# Sunday Morning Puzzle # 16

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-16/65315>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 13, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-16/65315 "2001-05-13T14:22:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-16/65315/1 "2001-05-13T14:22:55Z")

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The _New_ Macrohard Crossword 2001 software promises to make a puzzle constructor’s life a lot easier. The idea behind the software is simple. You (the constructor) type in a word or phrase and the computer supplies a fresh definition. Any puzzle constructor who needs several definitions can theoretically save a lot of time and effort. Unfortunately, as I discovered this week, the software has a bug. For some reason it misreads one letter of every answer, and then gives a definition for the misread word or phrase instead.

So, if the constructor enters “CARE”, he/she might get a definition for “DARE”, “FARE”, “CURE”, “CAKE”, “CARD”, or several other possibilities.

This week I typed in a group of 13 related answers, and out popped the misread definitions below. Can you determine the original list of entries? Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the answer.

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1. Clutch (4)
2. Regarding Bosc or Comice (7, two words)
3. Age (6)
4. Bug, Boat, bites, or birds (4)
5. To set in a flat surface (5)
6. Leftovers (7, two words)
7. Sandwich spread (4)
8. Grit (4)
9. A whole bunch (4)
10. Funny and hip (5)
11. Out in the rain (3)
12. Off the leash (5)
13. Television or subway (4)

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**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-16/65315/2 "2001-05-15T04:04:21Z")

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Hey **Bio** - it looks like all the other puzzlers took the day off to celebrate your theme. I have all but two of the answers, but I won’t supply any unless challenged, in case there are others who still want to take a crack at it. I will say, I did half expect a definition for “pucker.”

How about a few hinties for #s 1 and 11?

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-16/65315/3 "2001-05-15T13:51:43Z")

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Sure, **aseymayo**. Let me run those two through the software again. Won’t take but a moment…

Buzz…bing…wahoooza…squeak…boing…clinka-clinka…

1. A type of snake found in the Southern U.S. (4)

2. Game with Bull, Barley, Bear, and Bell (3)  
That should help.

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**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2001, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-puzzle-16/65315/4 "2001-05-15T18:08:06Z")

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Groan, groan - okay, got 'em. Apparently, I _did_ have the answer to the second one - I just didn’t have the #11 to see it!