tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post3780426831105860321..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Sunday, December 9 - Patrick BlindauerLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-27443619697149494652007-12-20T21:42:00.000-07:002007-12-20T21:42:00.000-07:00Aha!! Now I get it! Sheesh!! :)Aha!! Now I get it! Sheesh!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-75439328359063438782007-12-20T14:16:00.000-07:002007-12-20T14:16:00.000-07:00Anonymous, I interpreted it as iambic meter from p...Anonymous, I interpreted it as iambic meter from poetry. I just remember the phrase iambic pentameter from somewhere in the recesses of my brain.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-32872964594496909022007-12-20T14:04:00.000-07:002007-12-20T14:04:00.000-07:00Please explain "IAMB" for the clue "metric foot" 6...Please explain "IAMB" for the clue "metric foot" 66D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-29500419915852557852007-12-10T10:42:00.000-07:002007-12-10T10:42:00.000-07:00Linda,Thanks, I'm suprised I did not see this befo...Linda,<BR/><BR/>Thanks, I'm suprised I did not see this before in a crossword, or probably did but did not notice. I had thought of fa as in fa la la la la but the las are more like 4 than the fas.profphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008408525905415670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-52038860456819281592007-12-10T06:23:00.000-07:002007-12-10T06:23:00.000-07:00profphil, only music people know them as steps. D...profphil, only music people know them as steps. Do, re, mi, fa...Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-83267043734237969742007-12-09T23:13:00.000-07:002007-12-09T23:13:00.000-07:00Linda,I did not understand how fas was the answer ...Linda,<BR/><BR/>I did not understand how fas was the answer for fourth step-- 16 across.profphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008408525905415670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-26649996087994141202007-12-09T12:15:00.000-07:002007-12-09T12:15:00.000-07:00Wendy, thanks for the Shakespeare lesson...and the...Wendy, thanks for the Shakespeare lesson...and the info on Manx cats. Never thought about what that would do to a cat's balance.<BR/><BR/>I don't know about you, but I wish I had a few elves around to help with other things...like wrapping presents, addressing Christmas cards, decorating, etc.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-27150941683505702712007-12-09T12:11:00.000-07:002007-12-09T12:11:00.000-07:00Hi Linda,FIE is a reproach/mild form of curse from...Hi Linda,<BR/><BR/>FIE is a reproach/mild form of curse from Elizabethan times. You can find it singularly or repetitively in just about any Shakespearean play or sonnet. <BR/><BR/>Yes, Manxes are born without tails. I had one as a child, and I adored him. His parents were a normal mother and a father that had a stub tail. They have reduced ability to balance themselves without the tail, and tend to have more health problems than the typical cat. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the puzzle today very much; the hidden elves helped me solve in numerous spots!wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.com