Comments on: Brain Game: All for One, and One for All, and 3 for 5

By: David

David — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:28:39 +0000

This was so easy because the first word only has one solution. DO___AIL can only be dovetail. This kind of problem should have clues with multiple possibilities, not words as singular in their construction as kvetch and corvette.

If RI___ING would have at least made me look at the second word before I figured it out.

By: Nerak

Nerak — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:57:39 +0000

Easy – had it on the 1st one. Vet for Veteran’s Day.

“Trying to make a dovetail joint, yeah.” :)

By: Sandie

Sandie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:23:51 +0000

VET? Actually I got that on the first one, and was proud of myself, I don’t usually do that good.

By: Sandy Wood

Sandy Wood — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:22:07 +0000

Funny that “dovetail” is the one that gives it away for some of you. Of course, I’ve been humming “Glass Onion” since I keyed this in yesterday. :)

By: Chance

Chance — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:38:34 +0000

I get it, tomorrow is Veterans Day. Hence, “vet”.

By: Pylon

Pylon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:08:41 +0000

Got it. #3 had me thinking klatch for some reason, but dovetail brought it home.

By: Lugh

Lugh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:50:28 +0000

“Corvette” is not necessarily a proper noun. It was a type of ship long before Chevrolet adopted it. You might as well disallow “mustang” as a proper noun.

By: Sandy Wood

Sandy Wood — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:44:34 +0000

Chad, “corvette” was a word for a type of ship long before it was used as a proper name for the sports car and the vacuum cleaner. (It seems like I remember seeing a Corvette vacuum cleaner, anyway.)

By: Chad Cloman

Chad Cloman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:17 +0000

Proper nouns like Corvette shouldn’t count. But I still figured it out.

By: brandon

brandon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:26:09 +0000

woohoo i got it! dovetail is what did it for me. dunno why