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Ah ha! the long string of numbers after was a reference to the number of letters in each word in the phrase. Ah ha! it was a phrase they were after. You go dave!
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And we were expecting a cryptic clue.
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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
I'd rather have a "devilish clue" to solve than not the devil of a clue to solve it.
[It a'int Waits, but who can Waits for him?]
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This clue reminds me of the Brit criticism of USn crossword puzzles, that they're no fun because you either know the answer or you don't as opposed to the Brit clues that you have to work to figure out. Not that I agree with the criticsm, but.
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it ain't a'int. (just 'cuz it was in the subject line!)
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it ain't a'int
Is there a proper way to spell a word which ain't proper?
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a proper way to spell a word
In this case, yes.
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As far as crossword clues go, that one is way beyond me, but at least I can tell you who Tom Waits is. He's a singer with a gruff voice who does deliciously weird and macabre songs. (My favorite is "God's Away on Business.") He's also appeared in a few movies, such as "Mystery Men," "Down By Law," and "The Cotton Club." http://makeashorterlink.com/?S107210A5
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Q. Is there a proper way to spell a word which ain't proper?
A. In this case "yes".
Reminds me of a venerable maxim:
"A cock always crows on his own dung hill."
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There is nothing ungrammatical about the word ain't. There might be some usage issues, however.
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