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Tony Abell
April 3rd, 2014, 08:45 PM
2496 was not a well-dealt round. The first error was choosing a poor word (too
obvious), then came missing a player's definition (two dealer points to Efrem
Mallach), and finally failing to combine two similar definitions, not out of
some strategy, but solely out of being in too much of a hurry to notice. It
remains to be seen what else I did wrong.

The winner and next dealer is Mike Shefler, who, along with Paul Keating,
earned 8 unnatural points. Both are also tied in the rolling scores, but Mike
is ahead in the cumulative totals. No fewer than 7 players guessed the real
definition, one of the interchangeable obsolete offerings.

Take it away, Mike!

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1. _Obs._ timid, fearful, in danger.
Voted for by Efrem Mallach, Tim Bourne, Dave Cunningham, Judy Madnick,
Nancy Shepherdson, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted *2* and 17, and scores 6 + 2 = 8*

2. [Obsolete] brittle, fragile.
Voted for by Efrem Mallach, Tim Bourne, Dick Weltz, Dodi Schultz, John
Barrs, Paul Keating, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Merriam-Webster's Unabridged, which cannot vote, and scores D7

3. Blowsy.
Voted for by Millie Morgan
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

4. Trouble; anxiety.
Voted for by Guerri Stevens, Nancy Shepherdson
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

5. Nodule of metal obtained after assaying.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 1 and 11, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

6. A deep cleft in a peat hag.
Voted for by Keith Hale, Steve Graham
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 1 and *2*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*

7. [Obs.] Cessation, intermission, rest.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 10 and 13, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

8. [Obs.] mischief-making; troublesome.
Voted for by Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted *2* and 17, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*

9. Tightly sewn; hand-made with small, straight stitches [obs.].
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 1 and 4, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

10. [Dial. Devon]; The wild parsnip.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted *2* and 17, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*

11. Fear; afraid; nervous,
Voted for by Glen Boswell, Dave Cunningham, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Keith Hale, who voted 6 and 14, and scores 3 + 0 = 3

12. Low, lacy plantings along the edge of a garden path.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted *2* and 17, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*

13. An untrained pony.
Voted for by Dan Widdis, Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 4 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

14. An elderly woman retained by a family to act as governess and chaperon to a
young girl.
Voted for by Keith Hale
SOURCE: Millie Morgan, who voted 3 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1

15. [ME]*a raised watercourse;* ant. of _slough_ (also _fruoche_).
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 1 and 11, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

16. A sheltered and secluded place.
Voted for by Glen Boswell, Millie Morgan
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 8 and 13, and scores 2 + 0 = 2

17. A mist or fog that arises from snow.
Voted for by Steve Graham, Dick Weltz, Guerri Stevens, Dodi Schultz, John
Barrs, Paul Keating
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 1 and *2*, and scores 6 + 2 = 8*

No definition submitted
Glen Boswell, who voted 11 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

Definition lost by dealer
Efrem Mallach, who voted 1 and *2*, and scores 0 + 2 + 2 dealer points = 4*

No definition submitted
Steve Graham, who voted 6 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0

SUMMARY

Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
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Barrs ........................ 10 *2* & 17 1 + 2 = 3
Boswell ...................... 11 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Bourne ....................... 6 1 & *2* 2 + 2 = 4
Carson ....................... 4 N/V 2 + 0 = 2
Cunningham ................... 15 1 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Emery ........................ 3 N/V 1 + 0 = 1
Graham ....................... 6 & 17 0 + 0 = 0
Hale ......................... 11 6 & 14 3 + 0 = 3
Keating ...................... 1 *2* & 17 6 + 2 = 8
Lodge ........................ 7 10 & 13 0 + 0 = 0
M-W Unabridged ............... 2 N/A D7
Madnick ...................... 5 1 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Mallach ...................... 1 & *2* 0 + 4*= 4
Morgan ....................... 14 3 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Schultz ...................... 8 *2* & 17 1 + 2 = 3
Shefler ...................... 17 1 & *2* 6 + 2 = 8
Shepherdson .................. 9 1 & 4 0 + 0 = 0
Stevens ...................... 13 4 & 17 2 + 0 = 2
Weltz ........................ 12 *2* & 17 0 + 2 = 2
Widdis ....................... 16 8 & 13 2 + 0 = 2

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