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Offline Mince

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Re: Old Page of Christmas Puzzles
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2020, 06:53:41 PM »
Okay, for everyone who didn't get it, which is everyone except me: Paper Decorations.

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Re: Old Page of Christmas Puzzles
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2020, 06:55:47 PM »
"News Anchorman" would vaguely fit if we ignore the Christmas angle!

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Re: Old Page of Christmas Puzzles
« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2020, 07:47:15 PM »
Paper decorations. Okay...we've got a paper...and a man in a boat with his arms spread wide... and an anchor...
Clear as mud.

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Re: Old Page of Christmas Puzzles
« Reply #18 on: December 09, 2020, 08:13:07 PM »
Deck Orations?   (Yes, the anchor should have had a red herring attached.)

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Re: Old Page of Christmas Puzzles
« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2020, 08:45:48 PM »
Oh, that's awful. Really contrived and why the plural?

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Re: Old Page of Christmas Puzzles
« Reply #20 on: December 09, 2020, 10:03:04 PM »
Perhaps the anchor is meant to be pronounced "Encore!", leading to multiple orations.

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Re: Old Page of Christmas Puzzles
« Reply #21 on: December 09, 2020, 10:04:01 PM »
Or maybe I got it wrong and it's meant to be Paper Decoration.

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Re: Old Page of Christmas Puzzles
« Reply #22 on: December 10, 2020, 11:34:59 AM »
I liked my answer best.
I apologise, in advance.