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Guerri Stevens
December 30th, 2012, 06:15 AM
The round got off to a poor start with the word-announcing message going
to the moderation queue, and later with one voter's message also
apparently going there. (He Emailed his vote to me.

The next deal is for Dick Weltz with 5 unnatural points. The real winner
is Keith Hale with 4 unnatural votes. The real definition is 6, the
almond-flavored beverage, which was known to two players and guessed by
two others.


1: a female gaucho
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Millie Morgan
FROM Matthew Grieco who voted 5 and 13, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

2: a roadside shrine.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Glen Boswell, Tony Abell
FROM Tim Lodge who didn't vote, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

3: A long form speech
Voted for by: Dick Weltz, Tony Abell
FROM Keith Hale who voted 4 and *6*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*

4: hot milky chocolate
Voted for by: Keith Hale
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted 16 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

5: [Sp.] a potato fritter.
Voted for by: Matthew Grieco, Efrem Mallach
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

6: an almond-flavored soft drink.
Voted for by: Dick Weltz, Keith Hale
FROM The New Oxford American Dictionary which can't vote, and scores D2

7: A mid-afternoon break or nap; siesta.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Jim Hart, Scott Crom
FROM Tony Abell who voted 2 and 3, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

8: a dish of sliced, pickled beef tongue. (Malay)
Voted for by nobody
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 13 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

9: A chocolate and vinegar salve [fr. Nahuatl _iorxatl_]
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dave Cunningham who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

10: shallow dish of fat with a wick used in illuminations.
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 1 and 20, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

11: a short general strike; [Mayan, literally: a tying up]
Voted for by: Mike Shefler
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 1 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

12: The spoor of various wild fowl, esp. as used for divination.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Jim Hart who voted 7 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

13: A style of bolero music originating in the Dominican Republic.
Voted for by: Matthew Grieco, Jim Hart, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Chris Carson who DQ'ed, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

14: (Hind.) the ritual adorning of a bride for her marriage ceremony.
Voted for by: Glen Boswell
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 10 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

15: Any of a group of Internet chat groups concentrating on gardening.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Steve Graham who DQ'ed, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

16: a meatless Mexican stew of corn, tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Johnny Barrs, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 3 and *6*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*

17: a long flared coat made of muslin, worn chiefly in West Bengal and
Bangladesh.
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 7 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

18: Small pieces of flint removed while shaping a spear point, arrowhead
or other blade.
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs, Scott Crom
FROM Efrem Mallach who voted 5 and 20, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

19: a mechanism (in English, "nightingale board") used in Japanese
castles to give warning of an intruder.
Voted for by: Millie Morgan
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 2 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

20: a type of sweetened flatbread made with wheat flour and honey; a
traditional staple of Eastern European gypsies.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Efrem Mallach
FROM Glen Boswell who voted 2 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

No def
FROM Scott Crom who voted 7 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

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Guerri

—Keith Hale—
December 30th, 2012, 05:56 PM
I panicked a little when i saw "Keith Hale" and "winner" so close
together! Cheers, Dick!