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"Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 9:22 am
by hashbrown
From Will's email
This week's puzzle: Cutting in Line
Difficulty: Medium-Challenging
The answer to this week's meta is a phrase describing an eager person.
(No Google for this one. Seriously, none.)
Crosshare link:
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/ROGqgp ... ng-in-line
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 10:36 am
by ChrisKochmanski
Dino me!
Very nice!
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 3:52 pm
by Meg
Finally the
is off the
! Thanks, Will
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 4:18 pm
by Dplass
Dimo ne
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 4:21 pm
by boharr
Out of the box. Thanks,Will
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 5:16 pm
by oldjudge
me. I made that a lot harder than needed. BTW, I never heard anyone call a single the answer to 18A.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 5:22 pm
by boharr
oldjudge wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 5:16 pm
me. I made that a lot harder than needed. BTW, I never heard anyone call a single the answer to 18A.
Agree about 18A. Although it’s in a dictionary.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 5:53 pm
by oldjudge
LOL, baseball fans don’t read the dictionary. Besides lingo is commonly used jargon and that definitely ain’t it.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 6:35 pm
by woozy
I guess I've never been on the same wave-length as Will.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 8:21 pm
by Anita
Dino me, after a small nudge which told me to do what I was already doing. Funny how having it confirmed you're on the right track helps!
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 8:55 pm
by boharr
oldjudge wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 5:53 pm
LOL, baseball fans don’t read the dictionary.
This one does.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 12:20 am
by oldjudge
If that is the case what’s the word for ruining two great starting pitching performances in the same day?
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 7:55 am
by boharr
oldjudge wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 12:20 am
If that is the case what’s the word for ruining two great starting pitching performances in the same day?
bullpen noun
b : the relief pitchers of a baseball team
After five innings Seattle led 14-2 and, with baseball's best bullpen waiting to protect the lead should starter Aaron Sele falter …
— Sports Illustrated
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 8:09 am
by BrennerTJ
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 10:04 am
by Schmeel
Dino me!
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 11:01 am
by oldjudge
boharr wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 7:55 am
oldjudge wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 12:20 am
If that is the case what’s the word for ruining two great starting pitching performances in the same day?
bullpen noun
b : the relief pitchers of a baseball team
After five innings Seattle led 14-2 and, with baseball's best bullpen waiting to protect the lead should starter Aaron Sele falter …
— Sports Illustrated
You see, that's where the dictionary falls short. A bleacher creature at Yankee Stadium, clever person that he or she is, would coin a more appropriate term. I bet that at this very moment a new phrase is sweeping the Bronx---"we've been Chapmaned". For clarity, it must be pointed out that this has nothing to do with Piper Chapman, who undoubtedly has better stuff than Aroldis.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 11:08 am
by Joe Ross
oldjudge wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 11:01 am
boharr wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 7:55 am
oldjudge wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 12:20 am
If that is the case what’s the word for ruining two great starting pitching performances in the same day?
bullpen noun
b : the relief pitchers of a baseball team
After five innings Seattle led 14-2 and, with baseball's best bullpen waiting to protect the lead should starter Aaron Sele falter …
— Sports Illustrated
You see, that's where the dictionary falls short. A bleacher creature at Yankee Stadium, clever person that he or she is, would coin a more appropriate term. I bet that at this very moment a new phrase is sweeping the Bronx---"we've been Chapmaned". For clarity, it must be pointed out that this has nothing to do with Piper Chapman, who undoubtedly has better stuff than Aroldis.
It's been a long while since I've followed Aroldis Chapman as a Red and I haven't followed him since the Yankees purchased his contract, but nobody electrified a ballpark more than he did throwing 106+ MPH aspirin. You'd hear his pitches better than you'd see them.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 11:15 am
by oldjudge
Now you only hear them when they make contact with the bat.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 6:14 pm
by benchen71
Dinoed with nudges.
Re: "Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 12:17 pm
by Cinny
Dino me!
Shouldn't have needed the nudge, but I was making it much harder than it was. Nice one!
is off the 
! Thanks, Will
me. I made that a lot harder than needed. BTW, I never heard anyone call a single the answer to 18A.