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elle

21st July 2014, 21:33
I've done well today! I finished both the Cryptic and the Quiptic all by myself!!!!!!!!!!!!

But cannot parse one of the Quiptic answers.
19D: Projection gets everything heard by listener.
I've put ' lughole' as the answer= listener(ear):
everything = whole (homophone ' hole') but where does the 'lug' come from? Can't connect it to projection?!

I've read the blog now that I've finished, but am still no wiser as to the explanation.
Please can someone help?
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aurion

21st July 2014, 21:35
A lug is a projection and hole sounds like whole.
:-)
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aurion

21st July 2014, 21:38
Source:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lug

lug
noun
Definition of LUG
1: something (as a handle) that projects like an ear
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elle

21st July 2014, 21:42
Thanks for answering , aurion, but I still don't get it. How can lug mean projection?

lug
verb
carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort.
noun
a box or crate used for transporting fruit.

projection
noun
1.an estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends
2.the presentation of an image on a surface, especially a cinema screen.
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elle

21st July 2014, 21:46
Sorry, our posts crossed! I haven't come across that definition o f 'lug' as something that sticks out (like a projection)
Can see it now from that! thank you (although I sometimes wonder if I'm still speaking English!)
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aurion

21st July 2014, 22:39
I think "lug" also has an engineering meaning .. it's a "sticking out bit" ..
:-)
Loretta
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elle

21st July 2014, 22:42
Thanks again for your help- it was very frustrating not being able to understand it!
Night!
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