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This one's rather extreme, but it crosses a few of my interests (biology--evolution, history of science, crossword puzzles... at which most folks go "hunh?"):
A cryptic crossword in honor of Darwin's birthday (February 13th).
*evil chuckle*
Uh, anyone have any ideas about 24 across?
A cryptic crossword in honor of Darwin's birthday (February 13th).
*evil chuckle*
Uh, anyone have any ideas about 24 across?
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Date: 2006-02-15 07:54 pm (UTC)The clue divides as "Dinosaur casually swallows city! / Don't panic!" Dinosaur casually would be REX (as in Tyrannosaurus, but "causually" refers to a nickname or shortening of the name), and city would be Los Angeles, or LA. "Swallows" refers to putting LA into REX giving you RE-LA-X or RELAX which is defined as "Don't panic!"
Does that help?
*laugh*
Date: 2006-02-15 08:05 pm (UTC)However, thanks for the help. Some of these I just look at and go "How the heck do I parse THAT one?" ;-)
Re: *laugh*
Date: 2006-02-15 08:12 pm (UTC)Re: *laugh*
Date: 2006-02-22 01:03 pm (UTC)