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grand choeur
Imagine a 4X4 crossword grid numbered as follows:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4
--
2
--
3
--
4

Answer the clues to fill it up.

ACROSS:
1. What dogs do
2. What fishes do
3. What you do when you eat
4. What you'll want to do when you find out the answer to this puzzle

DOWN:
1. Insects
2. Optical Organs
3. Pester
4. Comfort
grand choeur
Aww c'mon - Can't anybody figure this one out?
Noodelz
Nope.
janexxx
Yay I got it!!!! Not giving it away yet though
Car Expert
I can't...yet!

Car Expert
Noodelz
OK, I'll actually try and answer it instead of dismissing it because it looks like work.
grand choeur
QUOTE(janexxx @ Aug 31 2005, 03:26 PM)
Yay  I got it!!!!  Not giving it away yet though
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Right you are... tongue.gif
janexxx
QUOTE(grand choeur @ Aug 31 2005, 08:28 PM)
QUOTE(janexxx @ Aug 31 2005, 03:26 PM)
Yay  I got it!!!!  Not giving it away yet though
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Right you are... tongue.gif
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We know!!!! laugh.gif

GC has confirmed I'm right biggrin.gif laugh.gif
grand choeur
SOLUTION:
The grid should look as follows:

-------------
B | I | T | E
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B | I | T | E
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B | I | T | E
-------------
B | I | T | E
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Heres why:

ACROSS:
1. What dogs do (BITE)
2. What fishes do (BITE)
3. What you do when you eat (BITE)
4. What you'll want to do when you find out the answer to this puzzle
(BITE)

DOWN:
1. Insects (BBBB = Bs = Bees)
2. Optical Organs (IIII = Is = Eyes)
3. Pester (TTTT = Ts = Tease)
4. Comfort (EEEE = Es = Ease)
Noodelz
Oh, I knew that.
Car Expert
I was trying to use eight different words, but I should have got that really!

Car Expert
grand choeur
QUOTE(Noodelz @ Aug 31 2005, 03:47 PM)
Oh, I knew that.
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Sure you did rolleyes.gif
SirPrancealot
QUOTE(grand choeur @ Aug 31 2005, 02:11 PM)
Answer the clues to fill it up.

ACROSS:
1. What dogs do
2. What fishes do
3. What you do when you eat
4. What you'll want to do when you find out the answer to this puzzle

DOWN:
1. Insects
2. Optical Organs
3. Pester
4. Comfort
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what i got is:
1. cr*p
2. swim
3. puke
4. zero

but I don't know insects called cspz but comfort=pmeo? yeh, i feel a bit pmeoable.
wink.gif


grand choeur
QUOTE(SirPrancealot @ Aug 31 2005, 03:51 PM)
QUOTE(grand choeur @ Aug 31 2005, 02:11 PM)
Answer the clues to fill it up.

ACROSS:
1. What dogs do
2. What fishes do
3. What you do when you eat
4. What you'll want to do when you find out the answer to this puzzle

DOWN:
1. Insects
2. Optical Organs
3. Pester
4. Comfort
*



what i got is:
1. cr*p
2. swim
3. puke
4. zero

but I don't know insects called cspz but comfort=pmeo? yeh, i feel a bit pmeoable.
wink.gif
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Oh dear Oh dear Oh dear me
Boo Radley
These are too blimmin difficult for me! I was trying to fit together swim, bark and eyes without much success.
CrazyDudette22
That puzzle was so easy...not tongue.gif I was trying to fit bark chew and swim together!! Ahh well... rolleyes.gif I'm not good at these things... hang on I know I'm stupid but do fish have teeth? (To bite with..)
Noodelz
I think it's when they swim they open and close their mouth.
SirPrancealot
there was a grand poster, grand choeur
who brought us the sunshine for sure,
with bacardi, barbados,
and brain teasers that stayed us
but where're the beach beauties galore?!

laugh.gif cool.gif biggrin.gif ohmy.gif

cheers mate!
curacao
QUOTE(CrazyDudette22 @ Sep 1 2005, 09:36 AM)
That puzzle was so easy...not tongue.gif I was trying to fit bark chew and swim together!! Ahh well... rolleyes.gif I'm not good at these things... hang on I know I'm stupid but do fish have teeth? (To bite with..)
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I think sharks and piranha have teeth.

ohmy.gif
CrazyDudette22
Oh yeah!! Lol sorry I forgot about that...
sbhoa
I think it is bite like when you are catching fish.....
grand choeur
QUOTE(SirPrancealot @ Sep 1 2005, 10:12 AM)
there was a grand poster, grand choeur
who brought us the sunshine for sure,
with bacardi, barbados, 
and brain teasers that stayed us
but where're the beach beauties galore?!     

laugh.gif  cool.gif  biggrin.gif  ohmy.gif

cheers mate!
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They're right on the beach mate,
And might I say they are first rate;
They are easy on the eye,
Dare I tell a lie?
Gotta go now, I don't wana be late!
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