONCO anagram<br /><br />DOWN<br />1. Certain associate takes one behind closed doors(14)<br />confidentially<br />CONFIDENT ALLY holding I<br />2. Picture Rachel having trouble in bathroom(5,4)<br />local hero<br />RACHEL anagram inside LOO<br />3. Boy brought up on Doctor Who? He's not here(2-4)<br />no-show<br />SON reversed+WHO anagram<br />4. Go after sunshine, looking for shade?(5,5)<br />light green<br />LIGHT+GREEN<br />5. Familiar with coupon-clipping?(2,2)<br />upon<br />coUPON<br />6. Part of England's destiny out East?(8)<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyneside" rel="nofollow">Tyneside</a><br />DESTINY anagram+E<br />7. Bob Marley, perhaps embraced by opera stars?(5)<br />Rasta<br />hidden inside opeRASTArs<br />8. Reason for a person's sudden disappearance could be due to cannibal(5,9)<br />alien abduction<br />DUETOCANNIBAL anagram<br />14. Feeling it could make you sick? Way to come through!(10)<br />empathetic<br />PATH inside EMETIC<br />17. Vampire after us? No, surprisingly(9)<br />Nosferatu<br />AFTERUSNO anagram<br />18. It's above building blocks?(8)<br />obviates<br />ITSABOVE anagram<br />21. Loved ones getting runaround – not being serious at all(6)<br />joking<br />JOG containing KIN<br />23. Bag groceries to hide pain?(5)<br /><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aggro" rel="nofollow">aggro</a><br />hidden inside bAGGROceries<br />26. Acceptable in class project(4)<br />poke<br />OK inside PE(physical education)<br /><br />Lego...legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-67801161333491604362019-12-04T19:56:56.044-08:002019-12-04T19:56:56.044-08:00WINEGLASS and MARGARINE are both excellent alterna...WINEGLASS and MARGARINE are both excellent alternative answers for the Dessert. Nice work!<br /><br />LegoWhoIsAboutToPostIntendedAnswerslegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-72307401056248551062019-12-04T17:32:00.256-08:002019-12-04T17:32:00.256-08:00Paul, for 8D (ALIEN ABDUCTION): Maybe the missing ...Paul, for 8D (ALIEN ABDUCTION): Maybe the missing I got abducted by an alien?geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-20587686295357979752019-12-04T17:20:40.668-08:002019-12-04T17:20:40.668-08:00For 23D had CACHE, but it would not fit with ROOST...For 23D had CACHE, but it would not fit with ROOSTER COGBURN (whom I had never heard of and could not have gotten). Also had never heard of Ivan Dixon or TROUBLE MAN so never could have gotten A19 either. Was on the track of CONFIDENTIALLY, but could not figure out how to enter "14 letter word with 1st C and 5th I" into my favorite Web site for such searches.geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-9204573533028966352019-12-04T16:53:38.551-08:002019-12-04T16:53:38.551-08:00I also got 17D: NOSFERATU but forgot to list it. H...I also got 17D: NOSFERATU but forgot to list it. Had heard of him somewhere in my darker past.geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-72892880264752409542019-12-04T16:47:39.298-08:002019-12-04T16:47:39.298-08:00SHOOT - T, not SHOOT-ESHOOT - T, not SHOOT-EPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-84234530692722873122019-12-04T16:46:15.722-08:002019-12-04T16:46:15.722-08:00"Man, old sort, Clue" anagrams to COLONE..."Man, old sort, Clue" anagrams to COLONEL MUSTARD<br />R from rodeo + anagram of "sure got bronco" = ROOSTER COGBURN<br /><br />opeRA STArs<br />"Destiny"anagram + E = TYNESIDE (never heard of it)<br /><br />co<a href="https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be+up+on#:~:targetText=be%20up%20on%20(something),before%20our%20meeting%20tomorrow%20morning." rel="nofollow">UP ON</a><br /><br />LIGHT GREEN reminded me of those green banker's lampshades<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nufb3JysCgY" rel="nofollow">LOCAL HERO (1983)</a><br /><br />Helter Skelter > S. Tate' E + STATE > ESTATE<br /><br />second hand > USED<br /><br />Ivan Dixon directed TROUBLE MAN and played "Kinch" on Hogan's Heroes<br /><br />CONFIDENT1ALLY<br /><br />SON backwards on top of anagram of WHO = NO SHOW<br />no-nO AT Home<br />"Cops" and NICKS are both slang for stealing; NICKS sounds like NIX<br /><br />KILL-K=ILL<br />"Viewers" are EYES = the last E in "episode" + YES(sure)<br />Anagram of "rip" + MADONNA = PRIMA DONNA<br /><br />EM(PATH)ETIC<br /><br />"After us no" anagrams to NOSFERATU (never heard of him)<br /><br />PE (PHYS ED) with OK inside = POKE?<br /><br />sometimES Compassion<br />Anagram of ("due to cannibal" + I) = ALIEN ABDUCTION, but I'm not sure where the I comes from<br />I think a "stage" is a LEG, and backwards that's GEL, but I'm not sure how "stops" equates to ROUNDS; it all made sense to me a couple days ago, though.... Oh, wait a minute, ROUNDS like "postman's rounds", maybe ... or perhaps like "rounding off"?? Anyway, I guess I vaguely knew GROUNDSEL was a plant, but wasn't sure the "herb" classification fit until I looked it up.<br /><br />bAG GROceries (never heard of it)<br />CIA backwards with BAR backwards inside it = ARABIC<br />"Blocks" = OBVIATES, anagram of "it's above"<br /><br />AIR anagram + QI = IRAQI (I think this is where this fits in; I think I forgot to post a comment when I solved it; I'm not sure if it was before or after ARABIC.<br /><br />SHOOT-E=SHOO<br />JO(KIN)GPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-15566162552995492252019-12-04T16:38:39.400-08:002019-12-04T16:38:39.400-08:00Cranberry, I like your WINEGLASS answer to the Des...Cranberry, I like your WINEGLASS answer to the Dessert. I was occupied with M-words (MOM, MOTHER, …) so missed WINEGLASS even though I considered a host of alcoholic spirits (but alas, not their containers) as worthy candidates.<br /><br />Also I had an trial alternate with ENGLISH MUFFIN => ENGLISH MUM, but FIN did not work.geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-15702384098691508462019-12-04T16:27:10.910-08:002019-12-04T16:27:10.910-08:00Schpuzzle
DIPHTHONG(DIP, THONG)
Appetizer
See Leg...Schpuzzle <br />DIPHTHONG(DIP, THONG)<br />Appetizer<br />See Lego's official answers for my crossword.<br />Menu<br />CAROUSAL, CAROUSEL<br />Entrees<br />1. Part 1.I SNL+E(Eddie Murphy and Chevy Chase)+G.I.JOE=JON SIEGEL<br />Part 2. JOLENE+GIS(The Ballad of the Green Berets)=JON SIEGEL<br />2. WORT, HURT, DIRT, PERT <br />3. JERK, WORK, LURK, DIRK<br />4. FIR, CUR, ERR, MYRRH<br />5. GERM, FIRM, WORM, STURM <br />6. CHURCH, BIRCH, SEARCH, PERCH<br />7. 'TWAS, BUZZ, DOES<br />Dessert<br />WINEGLASS, WIFE, LASS <br />Personally, I've never heard WORT or ERR pronounced as they are here, but then that's just me.-pjb<br />cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-57451605942254256162019-12-04T16:24:15.478-08:002019-12-04T16:24:15.478-08:00Oh nuts...I HAD Margarine written down, but remove...Oh nuts...I HAD Margarine written down, but removed it before posting....that said, I never would have thought of 'marine'.ViolinTeddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162884875089825084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-83652137240162914452019-12-04T16:22:15.387-08:002019-12-04T16:22:15.387-08:00Further to the comment of ViolinTeddy, also there ...Further to the comment of ViolinTeddy, also there were no hints the entire week for any of the puzzles: I have not seen this ever on this blog.<br /><br />There is the impression that "for the blog 'insiders', only the Cryptic matters, and the other puzzles this week were mere fluff." That said, I DID have fun getting as far as I did on the Cryptic.geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-18031563109444501652019-12-04T16:20:49.367-08:002019-12-04T16:20:49.367-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-19539229571571943082019-12-04T16:14:50.027-08:002019-12-04T16:14:50.027-08:00SOTW: DIP + H + THONG => DIPHTHONG
Cryptic: be...SOTW: DIP + H + THONG => DIPHTHONG<br /><br />Cryptic: believe I got<br />1A: COLONEL MUSTARD<br />11A: ILL<br />20A: USED <br />5D: UP ON<br />26D: PASS<br /><br />Spinning Slice: CAROUSEL, CAROUSAL (as in "carousing")<br /><br />Entrées:<br />#1 part 1: SNL + G.I. JOE + E => JON SIEGEL <br /> part 2: JOLEEN + GIs => JON SIEGEL<br />#2: WORT (alternate pronunciation), HURT, DIRT, PERT (FWIW, I usually pronounce WORT [as in St. John's wort] to rhyme with FORT or COURT) <br />#3: JERK, WORK, LURK, DIRK (Is DIRK a common word?)<br />#4: FIR, CUR, ERR, MYRRH (Liked ERR, though I often pronounce it to rhyme with AIR, not FIR.) <br />#5: GERM, FIRM, WORM, STURM<br />#6: CHURCH, BIRCH, SEARCH, PERCH<br />#7: 'TWAS, BUZZ, DOES<br /><br />Dessert: MARGARINE, drop R; change G to M, split => MA, MARINE (since women can now be [and are] Marines). Both are "strong" words. geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-36309128936867029222019-12-04T15:31:52.764-08:002019-12-04T15:31:52.764-08:00This IS Wednesday, right? And 3.5 hours AFTER 12 n...This IS Wednesday, right? And 3.5 hours AFTER 12 noon PST? Where are everyone else's answers? I'm usually last or next to last to post them.....such as mine are this week, minus the Crossword, as per normal for me, and never having gotten the dizzy slice or even the Dessert....<br /><br />SCHPUZZLE: DIP & THONG => DIPHTHONG<br /><br />SPINNING SLICE: SOMERSAULTS? SPINS? MERRY-GO-ROUND?<br /><br />ENTREES:<br /><br />1. SNL; GI JOE; & "E" [EDDIE MURPHY?] => JON SIEGEL; Song: GREEN BERETS; GI'S & JOLENE => JON SIEGEL<br /><br />2. WORT; HURT; DIRT; PERT<br /><br />3. JERK; WORK; LURK; DIRK <br /><br />4. FIR; CUR; ERR?; MYRRH<br /><br />5. P?ERM; FIRM; WORM; STURM<br /><br />6. CHURCH; BIRCH; SEARCH; PERCH<br /><br />7. 'TWAS; BUZZ; DOES<br /><br />DESSERT: BUTTER => MUTTER (German for Mother) MISS?, MADAM?, LADY?<br />ViolinTeddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162884875089825084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-22165634900141508042019-12-03T10:01:52.094-08:002019-12-03T10:01:52.094-08:00sdb could probably help me out. He knows all the r...sdb could probably help me out. He knows all the ropes, so to speak. But we write on big pieces of paper, too. D.E.Dowager Empresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335592182138383501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-51446192878283260382019-12-03T08:36:57.718-08:002019-12-03T08:36:57.718-08:00Everything is bigger in Texas, or so I hear. If yo...Everything is bigger in Texas, or so I hear. If you would try to draw one of the three names from a Texas-size ten-galloon (sic) hat, I would think you would spend hours fumbling around the bottom, like trying to retrieve a BB from a parachute silk.<br /><br />LegoWhoHasNeverBeenCalledDiscombobuLateForDinnerlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-10538399132783945392019-12-03T07:49:42.178-08:002019-12-03T07:49:42.178-08:00Actually, I have three: Cowboys,Saints and Texans....Actually, I have three: Cowboys,Saints and Texans. It's a little discombobulating when every once in a while they play each other...Best thing to do is draw one of the names out of a hat, and have another Lone Star. D.E.Dowager Empresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335592182138383501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-76373042982680248632019-12-02T16:28:16.382-08:002019-12-02T16:28:16.382-08:00I was hoping you would check in, Dowager Empress. ...I was hoping you would check in, Dowager Empress. We all know how you enjoy an excellent cryptic crossword, and cranberry is a master of the art. I <em>do wager</em> that you have completed Patrick's latest and were again <em>"empressed"</em> by his prowess. <br />Do you have a favorite NFL squad, DE?<br /><br />LegoAddsThatTheGreenBayPackersOfTheNationalFootballLeagueAreTheCheesyCurdyCreamThatWillRiseToTheToplegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-15216904496287091902019-12-02T15:59:15.465-08:002019-12-02T15:59:15.465-08:00Well,Cranberry has pulled off another masterpiece....Well,Cranberry has pulled off another masterpiece. Congrats and <br />Thanksgiving to him! Good for Paul who got the whole thing too. <br />Happy holidays to everybody -- looks like the NFL turned<br />topsy turvy this weekend.<br /><br />D.E. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dowager Empresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335592182138383501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-85369309629499432582019-11-30T20:51:15.639-08:002019-11-30T20:51:15.639-08:00And now I've just got the dizziness puzzle! I&...And now I've just got the dizziness puzzle! I'm done already! Sure were easy ones this week!cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.com