Start of a rhyming basque game crossword

John Lampkin, great puzzle. From the start I was looking for a Roman numeral in each theme. After the first V and X, I realized there were just those two. The reveal was cute. I hadn't thought of that.

Easier than most Friday puzzles. DRU was the only truly unknown, but perps were needed to nudge my memory for some others.

The tam really tam o'shanter was and still is worn by some bagpipers, but we more often see the glengarry bonnet. In the city we went to Woolworth's with my grandmother and sat at the lunch counter.

Lots of fun. We never dreamed of the mega stores they have today. I saw the CLI and was thinking of some ride that went Once I realized that Roman numerals were being used, the rest of my sea of white was correctly filled. I mainly remember the goldfish and parakeets that you could buy there. As for BAWL, I'd heard it used as a synonym for another four-letter word that could result with one party becoming the past tense of "knock" to a higher elevation. Good Morning: I caught on to the theme quickly but there were still some crunchy areas.

I had F Star before F Stop, as that was in a recent puzzle in that other paper. Knowing the theme really helped with the solve and the Five and Ten reveal was a surprise and an Aha moment.

We had a Woolworth's and also an H. Green and they were referred to as the five and ten or five and dime stores. I think Green's had a lunch counter, too. Thanks, John L. Lots of sunshine right now and cooler temps so I guess fall is starting, finally. Have a great day. An entertaining Friday offering and an added treat to hear from the constructor. My favorite clue was "Noodle topper? I first had "I raise" for D, which can be intimidating words to a poker player, but the crosses told me that was wrong.

We had a great Five and Dime store where one could fill a small paper bag with as much candy as it would hold, then pay 10 cents per pound. It's a wonder I still have any teeth left! Nice one, John Lampkin! Thank you! Most have already commented on what was my reaction, too, that is, JL's menagerie of wild life, camera setting, F-STOP, and just plain fun.

DRU Hill is unknown to me. Well, today I'm off to Cali for the Believe Walk where last year 10, joined us. I'll see you all next week. Have a terrific weekend, everyone! Musings -An entertaining gimmick. Greetings to all! Such a clever theme, and well executed. Thanks, John. The only unknown was DRU Hill. Thanks for the expo and links Lemonade. I found the article about Woolworth stores very interesting.

Enjoy the day! Thanks, JL, for a fun Friday puzzle, once the theme was revealed Like Big Easy, put in I not X for the bowling clue Thanks, Lemonade, for your thorough explanation. Didn't even see that only V and X were used. YR, thank you for posting the Bonnet link. Jinx, many of us learned about lady jean makers from our intense study of the way each brand fit on the female form.

HG, I, also, taught in a very upscale neighborhood where the label was everything. I felt sorry for the few middle and working class kids. One of these girls said to an upscale kid, "My top is just like yours. I am a Gilbert and Sullivan fan. Well, I got the solve and I liked the puzzle, while despising the theme or gimmick or whatever.

I had noticed " My son 'John'" when I posted in the gloamin. I said "Friday toughie! And first I see he wants Latin and next some Basque nursery rhyme. So, I continue East looking for a box to fill. I think I'm warm but what word begins with a K? Finally I grok the theme and then I filled Wednesday fast. My sister played that over and over A wandering minstrel I A thing of shreds and patches Of YR has the link, that was from memory.

Was it clear that East North East was the I'm in dire need of practice. Sandy Koufax sat out Yom Kippur in but he was the man in game Seven. That summer I worked in a rubber factory but they quickly removed me from slicing duty.

Nice job on the write-up Lemonade. Barry G. He may not have time, or he found not posting a relief. We all miss him, but after almost 10 years we have had many come and go. Only a few are left from when I started reading back in The Roman answers were fun but the puzzle was too easy for a Friday Great puzzle by John and interesting write-up by Lem. Easy fill for a Friday but the symmetry absolutely amazed me! Look carefully at the positions of the Xs and Vs, all mirrored across the grid and always reversing, e.

Wow, must have been a bear to construct. Thanks again, John. From MxX feet above the ground, Hi All! It took forever to read the blog and find links Couple that with Brook's not Shelley's other creation we know how it's pronounced and we've got a mini-theme abrewin'. Show's you what I know about fashion. All cute times X. Y'all have a great afternoon.

I'll try to catch up after we land. Cheers, -T. John Lampkin: the ambush bug was a new one for me. In in Connecticut, nine-pin bowling was banned due to its association with gambling. Supposedly, an additional pin was added to get around the ban, and ten-pin bowling was born. NutraSweet is a brand name for the artificial sweetener aspartame. Aspartame was discovered by a chemist working for Searle in , but it took 15 years for the company to be granted approval for its sale.

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This may include a head, body, legs, arms, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, and so on. Divide the group into two teams. Randomly choose a word or phrase to start the game. It should be something that can be rhymed with easily. The first player on the starting team tries to name a rhyming word. You can choose a time limit for this part of the game. If a team cannot think of a rhyming word, either give the other team a chance or pick a new word to rhyme.

Continue playing until one rhyme man has completely disappeared. Rhyming Word Bingo Take the classic game of Bingo and apply it to the world of rhyming word games! Create the Bingo game boards and call sheet beforehand, complete with one half of a rhyming set for example, you could add "boat" to the card, and then call out "coat". You can add either images of items or actual words to the boards. Give each player or team a game board. Call out a word from the call sheet. Players look for a word on their respective game boards that rhyme with the called word.

If the call word is "boat," they can match with a word on their board like "coat" or "goat. Just as with regular Bingo, the game can continue with additional patterns for winning.

Players sit in a circle on the floor, at a table or at their desks. One player is chosen as "The Poet" and walks around the circle as they think of a word. They can say nothing, or they can say "word, word, word" like "duck, duck, duck" as they pass each other player. When they choose another person to play, The Poet says, "rhyme" instead of "word," and then they say a word the chosen player must rhyme with for example, "pan".

The chosen player must immediately think of a rhyming word. If the chosen player can't think of a rhyme word within 30 seconds, The Poet immediately sits down in their place and the chosen student is the new Poet. If the chosen player thinks of a rhyme word within the 30 seconds, The Poet must repeat the original process to choose a new opponent. Rhyme Hunt Rhyme Hunt is like a scavenger hunt. Come up with a list of several groups of rhyming words, ensuring that each group has the same number of words.

For instance, you might have one set of 10 words that all rhyme with "set," like "met" and "debt. Divide the group into the same number of teams as you have sets of rhyming words. If you have three sets, then you should divide the players into three teams as well.

Give each team their "starter" word, so they'll know which rhyming words they should try to find. The first team to find all their rhyming words wins. Hot Rhyming Potato This game is great for kids and adults alike.