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syzygy

23rd July 2015, 04:47

Puzzle:
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/puzzle20150718.pdf

Solution for previous - 20130810:
http://blogs.wsj.com/puzzle/2013/08/09/jigsaw/tab/puzzle_solution/
You might find the Comments section of interest.

As always, for best results download, then open & print.

Previous puzzles & threads can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/pyvfuwg

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NB: Unusual meta-level. Keep track of those dwarfs. (-;

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syzygy

23rd July 2015, 05:04
New fairy tale, new dwarfs [sic], new Princess? Disney, again?
The Brothers Grimm might not be amused:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Dwarfs#Names
(1984) Can you imagine Bubba !? http://tinyurl.com/ojes5y6
A dwarf with a baseball hat on sideways & a six-pack of Bud Light hanging from his thumb.
See #26:
http://deadspin.com/36-cheap-american-beers-ranked-638820035
"You don't buy beer; you rent it."

This might be the princess! d-8p
http://www.spikeybits.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DwarfMaiden.jpg
Party on, dude ! Yahoo !
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busby

23rd July 2015, 08:38
Can you imagine Bubba (1984) ? Yep, I can
Could also imagine "Giddy" (1987) with a bong in his hand :-).
Chubby (1991). Sitting in MacDonalds.
Thunderella (1993). Too much cabbage and onion in his diet.
Spanky (2007). Well,,,, lets not go there.
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ginge

23rd July 2015, 18:41
Nice puzzle syzygy though again a bit of googling required from this side of the pond for confirmation. Thanks yet again.
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rosalind

23rd July 2015, 19:27
Thanks syzygy. Have only got a few clues now and feel an attack of the Googles coming on, but a great idea. I simply don't understand Spoonerisms- I mean, I know what they are but not how you work them out. I suppose for the purposes of this puzzle, the words have to have 2 syllables, both starting with consonants
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ginge

23rd July 2015, 19:48
Hi ros, I don't think it's giving too much away if I point out/remind you the Spoonerisms like all other transformations takes effect to the clue answers so it's not as bad as having to solve a "spoonerised " clue.
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rosalind

23rd July 2015, 20:36
Thanks ginge. So far I have tried to spoonerise the answers I do have, without luck. I don't like Spoonerisms!
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aristophanes

23rd July 2015, 20:54
Loved it, syzzie. Thanks so much!
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syzygy

23rd July 2015, 23:35
Perhaps these will help:

http://www.fun-with-words.com/spoonerisms.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonerism

Remember, each dwarf affects five clues.

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