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[rhu]

Am I confused? 24D appears to be DOGGONED for "Blamed" and I'm not sure I can make that connection in one hop. I mean, sure, "blamed" and "damned" could connect as past imperfect verbs, and "damned" and "doggoned" would connect as past participles. But I can't come up with a sentence in which "blamed" and "doggoned" can replace one another. What am I missing?

Comments

[qaqaq.livejournal.com]

"I just couldn't get a handle on that blamed puzzle"

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Never encountered that usage before. NI3 supports it but it's not in 11C (which I checked before posting).

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

It's an older usage but I wouldn't blink if someone used it to me (that person would probably be in their 70s or 80s).

[jeffurrynpl.livejournal.com]

Would you really say that, Qaqaq, or were you being facetious? It didn't make sense to me, either.

[qaqaq.livejournal.com]

Well, I personally probably wouldn't say it, but then I wouldn't likely say "dadgum" or "doggoned" either. I do recognize the usage though.

[rubrick.livejournal.com]

I think you should start saying "dadgum".

[tmcay.livejournal.com]

We could then call him "Lake-qaq" (TAR reference).

DOGGONED was my last entry in that puzzle as well. I think {Blasted} would have been a better clue choice.

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

I had no problem with that "blamed" clue. Took a few ticks to figure out its meaning was in this sense.

[crossword-fiend.livejournal.com]

I liked [Blamed] as the clue. It kept me guessing for a long time, and I like it when a crossword puts up a valiant fight. If the puzzle's too easy, it just gets a bad reputation and I won't respect it in the morning.

Andrew, I don't see an e-mail address for you, so I'll let you know here that Crossword Fiend (http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/) is two days into the new shtick of hiding all the spoilers behind a cut. I think you once said you don't read it because you're not always caught up with the crosswords, and you weren't the only one, so I encourage you to swing on by when you're caught up through this past Thursday.