>>On a side note, certain answers--such as
IUPAC names for pharmaceuticals could only be given in
an attempt to grandstand or delay the game. As such,
I don't list those answers. But, as a rule, I try
to list any answer that could reasonably come up as
an alternate.]
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Is it the place
of the writer or editor to eliminate "grandstanding"
or delay of the game by intentionally creating the
risk of a correct answer being ruled incorrect, by not
listing it?
People who read a lot of packets have
been known to give the full answer that's usually
listed, including alternate answers and acronym
expansions, upon hearing a familiar clue, before they even
know what's coming out of their mouths. Should they,
or even someone who is intentionally showing off, be
penalized?
--M.W.