Cannibal Sandwich (rebroadcast) - 1 August 2011

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 1 August 2011

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Ready for some crazy crossword clues? The hosts discuss some clever ones, like “hula hoop?” (3 letters). Also, is the correct term jury-rigged or jerry-rigged? Why are Marines called gyrenes? When someone points out the obvious, do you say “duh!” or do you say “no duh”? And what, pray tell, is in a cannibal sandwich? Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.0	You're listening to a way with Words. I'm Martha Barnett.
0:53.0	And I'm Grand Barrett. I've been playing a lot of crosswords lately on my smartphone.
0:57.0	I have an Android phone.
0:58.0	I've seen you do it.
0:59.0	And there's a program on there called Shorties.
1:01.0	Shorties.
1:02.0	With a Z, not of real shorts.
1:03.6	Okay.
1:04.7	And it lets me choose from about a half dozen crossword puzzles.
1:06.8	And the thing is coming back to crosswords
1:08.4	after having been away for a while,
1:10.6	just kind of refreshed my mind on the kinds of clues that they use and the crossword
1:16.2	constructors are a pretty clever bunch.
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