tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post115151716420588177..comments2023-10-31T12:40:15.553-04:00Comments on Elephant Larry's Group Blog: WordplayElephant Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830098927212184755noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post-1151525206513966322006-06-28T16:06:00.000-04:002006-06-28T16:06:00.000-04:00And I was going by the fact that crossword puzzles...And I was going by the fact that crossword puzzles made entirely of that kind of clue are called "cryptics" or "cryptic crosswords."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post-1151524989866113392006-06-28T16:03:00.000-04:002006-06-28T16:03:00.000-04:00I apologize. I was just going by what the word act...I apologize. I was just going by what the word actually means most often, without really looking up to see if it had other uses but apparently, it is also used to describe that kind of puzzle. I guess I'm not a pedantic, tiresome person after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post-1151520669644399422006-06-28T14:51:00.000-04:002006-06-28T14:51:00.000-04:00Not to say that my acrostic isn't cryptic, but an ...Not to say that my acrostic isn't cryptic, but an acrostic is also a puzzle where the first letter in the clues, when put together, form a phrase of some sort. And mine does!Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12131856003119001203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post-1151519338957949462006-06-28T14:28:00.000-04:002006-06-28T14:28:00.000-04:00The word for what you're describing is a "cryptic....The word for what you're describing is a "cryptic."<BR/><BR/>The word that describes a poem where the first letter of each line spells something if you put them together is "acrostic"<BR/><BR/>The word that describes me is "pedantic."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991489.post-1151519114955401232006-06-28T14:25:00.000-04:002006-06-28T14:25:00.000-04:00Last week's New York magazine had an article about...Last week's New York magazine had <A HREF="http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/2006/06/ever_played_sud.html" REL="nofollow">an article</A> about Will Shortz which included his favorite clue ever:<BR/><BR/><I>It might turn into a different story</I> <BR/><BR/><I>(Answer: spiral staircase)</I>christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605373795998468573noreply@blogger.com