Ruth Poley

Cary, NC

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Ruth Gerard PoleyCary NCApr 6, 2025, 5:28 PM2025-04-06positive97%

Simply an amazing, beautiful puzzle.

15 recommendations

Ruth Gerard PoleyCary NCJun 14, 2026, 5:48 PM2026-06-14positive98%

I loved this puzzle. It didn't take me long to solve 22A (with help from crossings) and then I was on my way. I found the theme entries relatively easy but what I really enjoyed was all the clueing in the rest of the puzzle, which I thought was outstanding. And the obscure trivia is not so obscure if you're not still wet behind the ears. I'm 89, Tom Lehrer was big in my college days, so no problem there. Same with Sam Snead.

13 recommendations2 replies

Ruth Gerard PoleyCary NCJul 20, 2025, 5:26 PM2025-07-20positive89%

@Lynn I absolutely agree about the constructor comments. Perfectly good use of the space. I hope someone knows the answer.

8 recommendations

Ruth PoleyCary, NCAug 8, 2026, 8:38 PM2026-08-08positive98%

I love this puzzle, maybe because it was so easy for me. SleevelessT? Spanakopita? Waterslide? Not a problem. SeriesE? Lenscaps? Alfre? Piece of cake. I could hardly fill in the squares fast enough. This was my second fastest Saturday puzzle, a minute longer than my fastest. And it was fun, too.

8 recommendations2 replies

Ruth Gerard PoleyCary NCApr 29, 2025, 4:37 PM2025-04-29neutral87%

I think your interpretation for the answer for 8D may be a bit off course. I don't play chess but in the game of checkers, when your piece reaches the back of the opposing side a second checker is put on top of it and it becomes a king, able to roam the board at will. That's how I interpreted that clue.

7 recommendations

Ruth PoleyCary, NCJul 2, 2026, 6:22 PM2026-07-02positive76%

Loved this puzzle. Never did get that all the rebus squares were the original 13 colonies, but got them anyway (would have been a faster solve if I'd realized that). I guess I'm never going to be a constructor—I'm clever enough to solve them but not nearly clever enough to come up with a great theme like this.

5 recommendations

Ruth Gerard PoleyCary NCMar 2, 2025, 7:12 PM2025-03-02positive49%

@MF I absolutely agree with you. In fact, I feel strongly that the rebus answers are better. I didn't bother to check further but asked for a puzzle reveal after I was told one or more of my answers was incorrect. When I saw no rebuses, I felt cheated.

3 recommendations

Ruth Gerard PoleyCary NCMay 17, 2026, 4:02 PM2026-05-17positive38%

@Steve L you're absolutely right. And you saved me from writing an explanation. When I finally realized they were looking for "schlumps," I filled it in begrudgingly, knowing it was wrong. But otherwise a fun puzzle.

3 recommendations

Ruth PoleyCary, NCJul 2, 2026, 6:25 PM2026-07-02negative79%

@Kristen you must have done this puzzle on paper. Had you done it electronically you would know that you haven't completed it correctly.

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