tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post4067500436256889656..comments2008-10-12T07:03:18.095-07:00Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25597835815221710512008-10-12T07:03:00.000-07:002008-10-12T07:03:00.000-07:00Actually sailors were called Jack Tars because they would put tar in their hair (pony tails) to keep the hair off their face. That's the reason sailor uniforms have that square flap of fabric on the back of the neck. It was to keep the tar from ruining the uniform.phredphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83206090536519997232008-10-11T07:39:00.000-07:002008-10-11T07:39:00.000-07:00You may also like to try out this new puzzle Suduro which is a fun, elegant new variation on Sudoku, combining the challenges of Sudoku and Kakuro puzzles. I loved it and recommend it thoroughly. You may find that site on http://www.suduro.com/<BR/><BR/>Thanks and regards<BR/><BR/>Fahd MirzaFahd Mirzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14722451950835849728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67962059194584559762008-10-11T02:16:00.000-07:002008-10-11T02:16:00.000-07:00Natasha, The word "TAR" is an <BR/>"old friend" to crossword puzzle<BR/>fanatics. It usually appears as<BR/>the answer to clues involving the<BR/>word "sailor." I think that is the<BR/>only venue where it is used nowadays.gerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79267553349508020262008-10-10T19:58:00.000-07:002008-10-10T19:58:00.000-07:00Natasha, Yes, and nicotine is a word for someone who repairs horse tack.<BR/><BR/>Just kidding. Have a wonderful weekend everyone.carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64759722500900135172008-10-10T14:46:00.000-07:002008-10-10T14:46:00.000-07:00Carl,<BR/>I never knew that Tar was a word for sailor. Interesting.Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87914010764840834132008-10-10T06:47:00.000-07:002008-10-10T06:47:00.000-07:00I thought of Popeye early on because "tar" is a word for sailor; wonder if anyone got that hint?carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48384574031907827802008-10-09T12:12:00.000-07:002008-10-09T12:12:00.000-07:00Minncognito, I'll bet Popeye the Sailor knows the answer. Those old seafarers learn a thing or two in their adventurous lives...<BR/><BR/>I love those scenes where he sucks his spinach through his pipe when it seems there's no way out of a jam. Seems like a lot better use of that pipe than, well, you know...carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18299682112234643022008-10-09T10:27:00.000-07:002008-10-09T10:27:00.000-07:00i'm hooked on The Sunday Puzzle, though i was really in the black on this week's answer. who knows what it could be!?!?minncognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14800835601771464544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89295375294700240352008-10-09T01:03:00.000-07:002008-10-09T01:03:00.000-07:00WHOOPEEeee! Thanks everybody.<BR/>I got it just in time. Answer<BR/>submitted!!gerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34422026157765085242008-10-08T16:49:00.000-07:002008-10-08T16:49:00.000-07:00Geri,<BR/>I just went to an anagram solver and found it very quickly. Good luck.Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11351981801294605682008-10-08T06:21:00.000-07:002008-10-08T06:21:00.000-07:00Geri, some of these puzzles are pretty tough, but if you keep at it, usually you can smoke 'em out!plummewhttp://plummew.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56973476128749427052008-10-08T00:46:00.000-07:002008-10-08T00:46:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.gerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89498178103735350302008-10-08T00:42:00.000-07:002008-10-08T00:42:00.000-07:00Mandy, How did you do it?<BR/>Carl, Is DRAG a clue?<BR/>Ben, I lost my POOF this week.<BR/>WOE IS ME!gerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5923015277680125662008-10-07T11:00:00.000-07:002008-10-07T11:00:00.000-07:00Ben, isn't it a <I>drag</I> when the answer just won't come to you? Sometimes I just feel like the butt of my own joke when something so eludes me. I feel like my so-called intellect has become worthless as ashes in the wind... But hey, one day at a time, right? Maybe I can <I>patch</I> together some semblance of a normal life it I just don't go so hard on myself.carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55054120734505402112008-10-07T08:50:00.000-07:002008-10-07T08:50:00.000-07:00At first I couldn't get this one. Then I took a quick break and POOF I got it.<BR/><BR/>- BenBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17902699553550313182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53593408328330783222008-10-06T15:48:00.000-07:002008-10-06T15:48:00.000-07:00Well, I have the words Michael refers to, but I'm not getting the others.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258490572969237544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9381249897414668972008-10-06T08:41:00.000-07:002008-10-06T08:41:00.000-07:00Michael,<BR/><BR/>Your near words are what slowed me up. For a time I thought I had misremembered "interaction" for "interactive" in which case your noun/adjective related pair becomes related adjectives.hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77457703723194542082008-10-05T19:23:00.000-07:002008-10-05T19:23:00.000-07:00barrieau, you reminded me of one of my very favorite cartoons by Wiley Miller. It involved patrons seated near the border between two different "sections" of a restaurant and featured a very obvious and funny violation of the laws of physics. If I knew how to find it and post a link to it, that would make a good clue.carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41646814233012666772008-10-05T18:11:00.000-07:002008-10-05T18:11:00.000-07:00I was out to dinner tonight thinking about this puzzle, fortunately I live in Massachusetts and didn't have to hold my breath thinking about a clue.barrieauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294597204685795318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51942154992142854992008-10-05T16:32:00.000-07:002008-10-05T16:32:00.000-07:00Thank you for not... being too obvious with your clues.<BR/><BR/>As for my clue: Google "favorite Jim Carrey quotes."<BR/><BR/>I think I've got it; just trying to figure out how reaction and tin are closely related to each other...<BR/><BR/>No wait, reaction and NIT. Now that makes more sense...carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64203396751891186702008-10-05T16:30:00.000-07:002008-10-05T16:30:00.000-07:00plummew, I knew that - that's why I said "more or less" :) The principles are opposite.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065589706208599056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20118037769025110062008-10-05T13:16:00.000-07:002008-10-05T13:16:00.000-07:00Michael,<BR/><BR/>One of those words you are referring to is a noun, but the other is an adjective. Not a very good pair of opposites!plummewhttp://plummew.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28862260738674267212008-10-05T13:05:00.000-07:002008-10-05T13:05:00.000-07:00I think I solved it.mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02477877933024807268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29150454265931769772008-10-05T12:27:00.000-07:002008-10-05T12:27:00.000-07:00"Interaction" is also an anagram of two words that represent opposites, more or less. Any guesses?Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065589706208599056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6916793029579584752008-10-05T11:48:00.000-07:002008-10-05T11:48:00.000-07:00Yeah, right! And two excellent reasons to quit a bad habit!plummewhttp://plummew.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.com