Aug 07, 2010 Hypercross Puzzle

geez.....now I've got that dumb Dell commercial going through my head.... make it stop!

seems straightforward, tried basically every combination of 'i' and 'y' just doesn't work.

[2] No "y's were used in the making of this puzzle

Now to try to get that song out of my head! (the version by The Chordettes! - back to junior highschool), very nice, OneEye, although I was as confused as [2] for a while.

[3] then the princess is wrong....

Sure, spelling on some might be technically wrong, but not if they are merely clues to the puzzle solution song which is the final answer

[4] Actually, Ruby co-wrote and Ronald and Ruby recorded the original. The Chordettes covered the song.

[7] Actually, written by Julius Dixson and Beverly Ross in 1958 for Ronald & Ruby.....teehee

BUT until the Chordettes put in the mouth finger-POP, it was nothing!

(listen to Ronald and Ruby and you will go crazy waiting for the mouth-POP)

[8] But Beverly Ross IS Ruby!

The answer to #5 is spelled with a y which made the puzzle confusing. I got confused with i's and y's until I realized the author spelled it wrong.

[10] The clues in hypercrosses and cryptopixes are often phonetic. That's the case with #5.

[9] actually this site: http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/ronald-and-ruby/560101 says "Ronald" is Lee Morris and says he and Beverly Ross "collaborated as songwriters" although Julius Dixson's son, Julius, Jr. says it was Ronald Gumps not Lee Morris. The same site above also says, "she shared co-writers credits with Julius Dixon". Mr Dixson's obituary from the NY Times (is that a more credible site than Wiki? I'm not really sure! LOL): http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/04/arts/julius-dixon-90-songwriter-known-for-the-1958-hit-lollipop.html?scp=1&sq=julius+dixon+sisario&st=nyt in March 2004 says, "Beverly Ross, the ''Ruby'' of the group" but there is no mention there that he was Ronald.
[4] & [8] I'm with you, no one can rock "this song" w/the mouth-POP like The Chordettes but my all-time fave by them has to be "Mr. Sandman" especially when he replies, YESSSSSS - I love that part! When I was a little girl my Mom sent in Lucky Strike packages & I got an album w/The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman", Gogi Grant's (her real name was Myrtle?) "The Wayward Wind", Frankie Laine's "Mule Train", and Patti Page's "The Tennessee Waltz" on it, among others. Oh, to be that young (& innocent LOL) again :)
Thanx to the TheOneEye for the memories :)
FYI: yes, Lucky Strikes are or were cigarettes - UGH!

[3] thanks a bunch!

[11] Often, yes, but this one didn't hint toward phonetic clues until you pieced the whole thing together. I knew after a few clues what was going on, but went the route of spelling everything correctly (which all fit the puzzle). After it didn't work, and I double checked the answers, I decided to google what the clues alluded to. It was then that I decided to try the spelling from it, not the actual spellings of the clues.

Unfortunately, I am gonna have to vote a "poor" on this one. Spellings should have been left as they are in the real world or candy land for that matter...

I LOVE THIS SONG! :)

Spelling's are wrong on two of the answers!

Weird how some that is so hip to rap/hip hop songs is quoting this song.....well I guess I knew them all too...nevermind.

[15][17]no, [11] is correct.

This one was pretty cool.