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Started by plainglazed, Jun 07 2012 05:27 AM

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#11 fabpig

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Posted 12 June 2012 - 06:31 PM

Spoiler for 6th

Edited by fabpig, 12 June 2012 - 06:32 PM.

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Posted 12 June 2012 - 10:43 PM

Spoiler for First and fourth


yes and yes, Y-san. well done. as to the rest, suspect your example might have come from one of the clues? if so (or not) will say the rest of the answers come from general synonyms vs examples/types/associations.

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am glad you stuck with that one fp, right on.

Spoiler for Update


ps - i see you there Y-san
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Posted 12 June 2012 - 11:15 PM

Spoiler for 2

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Posted 13 June 2012 - 03:49 AM

ps - i see you there Y-san


Yeah...I was attempting to log on to post the answer to 2 but my netbook decided that was too many programs to run simultaneously and died. Oh well...

Question: For the 7th one, am I right in thinking "collapsed" is the indicative word? I don't like to assume (unless it's going to be followed by a rigorous math proof ;P)...you know what they say about 'when you assume...' that is somewhat similar to this puzzle...
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 05:24 AM

This one is definitely stimulating my mind.
Thanks for the post!
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Posted 13 June 2012 - 03:15 PM

Spoiler for 2

you got it. down to the last four.

Yeah...I was attempting to log on to post the answer to 2 but my netbook decided that was too many programs to run simultaneously and died. Oh well...

Question: For the 7th one, am I right in thinking "collapsed" is the indicative word? I don't like to assume (unless it's going to be followed by a rigorous math proof ;P)...you know what they say about 'when you assume...' that is somewhat similar to this puzzle...

guess you could say fabpig cut you off at the knees... as for your question, the direction to subtract is "collapsed in" as a(nother word for) heap is not a verb. okay, not an adjective either. being fairly generous with the hints as the synonym for "barely alive" is not the most common word but think well within the vocab of your average BrainDenner. - Ich bin ein.... umhhhhh donuts. sorry, not a clue. just some train of thought rambling.

This one is definitely stimulating my mind.
Thanks for the post!

and thank you for the compliment. welcome to BrainDen, maSkraP!
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#17 Yoruichi-san

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Posted 13 June 2012 - 07:40 PM

guess you could say fabpig cut you off at the knees... as for your question, the direction to subtract is "collapsed in" as a(nother word for) heap is not a verb. okay, not an adjective either. being fairly generous with the hints as the synonym for "barely alive" is not the most common word but think well within the vocab of your average BrainDenner. - Ich bin ein.... umhhhhh donuts. sorry, not a clue. just some train of thought rambling.


*Shrugs* actually it's probably more accurate to say my CPU cut me off at the knees...

And the word I was confused about was "barely", which I know is not taking away, but to me, neither really is "collapsed"...the matter is still there, just in a scrunched up fashion...but that's probably just me. :blush:

Spoiler for My vocabulary is not particularly exiguous...


I'm running into the 'as I try to do these, I keep coming up with more of them syndrome'... ^_^

Edited by Yoruichi-san, 13 June 2012 - 07:44 PM.

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Posted 13 June 2012 - 07:49 PM

Spoiler for Second to last...

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Women are definitely stronger. We are [Fe]males, after all...

Some of what makes me me is real, some of what makes me me is imaginary...I guess I'm just complex. ;P

<3 BBC's Sherlock, the series and the man. "Smart is the new sexy."

Chromatic Witch links now on my 'About Me' page!  Episode 2 is awaiting it's epic conclusion...are you up to the task?

When life hands me lemons, I make invisible ink.

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Posted 14 June 2012 - 01:15 AM

I hate all the spoilers...
I know I don't have to click them...
but it's just so tempting when it's available.
Lol...

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Posted 14 June 2012 - 01:27 PM

*Shrugs* actually it's probably more accurate to say my CPU cut me off at the knees...

And the word I was confused about was "barely", which I know is not taking away, but to me, neither really is "collapsed"...the matter is still there, just in a scrunched up fashion...but that's probably just me. :blush:

Spoiler for My vocabulary is not particularly exiguous...


I'm running into the 'as I try to do these, I keep coming up with more of them syndrome'... ^_^

shinless either way, eh? and the barely/collapsed issue i get, too. maybe collapsed as in fell apart or better perhaps - disintegrated. still a stretch i agree. a little riddling license to make the clues somewhat sensible is sometimes in order (as is punctuation, etc.). and am of course thankful for your munificent vocabulary. nicely figured, Y-san.

Spoiler for Second to last...

and correct again, of course. the two r's kept me thinking i had messed up this clue.
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