Judy Madnick
November 2nd, 2005, 11:39 AM
The clear winner (thank goodness! -- and assuming I didn't mess anything up <G>) of round 1657 is Tony Abell, whose definition "the 43rd letter of the Devanagari Sanskrit alphabet" earned a natural 6.
There were 4 players in coveted second place with 3 points each: Tim Bourne, Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis and Tim Lodge.
The true definition (according to Forthright's Phrontistery) was 13: "headland," which was chosen by one player, Tim Lodge.
*1.*(abbr.) Rectified Air Speed; the air speed obtained when instrument
****corrections are applied to the indicated value.
****Vote from:****Stevens
****Submitted by: Lodge, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
*2.* _Hind_ a respected state or condition in which one is free of
****debts, moral obligations, etc.
****Votes from:***Bourne, Shepherdson
****Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 2.
*3.*a beater used in mixing mortar.
****No votes
****Submitted by: Heimerson.
*4.*a four-wheeled hand cart. [Hindi]
****Vote from:****Heimerson
****Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 1.
*5.*a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually colorful
****abstract designs.
****Votes from:***Crom, Widdis
****Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
*6.*a Hindu celebration preceding a period of fasting. Similar to Mardi
****Gras.
****Votes from:***Bourne, Schultz, Shepherdson
****Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.
*7.*a mass of the earth's crust that lies between two faults and is
****higher than the surrounding land.
****No votes
****Submitted by: Kornelis.
*8.*a shirred sleeve; sing. of rases [Obs. term of tailoring].
****Vote from:****Carson
****Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 1.
*9.*a stone used in Chinese calligraphy and painting for grinding dry
****ink and mixing it with water.
****Votes from:***Crom, Emery, Wetzstein
****Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 3.
10.*an Ethiopian oracle. Ras Tafari declared Heile Sellassie I to be
****the messenger of God and the central figure of the Rastafarian
****Religion.
****Votes from:***Savage, Scott
****Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
11.*an honor bestowed on a tribesman for bravery.
****No votes
****Submitted by: Allen.
12.*compressed hemp.
****Votes from:***Carson, Scott
****Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 2.
13.*headland
****Vote from:****Lodge
****Real definition from Forthright's Phrontistery
14.*one row of dots, in a device that uses the raster process to
****produce graphic images.
****Votes from:***Abell, Wetzstein, Widdis
****Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
15.*street-gang slang for a weapon made of razor-blades embedded in a
****wooden handle - also 'raz' and hence also 'to razzle somone.'
****Votes from:***Abell, Allen
****Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 2.
16.*the 43rd letter of the Devanagari Sanskrit alphabet.
****Votes from:***Emery, Heimerson, Kornelis, Lodge, Stevens, Allen
****Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 6.
17.*the dividing point between two or more sectors in a large cemetery.
****Vote from:****Kornelis
****Submitted by: Wetzstein, who scores natural 1.
18.*the dusty coating on Concord grapes.
****Votes from:***Barrs, Schultz
****Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
19.*[Abbysinian] an obelisk, specifically the Obelisk of Axum
****Votes from:***Barrs, Savage
****Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
****Player*********Def*Voted*for*Votes*Guess*DP*To tal
****------*********---*---------*-----*-----*--*-----
****Abell***********16***14*&*15*****6*****0********6
****Bourne**********14****2*&*6******3*****0********3
****Stevens**********6****1*&*16*****3*****0********3
****Widdis***********9****5*&*14*****3*****0********3
****Lodge************1***13*&*16*****1*****2********3
****Barrs***********15***18*&*19*****2*****0********2
****Carson***********5****8*&*12*****2*****0********2
****Crom************18****5*&*9******2*****0********2
****Cunningham******19******N/V******2*****0********2
****Emery***********10****9*&*16*****2*****0********2
****Savage**********12***10*&*19*****2*****0********2
****Schultz**********2****6*&*18*****2*****0********2
****Scott************4***10*&*12*****1*****0********1
****Shepherdson******8****2*&*6******1*****0********1
****Wetzstein*******17****9*&*14*****1*****0********1
****Allen***********11***15*&*16***********0********0
****Heimerson********3****4*&*16***********0********0
****Kornelis*********7***16*&*17***********0********0
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There were 4 players in coveted second place with 3 points each: Tim Bourne, Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis and Tim Lodge.
The true definition (according to Forthright's Phrontistery) was 13: "headland," which was chosen by one player, Tim Lodge.
*1.*(abbr.) Rectified Air Speed; the air speed obtained when instrument
****corrections are applied to the indicated value.
****Vote from:****Stevens
****Submitted by: Lodge, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
*2.* _Hind_ a respected state or condition in which one is free of
****debts, moral obligations, etc.
****Votes from:***Bourne, Shepherdson
****Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 2.
*3.*a beater used in mixing mortar.
****No votes
****Submitted by: Heimerson.
*4.*a four-wheeled hand cart. [Hindi]
****Vote from:****Heimerson
****Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 1.
*5.*a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually colorful
****abstract designs.
****Votes from:***Crom, Widdis
****Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
*6.*a Hindu celebration preceding a period of fasting. Similar to Mardi
****Gras.
****Votes from:***Bourne, Schultz, Shepherdson
****Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.
*7.*a mass of the earth's crust that lies between two faults and is
****higher than the surrounding land.
****No votes
****Submitted by: Kornelis.
*8.*a shirred sleeve; sing. of rases [Obs. term of tailoring].
****Vote from:****Carson
****Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 1.
*9.*a stone used in Chinese calligraphy and painting for grinding dry
****ink and mixing it with water.
****Votes from:***Crom, Emery, Wetzstein
****Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 3.
10.*an Ethiopian oracle. Ras Tafari declared Heile Sellassie I to be
****the messenger of God and the central figure of the Rastafarian
****Religion.
****Votes from:***Savage, Scott
****Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
11.*an honor bestowed on a tribesman for bravery.
****No votes
****Submitted by: Allen.
12.*compressed hemp.
****Votes from:***Carson, Scott
****Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 2.
13.*headland
****Vote from:****Lodge
****Real definition from Forthright's Phrontistery
14.*one row of dots, in a device that uses the raster process to
****produce graphic images.
****Votes from:***Abell, Wetzstein, Widdis
****Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
15.*street-gang slang for a weapon made of razor-blades embedded in a
****wooden handle - also 'raz' and hence also 'to razzle somone.'
****Votes from:***Abell, Allen
****Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 2.
16.*the 43rd letter of the Devanagari Sanskrit alphabet.
****Votes from:***Emery, Heimerson, Kornelis, Lodge, Stevens, Allen
****Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 6.
17.*the dividing point between two or more sectors in a large cemetery.
****Vote from:****Kornelis
****Submitted by: Wetzstein, who scores natural 1.
18.*the dusty coating on Concord grapes.
****Votes from:***Barrs, Schultz
****Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
19.*[Abbysinian] an obelisk, specifically the Obelisk of Axum
****Votes from:***Barrs, Savage
****Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
****Player*********Def*Voted*for*Votes*Guess*DP*To tal
****------*********---*---------*-----*-----*--*-----
****Abell***********16***14*&*15*****6*****0********6
****Bourne**********14****2*&*6******3*****0********3
****Stevens**********6****1*&*16*****3*****0********3
****Widdis***********9****5*&*14*****3*****0********3
****Lodge************1***13*&*16*****1*****2********3
****Barrs***********15***18*&*19*****2*****0********2
****Carson***********5****8*&*12*****2*****0********2
****Crom************18****5*&*9******2*****0********2
****Cunningham******19******N/V******2*****0********2
****Emery***********10****9*&*16*****2*****0********2
****Savage**********12***10*&*19*****2*****0********2
****Schultz**********2****6*&*18*****2*****0********2
****Scott************4***10*&*12*****1*****0********1
****Shepherdson******8****2*&*6******1*****0********1
****Wetzstein*******17****9*&*14*****1*****0********1
****Allen***********11***15*&*16***********0********0
****Heimerson********3****4*&*16***********0********0
****Kornelis*********7***16*&*17***********0********0
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