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   Answers to Past Wordplays

The meaning of, and background to, many well-known expressions & phrases

Test yourself on past wordplays!

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Jan 5, 2012
     It's N W T P it's W O

The Big Holiday Wordplay! (Dec 7, 2011)
     O M A M by J S
     M W F D by R M
     T S A T F by W F
     T F L W by J F
     A T G I B by B S
     I O T B D by S O’D
     T G E by P S B
     O H B by W S M
     T H I A L H by C M
     C A T C F by R D

I T C O T Blind, T O-E M I K (Nov 15, 2011)
     I T C O T Blind, T O-E Man I K

Nov 1, 2011
     Y H T Take T R W T S

Oct 18, 2011
     W In R, D A T R D

Oct 4, 2011
     T D D U Part

Sep 20, 2011
     T L O T Free A T H O T B

Sep 7, 2011
     I I B T H Loved A L, T N T H L A A

Aug 17, 2011
     M T A Different D

Aug 2, 2011
     A M's H Is H C

Jul 12, 2011
     A R B A O N W Smell A S

Jun 15, 2011
     T's T $ Q

May 11, 2011
     A S I Time S N

Apr 20, 2011
     Y C't Make A O W B E

Apr 6, 2011
     W, W E, Nor A D To D

Mar 23, 2011
     T It O L I

Mar 9, 2011
     P Is A V

Feb 16, 2011
     O Good T D A (or QPQ)

Feb 2, 2011
     Not W A B B A W

Jan 12, 2011
     T Beg T Q

The Big Holiday Wordplay $500 in Prizes! (Dec 8, 2010)
     M's C by S R
     O and L by P C
     T W-Up B C by H M
     The H by W F
     In C B by T C
     T A A O K & C by M C
     M L as A M by P R
     T M C by Paul T
     A A H's C by E P J
     T Messiah O S by C O

Nov 16, 2010
     It's T B's K

Nov 3, 2010
     H W Pays T P C T T

Oct 20, 2010
     I T N Of T

Oct 6, 2010
     G Two-S

Sep 22, 2010
     M See, M D

Sep 4, 2010
     S A S M B M B, but W W N H M

Aug 4, 2010
     W T C's A, The M W P

Jul 7, 2010
     I T T To T

Jun 9, 2010
     P W You P

May 19, 2010
     I G We T

May 5, 2010
     P Is S S S

Apr 21, 2010
     T I S Than F

Apr 7, 2010
     P O T Back B

Mar 17, 2010
     T S I Willing B T F I W

Mar 3, 2010
     I A Small W

Feb 17, 2010
     A E F A E, A T For A T

Feb 3, 2010
     H S Home

Jan 20, 2010
     It's T L T L

Jan 6, 2010
     A M I A G As A M

The Big Holiday Wordplay
$400 in Prizes! (Dec 7, 2009)

     The P B by B K
     T W I W by William W C
     T A Society by J K G
     The B O L A F by M K
     The P by F D
     T D by James F C
     T Marble F by N H
     E by Edgar A P
(this clue has multiple possible answers, we'll accept any one)
     The P T by P L
     S M A T O by Max B

Nov 18, 2009
     M H While T S S

Nov 3, 2009
     N I T Mother O I

Oct 21, 2009
     L B At F

Oct 6, 2009
     K Y C Up

Sep 19, 2009
     M H While T S S

Sep 1, 2009
     S of T F

Aug 12, 2009
     A Drop I T B

Jul 7, 2009
     A L B Told M

Jun 10, 2009
     T P Of T P I I T E

May 20, 2009
     A Little K I A D T

May 4, 2009
     B O G Bearing G

Apr 21, 2009
     T Moon I M O G C

Apr 1, 2009
     H W L Last L B

Mar 4, 2009
     I T Lap O T G

Feb 18, 2009
     T Real M

Feb 4, 2009
     G P A Chance

Jan 21, 2009
     L S D Lie

M's T W (Jan 7, 2009)
     M's T W!

The Big Holiday Wordplay
$500 in Prizes! (Dec 8, 2008)

     Madame B by G F
     The C by G G
     F From T M C by T H
     N-D of P by V H
     P by G Bernard S
     T S C of D J A M H by R L S
     R Sky A M by R B
     A, A! by William F
     David C by C D
     T W S by John C

Nov 12, 2008
     F Keepers, L W

Oct 15, 2008
     G M Think A

Sep 30, 2008
     T G I Always G O T O S O T F

Sep 17, 2008
     I T, T I Am (or C, E S)

Sep 3, 2008
     I You've G I, F I

Aug 13, 2008
     H E A Bigger T H S

Jul 9, 2008
     E, My D W

Jun 18, 2008
     T Die I C

May 31, 2008
     A B I A C Shop

May 14, 2008
     A B In T H I W 2 I T B

Apr 30, 2008
     P W Live I G H S T S

Apr 16, 2008
     T Mills O T G G S B T Grind E F

Apr 2, 2008
     M D Not L B B A

Mar 19, 2008
     A F I Need I A F I

Mar 5, 2008
     F T S T T Ridiculous

Feb 20, 2008
     H W L B T Sword, D B T S

Feb 6, 2008
     T W I O T Wall

Jan 23, 2008
     I I A Broke, D F I

Jan 9, 2008
     N N I Good N

The Big Christmas Wordplay: $500 in Prizes! (Dec 7, 2007)
     T M O T F by George E
     In/The P O Folly by D E
     T Long G by R C
     T E Were W G by Z N H
     T U L of B by M K
     V by Thomas P
     Doctor F by C M
     T R O Man by T P
     W by Walter S
     L of G by W W

Nov 24, 2007
     I T N O Time

Nov 3, 2007
     F I T Face O D

Oct 17, 2007
     L D W Up

Oct 3, 2007
     F The B

Sep 19, 2007
     Keep Y S O

Sep 5, 2007
     G I T Swing

Aug 8, 2007
     L Down Y N

Jul 11, 2007
     T L O Two E

Jun 20, 2007
     K Y Fingers C

Jun 6, 2007
     Keep Y E P

May 23, 2007
     Keep U W T J

May 9, 2007
     I Never R B I P

Apr 18, 2007
     I T Long R

Apr 4, 2007
     I T Arms O M

Mar 21, 2007
     I A Not M B's K

Mar 7, 2007
     P Correct

Feb 21, 2007
     Pushing T E

Feb 1, 2007
     T P Calling T K B

Jan 17, 2007
     P I Nine P O T L

Jan 4, 2007
     K A S U Lip

The Big Christmas Wordplay: $500 in Prizes! (Dec 6, 2006)
     T S Letters by C S L
     N A by Jane A
     T Bell J by S P
     I of C by T à K (aka T v K, T H)
     P and P by J A
     O H Years O S by G G M
     T House O M by E W
     Mr M H by C S F
     T H O the D by F D
     P P by James M B

The Big Thanksgiving Wordplay: $500 in Prizes! (Nov 8, 2006)
     The D O A Y G by A F
     C of G by E L D
     L Jim by K A
     M Die O H by S B
     T D Comedy b D A
     T T C (aka L O T C) by Gaius S T
     V F by William M T
     2 L Under T S by J V
     The T M by H G W
     T G N by Doris L

Oct 17, 2006
     I Y K What I M

If T M W Not C T M, M Will G T T M (Oct 4, 2006)
     If T M W Not C T M, M Will G T T M.

Sep 20, 2006
     I I A Broke, D F I

Sep 1, 2006
     L, L, and T P O H

The Big Summer Wordplay PART II
up to $1000 in prizes (Aug 1, 2006)

     T P O E L by Sigmund F
     T Power A T G by G G
     T M O C by Thomas H
     On T R by J K
     D In V by T M
     The P by N M
     F C A It by E N
     T S, T S by Iris M
     M C by C Staples L
     T P of M J B by M S

The Big Summer Wordplay, Part 1 - $500+ in prizes (Jul 5, 2006)
     S the D by S B
     The S P by A C
     F H: O, M O A W O P by John C
     T H's Tale by M A
     The S L by N H
     T Naked C S by Q C
     T V of T B by C D
     A J O T P Year by D D
     The P P by C D
     T W Land A O P by T S E

Jun 14, 2006
     If A F Y D S, T, T A

May 31, 2006
     I W Give H T T O D

May 17, 2006
     Y Can't M A S P O O A S E

May 3, 2006
     We S O

Apr 19, 2006
     T H Are B T O

Apr 5, 2006
     T's N New U T S

Mar 14, 2006
     T S Must G O

Feb 28, 2006
     L R D A S Ship

Feb 14, 2006
     Y Can R, B Y C H

Feb 1, 2006
     I Will A C O I T W

Jan 18, 2006
     W G Up M C D

Jan 4, 2006
     V I T S Of L

The Big Holiday Wordplay, Part 2 (Dec 7, 2005)
     C and F by M F
     A My S by A M
     I K W T C Bird S by M A
     A B H Of T by S H
     T D and T S by P L
     The C by F K
     T S World W by W C
     T W A To G by J I
     The P by J S
     T Art O R by A

The Big Holiday Wordplay, Part 1 (Nov 16, 2005)
     I by Milan K (more than 1 correct answer to this one, anyone will do!)
     T I O D M by H George W
     T M Who W T by G K C
     T M A At S by A C
     The P T T F by E R B
     T S P by Baroness E O
     S B by Jack L
     M O The B by C N and J H
     T F M by Betty F
     W T W T Are by M S

Nov 2, 2005
     To B T B

Oct 12, 2005
     T's A S B Every M

L, D L and S (Sep 14, 2005)
     L, D L, and S

A J O All T A M O N (Aug 30, 2005)
     A J O All T A M O N

The Big Summer Wordplay Part II, with $500 in Prizes! (Jul 27, 2005)
     B H by Lew W
     B A C Care by B S
     M, D, R by C Gustav J
     D Z by Boris P
     T G of W by J S
     F W The B T by E H
     L Among T C by P G W
     A G by Anne B
     T Trees O P by G K C
     Mrs D by V W

The Big Summer Wordplay, Part 1 With $500 in Prizes! (Jun 29, 2005)
     T A of H F by M T
     Apology by P
     C Yellow by A H
     F The E T T M by J V
     The J by U S
     L Lord F by F H B
     The L W by A C D
     T W of T W by H G W
     U T C by H Beecher S
     T C of T W by J L

Jun 15, 2005
     T My W F I

Jun 1, 2005
     S S A C A Big S

Test (May 21, 2005)
     T P of M J B by M S

May 18, 2005
     A Place F E A E I I P

May 4, 2005
     A P F Your T

Apr 20, 2005
     S A A B In A R

Apr 6, 2005
     T N S T A A Free L

Mar 16, 2005
     T C H C Home T R

Mar 2, 2005
     A A A Day K T D A

Feb 16, 2005
     H W Laughs L, L B

Feb 2, 2005
     M I Haste, R A L

Jan 19, 2005
     B It O N

Jan 5, 2005
     L A Let L

The Big Christmas Wordplay 2004 (Dec 16, 2004)
     D O A S by A M
     Z And T A O M M by R M P
     I T Is A M by P L
     N E-F by George O
     T G A by Aleksandr S
     O F O The C N by K K
     S In A S L by R A H
     L by Vladimir N
     T C In T R by J D S
     L D by Richard D B

The Big Thanksgiving Wordplay 2004 (Nov 19, 2004)
     T Y Before T M by R H D
     L of T F by W G
     T K A M by H L
     C, T B C by Alan P
     T M W Was T by G K C
     T Lost C by E R B
     T V of D D by H L
     The E C O O by L F B
     A C C by C D
     A O A by Lucy M M

Nov 8, 2004
     T L C C I Spots

Oct 28, 2004
     I I T S Form O F

Oct 18, 2004
     Half A L I B T N

Oct 7, 2004
     A B Penny A T U

F F The B (Sep 26, 2004)
     F Favors T B

Sep 16, 2004
     I C, I S, I C

Sep 6, 2004
     A S Louder T W

Aug 25, 2004
     B Safe T S

The Big Summer Wordplay 2004, Part 2 (Jul 20, 2004)
     R & J by W S
     C d B by E Rostand
     Black B by A S
     S M by George E (also known as M E)
     A Quiet O T W F by E M R
     Jane E by C B
     The M by William W C (more commonly known as W C)
     A C Y I King A C by M T
     T H of N D by Victor H
     Last O T M by J F C

Jul 13, 2004
     T Fat I I T F

The Big Summer Wordplay 2004, Part 1 (Jun 16, 2004)
     T J B by Rudyard K
     Dr J A M H by R L S
     A Through T L G by L C
     C and P by F D
     20,000 L U T S by J V
     Tom B's S D by T H
     S F R by Johann W
     I by Sir W S
     R C by Daniel D
     T Three M by A D

Jun 2, 2004
     Every M F H

May 26, 2004
     D I T Water

May 12, 2004
     D T T! Full S A!

May 5, 2004
     Cold H, W H

Apr 28, 2004
     C I Next T G

Apr 14, 2004
     B I I T Eye O T B

Apr 5, 2004
     T Apple D F F F T T

Mar 24, 2004
     H I W T Heart I

Mar 15, 2004
     A Before B

Mar 3, 2004
     P C, Absolute P C A

Feb 25, 2004
     A M T H Grow F

Feb 16, 2004
     Everything I H-D

Feb 6, 2004
     F I T Face O D

Jan 28, 2004
     L D W Up

Jan 21, 2004
     G I T Swing

Jan 14, 2004
     A F I E Pie

Jan 7, 2004
     Call A S A S

The Big Christmas Wordplay 2003 (Dec 13, 2003)
     S of S by T M
     T M Falcon by D H
     A P To I by E M F
     I, C by R G
     The G of W by J S
     B New W by A H
     V F by W Makepeace T
     T A by William S
     The P Of T O by G L
     The M O C by Thomas H

The Big Thanksgiving Wordplay 2003 (Nov 19, 2003)
     T is T N by F S F
     The C P by A W
     T P of M J B by M S
     C-22 by J H
     U by J J
     T Wings O T D by H J
     Little D by C D
     F by M Wollstonecraft S
     Captains C by R K
     A K by Leo N T

Nov 12, 2003
     F T Bill

Nov 5, 2003
     B A Usual

Oct 27, 2003
     L Down Y N

Oct 15, 2003
     Keep Y S O

Oct 8, 2003
     Keep U W T J

Oct 1, 2003
     T L O Two E

Sep 24, 2003
     I Never R B I P

Sep 10, 2003
     I T Long R

Sep 3, 2003
     K Your F C

Aug 27, 2003
     Keep Y E P

The Big Summer Wordplay 2003, Part 2 (Aug 1, 2003)
     R & J by W S
     C d B by E Rostand
     Black B by A S
     S M by George E (also known as M E)
     A Quiet O T W F by E M R
     Jane E by C B
     The M by William W C (more commonly known as W C)
     A C Y I King A C by M T
     T H of N D by Victor H
     Last O T M by J F C

Jul 23, 2003
     G West Y M

Jul 16, 2003
     A Roads L T R

The Big Summer Wordplay 2003, Part 1 (Jun 12, 2003)
     T Three M by A D
     R C by Daniel D
     I by Sir W S
     S F R by Johann W
     Tom B's S D by T H
     20,000 L U T S by J V
     C and P by F D
     A Through T L G by L C
     Dr J A M H by R L S
     T J B by Rudyard K

May 28, 2003
     My L A S

May 21, 2003
     C By H A

May 10, 2003
     T T Way T C C

Apr 30, 2003
     C As A C

Apr 23, 2003
     D C Y C Before T A H

E M H Price (Apr 16, 2003)
     E M H H Price

Apr 9, 2003
     E C H A Silver L

Apr 2, 2003
     O O T F P, Into T F

G M L or G M D (Mar 26, 2003)
     G M L or G M D

Mar 5, 2003
     Get Y A T

Feb 26, 2003
     I T T O A Eye

Feb 14, 2003
     C To T Q

Feb 5, 2003
     K The B

H Now B C (Jan 29, 2003)
     H Now B C?

Jan 22, 2003
     P Your O C

Jan 15, 2003
     F C O T Earth

Jan 6, 2003
     F A Cold S A F

The Big Christmas Wordplay 2002 (Dec 11, 2002)
     T C Tales by G C
     T T Of T S by W S
     U T's C by Harriet B S
     T T-Nine S by J B
     T Man I T I M by A D
     T O T d'U by T H
     A O G G by Lucy M M
     Heart O D by J C
     T Picture O D G by O W
     T Blue F B by Andrew L

Dec 4, 2002
     D L A Gift H I T M

The Big Thanksgiving Wordplay 2002 (Nov 13, 2002)
     A A In W by Lewis C
     Around T W I E D by J V
     T Old C S by C D
     The A Of S H by Arthur C D
     A Room W A V by E M F
     King S M by H R H
     T Call O The W by J L
     P A P by Jane A
     All's W T E W by W S
     T War O The W by H G W

F It I M B (Nov 6, 2002)
     F It In M B

Oct 30, 2002
     A P O My M

Oct 23, 2002
     M A A Nothing

A M I A G A A Mile (Oct 16, 2002)
     A M I A G As A M

Oct 9, 2002
     M T Cut O

Oct 2, 2002
     Mark M W

Sep 18, 2002
     M Y Mouth W

Sep 4, 2002
     M Y Hair S O E

Aug 21, 2002
     M Y Blood B

Aug 7, 2002
     L O Milk A H

Jul 24, 2002
     Knee H T A G

Jul 10, 2002
     Know T R

Jun 26, 2002
     I T Lap O L

Jun 19, 2002
     A To G

Jun 12, 2002
     A W A N P M J A Dull B

Jun 5, 2002
     A T Glitters I N G

May 29, 2002
     All O B T S

May 22, 2002
     F Your N



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