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Pervinca Took · 02-25-2013, 10:11 AM

Well done, you are quite right. I put in "we hear" because it referred to "i" which only sounds like "eye" instead of meaning the same thing or the word "eye" being an actual part of the answer. In a lot of crosswords I've done, "we hear" in the clue indicated that the element "sounded like that" but was spelled differently.

I first heard of Galen in "Medicine Through Time" - one of the units on a new "O" Level History course back in the 80's.

I had thought of just putting "place of turmoil" because I thought "breaking" was a bit of a giveaway.

But I think a lot of the fun is in fitting every bit of the clue to the answer.

02-25-2013, 10:11 AM	#943
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Well done, you are quite right. I put in "we hear" because it referred to "i" which only sounds like "eye" instead of meaning the same thing or the word "eye" being an actual part of the answer. In a lot of crosswords I've done, "we hear" in the clue indicated that the element "sounded like that" but was spelled differently. I first heard of Galen in "Medicine Through Time" - one of the units on a new "O" Level History course back in the 80's. I had thought of just putting "place of turmoil" because I thought "breaking" was a bit of a giveaway. But I think a lot of the fun is in fitting every bit of the clue to the answer. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."