# Explain this crossword answer to me

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 9, 2005, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189 "2005-11-09T08:00:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Petek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/petek/32/1590_2.png) [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189/21 "2020-11-24T00:45:34Z")

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You are correct. It appeared on Sunday, May 9, 1993 ( [Sunday, May 9, 1993 NYT crossword by Irene Smullyan](https://www.xwordinfo.com/PS?date=5/9/1993)) which was Mother’s Day that year.

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**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189/22 "2020-11-24T11:49:38Z")

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Wonderful - that cite also confirms that the OP transcribed clues 4 and 5 the wrong way round, so the missing letters did in fact spell MOTHER in the correct order in the original.

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**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189/23 "2020-11-24T11:55:48Z")

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FWIW, I stress the syllables in _Budapest_ and _anapest_ exactly the same way.

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**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:** [November 24, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189/24 "2020-11-24T13:47:33Z")

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So do I, but which way is it?

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**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189/25 "2020-11-24T16:35:22Z")

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Ummm … hard / light / slightly harder than the middle one?

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**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:** [November 24, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-crossword-answer-to-me/330189/26 "2020-11-24T19:43:22Z")

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OK, that’s the same as the way I stress it.

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