Riddle-cryptic 25
◆ · By Hydrologist Guy · Published 2024-04-04T00:26:10.430Z
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I failed to find this village on the old-style map, and it was starting to damage my pride. / I was failing despite the letters and numbers that were found all along each side. / "Though they say it's in Column B, Row 2, the small village there I can't see! / Is it the index that's wrong, or am I just blind? Is it 2B or not 2B?"
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- 1AI failed to find this village on the old-style map, and it was starting to damage my pride. / I was failing despite the letters and numbers that were found all along each side. / "Though they say it's in Column B, Row 2, the small village there I can't see! / Is it the index that's wrong, or am I just blind? Is it 2B or not 2B?"
- 5AIt's a cousin of carbon; it's a valley of tech. / In Spanish, it's "Si!". (And it's that too in Czech!)
- 6AIf you're "this", your mind has purpose -- you plan to have things just so. Or, if you're camping and the rain starts to fall, it's the place where you'd better go.
Down
- 1DIt's a diner-type dish: meat, potatoes, and onions -- something you may wish to devour. / In two parts, it describes words like "howling" and "hour" -- but not words like "owling" and "our".
- 2D"Swami Land" is a presenter / Of this Italian fashion center.
- 3DThis word -- it has a host of meanings. She'll be up on stage, that's clear. / When old McDonald spells out his name, it's the first thing that you hear.
- 4DIt's what "meter" is, "or "second", or "gram". It's oft symbolized by a letter. / Spoken aloud, it sounds like a command: "You sit down there and whip up a sweater!"