So the girl I'm dating calls from the beach. She and her friends are doing some of those frame game puzzles, where you have to figure out what common phrase these weird arrangement of words is trying to say.

There are five they can't get. One:

CUS TOM

Is, I think "going through customs"

Anyone want to help on the other four?

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Answers

1.)

person
persons
persons
persons

2.)

EVARELTO

3.)

T
T
+T
----
3T

4.)

FAIRY

WOLF

DUCKLING

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

1.) 1st person singular?

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

As the Mighty Mighty Bosstones would sing, "That's the impression that I get."

I could be wrong, though.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

The only thing I can make sense of on #2 is "toe ravel." And I am pretty sure that's not it.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

4) The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Keli, that sound you just heard was me whacking my forehead.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Keli.... genius.

AB, I think you're right with number 1, as well. But maybe not so much with toe ravel...

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

I think you and Master V should name the DMs' first album "Toe Ravel", myself.

Keli is fucking brilliant, y'all. Carry on.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

3.) Threesome? Or something like that, maybe.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

With #2 I want to do something with "travel." Traveling backwards, or something like that.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

WG: I was also thinking VOTE - REAL....why are they in caps?? Keli is may hero.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

She is MY hero, too. Unlike my "other" self who cannot type.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

I'm not real sure how to play this game, but #3 looks like it could be thirty. I mean would that be too obvious? T=10 3T=30?

Anyone?

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

1) may be "Missing Persons"?

hmmm... still thinking.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

2) Elevator out of order?

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Sounds right, KC.

And you might be right as well, pineapple. Otherwise I can't figure it out.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Now I'm smacking my forehead. Go KC!

Hmm. #3 isn't "Three times a lady," which just popped into my head.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Would you guys think less of me if I told you that I got that answer via a google search?

I really wanted to have the right answer, but now I'm feeling guilty.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

Oh - is this a cryptic crossword?

Can we post questions about NYT crossword puzzles in this thread?

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

T - I think that's appropriate here. Plus I love the NYT crossword. Will Shortz is a god.

-- Anonymous, August 20, 2001

duuuuuude..... NYT xword posts would just be the straight GANGSTA shit! awww yeaaaah.

consistently whipped by the thrs. puzzle onward,

~er

-- Anonymous, August 21, 2001

Did anybody get the T one yet?

-- Anonymous, August 21, 2001

I don't think so. And it's giving me a headache.

-- Anonymous, August 21, 2001