Right.

I do crosswords everyday, but i am totally confused as to how this works.

Are you all making up crossword-type clues for random words, or are the words actually connecting with each other on some hidden puzzle somewhere?
is there an explanation on another thread somewhere?

sorry, i'm just really curious....
thanks.

Dina4 I agree with you , I googled and googled and found the answer but was afraid to post it because I did'nt know how to keep playing.
A clear explanation please.

Hi, there're no real rules really. It's like a crossword in that a letter in the previous answer in the answer to your clue. You need to tell where the letter is.

Also you need to provide the letter count for the number of your letters in your clue.

That's it.

For example, the previous answer was crottin de chavignol. You can use any of these letters in a clue.

For example: Common name of French kings. 5 letters. o from Crottin appears in 2nd position of answer.

So Louis is the answer.

Why don't one of you two take a go with a clue? I've played enough and don't have much time right now to come up with something.

Let me change that. Anyone is invited to post a clue.

Sorry. Please scroll up to the first post in this thread.

One very important thing I forgot to mention: Clues must related to European travel/geography/culture/etc.

Sorry for repeat posts. But if you scroll up to the first post of this thread, you'll also realize that usually winner posts the next clue.

So I should give the next clue. But as I said, I'm inviting anyone to provide the next clue.

I think the explanation is in the first post of the thread. The same explanation has been passed along for 15 threads for about 4 1/2 years!

Here's a copy of the instructions:

This is the 15th thread of the European Crossword Travel/Geography/Culture game. It is a continuation of this thread:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34585817

Here are the rules of the game (for new comers) [I've just pasted the rules from the start of the previous thread.]:

1) Whoever guesses the word correctly gets to build on THAT word to make the new word. In cases of multiple correct answers, whoever posts first is the winner and gets to choose the next word.

2) Make sure all the words are travel related somehow. Your word could be a person, a place, an event, an object.

3) State what letter you're building on from the previous word.

4) State the position of that letter in your new word.

5) State how many letters in the new word.

6) Give us a good clue!

7) Again, all words should be travel-related.

P.S. CMT adding: 1. It should be related to Europe (e.g., history, culture, geography, current events). 2. Spelling counts.

111op: Maybe you should just go ahead and post. Eventually people may notice and start playing, but when the thread has sunk, I don't think anyone new will will dig it up and post.

Ok, I'll give an easy one then. This has even been discussed on Fodor's, I think.

Some of this city's famous trees that surivived World War II may be chopped down to make way for a new bridge across a famous river that cuts through it.

What's the name of this city?

7 leters, and the 2nd is "r" from crot(t)in above.

Sorry, I got a bit carried away there. The trees are probably not famous. But you get the idea.

okay, thanks so much for the explanation.

but if that's a really easy one... geez, you guys put the NY Times to shame.

dina

Dresden?

Yes, grandmere. By the way, if I'm giving the clue and people think they have the right answer, they should just go ahead and give the next clue. Sometimes I don't remember to check this thread.

dina, I got the idea about this clue from reading NYT today, actually. Funny you should say.

The article said that people are trying to protest the trees from being cut down. Unesco has threatened that Dresden can lose its World Heritage designation. The odd thing is that the intent to build the bridge was disclosed when Dresden filed its application with Unesco years ago.

This novel's title consists of only 4 letters, the first being the "S" from Dresden. The author is a relatively recent Nobel literature winner, and the story is the tale of a poet who is returning from exile to his country in which there are tensions between east and west, seculiarism and religion.

If I weren't reading this for my book club, yes, I would probably have to google it, but it should not be difficult to do. Many here probably contain this info in their fund of knowledge.

Didn't edit: secularism

Is it SNOW?

(111op -- interesting story, funny it is in the NY times)

dina

Yes, it is; your turn, Dina.

ok... i'll give it a shot. It's my first time and i'm feeling very insecure...

(keeping on your same theme, grandmere)

This author left Australia to start a new life in Italy.
She wrote two books about her experiences.

Her name (2 words) has 12 letters.
The second-to-last letter her last name is the S in SNOW.

(is that enough information?)