Crossword clues

Post by **Jnyusa** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:28 am

Uh-oh. I need to come up with another clue.

Mount Rushmore's lips are sealed
(5,7)

Warning: the first word has two variable spellings. I have given the letter count for the preferred American spelling

Clue: it's not really a cryptic; the clue suggests a common expression

Jn

Post by **Lidless** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:34 pm

Great! Now I have two clues to worry about at the same time.

*grumbles*

*explodes*

Post by **TIGG** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:27 am

desert over-emoter.

rattlesnake ??

Mount Rushmore's lips are sealed

Post by **Jnyusa** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:02 am

Everyone knows what Mt. Rushmore is, right? I keep forgetting how many of us are not native U.S.

Mt. Rushmore is a cliff face in South Dakota where the heads of four Presidents have been carved.

Jn

Post by **narya** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:40 am

Is the first word "stone", Jny?

Post by **TIGG** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:48 am

I knew that Jyn...

and I wondered same question as Narya..is the first word stone?

tight lipped is too short..

Post by **Athrabeth** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:06 am

stony silence?

Post by **TIGG** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:08 am

sounds good to me

hope you are right, it certainly fits

Post by **vison** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:41 am

I think that must be it.

"Desert over-emoter" is a pun.

Post by **Lidless** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:55 am

Still working on it vison. Sorry, been busy with some pathetic, idiotic, sanctimonious crap on another board.

Post by **Jnyusa** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:56 am

Ta-ta! Stony silence it is.

Stony is sometimes spelled stoney, and I was afraid people would be confused by the five letter designation.

Ath, it's your turn.

Jn

Post by **Athrabeth** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:32 am

Okay..........here goes:

feeble Princess Bride bishop's peculiar stench (4)

vison.......does "desert over-emoter" = sandstorm?

Post by **Lidless** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:06 am

Nice, Ath.

(Peter) Cook?

At least the way I cook - you could call that a stench. Unless it's my scrambled eggs - best on the planet. Full circle.

Post by **Jnyusa** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:42 am

My guess is "week."

Jn

Post by **Athrabeth** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:48 pm

Jny, you are 99.9% there.

Remember that I referred to the bishop as "feeble".

Post by **Alatar** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:06 pm

Weak?

Post by **vison** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:40 pm

Um.

I am very thick. I don't get it.

Post by **Alatar** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:03 pm

feeble Princess Bride bishop's peculiar stench (4)

The Bishop spoke without pronouncing his R's, thus Reek would be Week, or for feeble "Weak"

Post by **vison** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:24 pm

Oh, for heaven's sake. What a ninnyhammer I am!!! Of course he did.

I sat here, going over the silly man's words in my mind, remembering the scenes, etc., and it all went over my head anyway.

Oh, well.

Oh, well.

*sigh*

I can see through a brick wall, given enough time.

"desert over-emoter"

Clue: Set the scene, guyz.

Post by **Athrabeth** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:17 pm

Weak it is!

Conguatuwations!

<continues to ponder vison's clue>