Crossword Clue Game

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Nicely done. RivkahChaya had some really good ones.

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  1. Palm pomme?
  2. Best before
  3. Scouting outing?
  4. Year schmear
  5. White Rabbit itinerary?
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Glad I didn’t have to judge that round. There were some great entries.

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  1. Save it for a wedding
  2. It can be blind
  3. MM/DD/YY
  4. And it comes after time
  5. Part of check writing
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There definitely were, and it was not an easy decision. I should list the honorable mentions for HISTORY:

Thank you, Dr. Paprika, for the earworm. :wink:

Just enough of a twist on Santayana’s aphorism to be challenging.

Very general, and thus good. What can be ancient? Greece? The pyramids? The Roman Colosseum? Ah, ancient history–but only once you get a few letters in there, I’d think.

Isn’t that the truth! But again, general enough to be challenging.

You folks are getting good at this. Well done, all of you!

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Okay, my clues for DATE:

  1. Girl across the table?
  2. February 14 or October 31
  3. Movie or dinner or both
  4. With “line,” journalist’s start
  5. Establish age
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  1. Nerd’s prom wish
  2. Newspaper banner info
  3. Word in a famous FDR quote
  4. Milk carton stamp
  5. “It’s a ____!”
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  1. A blind one can be awkward
  2. Three numbers separated by slashes
  3. Sell by statistic
  4. Prearranged meeting
  5. Cita in London
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It’s all yours, Dr_Paprika, for…

Mazel Tov!

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The next word is GAME.

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  1. Deer or antelope
  2. Ready for anything
  3. Monopoly
  4. Gin or rummy?
  5. Canasta or tarocchi
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  1. Take advantage of the system.
  2. Parker bros. stock-in-trade.
  3. Chess or backgammon, for example.
  4. An animal in season.
  5. “Video _____” (Legend of Zelda, for example).
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  1. A retaliatory act that two can play
  2. Minimal profit endeavor not worth the candle
  3. Badger’s activity that involves extortion
  4. Contest of amorous wills
  5. Type of less mobile leg
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  1. Exploit a loophole
  2. World Series unit
  3. Risk or Go
  4. Something afoot on Baker Street
  5. Wild fowl
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Lots of good answers. I’m going to give this one to Knowed Out for his body of work. It would be hard to choose just one good answer, but I liked the candle one, the something afoot and Parker Bros. I wasn’t familiar with tarocchi. I prefer hearts.

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Thanks! #2 was based on the expression “Game not worth the candle,” referring to the old days of playing for stakes by candlelight. If the winnings were small, the game wasn’t deemed the value of the candle. I didn’t actually have Clue in mind.

The new word is BLACK.

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  1. Cash color
  2. Jumanji’s Jack
  3. Descriptor for a little dress or a little book
  4. Type of gold in an old TV theme song
  5. Vail diamond adjective
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  1. Half a chessboard
  2. Spades or clubs
  3. Stout color?
  4. Bear or berry
  5. Absorption of all light
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  1. Set roulette bet?
  2. In the (positive cash flow).
  3. Coffee, without toffee
  4. Goth cloth?
  5. Amy or AC/DC back?
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Clever rhyme. All yours Dr_.