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Suspence · Daedalian Member

They prefer private tears (privateers)?
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groza528 · No Place Like Home

I may have slipped, the Xs might only have one solution.

Sentran · Ray of Sucking Funshine

Suspence is correct on the joke.
Groza, I worked it 2 ways using what you posted, so I believe you are correct.

Red Path 2, Puzzle 3:

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groza528 · No Place Like Home

Yeah, the Ys are ambiguous, but I thought the Xs coul be either 62/59 or 26/95. That's not true because of the 6 below the left Xs.

Sentran · Ray of Sucking Funshine

Did everyone forget about these?
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Suspence · Daedalian Member

It's either not a straightforward cryptogram or I'm doing a really poor job of converting the symbols.
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Sentran · Ray of Sucking Funshine

One small hint: the first word is 4 letters long.
It looks like a 1 and 3 letter word, but it's not.
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Suspence · Daedalian Member

Well, that's frustrating.
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Sentran · Ray of Sucking Funshine

Even moreso, I noticed a typo in the original. Embarrassed

Corrected now.
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Suspence · Daedalian Member

I had noticed the typo, but it wasn't crippling. I think I have enough to guess dog, though I still couldn't get all the way through the cryptogram. The <what?> of a porpoise
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Sentran · Ray of Sucking Funshine

Since the answer was correct, I'll help you out with the cryptogram.
WHAT ANIMAL HAS THE HEAD OF A DRAGON, A PIECE OF A PORPOISE, AND THE TAIL OF A STAG?
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Sentran · Ray of Sucking Funshine

Red Path 3, Puzzle 1:

Recently I prepared a romantic candlelit dinner. For the occasion I had a lovely glass oil candle. This candle consists of two glass triangular planes, separated by a glass tube filled with oil. A glass stem containing a wick dips into the oil reservoir.
If you don't know how oil lamps work, the wick draws oil up to the flame, but the wick itself does not burn. An unfortunate design flaw of this particular lamp (or possibly a conspiracy with the oil makers to sell more oil) is that the glass tube only extends about 3/4 of the way down into reservoir.
Apparently the last time I lit this candle, I let it burn until the available oil supply was exhausted. There was still oil in the lamp, but at a level just below where the wick would reach. If I shook the lamp, I could get the oil onto the wick and it would burn for another minute. But somehow I felt my jiggling the lamp throughout dinner might wreck the mood, and would certainly be a fire hazard.
I searched my apartment for more oil in vain. My next thought was to modify the wick, but its glass casing and lack of materials made this difficult.
With only minutes until my date arrived, how could I extend the burning time of the candle without causing an embarrassing conflagration?
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Zag · Unintentionally offensive old coot

You really need a picture. I can come up with three different ways to construct this lamp that are all consistent with your description.

But in two of them, the answer is lay the candle on its side.

Suspence · Daedalian Member

There might be another typo in the cryptogram. The ">" symbol is the 4th letter of aniMal, and the 4th letter of peiCe.
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Sentran · Ray of Sucking Funshine

Suspence · Daedalian Member

Here's the solution:

http://www.greylabyrinth.com/solution/puzzle099 Razz

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Sentran · Ray of Sucking Funshine

As my wife (lifeinmomland) would say, Cheater Cheater Pants on Fire!

Red Path 3, Puzzle 2:

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Suspence · Daedalian Member

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Scurra · Daedalian Member

Have I missed something here?

edit: oh, wait. The crossword has appeared now. Wonder what happened first time?
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