Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/26/17 12:48 PM
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OK Cheryl, vamoose to the boxing day sales wearing ===[**WCF**]=== !
I'm a man of few words, BUT I use 'em often!!
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: CanukDenis]
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12/26/17 05:46 PM
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Thanks, Denis! I'll need it to stay warm today! Lack of restraint wearing a ring (7) not an e in sight
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Helmer]
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12/27/17 03:16 AM
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No restraint in awarding you this belt, Helmer! ===[**WCF**]=== And welcome to the Garden! (You're not totally new but don't visit often enough!)
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/27/17 09:54 AM
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d(rea)r Nice to see you here in the Garden, Helmer!
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/28/17 09:07 AM
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Thanks for the bling! Meat-filled pastry for party (8)
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/28/17 02:59 PM
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And here's something sparkly for you to wear to the party. ===[**WCF**]===
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Pandora]
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12/28/17 08:11 PM
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Ooooo, how lovely! Partly modern flower (4)
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: CanukDenis]
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12/29/17 02:21 AM
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And here's your bling! ===[**WCF**]===
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/29/17 06:18 PM
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Per thesaurus.com: advance ameliorate amend augment better boost .....
You get this advanced lifter: ===[**WCF**]===
I'm a man of few words, BUT I use 'em often!!
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/29/17 11:00 PM
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Grinch here. That list of words are not synonyms of "amend", they are listed as synonyms of words related to "amend". And when you search "advance", "amend does not show up. Synonyms must be mutual, direct synonyms.
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/29/17 11:20 PM
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Ohhhh....I see....thought that by entering a word in search box, all words that appeared were synonyms...sorry 'bout that...
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/30/17 12:26 AM
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I've seen people get slapped with a limp noodle before, in this very forum. I'm glad to see that CanukDenis was spared because amend=advance seems close enough (to me). Granted, North-American usage of English is kinda sloppy (not to mention our respect for "rules" ). Sometimes, dictionary/thesaurus.com confuse me. For example, they list definitions: Amend: to improve, eg: "To amend one's ways" Advance: to improve, eg: "To advance one's interests" "Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other" ~ President Lincoln (quoting Euclid) btw, for synonyms of 'advance', amend shows up on page 3. Out of 23 pages!! 3rd place out of 23 … close enough?
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/30/17 03:18 AM
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I think it's a stretch, and almost left the clue unanswered, but thank you for the Belt! Just as well the noodle department is still infused with Christmas spirit. Next clue on new thread.
Life is what happens while you're making other plans.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/30/17 09:04 AM
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I'm still in a holiday mood, so no beatings until next year. Helmer, you pretty clearly fall in the non-purist group, but I don't personally agree with the mathematical approach to cryptic clues. I like clean, elegant ones that don't require trips to the thesaurus. But that's me, and I love that this thread is so active.
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Re: ===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt
[Re: Lex]
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12/30/17 02:41 PM
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"Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to each other" President Lincoln would have received a noodling for that had Pandora been around
Last edited by Urban Worrier; 12/30/17 02:51 PM.
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