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Dark Fact

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Crossword help!
« on: April 30, 2009, 06:29:24 AM »
Hey guys.  I'm struggling with a crossword puzzle that I've been working on for the past couple weeks.  I just want to know:

What kind of a word that begins with a "w" and ends with a "p"?

CLUE: Nerd Kin

This is a down facing word.  It's 4 letters.

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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2009, 06:38:16 AM »
Perhaps WIMP?
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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2009, 07:10:51 AM »
See, that's what I thought too...but apparently it doesn't look that way.

Here are the intersecting words that I have:

46 Across: WON CLUE: South Korean Currency --> top letter
48 Across: ALLA(?)NTHEREINS CLUE: Take control --> Second from top letter
51 Across: LOC(?) CLUE: Nursery Buy, Perhaps --> Second from bottom letter
55 Across: PARKPLACE CLUE: Monopoly Property --> bottom letter

48 and 51 across are the ones I'm struggling the most with.


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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2009, 08:33:36 AM »
51 Across: LOC(?) CLUE: Nursery Buy, Perhaps --> Second from bottom letter

Are you 100% certain about the C?  If not, then LOAM fits nicely.
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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2009, 03:40:22 AM »
I am certain that it is a "C" because 49 down that intersects with 51 across is ACKER

49 Down CLUE: Los Angeles hoopster

It is a 5 letter word.  Other intersecting words are:

55 Across ---> PARKPLACE CLUE: Monopoly property
60 Across ---> ODIE CLUE: Jon Arbuckle's pooch
63 Across ---> DEER CLUE: Critter with a scut

And to reiterate, 48 across is presumably ALLA(?)NTHEREINS

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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2009, 04:14:49 AM »
LA hoopster should be laker- not acker- which puts that A in for LOAM.

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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2009, 04:27:41 AM »
And to reiterate, 48 across is presumably ALLA(?)NTHEREINS

I don't know what the heck this one is.  The only thing I can think of that fits (and makes a modicum of sense) is ATTAIN THE REINS, but then both of your Ls would have to be incorrect.
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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2009, 04:33:09 AM »
Lakers??? I kept seeing them as the Clippers! :shock:

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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2009, 04:43:27 AM »
give us more dark fact.  I love crosswords.  :)

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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2009, 05:16:49 AM »
Sure.  Here are the words that intersect with 48 across.

38 Down --> AMA CLUE: Fuse word
39 Down --> ROLLADE CLUE: Tubular meat dish
40 Down --> CALORIE CLUE: Kind of counter

So, I don't know where "ATTAIN" in "ATTAINTHEREINS" is gonna fit if it looks like "ALLLINTHEREINS. :-k  The extra "L" is for "LAKER" for 49 Down.

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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2009, 05:26:13 AM »
38 Down --> AMA CLUE: Fuse word

How 'bout AMP?

39 Down --> ROLLADE CLUE: Tubular meat dish

Shouldn't that be spelled as ROULADE?

So, I don't know where "ATTAIN" in "ATTAINTHEREINS" is gonna fit if it looks like "ALLLINTHEREINS. :-k  The extra "L" is for "LAKER" for 49 Down.

Oops, I apparently suck at counting.   With the two modifications above, it changes to PULL IN THE REINS.
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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2009, 05:26:48 AM »
yep.
PULL IN THE REINS
damn you beat me to it!

Good work necro.

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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2009, 05:32:51 AM »
I thought I was good at crosswords, but that's some crazy hard stuff right there!  :shock:

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Re: Crossword help!
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2009, 05:37:40 AM »
Sudokus are for N00BS

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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2009, 05:38:29 AM »
...Need any help with a Sudoku?  8-[

I help Sudoku puzzles by throwing 'em in the dust bin.  For some reason, they frustrate the bejeezus out of me.
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