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Title: Crossword Help?
Post by: nkotb on November 03, 2005, 04:44:00 pm
My company is coming to an end, and while I wait for a couple interviews I have, I've decided to do the crossword from the Express each day.  But today, I need a little help.
 
 I've filled in a good bit, but one of the answers (or what should be an answer based on other answers filling the letters in) doesn't make sense to me.  I think it might be sports-related, which is my weakest subject.
 
 Anyway, the clue is "Packs down firmly," and the answer seems to be "Tamps."  I don't get it.  Anyone?
Title: Re: Crossword Help?
Post by: Venerable Bede on November 03, 2005, 04:54:00 pm
tamp     P   Pronunciation Key  (tmp)
 tr.v. tamped, tamp·ing, tamps
 1. To pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps.
 2. To pack clay, sand, or dirt into (a drill hole) above an explosive.
Title: Re: Crossword Help?
Post by: nkotb on November 03, 2005, 04:56:00 pm
Weird, I tried looking the word up and didn't find anything on dictionary.com.  Of course, maybe I didn't look hard enough.  Thanks, Bede.  P.S. I'm bored.
Title: Re: Crossword Help?
Post by: amnesiac on November 03, 2005, 04:59:00 pm
I was able to find "tamps" on both dictionary.com and answers.com.
 
 The  The Post's Crossword (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artsandliving/crosswords/index.html) is pretty easy today
Title: Re: Crossword Help?
Post by: nkotb on November 03, 2005, 05:04:00 pm
Alright, fine.  Maybe I didn't look at all.  It must have been all that "Arch Campbell's dick" talk that distracted me.
 
 
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Originally posted by amnesiac:
  I was able to find "tamps" on both dictionary.com and answers.com.
 
 The  The Post's Crossword (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artsandliving/crosswords/index.html) is pretty easy today
Title: Re: Crossword Help?
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on November 03, 2005, 05:07:00 pm
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Originally posted by amnesiac:
  I was able to find "tamps" on both dictionary.com and answers.com.
 
 The  The Post's Crossword (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artsandliving/crosswords/index.html) is pretty easy today
has the post decided what they're going to do about their print crossword yet?  i used to do it daily, but got really frustrated a few months ago at how easy or hard some of them were ... i noticed they printed an apology a month ago or so saying they were still searching for the right guy or service to run on a daily basis, but i haven't checked in since then ...