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redcoral

22nd January 2013, 23:10
Rosalind now wait for all those crossword "doers" suggestions for collective names now! May be something including all those budding chefs!
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rosalind

22nd January 2013, 23:16
Once asked for a collective noun for librarians. "Shelful" seemed a bit obvious, I came up with "boredom" ;-))
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busby

22nd January 2013, 23:29
This could create a "gridlock"
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rosalind

22nd January 2013, 23:39
Presumably that should have been "shelfful" Neither looks right
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rosalind

23rd January 2013, 09:10
Just seen the news about the rotten egg smell drifting over the Channel to Hastings. It's not the 1000th anniversary yet....
Snowing here (Oxford environs) again.
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malone

23rd January 2013, 09:17
Surely the only name for a group of crossword-solvers can be...


A Cell.
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redundantelf

23rd January 2013, 09:32
I seem to remember reading somewhere that the collective noun is 'catchword' which doesn't seem to be very inspired. Should we have a competition for the best input?
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rosalind

23rd January 2013, 09:34
mmmm isn't a cell used for a group of political activists?

Like Grid, except it sounds vaguely grin-ironish (St Lawrence)
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chrise

23rd January 2013, 09:39
A "solution" of crossworders?
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rosalind

23rd January 2013, 09:41
Good idea, chrise. Not all that often in my case, though!
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