About my ratings

Perhaps because of my day job, I'm a tough rater. Everything 3/5 and above I consider worth the time and money. If I purchase on Etsy or a similar platform and the puzzle is as expected, I will give a top rating on the platform because of how seller ratings work, but here "as expected" is probably a 3/5 in most cases.

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Weekend Relaxation

 Stave, 265 pieces. This is an early 80s Stave with some distinctions from current practices. First, the cutting is not quite where it will be--there are some pieces so fragile that they broke (one of the palm trees, two of the cursive names). Second, "in the world of mules there are no rules--Ogden Nash" is written across the back, though I suppose that could have been added later. Third, there is a "logograph"--a word made of letters scattered through the puzzle that is supposed to spell a word related to the puzzle, though I was defeated by it (and I tried Scrabble aids!). Suggestions welcome. It's still a Stave and gets the Stave scale, but it is not today's Stave. 5/10





enlarged silhouette

The left indicates the number of words in the logograph, the right the number of letters

interacting hammock whimsy

rebus: bear + foot + in + d + P + ark = barefoot in the park, though that doesn't look much like a bear to me; it's my best guess

I have no idea! Since the ES were together in the puzzle, the instructions say, they're in that order in the word


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