# Crossword Clue Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818>\
**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:** 41

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**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:** [April 24, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/801 "2021-04-24T14:28:20Z")

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1. The Rapper
2. Monopoly opportunity
3. One of a lifetime

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/802 "2021-04-24T14:55:47Z")

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1. A snowball’s in hell
2. Crye directorial debut
3. Alternative to Community Chest
4. It’s between Indiana and Kentucky

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**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:** [April 24, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/803 "2021-04-24T23:28:50Z")

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1. Kosinski’s gardener
2. Making your point?
3. Raffle ticket

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**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:** [April 24, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/804 "2021-04-24T23:35:27Z")

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1. Tinkers and Evers third wheel

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**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:** [April 25, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/805 "2021-04-25T13:47:23Z")

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1. Noun for which fat and slim mean the same
2. Condition of odds for a snowball in hell
3. Takes this after you pays your money

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/806 "2021-04-25T22:50:30Z")

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Guess it’s time to call this one. We go a day or so, correct?

I was liking the Monopoly nods a lot. **FastDan1** swooped in and got it with a classic baseball reference:

**4. Tinker and Evers third wheel**

Alright, @FastDan1 … lay one on us 😃

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**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:** [April 25, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/807 "2021-04-25T23:15:47Z")

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Thanks. I gotta say, this one was great:

> [@panache45](#):
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> It’s between Indiana and Kentucky

Next up… **PARK**

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/808 "2021-04-26T00:15:01Z")

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1. _Wandavision_ actor Randall
2. Prince’s paisley?
3. _Empty Nest_ actress Overall
4. Yogi’s Jellystone
5. Automatic starting gear

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/809 "2021-04-26T01:50:38Z")

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1. Parasite family
2. Jurassic, but not Triassic
3. Place in Monopoly
4. Where many strollers can be found

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/810 "2021-04-26T02:16:40Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> - Jurassic, but not Triassic

Strike that. There is one in Austria. And apparently in the US. I don’t feel like finding another period that works, as none of them sound as good together, so I withdraw the clue.

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**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:** [April 26, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/811 "2021-04-26T02:17:11Z")

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1. Chan-wook
2. Glacier or Rocky Mountain
3. Playground place
4. Ball is one kind

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**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:** [April 26, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/812 "2021-04-26T02:35:38Z")

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1. South Korean president Chung-hee
2. The thing of MacArthur’s that’s melting in the dark
3. Pink Plymouth activity

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/813 "2021-04-26T03:43:53Z")

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1. It’s before reverse
2. It’s Central in Manhattan
3. It bypasses Grand Central
4. Its plural sat on a bus

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/814 "2021-04-26T12:56:10Z")

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1. They killed Kenny here, with South
2. Avenue for the rich
3. Skaters often frequent one
4. House’s Chi

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**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:** [April 27, 2021, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/815 "2021-04-27T03:46:30Z")

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So many good ones, but I’ll go with:

> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Parasite family

@pulykamell you are up.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/816 "2021-04-27T12:03:40Z")

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Thanks! I see the letter Z hasn’t gotten any love yet, so let’s go with:

**ZIP**

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/817 "2021-04-27T13:44:41Z")

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1. 90210, for example
2. Equal to love?
3. Pep
4. Compressed file
5. Close, with “up”

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**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:** [April 27, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/818 "2021-04-27T14:42:32Z")

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1. Nada
2. Mr. USPS?
3. End of an address
4. Drive type

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**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:** [April 27, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/819 "2021-04-27T17:27:27Z")

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1. Philip Katz product
2. Improvised firearm
3. Vitality

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/820 "2021-04-27T19:13:11Z")

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1. Going postal?
2. Close a fly
3. Akron student athlete
4. Shutout loser’s score
5. Mustard on a baseball

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