# 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:** 52
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1021 "2021-06-10T15:24:23Z")
1. Fried’s pairing with rock 2. Kaiser, for one 3. Analog photo spool ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1022 "2021-06-10T16:46:45Z")
1. Rock counterpart 2. Euphemism for sexual activity in livestock fodder 3. Tumble dice ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1023 "2021-06-10T17:07:14Z")
1. Junior partner of shake and rattle 2. With dinner, appetizer 3. Sexytime in the hay ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1024 "2021-06-10T21:10:49Z")
1. Kaiser is one 2. BTO does it down the highway 3. What you never want your car to do ---
**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:** [June 11, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1025 "2021-06-11T11:46:09Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Drum rudiment This answer made me think about it for a minute. You’re up, @pulykamell. ---
**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:** [June 11, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1026 "2021-06-11T13:07:34Z")
Cheers. We haven’t had any Os yet, so lets go wtih: **ORANGE** ---
**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:** [June 11, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1027 "2021-06-11T13:23:19Z")
1. Colorful principality ceded to France in a 1713 treaty 2. Apple comparison 3. South African river ---
**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:** [June 11, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1028 "2021-06-11T13:26:44Z")
1. Unrhymable word, for the most part 2. Fruit color 3. Syracuse mascot 4. It’s the new black 5. Blue Moon garnish ---
**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:** [June 11, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1029 "2021-06-11T13:27:23Z")
1. No rhyme or reason? 2. Knock knock joke answer 3. Sunshine State offering ---
**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:** [June 11, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1030 "2021-06-11T13:53:32Z")
1. Bryant juice 2. Nam agent 3. Clockwork color ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1031 "2021-06-11T15:47:09Z")
1. The O in the O.C. 2. Ruler William or mall fixture Julius 3. Hunter’s “don’t shoot!” ---
**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:** [June 11, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1032 "2021-06-11T17:49:52Z")
I was trying to work something up for Anita. Well done! ---
**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:** [June 12, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1033 "2021-06-12T13:55:55Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > - Bryant juice > - Nam agent I actually like #2 here (but the Nam would usually imply a similarly abbreviated or colloquial answer in at least New York Times crossword convention). I had to look up what #1 meant, and I like it as a clever pop culture reference, so between the two, off you go! ---
**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:** [June 12, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1034 "2021-06-12T17:24:05Z")
Thanks, **pulykamell**. For the next word, let’s try: **QUEEN** ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1036 "2021-06-12T18:19:36Z")
Ack! OK, this time: 1. Part of a royal flush 2. Mary of Long Beach 3. Mercury group? ---
**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:** [June 12, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1037 "2021-06-12T18:36:39Z")
1. Followed a night at the opera with a day at the races? 2. Anne or Victoria, historically 3. Juice Newton’s card ---
**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:** [June 13, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1038 "2021-06-13T11:28:28Z")
1. Killer who’s dynamite with a laser beam 2. Jane Grey for nine days 3. Mattress size ---
**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:** [June 14, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1039 "2021-06-14T23:29:53Z")
I’m surprised there were no chess references. I’ve gotta give it to: > [@SunUp](#): > > Mercury group? @SunUp, you’re up! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1040 "2021-06-15T00:27:03Z")
I was trying to remember back to high school chemistry about which group Hg was in. Turns out they’ve changed the numbering scheme, and now it’s ‘12’. No Y’s yet… let’s go with YANKEE ---
**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:** [June 15, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1041 "2021-06-15T01:16:14Z")
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