A #rebus is a #wordplay #puzzle combining images and letters to represent a word or phrase.

Words are represented by combinations of pictures and letters; for instance, "apex" might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X.

Moving left to right "say" the images in English and mix in the letters to complete the answer.

Embroidery #Wordplay is a #SundaySillies #wordsearch #puzzle with one answer. Start with one of the letters with a gray background and move to the next letter, but only horizontal or vertical from where you start. No diagonals - each square just once.

Use DM or CW for answers to let everyone enjoy the search!

Starting with one of the letters in a
gray square, find the longest word.
Next letter horizontal or vertical from
the first. No diagonals.
No square may be used again.
Minimum 7 letters

#SundaySillies
Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom

Happy weekend from here, #puzzle fans!

Idioms or common phrases (American/English) are represented by the position, shape or arrangement of words in or around the puzzle frame.

Can you figure out this week's wordie? It would be wicked wonderful if you can.

Please use CW to submit your answers, thanks. Give everybody the chance to guess.

Hint: infrastructure

Created with the Free Software SVG editor #Inkscape

Twice today (so far) I’ve seen the word ‘renown’ used as an adjective, where I expect ‘renowned’. (Something like ‘They are a renown expert’.) One example here, one in a Royal Mint publication.

Is this like when your OS does a silent update and changes a thing that you like and rely on, but for language? Did English do an update? Have we deprecated the adjectival form, so no one will ever be renowned again?

Or are people thinking it works like known, and is already adjective-ready?

Renown ≠ re-known. (Which isn’t a word.)

#wordplay #grumpy