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I'm letting it rest but you vets will laugh. I think I just got whupped by the Wed. crossword.

Posted by crash davis 😺 (aka crash davis) Oct 4 '23, 06:38

Oh well, if I keep plugging away, maybe in a few months I'll laugh about the time I got defeated by a Wednesday crossword.

Maybe I'll go bully a People magazine crossword to feel better about myself.

Responses:

I would never laugh. Wed is a noticeable step-up in difficulty from Mon/Tues, and sometimes the cluing is just not in one's wheelhouse. - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 06:48
I did it last night and it kept me up past my bedtime. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Oct 4, 06:42
no, this was a toughie. do you know about (sp) - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:40 13
- spoils - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:46 [Attachment] 7
  - I liked this one. (spoils) - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 07:19
  - Oh Wow - spoiler - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 06:51
  - that's both stupid and crappy -- nm - decline Oct 4, 06:51
  - That's absolute bullshit. I'm not a big crossword person but that's crap. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 06:49 3
    - I like them if they’re well done. Adds another level. -- nm - mafic Oct 4, 06:57
    - Agree -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 06:51
    - 100%. Some people like them. I can't stand when they're used -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:50
- I don't know what a rebus is -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 06:45 4
  - See above. The sucky thing is - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:47 3
    - this explains a bit but doesn't talk about the rules -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:50 2
      - this explainer points out one thing that I really dislike (spoils for today's usage) - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 07:00
      - Complete bullshit. I appreciate your passing along the info and my comment is definitely not directed at you. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 4, 06:51

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I'm letting it rest but you vets will laugh. I think I just got whupped by the Wed. crossword.

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