The clue itself contains the S, L, C letters in that order, not the answer to the clue, and as stated before, is the only clue that has this property. It just leads you straight to the puzzle answer, albeit in reverse.DrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:24 pm? SULPA has no C in it, around it maybe, but not in it? I must be missing a part of the alternative route.fuggedabowdit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:37 pm Another route to the island.
All three long answers have double letters(SS, LL, CC) as does STRESS(SS) in the title. Only one clue, 42 acroSS, contains all 3 of these letters in the order in which they are presented in the grid (S-L-C). Coincidence?? or bassackwards?? A-Plus meta
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Dr. Tom, I think he's talking about the clue, not the answer.Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:25 pmDr. Tom, I think he's talking about the clue, not the answer. But after this weekend my brain hurts (and I don't even drink!) so I could be wrong! See you on Tuesday night I hope.DrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:24 pm? SULPA has no C in it, around it maybe, but not in it? I must be missing a part of the alternative route.fuggedabowdit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:37 pm Another route to the island.
All three long answers have double letters(SS, LL, CC) as does STRESS(SS) in the title. Only one clue, 42 acroSS, contains all 3 of these letters in the order in which they are presented in the grid (S-L-C). Coincidence?? or bassackwards?? A-Plus meta
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While we were having lunch on our deck, this red tailed was having his lunch in a nearby tree.
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What a beautiful creature! I am fascinated by raptors. We have some hawks but they mainly circle overhead and don't come down to our yard. We have a few cats so perhaps that is why, though I doubt that fellow would be scared off by a cat, more likely the other way round!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:42 pmWhile we were having lunch on our deck, this red tailed was having his lunch in a nearby tree.
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Dang that's good - I LOVE a great comeback.
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Wow, Detective Columbo I thought you were dead! I NEVER would have noticed that and I'm absolutely amazed that you were able to ferret that out. I stand corrected and humbled!fuggedabowdit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:29 pmThe clue itself contains the S, L, C letters in that order, not the answer to the clue, and as stated before, is the only clue that has this property. It just leads you straight to the puzzle answer, albeit in reverse.DrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:24 pm? SULPA has no C in it, around it maybe, but not in it? I must be missing a part of the alternative route.fuggedabowdit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:37 pm Another route to the island.
All three long answers have double letters(SS, LL, CC) as does STRESS(SS) in the title. Only one clue, 42 acroSS, contains all 3 of these letters in the order in which they are presented in the grid (S-L-C). Coincidence?? or bassackwards?? A-Plus meta
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Oops - you were exactly right. I hope to be there Tuesday, I don't have an early day Wednesday so I'll probably make it - assuming I don't hurt myself jumping to conclusions.Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:25 pmDr. Tom, I think he's talking about the clue, not the answer. But after this weekend my brain hurts (and I don't even drink!) so I could be wrong! See you on Tuesday night I hope.DrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 2:24 pm? SULPA has no C in it, around it maybe, but not in it? I must be missing a part of the alternative route.fuggedabowdit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:37 pm Another route to the island.
All three long answers have double letters(SS, LL, CC) as does STRESS(SS) in the title. Only one clue, 42 acroSS, contains all 3 of these letters in the order in which they are presented in the grid (S-L-C). Coincidence?? or bassackwards?? A-Plus meta
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Well, you are from FloridaDrTom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:02 pmWow, Detective Columbo I thought you were dead! I NEVER would have noticed that and I'm absolutely amazed that you were able to ferret that out. I stand corrected and humbled!fuggedabowdit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:29 pmThe clue itself contains the S, L, C letters in that order, not the answer to the clue, and as stated before, is the only clue that has this property. It just leads you straight to the puzzle answer, albeit in reverse.
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Squirrel? Tastes like chicken ( when cooked).Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:42 pmWhile we were having lunch on our deck, this red tailed was having his lunch in a nearby tree.
Absolutely beautiful bird-- and a great pic.
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Oh, yes! At clue F. I gotta queue her up on YouTube!Tom Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:15 pm I can't help but ask, albeit randomly, if anyone saw one of our favorite WSJ Crossword Puzzle Contest celebrities among the answers in Sunday's NYT acrostic.
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Okay--now I have to add my raptor picture! On Mondays, I volunteer at a wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center. I brought lunch--11 mice (already dead)--to these lovely American Kestrels. There were actually 7 in the cage but I couldn't get a picture with all of them in it since they were flying around quite a bit. I'm just glad that I didn't get clipped.
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A bit frustrating, as A-PLUS was the first answer I thought of, but couldn't find a backwards solution for it, falling into many rabbit holes (especially thinking that 60D was a mechanism clue). Not sure I would have figured the mechanism even if I had seen that SULPA was A-PLUS written upside down.
I finally decided to submit WSJ MUG as my facetious answer just for entertainment value. And it is the case that several times in my life I have made what I though were facetious statements that actually turned out to be correct! (Not this time, though )
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I volunteer at the Los Angeles Zoo and we have a lovely California Condor named Hope who has a bad wing and can’t be released. We use her to teach conservation. I love the raptors!LadyBird wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:58 pm Okay--now I have to add my raptor picture! On Mondays, I volunteer at a wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center. I brought lunch--11 mice (already dead)--to these lovely American Kestrels. There were actually 7 in the cage but I couldn't get a picture with all of them in it since they were flying around quite a bit. I'm just glad that I didn't get clipped.
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Then at the opposite end of the spectrum you will appreciate this picture I took several years ago of a Northern Saw Whet Owl weighing in at about 80 (male) to 100 (female) grams - about 2.8 to 3.5 ounceshcbirker wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:23 pmI volunteer at the Los Angeles Zoo and we have a lovely California Condor named Hope who has a bad wing and can’t be released. We use her to teach conservation. I love the raptors!LadyBird wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:58 pm Okay--now I have to add my raptor picture! On Mondays, I volunteer at a wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center. I brought lunch--11 mice (already dead)--to these lovely American Kestrels. There were actually 7 in the cage but I couldn't get a picture with all of them in it since they were flying around quite a bit. I'm just glad that I didn't get clipped.
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Can't show ya'll here, but tomorrow night at the Zoom gathering, I will show a picture of me from many years ago with a falcon (if I remember correctly) on a leather glove on my hand. That picture is on the wall at the lake house, where I will be starting tomorrow afternoon.
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I love Saw-whet Owls. We had one as a patient once and I got to hold it as I moved it from one cage to another. I've never seen one in the wild, though, so it is not on my life list (yet).Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:20 pmThen at the opposite end of the spectrum you will appreciate this picture I took several years ago of a Northern Saw Whet Owl weighing in at about 80 (male) to 100 (female) grams - about 2.8 to 3.5 ounceshcbirker wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:23 pmI volunteer at the Los Angeles Zoo and we have a lovely California Condor named Hope who has a bad wing and can’t be released. We use her to teach conservation. I love the raptors!LadyBird wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:58 pm Okay--now I have to add my raptor picture! On Mondays, I volunteer at a wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center. I brought lunch--11 mice (already dead)--to these lovely American Kestrels. There were actually 7 in the cage but I couldn't get a picture with all of them in it since they were flying around quite a bit. I'm just glad that I didn't get clipped.
Seems like you're a bit of a birder/ photographer. Even if I saw one, I wouldn't be able to get a pic like that.
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Or perhaps chicken tastes like squirrel? Still I'd imagine prepared "bleu" as the French would say (and as the picture implied) imparts a completely different flavor.LadyBird wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:40 pmSquirrel? Tastes like chicken ( when cooked).Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:42 pmWhile we were having lunch on our deck, this red tailed was having his lunch in a nearby tree.
Absolutely beautiful bird-- and a great pic.
I've often wondered, if asked would a large carnivore declare, "Humans, they taste like chicken".
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