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99% | 10 | HOLDMYBEER | Exact Match! | |||||
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36% | 11 | To stop someone from speaking or doing something by saying or doing something yourself | ||||||
adjective satellite • discontinued temporarily • intermittently stopping and starting | ||||||||
33% | 5 | "A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time," per Shaw | ||||||
noun • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat • a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king | ||||||||
Modern Phrase Said Before Doing Something Foolish Crossword Clue
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New York Times30 Nov 2018 | Across 13 | HOLDMYBEER |
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1 | "A foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time," per Shaw
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2 | "Just keep doing what you're doing, suitcases!"
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19 Jun 2011 | New York Times / 19 Jun 2011 |
3 | Acronym often said before doing something ill-advised
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06 Sep 2014 | New York Times Mini / 06 Sep 2014 |
4 | Foolish ... or, when read as three words, how this puzzle's other four "foolish" answers are arranged
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17 Mar 2017 | New York Times / 17 Mar 2017 |
5 | Modern acronym said before doing something ill-advised, maybe
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16 Nov 2014 | New York Times Mini / 16 Nov 2014 |
6 | Suitability or prudence in doing or not doing something. | |
7 | To stop someone from speaking or doing something by saying or doing something yourself |