bonanova Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Back again by popular demand! Three words - letter count given by dashes - middle word is related to the other two. Middle words share a characteristic. Enjoy! [1] fart _ _ _ _ twist - Nikyma [2] tug _ _ _ _ _ column - Nayana [3] squab _ _ _ _ plunged - Nayana [4] ditch _ _ _ _ _ seamstress - largeneal <-- first solver award [5] pivots _ _ _ _ dismisses - Nikyma [6] wee _ _ _ _ _ _ moment - Nikyma, Nayana [7] meal _ _ _ _ _ _ strike - Nikyma [8] mire _ _ _ _ _ _ molt - Andreay [9] aruba _ _ _ _ _ _ order again - Nayana, Nikyma [10] leave _ _ _ _ _ _ return - Nikyma [11] leave _ _ _ _ _ _ goody - Nikyma [12] tough _ _ _ _ _ _ carpeted - Nayana, Nikyma [13] stock _ _ _ _ _ _ lithely - Nikyma [14] trader _ _ _ _ _ _ drool - Nikyma [15] conduct _ _ _ _ eighty-two - Nikyma [16] fifty-fifty _ _ _ _ dusk - Nikyma [17] twisted _ _ _ _ _ cut - Nikyma [18] vehicle _ _ _ _ _ sulked - Nikyma [19] figure _ _ _ _ _ _ less sensible - Nikyma [20] scolded _ _ _ _ _ _ irregular Grey Cells, Nayana <-- last solver award [21] less dead _ _ _ _ _ fat guzzler - Gretty [22] climaxed _ _ _ _ _ _ wan - Nikyma [23] charm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ portal - Nayana [24] subject _ _ _ _ _ _ _ satisfied - Nayana, Nikyma [25] excess _ _ _ _ _ _ _ superannuated - Nayana [26] outrage _ _ _ _ _ _ _ perfume - Nikyma [27] exuding _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- Nikyma reticent [28] schmooze _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ opposite - Nikyma [29] chargeless _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ organized - Nayana[1] fart WIND twist [2] tug TOWER column [3] squab DOVE plunged [4] ditch SEWER seamstress [5] pivots AXES dismisses [6] wee MINUTE moment [7] meal BUFFET strike [8] mire SLOUGH molt [9] aruba RESORT order again [10] leave RESIGN return [11] leave DESERT goody [12] tough RUGGED carpeted [13] stock SUPPLY lithely [14] trader SLAVER drool [15] conduct LEAD eighty-two [16] fifty-fifty EVEN dusk [17] twisted WOUND cut [18] vehicle MOPED sulked [19] figure NUMBER less sensible [20] scolded RAGGED irregular [21] less dead LIVER fat guzzler [22] climaxed PEAKED wan [23] charm ENTRANCE portal [24] subject CONTENT satisfied [25] excess OVERAGE superannuated [26] outrage INCENSE perfume [27] exuding SECRETIVE reticent [28] schmooze CONVERSE opposite [29] chargeless UNIONIZED organized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Ok, I'm going to do some prima facie stuff here then pass out. I just want to have my name on a few of these this time. Such a coveted thing around here these days sewer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 a few answers #3 dive #7 hunger #8 morass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted April 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 largeneal has [4] SEWER andreay was extremely close on [3] (tense), [7] (doesn't meet the mystery criterion) and [8] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 one question. middle words share a characteristic with the other too words? My vocab is too bad since I am not a native speaker of English...still I will try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 largeneal has [4] SEWER andreay was extremely close on [3] (tense), [7] (doesn't meet the mystery criterion) and [8] #3 any of these duck, dunk, fall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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0 Nikyma Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Axes/Axis I can't imagine that you'd use different spellings for the connecting word, but this was my first thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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0 Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 time? i am making a wild guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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0 Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) edit to change spoiler, put answer 6 instead of 8 is it slough? Edited April 13, 2008 by andreay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 oops, sorry, i didn't follow the spaces...correction for my previous answer to 6 "second/minute" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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0 Nikyma Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 lead Tricky one bona, not very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bonanova
Back again by popular demand!
Three words - letter count given by dashes - middle word is related to the other two.
Middle words share a characteristic.
Enjoy!
[1] fart _ _ _ _ twist - Nikyma
[2] tug _ _ _ _ _ column - Nayana
[3] squab _ _ _ _ plunged - Nayana
[4] ditch _ _ _ _ _ seamstress - largeneal <-- first solver award
[5] pivots _ _ _ _ dismisses - Nikyma
[6] wee _ _ _ _ _ _ moment - Nikyma, Nayana
[7] meal _ _ _ _ _ _ strike - Nikyma
[8] mire _ _ _ _ _ _ molt - Andreay
[9] aruba _ _ _ _ _ _ order again - Nayana, Nikyma
[10] leave _ _ _ _ _ _ return - Nikyma
[11] leave _ _ _ _ _ _ goody - Nikyma
[12] tough _ _ _ _ _ _ carpeted - Nayana, Nikyma
[13] stock _ _ _ _ _ _ lithely - Nikyma
[14] trader _ _ _ _ _ _ drool - Nikyma
[15] conduct _ _ _ _ eighty-two - Nikyma
[16] fifty-fifty _ _ _ _ dusk - Nikyma
[17] twisted _ _ _ _ _ cut - Nikyma
[18] vehicle _ _ _ _ _ sulked - Nikyma
[19] figure _ _ _ _ _ _ less sensible - Nikyma
[20] scolded _ _ _ _ _ _ irregular Grey Cells, Nayana <-- last solver award
[21] less dead _ _ _ _ _ fat guzzler - Gretty
[22] climaxed _ _ _ _ _ _ wan - Nikyma
[23] charm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ portal - Nayana
[24] subject _ _ _ _ _ _ _ satisfied - Nayana, Nikyma
[25] excess _ _ _ _ _ _ _ superannuated - Nayana
[26] outrage _ _ _ _ _ _ _ perfume - Nikyma
[27] exuding _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- Nikyma reticent
[28] schmooze _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ opposite - Nikyma
[29] chargeless _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ organized - Nayana
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