Tribe.net. Local Connections kaisercomplex http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/27d4d600-15b3-4bd5-995d-62f16c87f1fa 2007-09-17T04:43:09Z 2007-09-17T04:43:09Z

<div>Any fellow constructors out there?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

kaisercomplex 2007-09-17T04:43:09Z sfslim http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/53544b75-71fc-480f-892e-83323849fd99 2006-07-14T18:55:16Z 2006-07-14T18:55:16Z

<div>If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and go see "Wordplay", the charming little documentary on crosswords that is currently making the art house and rep cinema circuit. Very enjoyable, especially for the crossword-addicted.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

sfslim 2006-07-14T18:55:16Z Mariquita http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/64263c13-8c8b-401c-95ea-719427ccfc8e 2005-10-09T03:46:37Z 2005-10-09T03:46:37Z

<div>Crossword puzzle clue: Tramp (Australian) - Drink (British) <br/>It's 9 letters, I've looked everywhere and I'm stumped! Can anyone help?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

Mariquita 2005-10-09T03:46:37Z Mariquita http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/d4ab0af5-3ddc-473f-afb9-6a73f39dc4e9 2005-09-17T11:50:39Z 2005-09-17T11:50:39Z

<div>K, it's not exactly crossword related, but it is about words and grammar. My boss tells me off every time I say 'these ones'. According to her mother this is incorrect. She says that this is ungrammatical and an oxymoron. My partner (qualified English teacher), mother (studied English at uni) and I (neither, but I have a good grasp on our fair language!) all disagree. We are, however, having difficulty in explaining this. If anyone can give me a nice, concise, preferably authoritative sounding argument to put to her I will be forever grateful! At the risk of sounding like a loser, I'm the wordy one at work! And that's how I like it!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

Mariquita 2005-09-17T11:50:39Z lisap http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/998a3855-39e7-4d47-a401-28171ac97e5f 2005-09-14T19:27:46Z 2003-09-29T23:44:45Z

<div>just answerin' the questions.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 21 replies </div>

lisap 2003-09-29T23:44:45Z marky http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/7aae2909-8f3e-4273-8964-bcd56f21575b 2005-09-13T20:42:33Z 2005-09-12T20:34:20Z

<div>its all the rage in europe right now! Youll never need to do a crossy again.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 4 replies </div>

marky 2005-09-12T20:34:20Z sfslim http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/8f3232f2-5936-41eb-8475-7599c675ba3a 2005-09-12T23:19:16Z 2003-10-04T21:42:18Z

<div>Ubiquitous crossword puzzle answers, anyone? <br/> <br/>Estee <br/>tar <br/>asea <br/>oleo <br/>Oreo <br/>ogle <br/>ante <br/>Etna <br/>lore <br/>alee <br/>aria <br/>Aida <br/> <br/>etc.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 4 replies </div>

sfslim 2003-10-04T21:42:18Z lisap http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/9b34ca9b-ab3e-4bd7-9b95-8d9421fe75ed 2005-09-12T01:30:30Z 2003-12-02T20:41:35Z

<div>just like i end up at the end of the week with 3 or 4 pairs of socks stuffed at the bottom of the bed from kicking them off in my sleep, i usually end up with a handful of pens scattered in the bed from falling asleep doing xwords and acrostics. <br/> <br/>today was one of those mornings. <br/> <br/>:) <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 3 replies </div>

lisap 2003-12-02T20:41:35Z Patrick http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/c671ac9a-7ae7-44e3-83c3-b87f30a8a02b 2005-09-07T05:03:33Z 2005-09-06T21:53:02Z

<div>That is the clue in a crytic puzzle for which I'm in the middle. <br/>Pattern is ?a???s?r <br/> <br/>Any suggestions,Please. <br/> <br/>Patrick</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 1 reply </div>

Patrick 2005-09-06T21:53:02Z sfslim http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/4e96733d-b6bf-4500-bfb7-5c7618420079 2005-05-25T20:20:41Z 2003-10-04T21:44:55Z

<div>You know the score: "real" words that only ever appear in crosswords. Often exceedingly esoteric, technical, anachistic or laboriously constructed (e.g. the many words that puzzle authors prepend with "re"). <br/> <br/>Share your worst, most hated examples of crosswordese here!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 11 replies </div>

sfslim 2003-10-04T21:44:55Z elambart http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/ce5a8cfe-00cf-48d4-bb1f-9dbc2280a6dd 2005-04-30T19:35:34Z 2003-10-15T07:14:54Z

<div>Well, I was thinking of posting it here, but I just checked and, alas, it's gone. The ucomics free crossword page (it's moved to upuzzles and is no longer gratis). Does anyone know of any decent online crosswords?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 7 replies </div>

elambart 2003-10-15T07:14:54Z RooR http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/af915f4d-ac2a-4ba3-9d78-395794c17691 2005-03-03T09:17:22Z 2005-03-03T09:17:22Z

<div>hello tribers <br/> <br/>I'm looking for a collection of crosswords to work on while riding MUNI. I want one that will help me to maintain my vocabulary but not be extremely challenging. I can finish my local paper's crosswords but i'm by no means an expert. <br/> <br/>I don't want to sound picky, but one thing I've noticed in a lot of crosswords is that they're written for an older audience. Being only 21, I often stumble on the historical pop culture references in the daily papers. Is this something i'm imagining, or is it across the board? <br/> <br/>Also, i'm looking for something more like a book or magazine that would be a one time purchase. Not something that would require subscription. Expense is a factor, but not as much as getting something that will be stimulating and rewarding. <br/> <br/>Thanks</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

RooR 2005-03-03T09:17:22Z elambart http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/5b8965a2-cebc-4916-a79f-7037764ea913 2005-01-17T05:33:03Z 2005-01-17T05:33:03Z

<div>Are there any cruciverbalists out there who are well versed in British crossword puzzles? I think I spent about 5-10 minutes on one once, but quickly gave up after realizing I had (almost literally) no clue how to do it. I think the Americans got the jump on the crossword idea (1913)--at least ahead of the British (1924), but they certainly did take it in a different direction. Here's an excerpt from the article I've linked below: <br/> <br/>And then I'll translate for him, perhaps this gem from the latest Spectator: "Constitution for EU amended (five letters)". <br/> <br/>"This is something to do with our Monsieur Giscard?" he will ask. <br/> <br/>"Not at all", I'll explain. <br/> <br/>"Quite simple really. It's an anagram - signalled by the word 'amended' - of the two words that precede it: 'for EU'. <br/> <br/>"Answer: 'fuero' - the constitution offered to the Basques in the old Spanish monarchy." <br/> <br/>Oh yes, quite simple. Really. Everyone knows 'amended' is a code-word for 'anagram'. This guy seems a bit full of himself but it's an interesting article nonetheless: <br/> <br/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4172455.stm</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

elambart 2005-01-17T05:33:03Z troubleporndawgie http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/b3cd1419-ec3b-4cdb-97f2-93a5d311fd62 2004-01-08T06:11:05Z 2004-01-08T06:11:05Z

<div>So, my beau gave me, among other things, three of those NYTimes collections of crossword puzzles. Because we've only been dating a few months, I didn't have the wherewithal to tell him that I had already done 2 of the 3. <br/> <br/>Checking to see if anyone in here wants to "white elephant" or swap a puzzle collection of some sort.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

troubleporndawgie 2004-01-08T06:11:05Z joehalliwell http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/8540c09f-9370-4355-902c-2ff719466ebf 2004-01-06T15:08:13Z 2004-01-06T15:08:13Z

<div>Hullo. <br/> <br/>Sadly all the British broadsheets now charge for access to their daily cryptic crosswords. Can I get my fix for free elsewhere or will I have to fork out 25 squids for a Guardian crossword subscription? <br/> <br/>Cheers, <br/>Joe</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

joehalliwell 2004-01-06T15:08:13Z marcuseugene http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/72fade41-a45d-4d84-9afa-8270ae286183 2003-12-01T04:12:20Z 2003-12-01T04:12:20Z

<div>Crossword. Found this via arts &amp; letters daily, which also links to it.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

marcuseugene 2003-12-01T04:12:20Z http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/b2e39e9f-d03b-48e2-9e1a-13b4b1178ce1 2003-11-23T08:01:41Z 2003-11-23T02:24:09Z

<div>i just finished making a 16x16 crossword <br/>for the next issue of Aimee Messer's local zine "Spill", <br/>which.. i imagine will come out before 2004. <br/> <br/>i'm totally proud. <br/>it's HARD to make those things. <br/>especially Themed, as this one is. <br/>(the body) <br/> <br/>i tried a few crossword maker programs, <br/>but wasn't really into them. especially <br/>for the theme part. <br/> <br/>anyhow. <br/>yipee for me <br/>and yippee for you when spill comes out. <br/> <br/>if anyone else is doing this sort of thing, <br/>i highly recommend using http://www.onelook.com <br/>to help you search for suitable words. <br/> <br/>orion</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 2 replies </div>

2003-11-23T02:24:09Z Joe http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/b6ef0c4e-ebf6-4108-bbe5-7575e16a9629 2003-10-31T04:16:22Z 2003-10-30T21:17:40Z

<div>do you visualize the answers in the squares as you think of them? like writing them down but just in your head. I think crossword enthusiasts are by nature visual/verbal/pattern recognition people and I was just wondering how other people experience this. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 2 replies </div>

Joe 2003-10-30T21:17:40Z lisap http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/f56ce8a0-762a-4606-af93-0a98558346e4 2003-10-05T01:39:54Z 2003-10-05T01:39:54Z

<div>not exactly a quiet place, but i intend to do the sunday shortz puzzle there nonetheless: <br/> <br/>bluegrass in the park! <br/> <br/>(hardly) strictly bluegrass is happening this weekend, at the speedway meadow in the gg park. it is FREE. there are hecka good artists performing. three stages. <br/> <br/>http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/2003/schedule.cgi?show=day <br/> <br/>i'm going on sunday, 10/5. i'll be parking my lil bottom at the grass stage, in eager anticipation of willie nelson. last year, this filled up pretty early, so i plan to get there around 11 with a blankie and warm clothes, a loaf of <br/>bread, a jug of something warm and spiked... and thou? <br/> <br/>join me! i've got a few friends coming, and i'm happy to save space for more people. i know that bluegrass is not exactly everyone's cup of moonshine, but, come on now -- WILLIE NELSON? <br/>(and emmylou, too!) <br/> <br/>email me, or give me a call at 415-297-7392 to let me know. or give my cell a call on sunday to find me. <br/> <br/>can i get a yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! <br/> <br/>xoxo <br/> <br/>p <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

lisap 2003-10-05T01:39:54Z sfslim http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net/thread/1cc6ee7d-67a5-417c-896b-23859aaf432f 2003-09-25T20:39:37Z 2003-09-25T20:39:37Z

<div>A nice idea and very well implemented. <br/> <br/>http://everythinghurts.typepad.com/scrabblog/</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://cruciverbalism.tribe.net">Cruciverbalism</a> - 0 replies </div>

sfslim 2003-09-25T20:39:37Z