> How many *native English speakers* from other > > countries (UK, OZ, Canada) also recognised and interpreted correctly > > the same truncated version? > > > > > Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
Like Helen, it didn't just immediately make sense to me, but as I too love crosswords and read a lot, and must have come across the phrase in books, I soon worked it out. How about strln sns lt s rjc fr w r yng nd fr Let's see if our American spiders can work that one out. Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]