Polymath 427

[foxwall]

18d jargon or unintelligible language B-R-G-U-N
24d reddened patches around spots or pustules A-E-L-E

Any ideas?

[The Builder]

18 might be baraguin - which I think means a kind of nonsense language

[jaycee401]

24d areolae

[Rod Mac]

24d - aerole
a�re�o�la ( -r -l ) also ar�e�ole (�r - l )
n. pl. a�re�o�lae (-l ) or a�re�o�las also ar�e�oles (- lz )
1. areole
a. Biology A small space or interstice in a tissue or part, such as the area bounded by small veins in a leaf or the wing of an insect.
b. A small, specialized, cushionlike area on a cactus from which hairs, glochids, spines, branches, or flowers may arise.
2. Anatomy A small ring of color around a center portion, as about the nipple of the breast or the part of the iris surrounding the pupil of the eye.
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[Latin reola, small open space, diminutive of rea, open place; see area.]
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a�re o�lar, a�re o�late (-l t) adj.
a�re o�la tion n.

[jaycee401]

baragouin

[The Builder]

24 areolae

[The Builder]

Respect Rod!!!....are we talking "*********" here - I bet this gets censored

[The Builder]

Thought so lol

[foxwall]

Confess I was doubtful of all of you, because "areola" on Google produced entries entirely concentrating on the breast. But when you add pustule to areola, it's quite different. WebMD medical dictionary and the tiscali dictionary of difficult words both clearly refer to areola as associated with pustule. Better stop now, thanks all of you!