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Daniel Widdis
November 29th, 2015, 08:37 AM
Once again, there was a fairly even spread of votes, with the "winner"
earning four of them. This time it's Chris Carson earning the deal with
his streaky rock. Honorable mention to Dave Cunningham's nail maker,
the only other def beside the dictionary to receive three votes.

Dodi Schultz's Cambodian currency earns her the real winner spot with
four unnatural points, as she joined Jim Hart and John Barrs in guessing
the unit of measure of the cupped hands. As John said, "There ought to
be a word for #4." And in fact, there is!

All yours, Chris.

1. (forestry) A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a
pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens
and is no longer conspicuous.
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Hale, who scores natural 1.

2. a traditional Danish delicacy of pickled herring followed by a
glass of aquavit, the combination often being repeated at some length.
Vote from: Graham
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.

3. Irregular dark or light streaks in plutonic igneous rock that
differ in composition from the principal mass.
Votes from: Abell, Hale, Madnick and Mallach
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 4.

4. The two hands placed together so as to form a bowl-shaped cavity;
as much as can be held in this.
Votes from: Barrs, Hart and Schultz
Real definition from OED

5. a Japanese coin, now obsolete, worth two sen or .02 of a yen.
Vote from: Naylor
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 1.

6. a marsupial rat, found mainly in north-west Australia
Vote from: Mallach
Submitted by: Hart, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.

7. A marinade of brine and citric acid.
No Votes
Submitted by: Abell.

8. _archaic_ a maker of nails.
Votes from: Hart, Lodge and Schultz
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 3.

9. a child actor playing an adult role
Vote from: Hale
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.

10. rough pole made of fir and used in scaffolding.
No Votes
Submitted by: Madnick.

11. a narrow alley between buildings, often filled with rubble.
No Votes
Submitted by: Shefler.

12. *W. Indies* A savory dish consisting of a variety of ingredients
cooked in a goat's stomach.
Votes from: Bourne and Madnick
Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 2.

13. a person who has been sentenced to be shunned for a period of time
for committing a social crime.
Votes from: Abell and Barrs
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.

14. the basic Cambodian unit of currency, standardized in value as
equivalent to one-tenth of the pound sterling.
Votes from: Lodge and Naylor
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.

15. A leak-proof arctic survival vest inflated by the reaction of two
chemicals to make a buoyant foam. Named for its Norwegian inventor,
Roald Yepsen.
Votes from: Bourne and Cunningham
Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 2.

16. a modified pincer movement in which part of the defending force
stays in place on one side of the attacking force, while the other part
moves to attack the enemy's other flank (after Lt. Col. Walter Yepsen,
U.S. Army, who employed this maneuver in 1944).
Vote from: Graham
Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 1.


Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Carson 3 N/V 4 4
Schultz 14 *4* & 8 2 2 4
Cunningham 8 1 & 15 3 3
Hart 6 *4* & 8 1 2 3
Barrs 9 *4* & 13 1 2 3
Graham 15 2 & 16 2 2
Naylor 12 5 & 14 2 2
Stevens 13 N/V 2 2
Bourne 5 12 & 15 1 1
Lodge 2 8 & 14 1 1
Mallach 16 3 & 6 1 1
Hale 1 3 & 9 1 1
Madnick 10 3 & 12 0 0
Abell 7 3 & 13 0 0
Shefler 11 N/V 0 0

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