# Cruciverbally yours... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719 "2008-01-23T21:47:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/21 "2008-01-25T16:35:45Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] Us1) [Pester] [Wedgwood, say] and the [knowledge lover]'s [imperial measure] Us2) A [abdominal pain] in [magazine] [succeeds as a goalie] [Oz’s top network] [/QUOTE] Drat, too late. By the way: I got the stitch one, but what is the “nine” clue? Is that a network in Australia? ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/22 "2008-01-25T16:48:07Z")
Somehow, I have a feeling this one will be easier to solve than it was to put together, but here’s a kick at the can: A [crave] [NYC paper, singular] a[Japanese game], [lodging] a [American soccer team] [distant x 2] [in the same place as will]. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/23 "2008-01-25T17:06:23Z")
Okay, here are a few: SP01: The [Nigerian, say] [70s band]. SP02: [Muppet character] [Television doctor] SP04: My [Just okay] [Dude’s appearance, to Aerosmith] SP04: The [Prideful sort?] [Stephen or Martin] SP05: [Airline] [Tags] ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/24 "2008-01-25T17:12:26Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] I got the stitch one, but what is the “nine” clue? Is that a network in Australia? [/QUOTE] Yes. Difficult to find a non-obvious way of clueing that word 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/25 "2008-01-25T17:29:01Z")
[QUOTE=Spoons] Okay, here are a few: SP01: The [Nigerian, say] [70s band]. SP02: [Muppet character] [Television doctor] SP04: My [Just okay] [Dude’s appearance, to Aerosmith] SP04: The [Prideful sort?] [Stephen or Martin] SP05: [Airline] [Tags] [/QUOTE] 1. The African Queen 2. Animal House 3. My Fair Lady 5. American Graffiti Can’t figure out 4… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/26 "2008-01-25T17:33:36Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Can’t figure out 4… [/QUOTE] The Lion King ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/27 "2008-01-25T17:34:10Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] 1. The African Queen 2. Animal House 3. My Fair Lady 5. American Graffiti Can’t figure out 4… [/QUOTE] I think 4 is: The Lion King How about: [precedes line] [kind of globe] [early hockey venue] ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/28 "2008-01-25T17:42:49Z")
[QUOTE=Mahna Mahna] Somehow, I have a feeling this one will be easier to solve than it was to put together, but here’s a kick at the can: A [crave] [NYC paper, singular] a[Japanese game], [lodging] a [American soccer team] [distant x 2] [in the same place as will]. [/QUOTE] Is it: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away? If so, how does the last clue fit? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/29 "2008-01-25T17:45:08Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] Is it: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away? If so, how does the last clue fit? [/QUOTE] “Where there’s a will there’s a way”? ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/30 "2008-01-25T17:50:30Z")
It’s late Friday afternoon here, that’s my excuse for dreaming up some more of these things instead of working… In ascending order of difficulty, I think: Us3. [Alamein hero] [reptile]'s [magazine] of [Lara, Blessed?] Us4. The [curve] in the [cricket bats] Us5. [Love] [matches] [10] [university] and a set of three: Us6. The [drunken] [old ladies] of [British house] Us7. [Becks Jr.] and [Uranus XI] Us8. The [Gervais’ pal] of [beach district] ---
**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:** [January 25, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/31 "2008-01-25T18:01:22Z")
Nicely done, **Mindfield** and **Bayard**. Yes, you got them. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/32 "2008-01-25T18:04:09Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] “Where there’s a will there’s a way”? [/QUOTE] Bingo. It’s a bit of a roundabout clue, I’ll admit, but it’s the best I could do on a Friday morning. 😛 ---
**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:** [January 25, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/33 "2008-01-25T18:07:11Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] Us7. [Becks Jr.] and [Uranus XI] [/QUOTE] [spoiler]Romeo and Juliet? Just a guess; I have zero idea who “Becks Jr.” is, but very few things match up with Juliet.[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/34 "2008-01-25T18:19:52Z")
Response to **Spoons** ’s query in the post immediately above this one: I believe one of David and Victoria Beckham’s sons is “Romeo.” ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/35 "2008-01-25T19:27:11Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] It’s late Friday afternoon here, that’s my excuse for dreaming up some more of these things instead of working… In ascending order of difficulty, I think: Us3. [Alamein hero] [reptile]'s [magazine] of [Lara, Blessed?] Us4. The [curve] in the [cricket bats] Us5. [Love] [matches] [10] [university] and a set of three: Us6. The [drunken] [old ladies] of [British house] Us7. [Becks Jr.] and [Uranus XI] Us8. The [Gervais’ pal] of [beach district] [/QUOTE] I got a couple, anyway: US3: Monty Python’s Life of Brian. US6: The Merry Wives of Windsor Still trying to noodle out the others… ---
**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:** [January 25, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/36 "2008-01-25T19:35:10Z")
Thanks, **twickster**. That makes sense, although I’ve never heard that name used for that family before. Okay, here are a few more. I’ve tried to make them more challenging, since the last group were solved pretty quickly… SP06: [Put down] [First odd prime] [These might be Roman] SP07: [“A Chorus Line” song] [Metallic element] [Carry on] SP08: [Shears], [Romper Room villain] a [Alexandrian mathematician] SP09: [Actress] [These might be compound] SP10: [60s agent] [Buttons] [Grows] ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/37 "2008-01-25T20:01:47Z")
[QUOTE=Usram] Us4. The [curve] in the [cricket bats] [/QUOTE] _The Wind in the Willows_ [Quote=Spoons] SP06: [Put down] [First odd prime] [These might be Roman] SP07: [“A Chorus Line” song] [Metallic element] [Carry on] SP08: [Shears], [Romper Room villain] a [Alexandrian mathematician] [/Quote] SP06: _Knock Three Times_ SP07: _One Tin Soldier_ SP08: _Billy, Don’t Be a Hero_ ---
**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:** [January 26, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/38 "2008-01-26T15:59:16Z")
Correct, **Sternvogel**. Guess they may not have been as difficult as I thought. There are still two left though. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/39 "2008-01-26T16:09:09Z")
These are actually _more_ difficult without crosses. Just that much less data to help you narrow things down. SP09: Bette Davis Eyes ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719/40 "2008-01-26T16:24:57Z")
SP10 is wicked. So far I’ve got orange red [Grows] **Spoons** , if you feel the urge to cackle maniacally, you’ve earned it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruciverbally-yours/434719.md?page=3)