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1eabell
Hmmm... so since I've never done this, let's see if I can at least get it started off correctly.
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2TheoClarke
Goodness me! What a lot of letters. Might a T be among them?
3eabell
isn't bigger always better?
a few T's for you...
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a few T's for you...
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7eabell
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8TheoClarke
Big IS beautiful! What about H?
9eabell
Only one H....
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11TheoClarke
Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World? I do not know why the third word shouted "Antony" at me and the rest just fell into place. I read some very positive reviews of this book when it was published about six months ago but passed it over.
12eabell
Theo -- you are correct. That was quick! I guess bigger wasn't necessarily better.... I've read good reviews of it, too. Just got it from the library but haven't started it yet.
You're up - have fun-
You're up - have fun-
13TheoClarke
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15TheoClarke
Just the one:
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17TheoClarke
Bad luck! No M this time.
19TheoClarke
Two Rs:
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No M.
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No M.
21TheoClarke
One L:
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No M.
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No M.
23TheoClarke
Two As:
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No M.
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No M.
25TheoClarke
One C:
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No M.
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C A L _ _ _ R N _ A
No M.
27TheoClarke
Two Fs:
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_ F
C A L _ F _ R N _ A
No M.
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_ F
C A L _ F _ R N _ A
No M.
29TheoClarke
One P:
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P R _ _ _ _
_ F
C A L _ F _ R N _ A
No M.
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P R _ _ _ _
_ F
C A L _ F _ R N _ A
No M.
31TheoClarke
Two O:
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P R _ _ _ _
O F
C A L _ F O R N _ A
No M.
I imagine that we all know the last word now so the next poster should feel free to guess two letters.
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P R _ _ _ _
O F
C A L _ F O R N _ A
No M.
I imagine that we all know the last word now so the next poster should feel free to guess two letters.
33TheoClarke
Good call, sqdancer. Two H:
H _ _ H
P R _ _ _ _
O F
C A L _ F O R N _ A
H _ _ H
P R _ _ _ _
O F
C A L _ F O R N _ A
35TheoClarke
One S:
H _ _ H
P R _ _ S _
O F
C A L _ F O R N _ A
No M.
H _ _ H
P R _ _ S _
O F
C A L _ F O R N _ A
No M.
37TheoClarke
Four eyes!:
H I _ H
P R I _ S _
O F
C A L I F O R N I A
No M.
H I _ H
P R I _ S _
O F
C A L I F O R N I A
No M.
39TheoClarke
Hurrah!!! eabell wins! Time for you to set the next puzzle.
I read High Priest of California this week and found it very interesting.
I read High Priest of California this week and found it very interesting.
41TheoClarke
Ooo, another biggie! I think that we should with the I that was so profitable n my puzzle.
43TheoClarke
N to make IN?
44eabell
nope, it doesn't make "in" but there are some N's -
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45TheoClarke
S for "is"?
46eabell
yes, an "S" makes "IS" (and also fills in a few more blanks)
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63TheoClarke
O? (I posit "A Song For A...")
64Jim53
well posited, Theo. I'm feeling generous, so I filled in all the instances of those letters. Not much left...
A
S O N G
F O R
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no T, K
A
S O N G
F O R
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no T, K
65TheoClarke
AR_ONN_? You're 'avin' a larf! How about E?
68TheoClarke
Oooo!!! That sqdancer is clever!
70sqdancer
> 68 Don't ya just love those Canadian SF authors with their wacky titles. ;)
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73rolandperkins
M ?
82TheoClarke
Wake up, sqdancer, I am agog!
83AHS-Wolfy
Agog? I thought you were Theo. Unless that's an alias of course.
At this point I may as well make a guess at Alias Grace?
At this point I may as well make a guess at Alias Grace?
84TheoClarke
Alias? What insight! I was trying to think of a Canadian book Atlas _ra_e.
and did I not mention that Theo is my cognomen because Agog is just too difficult for people to master? They keep calling me Gog or Magog, which is offensive to someone of my height.
and did I not mention that Theo is my cognomen because Agog is just too difficult for people to master? They keep calling me Gog or Magog, which is offensive to someone of my height.
88TheoClarke
Is it Alias Grace, Dave?
89Jim53
No, silly, he's taking your earlier idea. It's Cloud Atlas.
90TheoClarke
There will be some heavy duty pouting if you are right, Jim.
92TheoClarke
Are you addressing Gog, Magog, and Theo?
How about an A then?
How about an A then?
93AHS-Wolfy
Are you addressing Gog, Magog, and Theo?
Is that the unholy trinity?
You can have an A.
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Is that the unholy trinity?
You can have an A.
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98rolandperkins
L ?
103AHS-Wolfy
No G's for eabell either. Perhaps this one's tougher than I thought:
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No T's, M's, P's or G's
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L _ _ _ _
No T's, M's, P's or G's
106AHS-Wolfy
If you're all going for the record of most letters not in the title then you're doing a good job. No B's or R's:
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No T's, M's, P's, G's, B's or R's
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No T's, M's, P's, G's, B's or R's
109AHS-Wolfy
sqdancer breaks the run of poor choices. Unfortunately, Jim starts it anew:
N A _ E _
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No T's, M's, P's, G's, B's, R's or S's
N A _ E _
L _ N _ _
No T's, M's, P's, G's, B's, R's or S's
111AHS-Wolfy
Correct! I was thinking of giving salad without dressing as a clue but I'm glad it's not necessary.
112Jim53
That's a relief. I thought we might get hanged that time. In keeping with the trend of two words of equal length, here's the next one:
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113rolandperkins
E ?
115rolandperkins
T ?
119rolandperkins
S ?
129rolandperkins
Iron John by Robert Bly ?
131rolandperkins
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*n.b. I simplified this title a little by converting one word from the British spelling of my edition,
to American spelling
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*n.b. I simplified this title a little by converting one word from the British spelling of my edition,
to American spelling
132TheoClarke
T for The?
134rolandperkins
yes, ou> o is the case.
1 t , and only one - for "the"
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1 t , and only one - for "the"
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135TheoClarke
So, H might be a possibility?
136rolandperkins
Only 1 H
where you might expect. SEE 134
where you might expect. SEE 134
138rolandperkins
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141TheoClarke
A dogged E?
143rolandperkins
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148TheoClarke
Taking up Jim's thought, I have been trying to think of a book entitled Thy ________ Splendor but nothing comes to mind.
ETA tag closure
ETA tag closure
149Jim53
Me too, Theo. I wanted "Caparisoned" but it's one letter too long. I guess we'll have to wait for Roland to fill in the letters to confirm "Splendor" and see more of the second word.
150Thrin
I know I shouldn't have another bite, but how about Imprisoned Splendour or 'Splendor' for you USAns? Touchstones says there's such a book.
151rolandperkins
RIGHT, Thrin !
and sorry I was away for so long. adn sorry I missed putting in the E of "THE".
The Imprisoned Splendour by R.C. Johnson
Please start one
and sorry I was away for so long. adn sorry I missed putting in the E of "THE".
The Imprisoned Splendour by R.C. Johnson
Please start one
152Thrin
Oh good..... haven't been around for a while. How about
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162Thrin
Two 'O's but no 'G'
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I'm off to bed soon. Need to be up early tomorrow - Sunday. Perhaps I should go to church. By the way, not all the words in this book title are English.
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I'm off to bed soon. Need to be up early tomorrow - Sunday. Perhaps I should go to church. By the way, not all the words in this book title are English.
166TheoClarke
Well done, Roland! Even if you prove to be wrong (which I greatly doubt).
167Thrin
Yes, well done. It's all yours Roland. Perhaps it would have been less tricky if I'd used the original title. Or would it?
168rolandperkins
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Not too long or even too short, but it does lack certain fairly common letters.
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Not too long or even too short, but it does lack certain fairly common letters.
170rolandperkins
2 Rs
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174rolandperkins
Sorry, NO Y, D, or Q
175TheoClarke
Let us go to the other extreme then... E?
178rolandperkins
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No N or S
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No N or S
180rolandperkins
sorry no K
182rolandperkins
no B
Hint: I said no S, and there isnʻt, but there are two S sounds, so phonetically there are 2 S s;
they come in a proper name.
Hint: I said no S, and there isnʻt, but there are two S sounds, so phonetically there are 2 S s;
they come in a proper name.
184rolandperkins
"1st word: Cicero"
Are we allowed to reveal one word at a time?
Well, ok; my hint led to that
Yes, "Cicero"; but doesnʻt mean there are or arenʻt other C s I s and/or O s
C I C E R O
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Are we allowed to reveal one word at a time?
Well, ok; my hint led to that
Yes, "Cicero"; but doesnʻt mean there are or arenʻt other C s I s and/or O s
C I C E R O
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185TheoClarke
Hmmm... Cicero the ... what? Not orator, philosopher, lawyer, writer, politician, or consul, so let us start tidying up:
C?
C?
186rolandperkins
"Cicero the. . .what?"
The noun youʻre looking for is a common English word, not used much before the 18th c. And I canʻt think of any way to say it in Latin without cir circumlocution. The Romans seemed to take being this for granted, not to talk about it, if you were one of their own. In Ciceroʻs time it sure didnʻt preclude participating in a civil war.
The noun youʻre looking for is a common English word, not used much before the 18th c. And I canʻt think of any way to say it in Latin without cir circumlocution. The Romans seemed to take being this for granted, not to talk about it, if you were one of their own. In Ciceroʻs time it sure didnʻt preclude participating in a civil war.
187rolandperkins
no Cʻs after the two of "Cicero"
188TheoClarke
Still tidying up, I will ask for an I on the basis that it might be Cicero the somethingist.
189rolandperkins
not an "-ist" but there is one i after "CIcero"
(The Romans did use the suffix -ista. borrowed from Greek -istes, but not in the abstract way of modern languages)
C I C E R O
T H E
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(The Romans did use the suffix -ista. borrowed from Greek -istes, but not in the abstract way of modern languages)
C I C E R O
T H E
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192TheoClarke
Or Os? (which only leaves further Hs as a mystery)
My current theory is that the noun ends RIAN but I am still tidying up.
My current theory is that the noun ends RIAN but I am still tidying up.
193rolandperkins
"ends in RIAN" #192
It does end in a suffix but one much rarer than
RIAN In fact outside of proper adjectives I canʻt think of another that ends in this suffixʻ and this
is a common noun .
I conceded the E H and T of "THE" , Thatʻs the only E, but not necessarily the only H or T.
But one other O
C I C E R O
THE
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It does end in a suffix but one much rarer than
RIAN In fact outside of proper adjectives I canʻt think of another that ends in this suffixʻ and this
is a common noun .
I conceded the E H and T of "THE" , Thatʻs the only E, but not necessarily the only H or T.
But one other O
C I C E R O
THE
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194rolandperkins
"ends in RIAN" #192
It does end in a suffix but one much rarer than
RIAN In fact outside of proper adjectives I canʻt think of another that ends in this suffixʻ and this
is a common noun .
I conceded the E H and T of "THE" , Thatʻs the only E, but not necessarily the only H or T.
But one other O
C I C E R O
THE
__ __ __ R I O __
It does end in a suffix but one much rarer than
RIAN In fact outside of proper adjectives I canʻt think of another that ends in this suffixʻ and this
is a common noun .
I conceded the E H and T of "THE" , Thatʻs the only E, but not necessarily the only H or T.
But one other O
C I C E R O
THE
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196TheoClarke
Cicero the Patriot? Never heard of it!! It looks like fun.
197rolandperkins
RIGHT, TheoClarke:
Cicero the Patriot by Rose Wiliams
I had not herd of it either, or of the author, before buying it in one of this islandʻs few remaining stores that has 2nd han d books.
It crossed my mind that "patriot" was not a designation that the Romans themselves would have used, even if favorable to Cicero (as not all of them were.) One was OF COURSE what todayʻs languages call a patriot, and it didnʻt have to be expressed.
Another word not expressible in classical Greek or Latin is "paganism". In modern languages, it is derived from "paganus", a rustic a "Country" person, because pre-Christian religious practices survived the longest out in the country. Gore Vidal, in his novel Julian is rig, I think, to give "Philosophy" as the antonym of "Christianity" for the period of Julianʻs life -- the mid-4th century. Even though Iʻm not a fan of the "pagan"/philosophic culture as Vidal is and as Edward Gibbon was, I think he is linguistically right in this instance, because "Philosophy" still meant the classical, mainly Greek, philosophy of pre-Christian times; a clearcut Christian philosophy did not begin until St. Augustineʻs time later in the century.
Anyway, take it over, Theo, and sorry about the imbroglios, due to the lump concession of "Cicero" and "the", on whether or not a letter has been suggested
Cicero the Patriot by Rose Wiliams
I had not herd of it either, or of the author, before buying it in one of this islandʻs few remaining stores that has 2nd han d books.
It crossed my mind that "patriot" was not a designation that the Romans themselves would have used, even if favorable to Cicero (as not all of them were.) One was OF COURSE what todayʻs languages call a patriot, and it didnʻt have to be expressed.
Another word not expressible in classical Greek or Latin is "paganism". In modern languages, it is derived from "paganus", a rustic a "Country" person, because pre-Christian religious practices survived the longest out in the country. Gore Vidal, in his novel Julian is rig, I think, to give "Philosophy" as the antonym of "Christianity" for the period of Julianʻs life -- the mid-4th century. Even though Iʻm not a fan of the "pagan"/philosophic culture as Vidal is and as Edward Gibbon was, I think he is linguistically right in this instance, because "Philosophy" still meant the classical, mainly Greek, philosophy of pre-Christian times; a clearcut Christian philosophy did not begin until St. Augustineʻs time later in the century.
Anyway, take it over, Theo, and sorry about the imbroglios, due to the lump concession of "Cicero" and "the", on whether or not a letter has been suggested
199TheoClarke
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204TheoClarke
One N and one A.
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No I or W.
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_ N _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ A _
No I or W.
209TheoClarke
Four Os, one R and two Gs but no F.
G O O _
_ N O _ G _
_ O
_ R _ A _
No F, I or W.
G O O _
_ N O _ G _
_ O
_ R _ A _
No F, I or W.
210rolandperkins
Good Enough to Dream ?
211TheoClarke
Good Enough to Dream is correct, Roland. Back to you...
212rolandperkins
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214rolandperkins
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217rolandperkins
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219TheoClarke
B for Bears?
220rolandperkins
1 I
a very significant B
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B __ R __ __ S __ __
a very significant B
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222rolandperkins
2 T s
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W I T H
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W I T H
B__R__ __S__ __
223TheoClarke
W for With?
224rolandperkins
Yes, and only for "With"
See #222
See #222
226rolandperkins
Again, only for "With"
SEE #222
SEE #222
228rolandperkins
__ __ R T Y
Y __ A R S
W I T H
B __ R __ __ S __ __
Y __ A R S
W I T H
B __ R __ __ S __ __
233rolandperkins
Sorry, Jim: "Berenstain doesnʻt fit as the last word, and then thereʻs no space for "Bears".
1 F 2 Ns
F __R T Y
Y E A R S
W I T H
B __ R __ N S __ N
1 F 2 Ns
F __R T Y
Y E A R S
W I T H
B __ R __ N S __ N
235rolandperkins
RIGHT, AnnieMod!
Forty Years with Berenson, by Nicky Mariano
Please take it over.
(I own it; have never read it all the way through.)
Forty Years with Berenson, by Nicky Mariano
Please take it over.
(I own it; have never read it all the way through.)
239TheoClarke
A for And?
241rolandperkins
F ?
242TheoClarke
So, no "and" then. E for East?
244rolandperkins
L ?
247AnnieMod
_ _ L _ E N
_ A _ T ,
_ E _
F _ T _ _ E
PS: Off to bed so I will update with the next posted letters in the morning.
_ A _ T ,
_ E _
F _ T _ _ E
PS: Off to bed so I will update with the next posted letters in the morning.
248TheoClarke
Golden Past, Red Future? Are you a fan?
249AnnieMod
Yes and yes (and it was the book that was on my desk when I was posting the question).
Your turn.
Your turn.
250TheoClarke
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254TheoClarke
There is one W, two As and it is so close to T time that I am giving you four of them:
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T _ A _ T _ _ _
A _ _
T _ _
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W _ _
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T _ _ _
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T _ A _ T _ _ _
A _ _
T _ _
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W _ _
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T _ _ _
255AnnieMod
And you also added a bonus word compared to the initial puzzle. Unfortunately the word does not seem to be "cookie" :)
Any Rs?
Any Rs?
257TheoClarke
Sharp-eyed Annie is rewarded with two Rs. Jim gets his three Hs:
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A _ _
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W H _
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T H _ _
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T R A _ T _ R _
A _ _
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T H _ _
260TheoClarke
Two Ms and two Ns
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T R A _ T _ R _
A N _
T H _
M _ N
W H _
_ _ _ _
T H _ M
_ _ _
T R A _ T _ R _
A N _
T H _
M _ N
W H _
_ _ _ _
T H _ M
265TheoClarke
What huge success: Two Ls, four Os, two Ds, and one S:
O L D
T R A _ T O R S
A N D
T H _
M _ N
W H O
L O _ _
T H _ M
O L D
T R A _ T O R S
A N D
T H _
M _ N
W H O
L O _ _
T H _ M
267TheoClarke
Good thinking, Annie. One C.
O L D
T R A C T O R S
A N D
T H _
M _ N
W H O
L O _ _
T H _ M
O L D
T R A C T O R S
A N D
T H _
M _ N
W H O
L O _ _
T H _ M
269Jim53
Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them? sounds like a great coffee table book.
270TheoClarke
Well done, Jim. I found it when I was looking for Christmas gifts for some of my friends (who are men that love old tractors, natch!). We are not called the Tractor Boys out here for nothing.
So, over to you...
So, over to you...
271Jim53
okie dokie, artichokie, here we go...
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
274Jim53
We do have some As (potentially a rather revealing letter), but no Ns, I fear.
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ A _ A
_ _
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
no N
_ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ A _ A
_ _
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
no N
276callmejacx
An "E"
281Jim53
Annie, it never hurts to see if there are some besides the obvious ones.
T H E
T H R E E
_ T _ _ _ A T A
_ F
_ A _ _ E R
E _ _ R _ T _ H
no N
T H E
T H R E E
_ T _ _ _ A T A
_ F
_ A _ _ E R
E _ _ R _ T _ H
no N
286Jim53
I guess I won't fill in C3PO since Roland has guessed the title of this phildickian work. Take it away, sir!
287rolandperkins
One N no L s SEE 287
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ _N __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ _N __
290rolandperkins
One N; no L s SEE 287
293rolandperkins
No G; no P
Hint: 11 of the 17 letters are vowels; with some repeats
Hint: 11 of the 17 letters are vowels; with some repeats
296rolandperkins
3 A s No E
One O
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ O
__ A __ A __ __ A N D
One O
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ O
__ A __ A __ __ A N D
298rolandperkins
Only one O SEE 296
300rolandperkins
__ __ __ __ __ __
T O
__ _A __ A __ __ A N __
T O
__ _A __ A __ __ A N __
302AnnieMod
E?
PS: It will be helpful if you can write the letters that had been asked for and said not to be in the title... so people do not need to scroll all the time
PS: It will be helpful if you can write the letters that had been asked for and said not to be in the title... so people do not need to scroll all the time
303rolandperkins
No E
NO: E, G, L, P, T (of the asked for letters)
NO: E, G, L, P, T (of the asked for letters)
305rolandperkins
ONE D -- THE final letter. SEE 296
NO E, G, L, P, T
Sorry I previously left out the
penultimate A of the 1st word.
NO E, G, L, P, T
Sorry I previously left out the
penultimate A of the 1st word.
306TheoClarke
__ __ __ __ __ __
T O
__ A __ A __ __ A N __
No E, G, L, P, T but perhaps an I?
T O
__ A __ A __ __ A N __
No E, G, L, P, T but perhaps an I?
308rolandperkins
Yes a K in the -- er --where you said
S __ __ __ A__
TO
S A __ A __ K A N D
S __ __ __ A__
TO
S A __ A __ K A N D
311rolandperkins
Yes S s SEE 308
and I left out the D of #304, sorry.
and I left out the D of #304, sorry.
312TheoClarke
How can you imagine that it is Subway to Samarkand, Jim? That would need another A!
313TheoClarke
Doh! That will teach me to wander away from the keyboard before submitting my post!!
314rolandperkins
AnnieMod at #310 has it:
Subway to Samarkand by J.R. Humphreys
To Theo:
My last revision of has all the A s,
but I did miss an A, and a D, earlier. Sorry.
Subway to Samarkand by J.R. Humphreys
To Theo:
My last revision of has all the A s,
but I did miss an A, and a D, earlier. Sorry.
316TheoClarke
Can we start a new thread? This is getting a bit big.
320TheoClarke
Because this will make no sense if I post it in the new thread (http://www.librarything.com/topic/77494), I will just confess to being a smartarse with 312. I was trying to show off that I knew what you were thinking. But the posting delay blew it ... I blame the Children in Need Doctor Who Special.
