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Feb 15, 2012

Comments Section Abbreviations

Here are some of the common abbreviations in the Comments section:
  
Clecho: Clue echos. Same clues for different entries in the grid. 

CSO: A Shout Out is a reference to someone you know but here it is usually a Coincident

DF: stands for dysfunctional, often suggestive of sexual innuendo

DH: Dear Husband
 
DNF: Did Not Finish

DW: Dear Wife
  
FIR: Finished it Right

FIW: Finished It Wrong

FLN: From Last Night

LIU: Look It Up

Natick (D-Otto): Natick is small town in Massachusetts that no one (except locals) have ever heard of. Used here, it means the crossing of two names that a normal person wouldn't know -- might know one, but not both. Rex Parker created the Natick Principle years ago. 

Perps, short for Perpendiculars, refer to the crossing answers that help you fill in letters of the word you don't know or you are not sure of.

Red letter: When you solve the puzzle on line in Regular Skill Level, your incorrect entry will be marked in red color.

WAG: Wild Ass Guess

WBS: What Barry Said. Coined by Dudley.

WEES: What Everybody Else Said. Coined by Jayce. 

WMOS: What Most Others Said

W _ _ S:  What a person Said    If it were Husker Gary the abbr. would read WHGS