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aristophanes

24th September 2026, 12:20
buddy: But where’s ASTA?
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geeker

24th September 2026, 14:55
I did NYT crosswords for many years (Will Weng and Eugene Maleska editorial regimes) before switching to cryptics, and there were other vowel-heavy chestnuts like EVOE and AINU.
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geeker

24th September 2026, 14:57
And the "Celebes ox" ANOA which appeared innumerable times.
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buddy

24th September 2026, 20:17
aristo, I think both Asta and Fala, uh, went to live on a farm...
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aristophanes

24th September 2026, 22:31
I can’t imagine Nick and Nora on a farm though.

Re the other: My father was FDR’s guard at Shangri-La during WWII and he often helped Eleanor chase Fala down in the woods.
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