Dave Cunningham
August 18th, 2006, 09:13 AM
I still think JASEY is a weird word -- but six of you figured it was the worsted wig ...
Bill Hirst with 5 natural votes is the next dealer ... with Tony Abell's 5 unnatural points earning him the title of "Winnah!"
1. A type of epoxy used between a roof's structure and the felt covering beneath the shingles [Stevens] 5 9 nil
2. A variety of fern whose young curled fronds are sometimes used in salads in the southeastern US. [Crom] *14 15 (Madnick) 2 + 1 = 3
3. _Printing._ _Brit._ type of a size between Bourgeois and Long Primer (9½ points) [Keating] NV nil
4. [Obs.] a relic, esp. of a saint. [Lodge] 6 17 nil
5. manuscript or paper that is erased and then written over. [Madnick] 2 7 (Stevens) (Widdis) 2
6. a farm implement of the Middle Ages, of unknown use. [Savage] 10 11 (Shefler) (Lodge) 2
7. a yellow desert daisy, a succulent senecio sp from S. Africa; also called 'blue finger' [s. mandraliscae] [Barrs] DQ (Madnick) 1
8. A little island in a river or a lake. [Stone] 10 11 (Kornelis) 1
9. a beach post or stanchion marking the point of high tide. [Schultz] *14 18 (Stevens) 2 + 1 = 3
10. [Rare] yellowish. [Shefler] 6 16 (Stone) (Hirst) (Savage) 3
11. bright, shining [Bourne] 12 16 (Stone) (Savage) 2
12. Absentminded, forgetful; senile. [Hirst] 10 16 (Bourne) (Widdis) (Scott) (Shepherdson) (Heimerson) 5<<<
13. a pompous rascal. [Scott] 12 13 ((Scott)) 1
14. _Brit. informal_ a wig; especially a worsted one. [RHD] (Kornelis) (Schultz) (Abell) (Shepherdson) (Crom) (Heimerson) D6
15. a spiral curl of hair pressed flat against the cheek, temple, or forehead. Also spit curl. [Widdis] 5 12 (Abell) (Crom) 2
16. [obs] anxious. [Abell] *14 15 (Bourne) (Shefler) (Hirst) 2+3 = 5 <<<<
17. [From native name] A name of the soft turtle, _Dermatochelys (Sphargis) coriacea._ [Heimerson] 12 *14 (Lodge) 2 + 1 = 3
18. A spotted Central and South American wildcat (Felis wiedi) resembling a small, long-tailed ocelot [Kornelis] 8 *14 (Schultz) 2 + 1` = 3
Shepherdson 12 *14 2 points
Dave
DQ, DF
Bill Hirst with 5 natural votes is the next dealer ... with Tony Abell's 5 unnatural points earning him the title of "Winnah!"
1. A type of epoxy used between a roof's structure and the felt covering beneath the shingles [Stevens] 5 9 nil
2. A variety of fern whose young curled fronds are sometimes used in salads in the southeastern US. [Crom] *14 15 (Madnick) 2 + 1 = 3
3. _Printing._ _Brit._ type of a size between Bourgeois and Long Primer (9½ points) [Keating] NV nil
4. [Obs.] a relic, esp. of a saint. [Lodge] 6 17 nil
5. manuscript or paper that is erased and then written over. [Madnick] 2 7 (Stevens) (Widdis) 2
6. a farm implement of the Middle Ages, of unknown use. [Savage] 10 11 (Shefler) (Lodge) 2
7. a yellow desert daisy, a succulent senecio sp from S. Africa; also called 'blue finger' [s. mandraliscae] [Barrs] DQ (Madnick) 1
8. A little island in a river or a lake. [Stone] 10 11 (Kornelis) 1
9. a beach post or stanchion marking the point of high tide. [Schultz] *14 18 (Stevens) 2 + 1 = 3
10. [Rare] yellowish. [Shefler] 6 16 (Stone) (Hirst) (Savage) 3
11. bright, shining [Bourne] 12 16 (Stone) (Savage) 2
12. Absentminded, forgetful; senile. [Hirst] 10 16 (Bourne) (Widdis) (Scott) (Shepherdson) (Heimerson) 5<<<
13. a pompous rascal. [Scott] 12 13 ((Scott)) 1
14. _Brit. informal_ a wig; especially a worsted one. [RHD] (Kornelis) (Schultz) (Abell) (Shepherdson) (Crom) (Heimerson) D6
15. a spiral curl of hair pressed flat against the cheek, temple, or forehead. Also spit curl. [Widdis] 5 12 (Abell) (Crom) 2
16. [obs] anxious. [Abell] *14 15 (Bourne) (Shefler) (Hirst) 2+3 = 5 <<<<
17. [From native name] A name of the soft turtle, _Dermatochelys (Sphargis) coriacea._ [Heimerson] 12 *14 (Lodge) 2 + 1 = 3
18. A spotted Central and South American wildcat (Felis wiedi) resembling a small, long-tailed ocelot [Kornelis] 8 *14 (Schultz) 2 + 1` = 3
Shepherdson 12 *14 2 points
Dave
DQ, DF