Ok new thread, new puzzle.

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T?

T _ _

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N?

R?

D?

T_ _

_ _ R_

_ _ _

_ _ _ RD

DR_ _ _ N_

B?

G?

T_ _

_ _ R_

_ _ _

_ _ _ RD

DR_ _ _ N_

Sorry, no B

W?

T _ _

_ _ R_

W _ _

_ _ _ RD

DR _ _ _ N_

No B

Message edited by its author, Jul 1, 2009, 6:19pm.

S?

(by the way, was that a yes or no on the "G" from message 9?)

Oops, missed that one.

T _ _

G_ R _

W _ _

_ _ _ RD

DR_ _ _ NS

No B

No prob.

I think we need a vowel.

How about "A"?

T_ _

G_ R_

W_ _

_ _ ARD

DRA_ _ NS

H?

TH_

G_ R_

WH_

H_ ARD

DRA_ _ NS

No B

O?

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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how about an F?

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_ F

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N?

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_ F

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_ _ N_ _ _ _

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D?

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_ F

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_ _ ND_ _ D

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E?

R?

Ok here we go:

_ _ E_ E_

_ F

_ _ E

_ _ ND_ ED

_ _ _ E_

H?

I know that there is a "T".

_ HE_ E_

_F

_ HE

H_ NDRED

_ _ _E_

Where is my "T"?

Thebes of the Hundred Gates?

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.

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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T?

T _ _
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N?

A?

Message edited by its author, Jul 2, 2009, 3:53am.

One A, but no N

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S?

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.

We'll try to carry on without you, jacx. Good luck with all the organizing, etc.

You are able to do that?

Message edited by its author, Jul 2, 2009, 2:22pm.

Back to the hangman....

O dear, no S, and no N

T _ _
_ _ A _ _
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>49 Probably not, callmejacx.

How about "R"?

T _ _
_ _ A _ _
_ _ _ _

No R, S or N

how about a W?

O dear, O dear, no W, R, S or N

T _ _
_ _ A _ _
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Message edited by its author, Jul 2, 2009, 7:31pm.

O?

E?

T _ E

_ _ A_ _

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-d... novels. I want either such extensive coincidence that it is a key feature or no significant coincidences in big city police procedurals.

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....

Message edited by its author, Jul 3, 2009, 5:05am.

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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N?

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_ _ _ _ _ _ N _

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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.

G?

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_ _ _ _ _ _ N G

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C?

I'm guessing thee are some Is.

Bad luck, Thrin, no C here but Jim's analysis is sound:

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_ _ _ _ _ I N G

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No C.

M?

_ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ M I N G

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No C.

D?

L?

D _ _ _ L _

D _ _ _ M I N G

D _ _ _ _ _

No C.

Hmmm... that may be enough for some clever competitor to guess the title while I sleep.

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.

Is it Darkly Dreaming Dexter? Haven't read the book but love the TV series.

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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The only Aussie classic that I know is The Magic Pudding. For this one, I will try an A.

Edit: tyop

Message edited by its author, Jul 4, 2009, 6:27am.

L?

Message edited by its author, Jul 4, 2009, 6:39am.

how about an N?

Good letter choices.

_ _ / _ _ _ L L _ A N _ / _ A _ _ _ _

D?

R?

My Brilliant Career? I had no idea that Miles Franklin was Australian. I am sooo provincial.

You are correct Theo. I am amazed that you got the title so quickly.

Your turn.

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E?

_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ / _ E _ _ E _

T?

N?

_ _ _ N _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ N _ / _ E _ _ E _

No T.

D?

_ _ _ N _ / _ _ _ _ _ / _ N D / _ E _ _ E _

No T.

S?

_ _ _ N _ / _ _ _ _ S / _ N D / _ E _ _ E S

No T.

K?

A?

B?

C?

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 ...

R?

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.

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 ...

L?

Message edited by its author, Jul 6, 2009, 11:03am.

B R _ N _ / L A R K S / A N D / H E R _ E S

No C or T. Twelve letters chosen ...

G?

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...

Bring Larks and Heroes?

Congratulations. It had to be that or Bring Larks and Herpes!! Over to you, Jim.

OK, heading out now, should be back on later.

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O?

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_ _ O _ _ _ _

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You should be able to guess the title now, right?

Naturally, Jim, but for the sake of the game I'll just play along and guess...

M?

N?

Tricky one Jim. Can I have a R please?

_ _ _ R _ O _

_ R O M

_ N O _ _ _ R

_ _ _ N _ _

F?

sorry, just the one.

_ _ _ R _ O _

F R O M

_ N O _ _ _ R

_ _ _ N _ _

A?

_ _ _ R _ O _

F R O M

A N O _ _ _ R

_ _ A N _ _

T?

P?

_ _ _ R _ O _

F R O M

A N O _ _ _ R

P _ A N _ _

W?

jim, I think you might have missed post #121.

L?

Thanks, dj, I did indeed.

W _ _ R _ O _

F R O M

A N O T _ _ R

P L A N _ T

E?

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.

Weirdos from Another Planet

(my sister loved Calvin and Hobbes)

That's it, sqdancer. You're up!

Sorry, I've not been on LT much the past week and I missed checking this thread.

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Message edited by its author, Jul 12, 2009, 3:00pm.

T?

E?

D?

No T or D

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_ _ _ _ _ E

An R please?

Maybe there's an S?

_ _ _ S _ _

_ _ _ _ R E

No T or D

an N?

No N

_ _ _ S _ _

_ _ _ _ R E

No T or D

C?

No C

_ _ _ S _ _

_ _ _ _ R E

No N, T or D

U?

No U

_ _ _ S _ _

_ _ _ _ R E


No C, N, T or D

A?

One "A".

_ _ _ S _ _

_ A _ _ R E

No U, C, N, T or D

This is torturous sqdancer!

I?

One "I".

_ _ I S _ _

_ A _ _ R E


No U, C, N, T or D



*whistles innocently*

O?

_ _ I S _ _

_ 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.

Whisky Galore?

Got it!

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"?

Smells good too. Cooling now.

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_ _ _ _ _ R _
_ _ R _

an H?

an E?

N?

No H, E or N

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_ _ _ _ _ R _
_ _ R _

a W?

No H, E, N or W.... Not getting any warmer I'm afraid.
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_ _ R _

a T?

Yes, one T
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_ _ _ _ _ RT

_ _ R _

No H,E,N or W

a G?

Sorry no G; getting cooler but not cool enough? O dear, O dear....
Gee, not far away though.

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_ _ _ _ _ RT

_ _ R _

No H,E,N,W or G

L?

O?

_ OL _

_ O _ _ ORT

_ _ R M

No H,E,N,W or G

D?

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.

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?

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?

Message edited by its author, Jul 14, 2009, 9:50pm.

M?

O?

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_ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _

O _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

No "M"

T?

F?

R?

E?

N?

T _ E

E N _ _ _ _ O _ E _ _ _

O F

_ N _ _ _ _ _

_ E _

_ R _ _ T _ _ E _

No "M"

There I think that is it.

L?

S?

P?

D?

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?

Could be "few" or a few others. Let's have an H, please, so we can see if it might be "her."

Ooh! Ooh! I know what the second word is! Guess I have to wait a bit to ask for a couple more letters.

I don't think you have to wait for more letters Jim53. Come on, give us the second word.

C?

Message edited by its author, Jul 15, 2009, 5:39pm.

Right on, Thrin! Come on, Jim53.

Stop getting ahead of me!!

T H E

E N C _ C L O P E D _ _

O F

_ N _ S _ _ _L

S E _

P R _ C T _ C E S

No "M"

Message edited by its author, Jul 15, 2009, 6:24pm.

U? (If the 'U's are where I think they might be then I think we've just about got it, don't you?)

A?

X?

The encyclopedia of unusual sex practices?

You got it Jim

OK, let's try a one-worder:

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E?

good start: couple of Es:

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ E _

H?

R?

D?

Nary an H, R, or D, I fear.

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ E _

Off to bed, see ya in the morning.

S?

How can there be no "D"? Are you sure? hmmm Okay how about a "G"?

N?

I don't mean to just butt in but is it Castleview?

Butting in is just fine!

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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T?

T_ _
T_ _t_
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E?

R ?

T_E
TE_T_
_ _R_ _ _

H?

S?

N?

M?

the
te_th
_ _ R _ _ E

No S, N, or M

L?

Hi honeydew, Are you sure there's no 'N'? I'd love for there to be one in the second word.

P?

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

C?

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?

no T anywhere

What about S?

H? (he asks, stubbornly)

R?

How about a D?

2 Ss and 3 Rs

- - - S - R -

- - R

- - - S - R -

no d, H, or T

F?

1 F

- - - S - R -

F - R

- - - S - R -

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.)

No Y

D H and T were guessed but donʻt appear

M?

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.

Measure for Measure?

Right, TheoClarke

Sorry I was away for so long

A short one:

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Walden?

You are brilliant, Thrin! Brilliantly funny, that is! Not Walden.

Is that a clue TheoClarke?

N?

E ?

E _ _ N _ _

Not Walden. And, no, Thrin, there are no clues other than those two explicit letter placings.

R?

E _ _ N _ _

No R and no Walden. What word did you have in mind, Thrin? I can see 'Earner'.

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).

Message edited by its author, Jul 20, 2009, 8:06am.

Well, there's that song the Turtles sang in Sense and Sensibility, "Elinor, gee I think you're swell..."

Is there an S?

E _ _ N _ _

No C, R, or S. And no song title! :)

How about an M?

T?

A?

V?

Is it an English word?

H?

G?

E _ _ N _ A

No C, H, M, R, S, T or V. It is an English word.

What about my letter G?

I? (and it's an anagram of - what?)

L?

What about my G?

X?

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.

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)?

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.

Message edited by its author, Jul 21, 2009, 8:56am.

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.

O?

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!

Here ya go...

Eunoia

Wow....I had no idea what it meant....just a guess.....LOL! Here goes......

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_ _ _ _ _ _

E ?

F?

_ _ E

_ _ _ _ E

_ _

_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ E E _

_ _ _ _ E _

No F

R?

S?

N?

_ _ E

_ _ _ S E

_ _

_ _ _ _ E R S _ E E _

_ _ R N E R

No F

L?

T?

T _ E

_ _ _ S E

_ T

_ _ T T E R S _ E E T

_ _ R N E R

No F, L

C?

T _ E

_ _ _ S E

_ T

_ _ T T E R S _ E E T

C _ R N E R

No F, L

A?

T _ E

_ _ _ S E

A T

_ _ T T E R S _ E E T

C _ R N E R

No F, L

T _ E

_ _ _ S E

A T

_ _ T T E R S _ E E T

C _ R N E R

No F, L

I?

T _ E

_ _ _ S E

A T

_ I T T E R S _ E E T

C _ R N E R

No F, L

B

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.

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?

Message edited by its author, Jul 22, 2009, 9:22pm.

Well, if you insist. :)

And, yes, definitely new thread time.

New thread: http://www.librarything.com/topic/69520