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-été often appears in crosswords here--I'm sure as a way to make the puzzle work. Often with a clue like "Nice season."
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Thanks, Zed and Jackie. That leaves only arusale and lew, if indeed gostale = go stale. Clues like Faldage gives for été I do not have.
It was a regular Xwords, but when too difficult to solve,I wrote down the answers to the day-before's puzzle to see what I knew, could find and what not.(I understand now the clues are important too.)
Mondegreen (Zed) I looked up which proved to be an eponym.
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Lew might be someone's name...
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Lets maked Arusale someone's name too. Then it's over and done with. Oll Korrect?  I learned some , thanks.
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if there were elements abbreviated in other clues, I would think to look for them in these as well. what's ru, and can it be on sale?
what was the title/theme of the crossword, Bran?
even better, what are the clues to the ones we don't know for sure?
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It's not all that important, just a daily crosswords in a local paper. There were abbrevations and those things ignore the capitals. So maybe it's a Russian ale or the name of the sister of Rapunzel.Or maybe this:
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This :
ARU Computers. audio response unit.
An audio response unite sale? But...it makes no matter.
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Well--argon u sale doesn't work.
Confess I looked up Ru--it's ruthenium, which I can make no sense of in arusale. This one's the main reason I asked if it were a cryptic crossword; it could be usa in real, though I can't imagine much of a clue for that one.
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It's not all that important, just a daily crosswords in a local paper. There were abbrevations and those things ignore the capitals. So maybe it's a Russian ale or the name of the sister of Rapunzel.Or maybe this:
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This :
ARU Computers. audio response unit.
An audio response unite sale? But...it makes no matter. of course it matters! it's a game, and we're playing together, and we're trying to puzzle out the answers. we have, in the past, done crosswords together. it's fun!
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No not a cryptic Jackie, but this is a reversed crossword we're
doing. And UH? Mamma Mia! What a goof am I! I'm right now looking at my list here and I see that I made a typo. The real word is 'asarule'and even I can see that this means:
'as a rule'.
Oleh! laughs, ridicule, derisions, sardonic smiles, sardonic grins, irrision and scoffings >> ... YOU ARE WELCOME!
oops! Quick look in my originally posted list to see if I made this mistake from the start (be right back)
getthepbout-arusale-zigs-lew-gostale-ete-castfealibi-eieio
Yes! The original sin! A typo!
Sorry Jackie , for leading your search astray. I hope you came across some nice unexpected words.
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I enjoy Scrabble at home with my wife. It's a good way to find some entertainment with the television off, for one thing. We're pretty well matched too, with the final score usually being very close. Playing Scrabble online seems pointless. We like box games in general, and for three or four people I recommend the game Settlers of Catan.
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