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Sun 6 Jan, 2013 08:33 pm
Hi puzzlers
Need two to finish
52d. Type of unprofessional journalism that uses eye-catching headlines to sell newspapers. (6,5). = Y?L?O???E?S
65a. Loose skin on throat. (6). .E?L?? (I was thinking WATTLE but it dosen't fit)
Thanks
Cheers
Smithy
@smithy,
Forgive me Smit and it's by no means derogatory, but I've noted many q's of that sort that I simply don't comprehend, eg, "(6,5). = Y?L?O???E?S"
@dalehileman,
dalehileman once you learn what cruciverbalists engage in those questions are a piece of cake.
@Lustig Andrei,
Thank you
Thought it was Yellow. Something but have never heard this expression before.
Cheers
Smithy
@Dutchy,
Dutchy, thats a long word -cruciverbalists- for a dull dreary monday morning,but a word to put into the brain and mull over.
@smithy,
smithy wrote:
Thank you
Thought it was Yellow. Something but have never heard this expression before.
Cheers
Smithy
Common American expression dating back to the 1880s and 1890s when the most scurrilous daily newspapers were printed on the cheapest newsprint stock which tended to be more yellow than white. "Yellow journalism" became a byword for the sensational printed media.
@margsy,
Thanks fellas, I had assumed it nonsense. It's not everyday……..
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cruciverbalist#English
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