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willowroot ([personal profile] willowroot) wrote2006-02-15 02:45 pm
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Sometimes I LOVE being a geek.

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?
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[identity profile] jhitchin.livejournal.com 2006-02-15 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
24. Dinosaur casually swallows city! Don't panic! (5)

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?
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