![]() It's even funnier because (from Wikipedia) "Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor." Well, ok, maybe that only makes it funnier to a geologist's son. "Very short-lived gemstones" are EPHEMERALDS. Today I start my week with a clever mash-up puzzle, wherein six letters from two consecutive words are packed together. And since 'tis the season, I will say aloud that I am thankful to have them both as friends, and also thankful that they have helped out with this blogging effort for the past many (going on 8!?) years. On the whole, I thought it was a beauty.Īnyway, yes, here I am following (or am I leading?) two clever and intelligent bloggers. Shouldn't the clue be something more like "Some brandied fruits?"īut maybe they do things differently up North, and I don't want to ALIENATE any Canuckleheads, obviously, so I guess I'd better wrap this up. As I understand things, brandy isn't made from APRICOTS. Overall, I liked the clueing (any reference to Zeno of ELEA is ok by me), but I don't really think "Some brandy fruits" is perfect for APRICOTS. airport with many flights to Toronto Pearson" ( LGA), and "Weather often associated with Vancouver" ( RAIN) (Well, it is home to the Great Bear Rainforest!) player, formerly a Montreal Expo ( NAT), "Toronto-to-Montreal dir." ( ENE), "N.Y. Craven-Matthews managed to spruce up four more otherwise bland entries with references to Canadia: "D.C. In addition to all that "official" theme material, Ms. There's the capital, OTTAWA, the country itself, also playing the part of revealer, and then a lovely pinwheel of four stereotypically Canadian things - HOCKEYNIGHT (think "Football Night in America," but with skates), TIMHORTONS (think Dunkin' with better coffee and greasier doughnuts), MAPLESYRUP (think Vermont, but even farther north), and SAYINGSORRY (there's no American equivalent). Craven-Matthews managed to cram into her Monday debut. So anyhoo, now that you've got that little SCENARIO in your head, we can talk about all the references to Cold Mexico that Ms. I yearn, you yearn, we all yearn for a coffee URN! We hope that the book will prove useful to all who enjoy doing crossword puzzles – and, in particular, to those who enjoy completing them.A tribute puzzle for America's Hat, the Great White North, CANADA! Did you ever wonder how they came up with the country's name? Well, the story I heard is that somebody put all the letters into a hat, and then one person picked one letter at a time and shouted it out - "C, eh. It should be noted that ‘-ise’ endings are also possible for these. In general, ‘-ize’ ending have been used for verbs. ![]() We have also given, in many cases, plurals of nouns, comparatives and superlatives of adjectives, and inflections of verbs. The words chosen include proper nouns, names of people and places, as well as common two- and three-word phrases. Within each section, the words are arranged alphabetically. We have included over 100,000 English words organized into words with two letters, words with three letters, four letters, etc., up to fifteen letters. ![]() INTRODUCTION This book consists of a set of lists of words specifically designed to help crossword-puzzle solvers. Text compiled and typeset by Market House Books Ltd., Aylesbury Printed in Spain by Graph圜ems The logging and manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers.Ī CIP record for this title is available from the British Library eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0230-5 This book is produced using paper that is made from wood grown in managed, sustainable forests. First published 1988 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Second edition published 1995 Third edition published 1997 This combined edition published 2007 by A&C Black Publishers Ltd, 38 Soho Square, London W1D 3HB © A&C Black Publishers Ltd.
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