# 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:** 53

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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:** [June 15, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1042 "2021-06-15T01:26:17Z")

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1. Doodle?
2. Part of the house that Ruth built
3. With “bean.” a kind of soup

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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:** [June 15, 2021, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1043 "2021-06-15T01:38:06Z")

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1. “Damn” baseball player
2. Reb’s foe
3. A.k.a. navy
4. Doodle dandy

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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:** [June 15, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1044 "2021-06-15T02:22:26Z")

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1. Ruth, for one
2. Thank is to Tango as You is to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
3. Type of dime that’s a kiss

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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:** [June 15, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1045 "2021-06-15T12:00:53Z")

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1. One of a homecoming duo
2. Franklin’s royal title

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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:** [June 15, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1046 "2021-06-15T15:27:09Z")

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1. CT time traveler

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1047 "2021-06-16T01:14:32Z")

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I’m calling this one a tie.

> [@panache45](#):
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> “Damn” baseball player

> [@panache45](#):
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> CT time traveler

Fortunately, from the same player.

**panache45** , you have the conn.

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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:** [June 16, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1048 "2021-06-16T04:57:53Z")

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Thanks, **SunUp**. And the next clue is:

**FOOT**

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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:** [June 16, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1049 "2021-06-16T05:19:47Z")

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1. Features little piggies?
2. One sixty-sixth of a chain
3. Prints of a fellow?

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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:** [June 16, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1050 "2021-06-16T11:27:04Z")

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1. Body part frequently shot in failures
2. Lead component of speed
3. Mouth filler from gaffes

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1051 "2021-06-16T23:24:00Z")

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1. Precedes ball or fall
2. English metric?
3. \_\_\_\_ long hot dog

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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:** [June 16, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1052 "2021-06-16T23:32:12Z")

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1. Subway length?
2. Fault or fetish
3. Big in folklore?

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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:** [June 17, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1053 "2021-06-17T11:52:34Z")

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1. A lead one might get you a ticket
2. Distasteful pole length, with “ten”
3. Something you can “put in” in the hokey pokey
4. Starting off on the wrong one can give a bad impression

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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:** [June 18, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1054 "2021-06-18T17:41:02Z")

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Some really interesting ones. But I have to give it to:

> [@FastDan1](#):
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> - Subway length?

Take it away, **@FastDan1**.

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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:** [June 18, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1055 "2021-06-18T18:35:03Z")

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Five Dollar… Five Dollar… Five Dollar Footlong!

It’s getting hot out there. Let’s go with:

**FIRE**

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1056 "2021-06-18T20:42:33Z")

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1. Bad news in a dumpster
2. With fox, a browser
3. Successor to ready and aim
4. With “Unforgettable”, a U2 album

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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:** [June 19, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1057 "2021-06-19T02:42:19Z")

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1. Arthur Brown hit
2. Soldier baptism element
3. “This is fine” status

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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:** [June 19, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1058 "2021-06-19T02:48:03Z")

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1. De-hire
2. Zippo product
3. Cozy camping comfort
4. Kind of insurance

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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:** [June 19, 2021, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1059 "2021-06-19T02:48:54Z")

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1. Ill-advised theater yell
2. Urban escape
3. Single-file drill
4. Follows “aim”

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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:** [June 20, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1060 "2021-06-20T14:03:17Z")

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Time to put out this fire. The winner is:

> [@panache45](#):
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> Urban escape

@panache45, you’re up.

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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:** [June 20, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1061 "2021-06-20T16:05:41Z")

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Thanks, **FastDan1**. We haven’t had a “V” word yet, so:

**VICE**

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