Musical Wordboxes

Authors

Christopher McManus

Abstract

Cryptic crosswords and other word puzzles make frequent use of incongruous word unions. These are the unexpected words which often result when two shorter words are joined together. A few random examples: ASH-ORE, BRAN-DISH, CUR-BED, GALL-ANT, SINCE-RELY, and WARS-HIPS. A double-barreled example is the familiar fill-in-the-blanks puzzle with the answer "The NOTABLE doctor was NOT ABLE to operate because he had NO TABLE."

Recommended Citation

McManus, Christopher (1990) "Musical Wordboxes," Word Ways: Vol. 23 : Iss. 3 , Article 18.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol23/iss3/18