Little help here?

[ciroccoj]

Here's my crossword entry for 104 Across:

C

O

M

P

U

T

E

R

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C

K

U

P

And here's the clue:
104. Reason to reboot.

Help me out, here, because I'm sure the answer is not the obvious one that's coming to my mind. Not for the LA Times Sunday Crossword.

Comments

[scrtkpr.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHA!!! That's great!

Um...hickup, maybe? But yeah, not what first popped into my mind. *snicker*

[scrtkpr.livejournal.com]

Oh, wait, but it's spelled hiccup. So...I dunno. Weird.

[shiningmoon.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Computer Backup?

I like the other answer better tho'.

[shiningmoon.livejournal.com]

Ohhh!

Computer lockup!

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Yes! And it works!!

Thank you :D :D :D

[shiningmoon.livejournal.com]

Awesome! (Though honestly I like your take better. :) )

[13-moons.livejournal.com]

*giggles madly*
I was thinking cockup but that's not much better anyway. I'm glad someone knew what it was. You've got to wonder if they knew what they were doing when they wrote that one.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

I was thinking cockup but that's not much better anyway.
Oh I know!! That was the only alternative I could think of, too :D :D :D

You've got to wonder if they knew what they were doing when they wrote that one.
In my mind, the creator of that puzzle was eagerly waiting to see how many outraged phone calls/e-mails the paper got. I know I would've been ;)