Somehow I don't think I'm on the right track here...
December 08, 2007, 13:00
TrossL
hint... it ends with "iveness"
December 08, 2007, 17:54
haberdasher
Well, it can be made into INGRESSIVENESS, though I confess it looks to me more like a string of prefixes and suffixes than a word.
How about GIANT INGVALL ?
December 09, 2007, 07:40
TrossL
GIANT INGVALL What the heck does that mean? Stop gallivanting around and give us a challenging word!
Jo's usually anorexic looking but lately she's starting to put on weight?
JO'S BLOAT'S BEEN NICE
December 15, 2007, 17:47
haberdasher
There's -ATION and -LESS and -NESS and BANJO- and ENJOIN- and...
That J keeps getting in the way.
All I have so far is JANIE'S COBBLESTONE.
December 17, 2007, 19:25
TrossL
If you don't object to suffixes, you'll be fine...
December 23, 2007, 09:22
bethree5
quote:
JO'S BLOAT'S BEEN NICE
Thanks for the clue, TrossL... First one of these I've had the pleasure of solving in 6 mos at least! Used to think I was good at anagrams until I joined Wordcrafter...
UNOBJECTIONABLENESS
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December 23, 2007, 15:53
arnie
SO SLIM BEAUTY
abstemiously
Frank's a long way off in Jamaica? A FAR SINATRA
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
December 24, 2007, 06:01
haberdasher
RASTAFARIAN
Atlas Shrugged?
UNGLOBED
December 30, 2007, 07:32
bethree5
BLUDGEON
Looking for presents?
MEN DIG IN SLED
January 15, 2008, 20:11
bethree5
Yoooooo-hooooo.
I know I didn't stump anybody in THIS crowd. Wha' happened-- I'm blown flat by the stampade to limerick game???
January 16, 2008, 03:47
haberdasher
So far, everything I've tried has only been MISLEEDDINNG !
January 16, 2008, 09:18
arnie
Yup, I gave up on it, too; is it only one (non-proper noun) word?
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
January 16, 2008, 16:53
bethree5
er um I um er...
OK, it's hyphenated. (I didn't realize. Sorry, dumb@@@ among giants here...)
it's a compound hyphenated adjective
January 19, 2008, 12:38
haberdasher
For a moment thought I'd had an inspiration with "Middle-English" but then I had to say the H with that...
Then I tried all sorts of variants of -singed and -signed and -designed and of course got nowhere.
If you put me on a boat with a lot of junior officers I will find the MIDDLE ENSIGN.
If you fool me in a game of rummy I will be MISLED, GINNED
---------------------------------
Ignore all of the above - I see I should have been more SINGLE-MINDED !
Whew. Nice one!
January 19, 2008, 12:40
haberdasher
OK. Just to get us back into practice: how about a glass of
RICE MILK
January 20, 2008, 20:03
KHC
RICE MILK
limerick
We all LEARN BY doing...
January 21, 2008, 04:30
arnie
LEARN BY
blarney
Short black furry skirts? SABLE MINIS
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
January 21, 2008, 08:44
haberdasher
BALMINESS
Around here it's more like YIGI DRIFT
January 21, 2008, 08:47
haberdasher
No, that's not right. I take it back. There's only one i in balminess, and two in sable minis.
January 21, 2008, 08:54
haberdasher
OK, it's LESBIANISM. I'll stick with YIGI DRIFT.
January 22, 2008, 02:46
arnie
YIGI DRIFT
frigidity
Lucky charm CASINO AMULET
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
January 24, 2008, 13:35
haberdasher
EMASCULATION [edit: spelling]
I'm not sure I still have the balls to offer this next one:
COSTUME TRANCE
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January 29, 2008, 03:43
arnie
COSTUME TRANCE
accoutrements
My NIECE'S LLAMA is marrying beneath her.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
January 29, 2008, 14:38
haberdasher
Ah yes. I thought "COSTUME TRANCE" had all the trappings af a tough one. Good job, arnie! (COSTUME ILANA was another anagram of "emasculation.")
Yours is MESALLIANCE, clued by the definition.
Do you know the properties of CARBIDES? Or at least what they're widely thought to be?
February 02, 2008, 20:05
KHC
CARBIDES
"ascribed"
Don't forget the TOP STAIR squeaks!
February 03, 2008, 20:01
haberdasher
...with another R it would be PORTRAITS...
This way it's PROTISTA - phylum of one-celled animals - but is that what you had in mind?
February 03, 2008, 20:38
KHC
No, I was thinking of PATRIOTS... who lost big time!
February 04, 2008, 10:28
haberdasher
Ah, yes. The Giants wanted it more, the Patriots' line was for whatever reason over-matched, the quarterback may have been not up to snuff in other ways as well, and I think they were simply out-coached on this occasion.
It's only a game, but nevertheless there is no joy in Mudville.
February 04, 2008, 19:54
KHC
Eli Manning was spectacular.... Brady lost his nerve. It was a good game.... I remember Archie Manning from college....
February 04, 2008, 20:44
haberdasher
I don't think he lost his nerve, rather his offensive line was completely overwhelmed. He was sacked how many times, and tackled how many more after throwing? The miracle is they only lost by three points!
Be that as it may, nobody got your target so you're still up if you'd like to be. May we have the next question, please?
February 07, 2008, 08:25
haberdasher
Nature abhors...
Smashing new outfit raises ballet dancer's self esteem:
TUTU PRIDE
February 11, 2008, 03:30
arnie
TUTU PRIDE
turpitude
Boo-Boo jealous? RESENT YOGI
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
February 11, 2008, 11:28
haberdasher
Funny how I've never come across "turpitude" except with the epithet "moral".
RESENT YOGI is GENEROSITY.
Let's not go into this bar; I want music but the sign says "NO MARIACH'S" Not even for the MARASCHINO cherries, even though they're there too.
February 13, 2008, 10:53
arnie
NO MARIACH'S
harmonicas
ACE PSI MYTHS
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
February 20, 2008, 08:09
haberdasher
ACE PSI MYTHS
METAPHYSICS
Never did enjoy climbing to the top of the Köln cathedral... ACH ! STAIRS !
February 24, 2008, 03:42
arnie
ACH STAIRS
catharsis
Buffalo Bill REPELS BISON
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
February 24, 2008, 08:20
haberdasher
REPELS BISON
responsible
TOY SERUM IS hard to understand.
March 04, 2008, 13:06
haberdasher
Gee, I didn't think this one would need a clue. It really shouldn't _be_ very hard to figure out!