Re: ACC245 - Mixed Doubles - The Clues

Peter Daniels:
The only way I can get MARGE out of that clue is by tying it to
"shortening," i.e. OLEOMARGARINE, which in the US is universally
called MARGARINE these days, but decades ago (and in contemporary
crossword puzzles) was called OLEO.

Dave K.:
"Oleo" isn't a commonly used abbreviation in the UK, but I thought it
was probably well enough known that I could get away with using it in
the SI part of a clue for Napoleon that I wrote recently.

If you buy some, the packet will be labelled "Margarine", which almost
everyone pronounces with a soft G.

If I buy margarine, it comes from a refrigerated shelf in the dairy
section near the butter (even though it's not a dairy product) and
the package is labeled "Margarine".

If I buy shortening, it comes from an unrefrigerated shelf in a
different part of the store, near the lard, and the package is
labeled "Shortening". It wouldn't surprise me if margarine can
be used in the same way as shortening -- but there it isn't.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@xxxxxxx
"Have you ever heard [my honesty] questioned?"
"I never even heard it mentioned." -- Every Day's a Holiday

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