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In response to "I'm letting it rest but you vets will laugh. I think I just got whupped by the Wed. crossword." by crash davis 😺

no, this was a toughie. do you know about (sp)

Posted by prayformojo 🐵 (aka mayhem) Oct 4 '23, 06:40

the rebus?

It's a way to fit more than one letter in a square.
It's very divisive - I personally hate it.
But it's used frequently in the puzzle.
I'll put an example in another reply

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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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