Get THE "EE" THING. (Or, if your door bites, it's probably the HINGE TEETH!
January 29, 2005, 14:22
Rose Nunez
I hope our pentathlete didn't finish eighteenth. But if he did, let's hope he had a strong ego, and that his:
ID UNIT FINE
January 31, 2005, 09:33
haberdasher
That'd be INFINITUDE.
On the other hand, what about OCCIPORCISM? (Or M. PICO CRISCO, for that matter?)
February 02, 2005, 03:40
arnie
OCCIPORCISM
Microscopic
FILM INANITIES
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 02, 2005, 08:05
haberdasher
INFINITESIMAL !
Purely in alphabetical order (the way serious Scrabble buffs like it) just to be difficult:
AEHIMNOPRST
(If it had a C it would be SPORT MACHINE. But it doesn't.)
February 04, 2005, 12:10
haberdasher
Obscure hint at 48 hours:
Moliere
February 04, 2005, 21:32
KHC
AEHIMNOPRST
misanthrope !
GO ARABIC DOG
February 06, 2005, 00:29
arnie
GO ARABIC DOG
braggadocio
ERRANT SLAVS
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 09, 2005, 05:55
haberdasher
ERRANT SLAVS = TRANSVERSAL
GREAT T-VISION
February 11, 2005, 01:33
arnie
GREAT T-VISION
Investigator
ASSIGN WAIL
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, 2005, 14:20
haberdasher
WASSAILING
variation on a theme:
GREAT VISION
February 12, 2005, 16:42
Kalleh
Still working...
There are some good words in this, like "tigers" and "ravens" and "goiters" and "vertigo" and "revising," but I will "ignore" them all until I can figure it out!
February 12, 2005, 16:49
haberdasher
...and when you finally get it, I hope you feel refreshed!
February 12, 2005, 20:26
jo
GREAT VISION
Invigorates
ANIMUS IS POOR; love is rich?
February 13, 2005, 10:41
Kalleh
Oh, it just figures after all my work Jo got it!
I was working with "invigorating," too; you'd think I'd have gotten it! [I think I will give myself a half a point, at least!]
Parsimonious
Magic Pie - (in my case, it is French Silk! )
February 13, 2005, 12:43
jo
well, heck; look how fast you got parsimonious. And I thought that was going to be a tough one. I don't usually do these, and to be honest, Kalleh, I didn't see your earlier post or I wouldn't have solved it. Sorry....
February 13, 2005, 12:49
Kalleh
Oh, Jo...I was only mad at myself when there it was on the tip of my tongue (fingers?)...and I didn't get it. Grrrrr! See why I don't post here so much? The only reason I would have gotten it in the first place was because of Hab's "refreshed" hint.
February 14, 2005, 09:44
haberdasher
Time only for a quickie, but
MAGIC PIE - I + EE = GAMEPIECE
February 14, 2005, 11:00
arnie
At first sight, MAGIC PIE looks like it should be easy, but...
Is it one word, Kalleh?
Best I can come up with are a couple of words to describe a photograph: PIC IMAGE
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 14, 2005, 17:57
Kalleh
It is one word, arnie.
Hint: Think Valentine's Day!
February 15, 2005, 05:19
jo
I'm completely stumped also. And I've spent WAY too much time on this one.
February 15, 2005, 15:45
haberdasher
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February 15, 2005, 15:55
haberdasher
EPIGAMIC ?
Never heard of it before, but it fits.
APPEALING
Yes, that really is the starting configuration, not the target by mistake.
(I think it may be a hard one, but with this crowd you never can tell...)This message has been edited. Last edited by: haberdasher,
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 16, 2005, 05:42
haberdasher
Arnie, you're incredible!
CRANE MEMBER = REMEMBRANCE
ISIS MOON
February 16, 2005, 07:07
jo
MOON ISIS
Omission
WALL CREATURE
February 16, 2005, 09:48
haberdasher
WALL CREATURE U RECALL WATER? WE ULTRA-CLEAR: WATER CURE ALL! --CATERWAULLER
Games People Play: CIPHERASE (the enzyme that breaks codes)
February 18, 2005, 19:08
haberdasher
There may be variant spellings.
hint: You need a 5 to start!
February 20, 2005, 20:52
KHC
CIPHERASE
Parcheesi............! Yes?
Oh, Hab, you are a clever one...
CLABBERS.... EZ Peezy..
I think Clabbers was the pet rat in Harry Potter... ??
February 21, 2005, 03:56
arnie
CLABBERS
scrabble
PINSTRIPE OAR
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February 21, 2005, 07:14
haberdasher
PINSTRIPE OAR
perspiration (not from Parcheesi and Scrabble, I hope!)
MESS ME AUNT
Oh, and Clabbers was Ron Weasley's pet rat, not Harry Potter's. Turned out he was a minor villain in disguise, all along. With, I suspect, a larger role yet to come in the next book or two...(Coming Soon to a Bookist Near You - July 23, I think it is)
February 21, 2005, 19:34
KHC
Hab, I said Clabbers was "the pet rat" in Harry Potter... I was not succinct in my phrasing.. yes, he belonged to dear Ron!
MESSMEAUNT
amusements
TIPTOEMONIC
February 21, 2005, 20:03
haberdasher
tiptoemonic = COMPETITION
OPERRINS - half an Irish marmelade (the other half being O'Lea)
I suspected you knew Scabbers' provenance. I just wanted to talk about the books a bit...
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February 22, 2005, 20:10
KHC
Scabbers! I'm embarrassed... as usual...
OPERRINS
Prisoner
LIB VISIT I YIN
February 22, 2005, 20:21
jo
LIB VISIT I YIN
Invisibility
CEDAR ME, LIZ - my bark is worse than my bite.
February 23, 2005, 05:48
haberdasher
CEDAR ME, LIZ with another A would be CARAMELIZED ?
(Onelook.com has three dictionaries with "caramelized" and only one with "carmelized," and even that one (Wikipedia) redirects you to "caramelized.")This message has been edited. Last edited by: haberdasher,
February 23, 2005, 06:02
arnie
quote:
"carmelized,"
Turned into a monk?
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 23, 2005, 06:06
jo
yes, but there is also carmelized. At least in some of the dictionaries I use. So you win.
February 23, 2005, 07:20
haberdasher
How are your basic life-support skills?
IT THY CPR
February 23, 2005, 19:56
KHC
IT THY CPR
Triptych
RETCH, NANCY!
February 27, 2005, 19:20
haberdasher
I think I need to buy a vowel.
CHRY- doesn't go anywhere CHANTCERYN is meaningless
ENCHANT? CRY!
HELP!!?
No, wait. Is TRENCHANCY a word?
February 27, 2005, 20:05
KHC
Yes, Hat Man.. it is!
A noun... incisive
Your turn!
February 28, 2005, 05:59
haberdasher
Do you know a sweven-letter word with three Us in it? It's unusual.
This one's a bit unusual, too.
UNUSUCOT
February 28, 2005, 06:37
arnie
UNUSUCOT
Unctuous
CURIOUS LID
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 28, 2005, 06:41
jo
UNCTUOUS
BEAL, CRY ROT! A busy day in the Commons
I've tried to delete this with no success. Please ignore.
February 28, 2005, 19:48
haberdasher
anagrams, give or take a vowel:
BEAL CRY ROT if you added an E would be CELEBRATORY
still working on CURIOUS LID which is LUDICROUS I (never hurts to be able to laugh at yourself!)
February 28, 2005, 20:11
jo
well, I did say that I tried to delete the damn thing. It should have been
BEAL CRY ROTE which of course would be celebratory. It seems I am unable either to edit or delete my posts.
And on that note, why aren't you folks providing daffynitions for my word?