# Crossword Clue Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 25, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818 "2020-10-25T07:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/221 "2020-11-26T03:15:58Z")
1. A duet with Soul 2. Celine Dion’s will go on and on 3. Rock group that skipped a beat 4. Mine belongs to Daddy, according to Cole Porter 5. Either it’s in the right place, or it isn’t in it ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/222 "2020-11-26T04:40:00Z")
1. They sang about a barracuda 2. Liberal’s hemorrhaging organ 3. Hope to die if this is crossed 4. Even though your brain is the source of memory, this organ gets credit 5. Eaten out when jealous ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/223 "2020-11-26T17:59:59Z")
There’s still time left. But this ain’t gonna be easy. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/224 "2020-11-27T01:03:11Z")
These are some cryptic clues from today’s _Globe and Mail_. Since these are genuine clues, they are not about a specific word. So they are much harder. I will give the original clue, a biggish hint and then the answer. The goal is to understand the answer. You don’t have to get any of these - they’re hard! 1. Amazed - and so is the organization (10) Hint: There are ten letters in the answer, and ten letters in “and so is the”. This suggests an anagram. Answer: Astonished, meaning amazed. 1. Series of street calls (7) Hint: If any word has a common abbreviation, it is fair game. Here, street=ST, followed by a word meaning “calls” to form a word meaning “series”. Answer: STRINGS 1. Strongly disapprove of what a model will do after work (6) Hint: What verb describes what a model does? Add a couple letters to get a word meaning to disapprove. Answer: OP + POSE 1. A row about a youth in Arabian tale (7) Hint: This is a well known Arabian character. A name formed by a short synonym for “a youth” followed by a short synonym for “row” or “noise”. Answer: A + LAD + DIN 1. A once-rough sea (5) Hint: This is an anagram of two words in the clue which total five letters. Answer: OCEAN 1. Packed as a precaution (2,4) Hint: A precaution? Just - - (2 letter word, then 4 letter word which is a type of lack). Answer: IN CASE 1. Teacher confused by area of France (7) Hint: Anagram of “teacher” forming a metric unit of area I struggled with this one. Answer: HECTARE 1. It’s essential to a cad and a liar (7) Hint: An anagram of “cad” and “liar” forms an unusual synonym for “essential”. Answer: RADICAL 1. A hall put up for Muslims’ worship (5) Hint: An anagram of two words that total five letters. Answer: ALLAH ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/225 "2020-11-27T02:13:27Z")
This one is hard. I like **Spoons** “part of an organ recital?”, **needscoffee** “Either it’s in the right place or it isn’t in it” and **Knowed \_Out** ’s “eaten out when jealous” to a similar degree. But I’m going to give it to **Knowed\_Out**. Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/226 "2020-11-27T13:18:50Z")
Thanks Doc. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the new word is **DRESSING**. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/227 "2020-11-27T13:51:25Z")
1. Room where an actor prepares. 2. Paul Newman & Hidden Valley both make it. 3. Gown for a man. 4. Gauze for a wound. 5. “\_\_\_\_\_ down” (scolding). ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/228 "2020-11-27T17:02:02Z")
1. Vinegar oil, for food from the soil 2. Window — , a front or facade 3. Have on Hallowe’en habit 4. A gown to bed down 5. Ranch, Roka or Russian - for rocket? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/229 "2020-11-27T18:33:01Z")
1. Seeing the salad do this made the tomato blush 2. Cross-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (in the styling of Harry Styles) 3. Oyster or chestnut 4. French, Italian, or Russian 5. Stuffing, when it’s not stuffed ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/230 "2020-11-27T21:02:29Z")
1. Donning garments 2. Theatre room 3. Green Goddess 4. Caesar’s demand 5. Ranch not involving cattle? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/231 "2020-11-28T14:46:19Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Seeing the salad do this made the tomato blush > [@Spoons](#): > > Ranch not involving cattle? Hard to decide between these two, but @needscoffee’s made me laugh. You’re next! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/232 "2020-11-28T17:18:08Z")
Thanks - of course, that’s from the old joke - “Why did the tomato blush? Because he saw the salad dressing.” Previous words: cat nun ghost Bruce America coffee deposit stock tape paper shadow count chicken stand step frank middle drive stream case scratch clear finger table spirit blind escape heart dressing ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/233 "2020-11-28T17:18:30Z")
New word: **CROSS** ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/234 "2020-11-28T20:18:13Z")
1. Monkey on Jesus’ back 2. Don’t make Mommy this 3. Randall Flagg’s Nadine 4. Con man’s double 5. What these words do ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/235 "2020-11-28T23:38:25Z")
1. Vampire’s bane 2. Single one of these is holy. Doubling them means treachery. 3. Do this with fingers to legally lie. 4. Occur to, with “mind” 5. Position eyes to convey confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/236 "2020-11-29T04:49:53Z")
1. Follows Red, Blue, Criss or Charing 2. An ankh 3. Traverse the ocean 4. Yacht rock god sails out 5. We won’t deal with that bridge yet ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/237 "2020-11-29T05:00:32Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > These are some cryptic clues from today’s _Globe and Mail_ . Since these are genuine clues, they are not about a specific word. So they are much harder. The trouble with cryptics is that they can be very cryptic. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/238 "2020-11-29T05:35:22Z")
1. “Walk” to an actor. 2. A Labradoodle is one. 3. “\_\_\_\_\_\_cut saw” against grain. 4. “\_\_\_\_\_\_-eyed” (esotropic) 5. Roman tool of execution. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/239 "2020-11-29T05:53:45Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > These are some cryptic clues from today’s _Globe and Mail_ . Ah, the _Globe and Mail_. Canada’s national newspaper. We had a subscription to the _Globe_ ever since I can remember, when I was a child in Toronto. On Fridays, the _Globe_ published last Sunday’s NYT puzzle. Saturdays through Thursdays, I had a hard time getting up in the morning, and so did my mother. But not on Fridays. Then, we would try to beat each other to the front step, to get the _Globe_, and the puzzle, at ungodly hours of the morning. (Which, to us, was like 7:00 AM.) First person there got first chance at the crossword puzzle. On Fridays, I had to be at high school by 9:00 AM. Mom had to be at work by 10:00 AM. She had an extra hour to work the puzzle I had to leave behind. Unfair! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/240 "2020-11-29T13:26:24Z")
These competitions are funny. In high school, my buddy and I would go to the library and get the two papers they received. We’d compete every day to see who could finish the _Jumble_ the fastest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818.md?page=13)