# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/381 "2020-12-19T01:58:52Z")
Wow, thanks, **RC**! Lots of good ones, as usual. Let’s go with… MARINE ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/382 "2020-12-19T02:09:20Z")
1. From Montezuma to Tripoli 2. Band on short wave 3. The few? Yes sir! 4. Aquatic adjective 5. Cheech the soldier? ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/383 "2020-12-19T02:17:43Z")
1. One among the few and proud. 2. Saltwater biome. 3. Thalassic 4. To painters, 88GG 32/346. 5. Legendary crayon-eaters. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/384 "2020-12-19T02:49:16Z")
1. G.I. Joe Gung Ho’s outfit (sing.) 2. Jarhead 3. Service hymn music composed by Offenbach 4. One keeping our honor clean 5. The Duke of Iwo Jima? ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/385 "2020-12-19T03:36:39Z")
1. Drew Carey, Rob Riggle, or Adam Driver 2. Pelagic 3. Pre-stockbroker Jack Ryan 4. Gomer after Mayberry 5. Of the sea ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/386 "2020-12-19T04:56:09Z")
1. Globe, eagle, and anchorman? 2. With “Atlantic,” Canadian ferry operator 3. Type of insurance 4. The President uses One? 5. Royal or aqua one ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/387 "2020-12-19T05:02:10Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Legendary crayon-eaters. There must be something I don’t understand about Marines… ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/388 "2020-12-19T05:06:54Z")
Just google marines crayon eaters. (I’d never heard of it, either) ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/389 "2020-12-19T05:10:21Z")
1. The One helicopter for POTUS 2. One who says Oorah 3. His/her motto is Semper Fidelis 4. Before the Corps 5. Inverted air mass layer over water ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/390 "2020-12-19T05:38:00Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Just google marines crayon eaters. (I’d never heard of it, either) 🤦🏼‍♀️ why didn’t I think of that? Thanks. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/391 "2020-12-19T18:40:16Z")
I now fully support this entry. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/392 "2020-12-20T06:11:04Z")
Lots of good ones again! Never heard the crayon-eater thing before; quite amusing. Runners-up are: > [@needscoffee](#): > > The Duke of Iwo Jima? > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Gomer after Mayberry And the winner is: > [@Spoons](#): > > The President uses One? You’re up, @Spoons! ---
**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:** [December 20, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/393 "2020-12-20T06:25:25Z")
Thanks, **Wheelz**! That one was a challenge. So let’s see what all of you can do with: **CENTER** ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/394 "2020-12-20T07:13:18Z")
1. What I am way left of 2. Hikes the pigskin 3. Kennedy \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Honors, very presidential 4. In volcanoes, molten 5. Granddaughter, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of my universe ---
**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:** [December 20, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/395 "2020-12-20T12:28:18Z")
1. Place in exact middle. 2. The star is “\_\_\_\_\_ stage.” 3. Flowers or candles make a table’s “\_\_\_\_\_ piece.” 4. Phillips screws do this reflexively. 5. Singular here; the CDC prefers it plural. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/396 "2020-12-20T13:20:25Z")
1. Position in front of quarterback 2. One of disease control 3. Field where Fogerty is ready to play 4. Laimbeer spot 5. Storm eye location ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/397 "2020-12-20T16:32:09Z")
1. Guard’s neighbor 2. A baseball field 3. Middle stage 4. Paul Lynde’s place on _Hollywood Squares_ 5. Undrinkable punch ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/398 "2020-12-20T20:40:55Z")
1. It takes three licks to get there, according to Mr. Owl 2. Vega’s location is left of it 3. Staples or United, to a sports fan 4. “City” of Philadelphia 5. Where the radii meet ---
**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:** [December 20, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/399 "2020-12-20T23:43:45Z")
1. Archery aim 2. Field behind pitcher 3. Chakra 4. Medical \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, starring Chad Everett 5. Fulcrum point for a see-saw ---
**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:** [December 21, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/400 "2020-12-21T03:36:51Z")
Okay, let’s wrap this one up. First of all, there were many that I had not considered when I gave the word, but they definitely fit. Well done, everyone! I was a little surprised that nobody considered a shopping center, but given the quality of the other clues, it wasn’t missed. I was particularly cheered to see the sports-related clues, as they do require some kind of sports knowledge, and could be particularly tricky for non-sports fans. So, some favourites, not all sports-related: > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Hikes the pigskin > [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Phillips screws do this reflexively. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Field where Fogerty is ready to play > [@FastDan1](#): > > Guard’s neighbor > [@Wheelz](#): > > Staples or United, to a sports fan > [@needscoffee](#): > > Fulcrum point for a see-saw And the winner is: > [@FastDan1](#): > > Undrinkable punch Took me a minute, and I’d probably need a couple of crossing words before I could figure it out. Nicely done, **FastDan1**! Now, what is our next word? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818.md?page=21)