Crazy Crossword Clues (Rebroadcast) - 25 March 2013

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🗓️ 24 March 2013

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Should youngsters learn cursive handwriting in school? Plus, someone can be ruthless, but can that same person be ruthful? Which word refers to something larger, humongous or gargantuan? Also, funny newspaper corrections, a crossword quiz, Texas idioms, and a version of Three Blind Mice with an upgraded vocabulary. 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 [email protected]. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I made you think you was real.
0:02.0	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:04.0	Some people call us American royalty.
0:06.0	We were liars.
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0:09.0	We were happy. We wanted for nothing.
0:12.0	Based on the best-selling novel.
0:15.0	Something terrible happened last summer,
0:17.0	and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
0:20.0	No one in my family will tell me.
0:22.7	When you're left for dead, you want answers. We Will Liars. New series, watch now, only on
0:28.9	Prime Video. On May 16th, join Martha and Me as we go to Dallas, Texas, to the Lakewood
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0:38.7	a literacy organization, and K-E-R-A. You can get tickets and more information at abergcenter.org.
0:45.4	That's A-B-E-R-G Center.org.
0:49.5	You're listening to Away with Words. I'm Grant Barrett.
0:52.2	And I'm Martha Barnett. Back when I was a news reporter, all of us in the newsroom lived in utter dread of making a mistake.
0:59.5	Yes, I remember it.
1:01.5	It was awful.
1:02.8	You'd have to write out a correction that starts due to a reporter's error, and that would be published the next day.
1:08.4	Get it approved by the editor that slow walk to the office.
1:11.5	We were like, I did it again.
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