tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6449589079206852023..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: PATSP Crossword #3mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34229932704173730422010-09-06T05:31:01.256-07:002010-09-06T05:31:01.256-07:00Ah, Pat's from the U.K.! That explains it. B...Ah, Pat's from the U.K.! That explains it. British-style, a.k.a. cryptic, crosswords always have the number of letters per word after the clue. American-style crosswords generally don't.CelticRosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-87054849407425669482010-09-05T19:45:45.427-07:002010-09-05T19:45:45.427-07:00Could be a transatlantic difference, all the cross...Could be a transatlantic difference, all the crosswords I do have the numbers, even the non-cryptic ones.<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/quick/12581<br /><br />The cryptics would be impossible without<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25108Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-63381059211378816882010-09-05T19:16:36.878-07:002010-09-05T19:16:36.878-07:00Pat / CelticRose:
I don't know if I've ev...Pat / CelticRose:<br /><br />I don't know if I've ever seen puzzles give the number of letters when the clue was for a multiple-word answer. I mean, I believe you, Pat, that it's done, but it hasn't been common in my experience. I do feel bad about not including "(2 words)" everywhere it would have been appropriate, since that is standard in the puzzles I've seen, mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-9238590970621604172010-09-05T18:14:36.788-07:002010-09-05T18:14:36.788-07:00Fun crossword, Mr. S. I've never laughed so m...Fun crossword, Mr. S. I've never laughed so much while doing one. :) I got all except one letter of 2-Down. I didn't think to time myself, but I did it in ink and there are no scribbles. ;)<br /><br />Pat said, "When the answer has two words you should indicate that, most crosswords give the number of letters after the clue for all clues (5,4 for 12 across, 7,4 for 18 across, CelticRosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-61049601247881070702010-09-05T10:23:02.920-07:002010-09-05T10:23:02.920-07:0044 minutes while eating with the other hand and no...44 minutes while eating with the other hand and no googling.<br /><br />Just a few niggles. <br /><br />Military officer trainee<i>s</i>. The other plurals were fine. You could have been crueller and had "Fruit of Prunus domestica".<br /><br />The clue shouldn't really have the same word as the answer (maize bed? Hammer parts?).<br /><br />When the answer has two words you should Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13832858107204217292010-09-05T08:02:00.078-07:002010-09-05T08:02:00.078-07:00Impressive, mr_s!Impressive, mr_s!Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com