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Lovatts Baffler No 232

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adippered
 
Reply Wed 16 Mar, 2011 01:19 pm
Straws L?ts (4)
The N of Png (3)
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contrex
 
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Reply Wed 16 Mar, 2011 01:25 pm
@adippered,
When people draw lots they use straws; the person getting the short one is the loser.

As for PNG, (a computer image file format) I thought it was the abbreviation for "Portable Network Graphics", but it seems this is sometimes given as "Portable Net Graphics".

adippered
 
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Reply Wed 16 Mar, 2011 01:48 pm
@contrex,
thanks all done
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carrottop10
 
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Reply Thu 17 Mar, 2011 12:15 am
I thought it might be Papua New Guinea (New) maybe someone else can clarify?
Dutchy
 
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Reply Thu 17 Mar, 2011 01:38 am
@carrottop10,
You're right carrottop, that's what I got as well, although the other answer may well be right, it is not a term used in crosswords. Papua New Guinea is what Lovatts meant because the question has come up before.
carrottop10
 
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Reply Thu 17 Mar, 2011 05:29 am
@Dutchy,
Thanks Dutchy i've gone for Paupa New Guinea and keep my fingers crossed.
By the way i saw the answer for the little butter cryptic question and it was kid!!!!!
contrex
 
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Reply Thu 17 Mar, 2011 01:01 pm
@carrottop10,
But the abbreviation for Papua New Guinea is PNG (See? All capitals.)

Source (I already knew it but it's handy to show a source):

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The Official Website of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) High Commission in Australia


You wrote "Png". This is not an abbreviation for Papua New Guinea.

Accuracy is important with this type of thing.
carrottop10
 
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Reply Thu 17 Mar, 2011 11:58 pm
@contrex,
Contrex the clue does say PNG all in caps so i assume it is for Papua New Guinea i have never heard of the other one that has come up but then again i not not that computer minded so i would not know if it would be in caps ot not
contrex
 
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Reply Fri 18 Mar, 2011 01:44 am
@carrottop10,
carrottop10 wrote:
Contrex the clue does say PNG all in caps


If it was all in caps then that fact is part of the clue and it should have been typed that way in the question which started the thread.

carrottop10
 
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Reply Fri 18 Mar, 2011 03:33 pm
@contrex,
contrex just in passing it was not me that started this thread it was adippered
maybe you should point it out the her or him that is should have been in caps
contrex
 
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Reply Fri 18 Mar, 2011 05:38 pm
@carrottop10,
carrottop10 wrote:

contrex just in passing it was not me that started this thread it was adippered
maybe you should point it out the her or him that is should have been in caps


My previous post was not specifically addressed to anyone in particular.
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