Efrem Mallach
August 15th, 2015, 08:18 AM
Folks,
No family commitments to delay this, and no votes showed up in the 20 minutes or so since the official deadline.
Estro refers to a poet’s inspiration, the source of his or her verse: definition 3. I expected many players to note its similarity to definition 1, Paul Keating’s “inspiration [It.],” but only Dodi Schultz mentioned that. Her comment came too late in the voting to influence anyone else.
Much of the scoring replays my previous deal, round 2623. As in that round, Jim Hart jumped out to an early lead with "eastwards; (eccl.) facing the altar" (definition 7). Also as then, a few other words started moving up toward the end, but there were no serious challengers. He earns the next deal with 6 natural points. Oddly enough, also as in that round, Tim Lodge (shrubby coastal evergreens, def. 16) was second and is the traditional “winner.” He was followed by Shani Naylor and Tim Bourne with 3 each. Shani was also tied for third in that round, but then she was tied with someone else.
Full results:
1. inspiration [It.] From Keating, P. who did not vote. Voted for by: Schultz, Stevens. Score: 2.
2. [poet.] yesterday. From Barrs, J. who voted 16, 17. Voted for by: Naylor. Score: 1.
3. poetic inspiration. From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: D0.
4. a large Indian viper. From Madnick, J. who voted 12, 13. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
5. a rogue or adventurer. From Carson, C. who voted 7, 16. Voted for by: Graham. Score: 1.
6. A trail paved with fine gravel. From Abell, T. who did not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
7. eastwards; (eccl.) facing the altar. From Hart, J. who voted 10, 16. Voted for by: Bourne, Carson, Cunningham, Hale, Naylor, Shepherdson. Score: 6.
8. to search through disorganised heaps of items for something. From Hale, K. who voted 7, 10. Voted for by: Stevens, Widdis. Score: 2.
9. a compound produced by a reaction between a protein and alcohol. From Stevens, G. who voted 1, 8. Voted for by: Widdis. Score: 1.
10. on the other side, usually of an obstacle such as a river or gorge. From Bourne, T. who voted 7, 12. Voted for by: Hale, Hart, Lodge. Score: 3.
11. glassine packaging material used as a protective but transparent cushion. From Shepherdson, N. who voted 7, 15. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
12. the annual state of receptivity, or "heat", in a female mammal. Also _estrus_. From Schultz, D. who voted 1, 17. Voted for by: Bourne, Madnick. Score: 2.
13. [Med. prefix] of or related to certain classes of fatty acids (_estrogen_ etc.) From Cunningham, D. who voted 7, 16. Voted for by: Madnick. Score: 1.
14. secular song style popular in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century in Italy. From Dixon, S. who did not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
15. an out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; esp., one of curved form. From Widdis, D. who voted 8, 9. Voted for by: Lodge, Schultz. Score: 2.
16. shrubby mostly evergreen vegetation found in coastal regions of the Mediterranean: includes myrtles, heaths, arbutus, cork oak, and ilex. From Lodge, T. who voted 10, 15. Voted for by: Barrs, Carson, Cunningham, Hart. Score: 4.
17. the state barge of Venice from which the doge and other officials dropped a ring into the sea on Ascension Day to symbolize the ceremonial marriage of the state with the Adriatic. From Naylor, S. who voted 2, 7. Voted for by: Barrs, Graham, Schultz. Score: 3.
18. No definition from Graham, S. who voted 5, 17. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.
Over to you again, Jim!
Efrem
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No family commitments to delay this, and no votes showed up in the 20 minutes or so since the official deadline.
Estro refers to a poet’s inspiration, the source of his or her verse: definition 3. I expected many players to note its similarity to definition 1, Paul Keating’s “inspiration [It.],” but only Dodi Schultz mentioned that. Her comment came too late in the voting to influence anyone else.
Much of the scoring replays my previous deal, round 2623. As in that round, Jim Hart jumped out to an early lead with "eastwards; (eccl.) facing the altar" (definition 7). Also as then, a few other words started moving up toward the end, but there were no serious challengers. He earns the next deal with 6 natural points. Oddly enough, also as in that round, Tim Lodge (shrubby coastal evergreens, def. 16) was second and is the traditional “winner.” He was followed by Shani Naylor and Tim Bourne with 3 each. Shani was also tied for third in that round, but then she was tied with someone else.
Full results:
1. inspiration [It.] From Keating, P. who did not vote. Voted for by: Schultz, Stevens. Score: 2.
2. [poet.] yesterday. From Barrs, J. who voted 16, 17. Voted for by: Naylor. Score: 1.
3. poetic inspiration. From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: D0.
4. a large Indian viper. From Madnick, J. who voted 12, 13. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
5. a rogue or adventurer. From Carson, C. who voted 7, 16. Voted for by: Graham. Score: 1.
6. A trail paved with fine gravel. From Abell, T. who did not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
7. eastwards; (eccl.) facing the altar. From Hart, J. who voted 10, 16. Voted for by: Bourne, Carson, Cunningham, Hale, Naylor, Shepherdson. Score: 6.
8. to search through disorganised heaps of items for something. From Hale, K. who voted 7, 10. Voted for by: Stevens, Widdis. Score: 2.
9. a compound produced by a reaction between a protein and alcohol. From Stevens, G. who voted 1, 8. Voted for by: Widdis. Score: 1.
10. on the other side, usually of an obstacle such as a river or gorge. From Bourne, T. who voted 7, 12. Voted for by: Hale, Hart, Lodge. Score: 3.
11. glassine packaging material used as a protective but transparent cushion. From Shepherdson, N. who voted 7, 15. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
12. the annual state of receptivity, or "heat", in a female mammal. Also _estrus_. From Schultz, D. who voted 1, 17. Voted for by: Bourne, Madnick. Score: 2.
13. [Med. prefix] of or related to certain classes of fatty acids (_estrogen_ etc.) From Cunningham, D. who voted 7, 16. Voted for by: Madnick. Score: 1.
14. secular song style popular in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century in Italy. From Dixon, S. who did not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
15. an out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; esp., one of curved form. From Widdis, D. who voted 8, 9. Voted for by: Lodge, Schultz. Score: 2.
16. shrubby mostly evergreen vegetation found in coastal regions of the Mediterranean: includes myrtles, heaths, arbutus, cork oak, and ilex. From Lodge, T. who voted 10, 15. Voted for by: Barrs, Carson, Cunningham, Hart. Score: 4.
17. the state barge of Venice from which the doge and other officials dropped a ring into the sea on Ascension Day to symbolize the ceremonial marriage of the state with the Adriatic. From Naylor, S. who voted 2, 7. Voted for by: Barrs, Graham, Schultz. Score: 3.
18. No definition from Graham, S. who voted 5, 17. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.
Over to you again, Jim!
Efrem
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