Well, howdy there, y’all! Let’s gab a bit about them tour guides and what they say, you know, like in that New York Times crossword puzzle. I ain’t no fancy scholar, but I reckon I can tell you a thing or two.
So, this here crossword, it had this clue, somethin’ about what a tour guide might say at a, uh, “challah factory”. Now, I ain’t never seen one of them factories, but I reckon it’s where they make that fancy bread, challah. The answer they was lookin’ for was “THAT’S A DOUGH BRAIDER”. Sounds like a pun, you know, like playin’ on words. “Dough” like the bread, and “braider” like someone who braids hair, but they’re braidin’ the bread dough, get it?
Them crossword puzzles, they ain’t easy, let me tell ya. This here one, it was in the New York Times, a big city paper, so you know it’s gotta be tricky. They say this puzzle was made by Christina Iverson and Katie Hale, whoever they are. Smart folks, I guess. This particular clue was a long one, 110-Across, they called it. Means it went all the way across the puzzle, almost.
- Tour Guide Talk: So, what do tour guides say anyway? Well, I reckon they tell you stuff about the place you’re visitin’. Like, if you’re lookin’ at an old building, they might tell you how old it is, who built it, and all that jazz. Or if you’re at that challah factory, maybe they tell you how they make the bread.
- Crosswords and Clues: These crosswords, they’re all about clues and answers. They give you a hint, and you gotta figure out the word. Sometimes it’s easy, like if they ask for the opposite of black, you know it’s white. But sometimes, like this “dough braider” thing, it’s tricky. They use words in a funny way, to make you think.
- New York Times Puzzles: This New York Times crossword, it’s a famous one. Folks all over the country, maybe even the world, try to solve it. They say it gets harder as the week goes on, with Monday bein’ the easiest and Saturday bein’ the hardest. The Sunday one, that’s in the magazine, and it’s a big one, takes a long time to finish.
Now, I heard tell that these crossword puzzles, they sometimes use soundalikes in their clues. That means a word that sounds like another word, but ain’t the same thing. Like, “dough” and “though”. It’s a sneaky way to make the puzzle harder, you know. Keeps you on your toes.
I also heard that some fella named Orlando, he made some real tricky puzzles. He’d use that “…say” at the end of the clue to trick ya. Like, he might say “Limits of main advance restricted Communist leader, say” and the answer would be something that sounds like a Communist leader’s name. See? Confusin’!
And get this, some folks spend a whole lot of time doin’ these crosswords. I read somewhere that someone spent, like, 14 whole days just doin’ puzzles! Can you believe that? They coulda walked from some city called Oslo to a place where they had a big fight in World War One, whatever that is. Sounds like a waste of time to me, but hey, to each their own, I always say.
So, back to that tour guide remark. “That’s a dough braider.” It’s a pun, a play on words. And that’s what makes these crosswords so fun, and so darn hard sometimes. You gotta be thinkin’ all the time, lookin’ for the hidden meanin’ in the words. It ain’t just about knowin’ stuff, it’s about bein’ clever, you know?
Keywords: tour guide, remark, NYT, crossword, clue, challah factory, dough braider, puzzle, New York Times, answer. I reckon I got all them fancy keywords in there, just like they say you should. Helps folks find this stuff when they’re searchin’ on that internet thingy.
Anyways, that’s about all I got to say about this here tour guide remark and that crossword puzzle. Hope it made some sense to ya. It ain’t easy explainin’ this stuff when you ain’t got much learnin’, but I done my best. Y’all take care now, and maybe try one of them crosswords yourself. Just don’t spend 14 days on it, alright?
