Real-Life Communication
What's a "liquid grain storage facility"?
To crossword puzzle
constructor Myles Mellor, it's the perfect clue for BEER BELLY.
Writing
clues is all about "thinking in strange ways," he says.
"You automatically
look at any word across all of its meanings and you get the word to have a
different twist to what the person thinks it's going to be. That's the thing
about a crossword that gets people fascinated and that, I think, is the best
fun of the crossword puzzle game."
You're a crossword puzzle constructor
playing around with some words and phrases for your latest puzzle. They are:
UNIFORM, DOG DAYS and TITANIC. Like all the top constructors in the business,
you want to come up with the most unusual, intriguing or startling ways of
expressing these words.
Mellor uses the word "carry" as an example.
"Instead
of just putting the clue 'to bear a burden' -- very, very simplistic -- I
usually start thinking of a 'carry over,' and then put in another type of
definition. In American football, a 'carry' is yards gained, so you might
say 'football movement' for 'carry over.' You can mix in the two words and
their meanings."
What clever clues can you come up with for the three
words in front of you?