Crossword

[mikesnook1]

CLUE. Shrek for example ( 4 ) letters i have E?O?

[fiction-factory]

magay had the same pattern a few days ago.
Ogre dioesn't fit .
Is it a cryptic or straight

[fiction-factory]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1469779.html

[fiction-factory]

And a thread here
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1469782.html
It's a puzzle

[Captain2]

... and Slinky's thread

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1470146.html

[fiction-factory]

OGRE has been the anaswer for this clue in the past
http://www.wordplays.com/crossword-solver/shrek-for-example

[Davemano]

There's a reference to Shrek EGGO waffles

[fiction-factory]

Where was the E or O from please, mikesnook1?

[fiction-factory]

ergo is ogre backwards and nearly fits.
This has been queried on a few threads but we have never had feedback on where the E and O came from

[fiction-factory]

Does anyone know whether the answer to this been published?

[fiction-factory]

I've just noticed that EGGO got best answer even though it doesn't fit the pattern (or clue?). I wonder what the answer was.