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#161167 07/27/2006 4:11 PM
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I'm left with 4 unsolved:

1) Blanket, back or herringbone, for example (6)

_t_t_n

2) transgressor (6)

_i_n_r

3) Measure of a fuse's capacity (abbrev) (3)

a_p

4) illness involving abnormal self-absorption (6)

a_t_s_


Not sure if the letters are right...

-Loggiewoody

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1) Blanket, back or herringbone, for example (6)

_t_t_n

possible mistake? tartan?

2) transgressor (6)

_i_n_r

sinner

3) Measure of a fuse's capacity (abbrev) (3)

aMp
(short for ampere)

4) illness involving abnormal self-absorption (6)

a_t_s_
AUTISM

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3) amp (for ampere)

Oops I see Fal beat me to it

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1) should be STITCH, so it may be worth looking over where that N came from again.


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#161171 07/27/2006 6:34 PM
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Yea, it's stitch, I misread my own handwriting and thought "n" for "h".. thanks everybody.

#161172 07/28/2006 5:01 AM
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www.morewords.com .......that would be helpful

#161173 07/28/2006 10:40 AM
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That's cheating!

...wait, I'm already cheating. Thanks!

#161174 07/28/2006 5:03 PM
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Logwood, if you like doing crossword puzzles, you'll like this site.

Crossword puzzles

#161175 07/28/2006 6:01 PM
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I used to play here:

http://www.bestcrosswords.com/bestcrosswords/Home.page

But nowadays I do my crosswords when I'm at work, so it's always ink on paper.

#161176 07/29/2006 3:50 PM
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I do my crosswords when I'm at work
GASP--for shame! I'm gonna tell your boss!!

#161177 07/29/2006 8:34 PM
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it's always ink on paper.

I haven't graduated to ink yet. I use a mechanical pencil...

#161178 07/29/2006 8:54 PM
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Fie!

#161179 07/29/2006 9:18 PM
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Quote:

always ink on paper.




Real crossworders use a glue stick.

#161180 07/30/2006 8:31 PM
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Quote:

Quote:

always ink on paper.




Real crossworders use a glue stick.




Yeahbut only if you're Jon Stewart and only if you're talking about the Tuesday NYT puzzle in the movie Wordplay.

#161181 08/01/2006 2:21 AM
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What is a gluestick?


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It's a lipstick size glue delivery system. The glue is in a kind of waxy form. Doesn't sharpen too good, though.

Glue Stic

I stole the line from Jon Stewart in Wordplay.

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Or a type of guitar


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> Or a type of guitar

?


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#161185 08/03/2006 2:22 PM
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These packs show gluesticks with a nice size-comparison:
web page


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