# 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:** 76

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1503 "2021-11-01T16:31:51Z")

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1. Don Cornelius’ train
2. Pixar piano player picture
3. Aretha’s genre
4. Hutch to Starsky’s Glaser

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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:** [November 1, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1504 "2021-11-01T20:58:18Z")

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1. Rhythm and blues man
2. Fiddle contest stake, in Georgia
3. The Commitments’ genre

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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:** [November 2, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1505 "2021-11-02T17:11:32Z")

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> [@Gyrate](#):
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> Pixar piano player picture

Love the alliteration.

You’re up, **Gyrate**!

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1506 "2021-11-02T17:14:53Z")

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Have we done **PLACE** yet?

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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:** [November 2, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1507 "2021-11-02T17:20:25Z")

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Yes.

> [@Word List for the Crossword Clue Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-list-for-the-crossword-clue-game/927079/130):
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> A ction, agent, America, apart B all, bean, black, blank, blind, board, bond, bone, book, branch, brand, bread, break, bronze, Bruce, buck, business, button C apital, case, cast, cat, can, card, cell, center, chance, chase, chicken, circle, clear, club, coach, coffee, count, crash test mummies, crawl, credit, cross, crown, cow D ate, deposit, direct, double, down, draft, dressing, drive, doctor E cho, escape F ace, finger, fire, fixed, flash, fluke, foot, four, frame, frank, fresh G ame, g…

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1508 "2021-11-02T17:21:29Z")

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Okay, thanks. Wait - how have we not done

**FLY**

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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:** [November 3, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1509 "2021-11-03T00:23:56Z")

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1. American’s job
2. Pest
3. Type of ball

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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:** [November 3, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1510 "2021-11-03T02:08:31Z")

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1. Seth Brundle’s alter ego
2. Butter or Horse
3. Wall occupant for unseen conversations

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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:** [November 3, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1511 "2021-11-03T12:05:30Z")

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1. ZZ Top has a Velcro one
2. Maggot’s parent
3. Cool; dope

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1512 "2021-11-03T12:20:52Z")

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It’s been 19 hours, so I’ll pick one. Let’s go with…

> [@Spoons](#):
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> American’s job

as it took me a moment.

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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:** [November 3, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1513 "2021-11-03T17:00:56Z")

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Thanks! I like clues that make me think too.

This time around, let’s go with:

**BILL**.

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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:** [November 3, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1514 "2021-11-03T17:07:03Z")

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1. Duck snout or pole arm
2. Schoolhouse Rock’s singing protagonist
3. Bank note

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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:** [November 3, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1515 "2021-11-03T17:32:37Z")

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1. Sawbuck or C-note, for example
2. Amount owed
3. Visor

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1516 "2021-11-03T17:43:15Z")

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1. Blues singer Withers?
2. “Old” British police
3. What you owe, or how you pay it

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**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 3, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1517 "2021-11-03T23:54:29Z")

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1. Met him on a Monday, and my heart stood still.
2. I’m only this, sitting here on Capitol Hill.
3. A platypus has a duck’s.
4. Gates of Microsoft.

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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:** [November 4, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1518 "2021-11-04T18:56:08Z")

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I like the simplicity of this one:

> [@Rebo](#):
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> Visor

Well done, @Rebo , and it’s your turn.

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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:** [November 4, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1519 "2021-11-04T20:43:39Z")

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Thanks!

Let’s go with… **PLANT**

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**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:** [November 4, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1520 "2021-11-04T21:03:29Z")

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1. Sow, or the result thereof
2. Magician’s assistant, perhaps

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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:** [November 4, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1521 "2021-11-04T21:41:14Z")

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1. Shill
2. Seed’s future
3. Rose, Lily, or Heather

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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:** [November 4, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossword-clue-game/923818/1522 "2021-11-04T22:28:55Z")

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1. Robert of Zep
2. Key action of a frameup
3. Factory or power generator

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