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Ok new thread, new puzzle.
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DR_ _ _ N_
Sorry, no B
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No B
S?
(by the way, was that a yes or no on the "G" from message 9?)
Oops, missed that one.
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No B
No prob.
I think we need a vowel.
How about "A"?
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DRA_ _ NS
TH_
G_ R_
WH_
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No B
Almost there should have picked something harder.
TH_
G_R_
WHO
H_ARD
DRA_ONS
No B
The Girl Who Heard Dragons? If I am right (and there was a missing G) then I suggest that you run another round, Hernandez, because I am off to bed and then AFK all day tomorrow.
You are right TheoClarke and I did forget a G. That's what I get for trying to do too many things at one time. Ok once more
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23Jim53Jul 1, 2009, 9:28pm 
how about an F?
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Ok here we go:
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_ F
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I know that there is a "T".
_ HE_ E_
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_ HE
H_ NDRED
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You got it callmejacx. Your turn.
you can have my turn...in the process of moving and not sure when I will be back online
Someone please take a turn. My son is coming for a visit before he deploys to Afghanistan and I have to get things ready. Thanks. 40ThrinJul 2, 2009, 12:44am
I'll pitch in LA12Hernandez - unless someone else posts while I'm typing this. Best wishes for your son, and, callmejacx, I hope your move goes without a hitch.
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One A, but no N
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Thank you so much Thrin...The big stuff has moved out already. Now the odds and ends and clean up are in order. Probably won't be online until after Monday, if I am lucky. Sure going to miss you guys. 48Jim53Jul 2, 2009, 1:13pm
We'll try to carry on without you, jacx. Good luck with all the organizing, etc. 49callmejacxEdited: Jul 2, 2009, 2:22pm
You are able to do that?
50ThrinJul 2, 2009, 5:25pm
Back to the hangman....
O dear, no S, and no N
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>49 Probably not, callmejacx.
How about "R"?
52ThrinJul 2, 2009, 5:32pm
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No R, S or N 53Jim53Jul 2, 2009, 7:13pm
how about a W? 54ThrinEdited: Jul 2, 2009, 7:31pm
O dear, O dear, no W, R, S or N
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T _ E
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E _ _ O
No W,R,S or N
The Black Echo? That was thriller that I dismissed unread because I no longer enjoy police-detective-investigates-friend's-death novels. I want either such extensive coincidence that it is a key feature or no significant coincidences in big city police procedurals. 59ThrinEdited: Jul 3, 2009, 5:05am
That's it TheoClarke. I'm reading The Black Echo at the moment and must confess that it hasn't really captured my interest to any great extent yet - and I'm about a third of the way through it now. Do you know if Michael Connelly gets better as the series progresses? I'm really more of a European 'whodunit' enthusiast, but like to read some USAn crime fiction occasionally - it's so exotic. Incidentally, I recently read an interesting one from my own country (Australia) called The Broken Shore by Peter Temple. Anyway, over to you....
Friends who like Connelly admire his consistency, so I guess that the Bosch series gets neither better nor worse! Back on topic:
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I defy you to guess it from that, Thrin! It is not in your catalog but I think that you would like it.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ 66Jim53Jul 3, 2009, 5:35pm
I'm guessing thee are some Is.
Bad luck, Thrin, no C here but Jim's analysis is sound:
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No C.
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_ _ _ _ M I N G
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No C.
D _ _ _ L _
D _ _ _ M I N G
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No C.
Hmmm... that may be enough for some clever competitor to guess the title while I sleep. 73ThrinJul 3, 2009, 7:35pm
I had hoped for one 'D', but three? Bonus time. If the second word is what I think it might be, I'll now ask for an 'R' if I may.
It looks as though Thrin was on the right track but Jennifer got there first. I found the TV series repellant for reasons that I could not grasp; just a sense of distate. So, the next speaker will be socialpages when the sun rises in Sydney.
Thank you Thrin and Theo.
How about we get away from the blood and gore and try an aussie classic...
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L? 79Jim53Jul 4, 2009, 11:01am
how about an N?
Good letter choices.
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You are correct Theo. I am amazed that you got the title so quickly.
Your turn.
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_ _ _ N _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ N _ / _ E _ _ E _
No T.
_ _ _ N _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ N D / _ E _ _ E _
No T.
_ _ _ N _ / _ _ _ _ S / _ N D / _ E _ _ E S
No T.
Yikes, I sleep for just a while and come back to a sea of letters!
B _ _ N _ / _ A _ K S / A N D / _ E _ _ E S
No C or T. Bad luck with your guess, Thrin. Nine letters down ...
A killer choice, Thrin:
B R _ N _ / _ A R K S / A N D / _ E R _ E S
No C or T. Ten letters down ... and I think that we may be almost there. 102Jim53Jul 6, 2009, 9:13am
Hmmm... how about an H?
B R _ N _ / _ A R K S / A N D / H E R _ E S
No C or T. Eleven letters chosen ...
B R _ N _ / L A R K S / A N D / H E R _ E S
No C or T. Twelve letters chosen ...
B R _ N G / L A R K S / A N D / H E R _ E S
No C or T. Thirteen letters chosen ... so very close...
Congratulations. It had to be that or Bring Larks and Herpes!! Over to you, Jim. 110Jim53Jul 6, 2009, 5:18pm
OK, heading out now, should be back on later.
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You should be able to guess the title now, right?
113ThrinJul 6, 2009, 9:27pm
Naturally, Jim, but for the sake of the game I'll just play along and guess...
M?
Tricky one Jim. Can I have a R please? 116Jim53Jul 7, 2009, 8:08am
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118Jim53Jul 7, 2009, 1:40pm
sorry, just the one.
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F R O M
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120Jim53Jul 7, 2009, 2:58pm
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F R O M
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123Jim53Jul 7, 2009, 4:58pm
_ _ _ R _ O _
F R O M
A N O _ _ _ R
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W?
jim, I think you might have missed post #121. 126Jim53Jul 7, 2009, 9:21pm
Thanks, dj, I did indeed.
W _ _ R _ O _
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P L A N _ T
128Jim53Jul 7, 2009, 9:59pm
Yes, we have some Es:
W E _ R _ O _
F R O M
A N O T _ E R
P L A N E T
Time for someone to get it, I think. I'll be back in the morning.
130Jim53Jul 8, 2009, 8:38am
That's it, sqdancer. You're up! 131sqdancerEdited: Jul 12, 2009, 3:00pm
Sorry, I've not been on LT much the past week and I missed checking this thread.
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No T or D
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No N
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No T or D
No C
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No N, T or D
No U
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No C, N, T or D
One "A".
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No U, C, N, T or D
147ThrinJul 13, 2009, 6:52pm
This is torturous sqdancer!
I?
One "I".
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_ A _ _ R E
No U, C, N, T or D
*whistles innocently*
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_ A _ O R E
No U, C, N, T or D
When I chose this title, I didn't realize that it only had single letters. The book just happened to be under my elbow.
153ThrinJul 13, 2009, 9:05pm
Good! I've just made a chocolate, rum and raisin slice; maybe the spirits were swirling around in my subconscious (a bit too early for them to be swirling around anywhere else).
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Mmm, sounds delicious!
How about an "R"?
155ThrinJul 13, 2009, 9:35pm
Smells good too. Cooling now.
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No H, E or N
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No H, E, N or W.... Not getting any warmer I'm afraid.
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Yes, one T
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No H,E,N or W 165ThrinJul 14, 2009, 5:23am
Sorry no G; getting cooler but not cool enough? O dear, O dear....
Gee, not far away though.
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No H,E,N,W or G 168ThrinJul 14, 2009, 7:33am
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No H,E,N,W or G
Could it be "Cold Comfort Farm"?
CCF is my theory too. I rejected this title recently when I was setting a puzzle so I was fascinated to see how difficult it proved to be. Mind you, excluding Thrin from the pool of competitors may have extended the process. 172ThrinJul 14, 2009, 5:13pm
Well, callmejacx, you've got it and beaten TheoClarke by a whisker. Over to you. Fs, Ms and Cs aren't letters that occur with great frequency are they? 173callmejacxEdited: Jul 14, 2009, 9:50pm
I have to be honest with you and say that I first thought that it might have been Cold Comfort Warm.
I haven't had a turn in a long time. Feels good to be back in the swing of things.
Lucky for you guys I have just about finished unpacking my books and they are neatly on the shelf in front of me.
Okay, everyone put your thinking caps on.
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Try that one out for size. Who is the clever one that will guess this one?
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No "M"
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No "M"
There I think that is it.
Iʻm fascinated by a 3-letter word, of which E is the middle letter. "TEN" is the only one I can think of, & that would have been put in along with T Or a personal name? "Ben"?
has S been denied? 188Jim53Jul 15, 2009, 4:55pm
Could be "few" or a few others. Let's have an H, please, so we can see if it might be "her." 189Jim53Jul 15, 2009, 4:56pm
Ooh! Ooh! I know what the second word is! Guess I have to wait a bit to ask for a couple more letters. 190ThrinEdited: Jul 15, 2009, 5:39pm
I don't think you have to wait for more letters Jim53. Come on, give us the second word.
C?
Right on, Thrin! Come on, Jim53.
192callmejacxEdited: Jul 15, 2009, 6:24pm
Stop getting ahead of me!!
T H E
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O F
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P R _ C T _ C E S
No "M"
193ThrinJul 15, 2009, 6:30pm
U? (If the 'U's are where I think they might be then I think we've just about got it, don't you?) 198Jim53Jul 15, 2009, 9:08pm
OK, let's try a one-worder:
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good start: couple of Es:
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204Jim53Jul 15, 2009, 10:53pm
Nary an H, R, or D, I fear.
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Off to bed, see ya in the morning.
How can there be no "D"? Are you sure? hmmm Okay how about a "G"?
I don't mean to just butt in but is it Castleview? 210Jim53Jul 16, 2009, 8:21am
Whoa! Well butted, honeydew69862004! Castleview indeed, one of my all-time favorites, subtitled "An Arthurian epic of modern Illinois." Your turn.
Well since it is so early and i got approximately 3 hours of sleep this one probably will be easy but here goes.
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the
te_th
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No S, N, or M 223ThrinJul 16, 2009, 7:24pm
Hi honeydew, Are you sure there's no 'N'? I'd love for there to be one in the second word.
Thrin and Honeydew:
If thereʻs really no N then the 2nd word "has to" be "teeth"?
225> Are you guessing that it is The Teeth Circle, a thriller in which a mild-mannered dentist goes wild?
I didnʻt know "circle", only "teeth"
But Teeth Circle fits well
Sorry guys theoclarke is right i messed up sorry i wasn't completely there in the head yesterday. it is the tenth circle.
I am very busy over the next couple of days so I propose that rolandperkins sets the next puzzle. Over to you, Roland.
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Thanks, Theo
Hint: The middle (3-letter) word AINʻT "the".
So my T guess is just wasted, then? 239Jim53Jul 17, 2009, 1:06pm
How about a D?
2 Ss and 3 Rs
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- - R
- - - S - R -
1 F
- - - S - R -
F - R
- - - S - R - 244Jim53Jul 17, 2009, 4:43pm
Y?
(btw, it's very helpful if you keep copying the list of letters that were guessed but don't appear, under the blanks or wherever.)
D H and T were guessed but donʻt appear
2 M's!
M _ _ _ S _ R _
F _ R
M _ _ _ S _ R _
SOrry to have been away for so long.
Hint: By a very well known author, but no 1 of that author's most highly regarded works.
Right, TheoClarke
Sorry I was away for so long
You are brilliant, Thrin! Brilliantly funny, that is! Not Walden. 254ThrinJul 19, 2009, 6:21am
Is that a clue TheoClarke?
N?
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Not Walden. And, no, Thrin, there are no clues other than those two explicit letter placings.
E _ _ N _ _
No R and no Walden. What word did you have in mind, Thrin? I can see 'Earner'. 259ThrinEdited: Jul 20, 2009, 8:06am
Didn't have a clue TheoClarke... Just hurrying by and tossed in the R on the off-chance. The only word I can think of now is one with a C in it. So
C?
and now I'm off to bed (late night last night - early start tomorrow). 260Jim53Jul 20, 2009, 8:44am
Well, there's that song the Turtles sang in Sense and Sensibility, "Elinor, gee I think you're swell..." Is there an S?
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No C, R, or S. And no song title! :) 262Jim53Jul 20, 2009, 1:35pm
How about an M? 266ThrinJul 20, 2009, 5:16pm
Is it an English word?
H?
E _ _ N _ A
No C, H, M, R, S, T or V. It is an English word. 270ThrinJul 20, 2009, 7:29pm
I? (and it's an anagram of - what?)
and my G? Don't forget my G.
Please do not forget his G!
hemolokgang means her "G"
Oops.....but let's not get distracted by something so silly as gender.....hey....that starts with....you guessed it.....G
Girl starts with "G" too. And that is what I am.
E _ _ N I A
No C, H, L, M, R, S, T, V or X. And no G for Gacqueline.
I look forward to seeing an anagram.
This is a toughie... can I have a U?
Good call, Jennifer.
E U _ N I A
No C, G, H, L, M, R, S, T, V or X. 282ThrinJul 21, 2009, 8:04am
I'm stumped. Looking forward to learning this new word. This thread is getting a bit long; maybe the puzzle's winner could start a new one (both thread and puzzle)? 283TheoClarkeEdited: Jul 21, 2009, 8:56am
It is a fine word and the title to a remarkable book. Sadly, I have misplaced one of the letters, which makes it impossible!
The correct form is:
E U N _ I A
No C, G, H, L, M, R, S, T, V or X. Much shuffling of feet.
ETA I notice that my error was in placing the very first letter guessed. My shame is boundless.
I have to be AFK for the next 50+ hours so I have revealed the answer to Thrin who can see this one out in my place. 286ThrinJul 21, 2009, 6:25pm
Clever hemlokgang. Eunoia it is. I have no idea what it means. Do tell 'gang.
Eunoia is not in my (admittedly abridged) Websterʻs Collegiate.
From the derivation it would seem to mean "good thinking". (Prefix eu- = "good, well"; noia = "thinking, mind-work").
Perhaps it is to cerebration what euPHEMism is to articulation!
Wow....I had no idea what it meant....just a guess.....LOL! Here goes......
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_ _ E
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No F
_ _ E
_ _ _ S E
_ _
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_ _ R N E R
No F
T _ E
_ _ _ S E
_ T
_ _ T T E R S _ E E T
_ _ R N E R
No F, L
T _ E
_ _ _ S E
_ T
_ _ T T E R S _ E E T
C _ R N E R
No F, L
T _ E
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A T
_ _ T T E R S _ E E T
C _ R N E R
No F, L
T _ E
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A T
_ _ T T E R S _ E E T
C _ R N E R
No F, L
T _ E
_ _ _ S E
A T
_ I T T E R S _ E E T
C _ R N E R
No F, L
the House at Bittersweet Corner ?
To hemlokgang:
If The House at Bittersweet Corner is correct, please award "next game deviser" to someone else. I will be away from the keyboard for a while. 310hemlokgangEdited: Jul 22, 2009, 9:22pm
You got it, roland! I hate to pass it on, but okay.......sqdancer seemed hot on the trail of the title there as well.......so, it is yours, sqdancer!
New thread time, too?
Well, if you insist. :)
And, yes, definitely new thread time.
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