![]() The same goes for creating common letter combinations like “sh” and “ck.” Example: filling in “aloe” right below the word “band” If you’re filling in an answer and you notice that it creates alternating consonants and vowels with the neighboring answer, that’s a good sign. Or, “Juan’s river” refers to Spanish and wants you to put the Spanish word for river, “rio” ![]() “C’est” is a common French contraction, so that’s the answer. Make the answer match the clue in number, verb tense, and verb person.Įxample: “Desert plants” is “cacti.” “Shells out” is “spends.”Īn abbreviation in the clue means there’s an abbreviation in the answer.Įxample: “IRS form experts” is “CPAs” and “speedometer no.” Is “MPH”Īsk: what common word is the clue clearly avoiding using?Įxample: “sleeve fillers” is simply “arms” “denim pants” is simply “jeans” Any clue that has a place or foreign name in it wants you to put a foreign word in.Įxample: “Cannes contraction” uses the city Cannes to tell you the answer is French. Example: “some Christmas trees” is “pines” because some Christmas trees are pines Some – The clue gives you a category, and the answer is something that falls under that category. ![]() Example: “electronic instrument, familiarly” is “synth” Example: “doctor’s prescription, perhaps” is “shot” because sometimes doctors prescribe shots “have leftovers, maybe” is “eat in” Perhaps (or maybe) – The clue is an example of the answer.Example: “trial partner” is “error” because people often say “trial and error” Partner – The word given is often paired with the answer.Example: “The Three R’s” probably means that prominent clues have three R’s in the answers. …usually referring to the longest answers in the puzzle.
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