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<p>Jzheller: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2032<br /> | date = August 13, 2018<br /> | title = Word Puzzles<br /> | image = word_puzzles.png<br /> | titletext = Eno's storied aria was once soloed by Judge Lance Ito on the alto oboe at Ohio's AirAsia Arena.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a word game enthusiast - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> This is another comic where [[Randall]] presents his [[:Category:My Hobby|hobby]] to fool on other people. [[Cueball]] knows that [[Megan]] is a word game enthusiast and - while both are probably at a party - he presents a complex sentence rather than just doing small talk. And he is successful as we can see that she is just thinking about the proper solution to that puzzle.<br /> <br /> The dialog, caption, and title text contain many words that appear frequently in crossword puzzle answers because they fit well with intersecting words, in part because they have a high density of vowels. Some of the terms (parts of, start of) are also commonly used in cryptic crossword clues to indicate that nearby words should be combined or split to create an answer.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> :[Cueball and Megan standing together. He makes some gestures with his hand and some musical notes are above him while Megan holds her first before her mouth.]<br /> :Cueball: Parts of this aria were composed by Brian Eno's Opera Star au pair at the start of his post-live era.<br /> :Megan (thinking): ...parts...start...eno...aria...<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the frame:]<br /> :My hobby: Messing with word game enthusiasts by using words that make them '''''sure''''' there's a puzzle to solve<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:My Hobby]]<br /> [[Category:Language]]<br /> [[Category:Music]]</div>

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