Another sheet of paper was stuck inside a dictionary, the librarian explains. "It was quite annoying! He'd written, 'It seemed that a word dropped out sometimes, and the librarian always looked for it,' but I just know he meant 'seems', 'drops', and 'looks'. Based on where he stuck the paper, he apparently wanted the first word after 'three-quarter-length,' but I have no idea what it is.

"In his frustration, he must have written a bunch of his own definitions. I guess some people just have their own way of speaking."

boss:

What a definition can do

holly:

What the Fonz does in his garden

cheerio:

Show enthusiasm for Toledo and its surroundings

gal:

What a Katmandu fan might shout

crick:

Pulling a nickel from behind someone's ear, e.g.

hinting:

Ranting about a stereo system

doper:

One who harvests Pekingese

cask:

What they did to fill the role of Columbo

calm:

Rings up Laura Petrie, briefly

moony:

"The suit turned out to be polyester, not wool," say?

ford:

Where your strong point runs out

hearings:

Give new hope to McCartney and his band

limps:

The fleet from Peru

pastime:

The Big Book of Glue

boo:

German IT executive

menorah:

Scripture for a Jewish standing stone

carry:

An attempt to lurch

jeering:

Moishe Kaplan coming in

boson:

Heir to a cooking oil fortune?

forms:

Feature of five octopi

faring:

Field trip to see crops

distress:

What a plate sleeps on

leis:

"Kareem, meet the King"

rack:

Where a marathon branches

dub:

The sphere you must attend to

boon:

Poach a great cat?

Mario:

Mother of a Canadian province

sup:

The Koran, sent by computer?

shack:

Bed for actor Martin

peat:

Annoy an anti-slavery insurrection leader

pare:

"No, really, it was a fun evening...really."

ton:

Root vegetable on the network

who:

What O.J. wanted to do to the judge

light:

Evening for a real estate charge

cape:

Walking stick, candy, or sugar

Weston:

Boston suburb in the rain

elite:

Result of a hurried Kazan film

loot:

Promiscuous newt

hat:

Standing in the doorway

pal:

Like an electric mermaid

dame:

I hate this flute!

lash:

A final Middle English letter

lodge:

Hint to finding minerals

pass:

Where to find twos

whey:

"Someone's at the door, dear" response

rap:

January time for seizing unpaid-for cars

puck:

Get rid of Nolte

fire:

Increase the financial penalty

stitch:

Aspiration's stand-in for dangerous words

goose:

Blushing (only prettier)

abuse:

Better than Calliope

mire:

Drop your pants at Ireland

polk:

Those like Winnie

eke:

Eisenhower, fielding for Montreal

dorm:

Resist gelling

lint:

Active exhaust point

deaf:

Redwine's lawn

tube:

Place for coffee and polka music

scram:

What to do when your trolley gets dirty

grog:

What they celebrate St. Patrick's day with in San Francisco

shale:

What they'll do if New Haven ends up underwater

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