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AvidReader
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I'd like to finish the crossword before I go home, but I've got two empties. If anyone is interested:

11 down: Folger's Mrs.
10 across: Coal scuttles
26 across: Chic

....H_DS
......L
......S
......E
TRE_DE

What the heck is a coal scuttle anyway? And why would I know the wife of the coffee guy? Who writes this stuff?
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Eaquae Legit
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You could cheat and go to oneacross.com They let you search with blanks in the word. My roommate and I use it when we're really stumped and want the prize.

26 Across - chic Could that be "trendy"? Check the word that gives you that final E.

[ November 17, 2004, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: Eaquae Legit ]
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katharina
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26 across = trendy
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Jim-Me
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Don't Read if you don't want 'em...
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11 Down "Olsen"
26 Across "Trendy" your "e" is likely wrong
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Teshi
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coal scuttle

n : container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire [syn: scuttle]
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Intelligence3
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Coal Scuttles is "hods". A coal scuttle is a bucket for holding coal, a hod is a bucket with a handle for carrying coal.
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AvidReader
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Thanks EL, kat, and Jim-Me. There's just something about those blanks that buggs me.

Thanks for the site, EL. I'll have to try that sometime.

Belated thanks to Teshi and I3. They use that clue a lot but I always get a different answer. [Blushing]

[ November 17, 2004, 04:44 PM: Message edited by: AvidReader ]
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And Mrs. Olsen was a long-running character in Folger's television advertisements.
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