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Re:NYT Crossword editor: "I was willing to endure a life of ... by alanfalcon on Wednesday August 03, 2011 @02:19PM (#2842288)
Interesting game. I admit, I wouldn't have gotten it without help from the internet, which I suppose is against the rules. But I know no latin, so it was my only hope. The answer is ursine, which I've attempted to bury somewhat in my response so that it doesn't pop out so obviously to those who read this later and want to solve the clues for themselves.

Here's a stab at one that's so vague that there's probably a better answer hidden in there than the intended "right" one:

Carbohydrates

Chickpea

Canned

Confectionary

Re:NYT Crossword editor: "I was willing to endure a life of ... by throw_away on Wednesday August 03, 2011 @02:47PM (#2842425)
<spoilers>

I cheated with grep:

grep "^[fur][hibernate][claws][latin][brown][omnivores]$" /usr/share/dict/words

for yours, bean, chef, diet, dine

Re:NYT Crossword editor: "I was willing to endure a life of ... by scott_s on Wednesday August 03, 2011 @04:26PM (#2842904)
Damn, I knew it had to start with urs, but I couldn't figure out the rest. Regardless, I like the game.
Re:NYT Crossword editor: "I was willing to endure a life of ... by klbarry on Wednesday August 03, 2011 @02:50PM (#2842443)
These are just words so my answer also doesn't pop-out. I believe the answer is bean. Although I don't know the meaning of confectionery.