tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post2705258868666506076..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Friday, January 18 - Trip PayneLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-24564875122114695532008-01-18T14:53:00.000-07:002008-01-18T14:53:00.000-07:00I had to do some online searching as well and the ...I had to do some online searching as well and the author of Cooking with Astrology was not something covered in the Astronomy class I once took. One thing that was covered was the Bayer System of naming stars which is different from their common names. A star is assigned a constellation (using the Latin possessive of the constellation name) and a Greek letter in approximate order of decreasing brightness. (<A HREF="http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/naming.html" REL="nofollow">Reference here.</A>) Thus if you see a Latin constellation name you can guess at the Greek prefix.NYTAnonimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280444758529687355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-88123716333974661622008-01-18T07:36:00.000-07:002008-01-18T07:36:00.000-07:00Linda. Like yourself I need Google to find some of...Linda. Like yourself I need Google to find some of the answers...once I looked up the obscure clues I had a realtively easy time...for a Friday....in completing the puzzle. I did know CEY and END but needed to Google some of your gimmies!!!<BR/>never heard the pharse GET A CLUE..I too had NOT A....would have been better clued as ....LIFE!<BR/>Enjoy dinner with Don tonightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-48843028735769009272008-01-18T03:04:00.000-07:002008-01-18T03:04:00.000-07:00Tsuris (Thursday's puzzle) is a yiddish word meani...Tsuris (Thursday's puzzle) is a yiddish word meaning troubles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com