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skeener Premium Points: 5490577	# Posted: 25 Aug 2008 11:32 Do enjoy the cryptics. Just wondering -- Aug. 25 - 13 down "commanding demons to quit gym" "commanding demons to quit" is exorcising "gym" is exercising answer is exercising -- hmmmmm????? Am I missing something?
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quiltlover Member Points: 54068851	# Posted: 26 Aug 2008 13:14 The compilers are in a particularly fiendish mood. 'Using gym' is 'exercising' and the word 'commanding' is doubling as a phonetic trigger. That indicates that the word sounding like 'exorcising' ('commanding demons to quit') must mean 'using gym'. Happy puzzling!
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skeener Premium Points: 5490577	# Posted: 31 Aug 2008 02:30 Thanks -- that was quite tricky!!
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