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syzygy

20th April 2019, 19:39

I think this format has been used before but don't remember what level it was.


Puzzle - WSJ 20190420

https://blogs.wsj.com/puzzle/2019/04/19/asteroids-saturday-puzzle-april-20/

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aristophanes

21st April 2019, 00:23
What a great puzzle- brilliant clues, ingenious structure. Thanks, syzzie!
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rosalind

21st April 2019, 08:09
Please could I have a clue/clues to 1 ac? 3 words.
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rosalind

21st April 2019, 09:37
It's oK, have had help wirh 1 ac.
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mattrom

21st April 2019, 22:03
Thanks, Syzygy - printed out to do later.
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mattrom

22nd April 2019, 04:47
That was fun! I have a 4 letter word for 4(1) which I can't parse.
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syzygy

22nd April 2019, 07:10
4 (1)
green roll, a = SOD + A
fast food order [def]

Not the best of clues.
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ginge

22nd April 2019, 11:08
Thanks syzygy, extremely enjoyable.
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mattrom

22nd April 2019, 11:10
Thanks, Syzygy. I've never heard of 'green roll'. Is it those rolls of grass used to lay lawns? Probably what we call turf.
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syzygy

22nd April 2019, 18:59
You're welcome.

Chambers has SOD, "cut in a rectangular shape".
Ours comes in rolls. Fast way to make a lawn.
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