WG 61
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Duke
Aug 30, 2021, 3:13:00 PM8/30/21
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Thanks to Luciano for running WG 61, and congratulations to Steve for his win.
For WG61, clue a familiar two-word phrase with three letters in each word, like TOP TEN (3, 3) or ALL OUT (3, 3). There are lots of such phrases, so I will probably need help, but...let's do it.
Deadline: 7 September, 11:59 p.m. my time in California, USA.
Have fun,
Duke
For WG61, clue a familiar two-word phrase with three letters in each word, like TOP TEN (3, 3) or ALL OUT (3, 3). There are lots of such phrases, so I will probably need help, but...let's do it.
Deadline: 7 September, 11:59 p.m. my time in California, USA.
Have fun,
Duke
Luciano Ward
Sep 1, 2021, 11:33:01 PM9/1/21
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Decent enough rock band covering Genesis, among others (3,3)
Luciano
Luciano
Luciano Ward
Sep 3, 2021, 1:11:10 PM9/3/21
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Brother has fermented tofu inside bar (3,3)
Luciano
Luciano
Duke
Sep 4, 2021, 10:24:21 AM9/4/21
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Let's go! Get those clues in! Don't hesitate! Act now!
Luciano Ward
Sep 4, 2021, 1:42:28 PM9/4/21
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Haul a bully around a southern state, and do it at once! (3,3)
Luciano
Luciano
Duke
Sep 7, 2021, 10:19:29 PM9/7/21
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On Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 10:42:28 AM UTC-7, Luciano Ward wrote:
> Haul a bully around a southern state, and do it at once! (3,3)
>
> Luciano
Take another couple of days. C'mon! We can do this!
> Haul a bully around a southern state, and do it at once! (3,3)
>
> Luciano
Luciano Ward
Sep 8, 2021, 3:17:01 PM9/8/21
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Luciano
Steve = : ^ )
Sep 8, 2021, 7:54:29 PM9/8/21
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Copper lays the groundwork for solicitor to stop operating (3,3)
Duke
Sep 15, 2021, 12:44:01 PM9/15/21
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For WG61, you were asked to clue a familiar (3, 3) phrase. I suspected I would need help, and I do. Please help me decipher a couple of the clues below.
From Luciano:
Decent enough rock band covering Genesis, among others (3,3)
Sorry, I don't see it.
Brother has fermented tofu inside bar (3,3)
BUT FOR: BR + anag. ("fermented") of TOFU inside; def is "bar"
Haul a bully around a southern state, and do it at once! (3,3)
Once again, I don't see it.
From Steve:
From Luciano:
Decent enough rock band covering Genesis, among others (3,3)
Brother has fermented tofu inside bar (3,3)
Haul a bully around a southern state, and do it at once! (3,3)
From Steve:
Copper lays the groundwork for solicitor to stop operating (3,3)
CUT OUT: CU (copper) + TOUT, def. is "stop operating"
Luciano Ward
Sep 15, 2021, 2:14:52 PM9/15/21
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On Wednesday, 15 September 2021 at 11:44:01 UTC-5, Duke wrote:
> For WG61, you were asked to clue a familiar (3, 3) phrase. I suspected I would need help, and I do. Please help me decipher a couple of the clues below.
>
> From Luciano:
> Decent enough rock band covering Genesis, among others (3,3)
> Sorry, I don't see it.
Duke:
> For WG61, you were asked to clue a familiar (3, 3) phrase. I suspected I would need help, and I do. Please help me decipher a couple of the clues below.
>
> From Luciano:
> Decent enough rock band covering Genesis, among others (3,3)
> Sorry, I don't see it.
rock band = make an anagram of band = NBAD
Genesis, among others = OT (Old Testament)
NBAD covering OT = NOT BAD = decent enough
Luciano
Luciano Ward
Sep 15, 2021, 2:18:51 PM9/15/21
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On Wednesday, 15 September 2021 at 11:44:01 UTC-5, Duke wrote:
> For WG61, you were asked to clue a familiar (3, 3) phrase. I suspected I would need help, and I do. Please help me decipher a couple of the clues below.
>
>
> Haul a bully around a southern state, and do it at once! (3,3)
> Once again, I don't see it.
Duke:
> Once again, I don't see it.
Re your post on Sept 4 above.
a bully = A COW (vb)
a southern state = TN (Tennessee)
haul ACOW about TN = ACT NOW = do it at once!
Luciano
Duke
Sep 16, 2021, 8:57:15 PM9/16/21
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Here are the entries for WG61, in which you were asked to clue a familiar (3, 3) phrase, with my comments. The winner isn't revealed until the end. Can you bear the suspense?
From Luciano:
Decent enough rock band covering Genesis, among others (3,3)
NOT BAD: Anag ("rock") BAND around OT (the Genesis thing), def. is "Decent enough."
Great surface, and I love "rock" + Genesis. But I don't think the OT part works. "Genesis, and others," sure. But to my ear, "among others" picks out a single item. In the sentence "Einstein, among others, developed relativity," we don't come away equating "Einstein" with "physicists." With "Genesis and others" (comma or no), this would have been my favorite.
Brother has fermented tofu inside bar (3,3)
BUT FOR: BR + anag. ("fermented") of TOFU inside; def is "bar"
Nice switch on "bar," and, unlike tofu, the surface holds firm. There are probably monks outside crosswordland who use "Br" for "Brother," but they haven't made it to m-w.com yet.
Haul a bully around a southern state, and do it at once! (3,3)
ACT NOW: Put A COW around TN; def is "do it at once"
I'm okay with "haul," though it seems to suggest more than just "put." I like the amusing surface and the whole thing works. There are a lot of southern states to choose from, of course.
From Steve:
Copper lays the groundwork for solicitor to stop operating (3,3)
CUT OUT: CU (copper) + TOUT, def. is "stop operating"
Oh-so-British with both "copper" and "solicitor' not being in USA usage. But ours is worldwide group (all, what, five of us?). I like the surface and the tout.
So the winner is...Steve, for his copper, just ahead of Luciano. Thanks to those of you who played. I invite Steve to moderate the next one, if he can.
Duke Lefty
From Luciano:
Decent enough rock band covering Genesis, among others (3,3)
Great surface, and I love "rock" + Genesis. But I don't think the OT part works. "Genesis, and others," sure. But to my ear, "among others" picks out a single item. In the sentence "Einstein, among others, developed relativity," we don't come away equating "Einstein" with "physicists." With "Genesis and others" (comma or no), this would have been my favorite.
Brother has fermented tofu inside bar (3,3)
BUT FOR: BR + anag. ("fermented") of TOFU inside; def is "bar"
Haul a bully around a southern state, and do it at once! (3,3)
I'm okay with "haul," though it seems to suggest more than just "put." I like the amusing surface and the whole thing works. There are a lot of southern states to choose from, of course.
From Steve:
Copper lays the groundwork for solicitor to stop operating (3,3)
CUT OUT: CU (copper) + TOUT, def. is "stop operating"
So the winner is...Steve, for his copper, just ahead of Luciano. Thanks to those of you who played. I invite Steve to moderate the next one, if he can.
Duke Lefty
Steve = : ^ )
Sep 16, 2021, 10:53:36 PM9/16/21
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On Friday, 17 September 2021 at 10:57:15 am UTC+10, Duke wrote:
> From Steve:
> Copper lays the groundwork for solicitor to stop operating (3,3)
> CUT OUT: CU (copper) + TOUT, def. is "stop operating"
> Oh-so-British with both "copper" and "solicitor' not being in USA usage. But ours is worldwide group (all, what, five of us?). I like the surface and the tout.
We have solicitors here in Australia, too. "Copper" isn't really in use any more but "cops" for police is still common.
> From Steve:
> Copper lays the groundwork for solicitor to stop operating (3,3)
> CUT OUT: CU (copper) + TOUT, def. is "stop operating"
> Oh-so-British with both "copper" and "solicitor' not being in USA usage. But ours is worldwide group (all, what, five of us?). I like the surface and the tout.
> So the winner is...Steve, for his copper, just ahead of Luciano. Thanks to those of you who played. I invite Steve to moderate the next one, if he can.
Thanks again,
Steve = : ^ )
Luciano Ward
Sep 17, 2021, 8:59:47 AM9/17/21
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Luciano
Steve = : ^ )
Sep 17, 2021, 9:16:41 PM9/17/21
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On Friday, 17 September 2021 at 10:59:47 pm UTC+10, Luciano Ward wrote:
> If no one volunteers in the next couple of days (before end of day Sunday, say), I can do it.
Many thanks. :-))
> If no one volunteers in the next couple of days (before end of day Sunday, say), I can do it.
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