Christopher Carson
August 3rd, 2011, 07:25 AM
In round 2227, 2 players earned top spot with 5 points:
they were Jim Hart and Toni Savage. Toni Savage's definition "Unclean.
[Scot.]"
earned its author the deal by virtue of the rolling scores, and Jim Hart
can heave a
sigh of relief that "Waste textile material, esp. of cotton mills." did
not earn one more vote.
Steve Graham takes runner-up position with 4 points.
The true definition was 9: "Sickly or feeble in appearance."
(OED 2nd), which 2 perceptive players guessed.
1. A trial by ordeal, in which the accused's hand is plunged into
boiling water and inspected three days later; a clean wound
indicated innocence and an infection guilt.
No votes
Submitted by: Grieco.
2. Out of shape.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 1.
3. Fiber scraps left over from the weaving of worsted
fabrics.
Votes from: Bourne, Grieco and Madnick
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 3.
4. A small side dish of crudities served with a small
roasted fowl.
No votes
Submitted by: Emery.
5. Misery.
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 1.
6. A Belgian keyboard layout, named for the starting
letters of the top row, based on the principles of
educational psychologist August Dvorak (1894-1975),
but adapted to the letter frequencies and combinations of
Dutch and French combined, for bilingual use.
Votes from: Lodge and Widdis
Submitted by: Keating, who scores natural 2.
7. Waste textile material, esp. of cotton mills.
Votes from: Barrs, Bourne, Emery, Grieco and Madnick
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 5.
8. A timid, submissive person. [After the comic-strip
character created by Harold Tucker Webster]
No votes
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
9. Sickly or feeble in appearance.
Votes from: Barrs and Morgan
Real definition from OED 2nd
10. A hen that has ceased laying.
Votes from: Hale and Widdis
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.
11. A hole or recess made in wood to receive a tenon.
No votes
Submitted by: Madnick.
12. [Obs] Before; ahead of.
Vote from: Lodge
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
13. Unclean. [Scot.]
Votes from: Emery, Graham, Hart, Keating and Weltz
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 5.
14. _Scot._ A cold sea mist or fog off the North Sea.
Votes from: Graham and Keating
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.
15. The slurry dropped by aircraft to subdue wildfires.
Votes from: Hale, Hart, Stevens and Weltz
Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 4.
16. Odd; unnatural.
Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
17. [Scot. obs.] Clothes.
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Savage 13 N/V 5 5
Hart 7 13 & 15 5 5
Graham 15 13 & 14 4 4
Weltz 3 13 & 15 3 3
Barrs 17 7 & *9* 1 2 3
Stevens 10 2 & 15 2 2
Lodge 14 6 & 12 2 2
Keating 6 13 & 14 2 2
Morgan 8 *9* & 16 0 2 2
Schultz 16 5 & 17 1 1
Abell 12 N/V 1 1
Widdis 5 6 & 10 1 1
Bourne 2 3 & 7 1 1
Emery 4 7 & 13 0 0
Madnick 11 3 & 7 0 0
Hale 10 & 15 0 0
Grieco 1 3 & 7 0 0
they were Jim Hart and Toni Savage. Toni Savage's definition "Unclean.
[Scot.]"
earned its author the deal by virtue of the rolling scores, and Jim Hart
can heave a
sigh of relief that "Waste textile material, esp. of cotton mills." did
not earn one more vote.
Steve Graham takes runner-up position with 4 points.
The true definition was 9: "Sickly or feeble in appearance."
(OED 2nd), which 2 perceptive players guessed.
1. A trial by ordeal, in which the accused's hand is plunged into
boiling water and inspected three days later; a clean wound
indicated innocence and an infection guilt.
No votes
Submitted by: Grieco.
2. Out of shape.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 1.
3. Fiber scraps left over from the weaving of worsted
fabrics.
Votes from: Bourne, Grieco and Madnick
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 3.
4. A small side dish of crudities served with a small
roasted fowl.
No votes
Submitted by: Emery.
5. Misery.
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 1.
6. A Belgian keyboard layout, named for the starting
letters of the top row, based on the principles of
educational psychologist August Dvorak (1894-1975),
but adapted to the letter frequencies and combinations of
Dutch and French combined, for bilingual use.
Votes from: Lodge and Widdis
Submitted by: Keating, who scores natural 2.
7. Waste textile material, esp. of cotton mills.
Votes from: Barrs, Bourne, Emery, Grieco and Madnick
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 5.
8. A timid, submissive person. [After the comic-strip
character created by Harold Tucker Webster]
No votes
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
9. Sickly or feeble in appearance.
Votes from: Barrs and Morgan
Real definition from OED 2nd
10. A hen that has ceased laying.
Votes from: Hale and Widdis
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.
11. A hole or recess made in wood to receive a tenon.
No votes
Submitted by: Madnick.
12. [Obs] Before; ahead of.
Vote from: Lodge
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
13. Unclean. [Scot.]
Votes from: Emery, Graham, Hart, Keating and Weltz
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 5.
14. _Scot._ A cold sea mist or fog off the North Sea.
Votes from: Graham and Keating
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.
15. The slurry dropped by aircraft to subdue wildfires.
Votes from: Hale, Hart, Stevens and Weltz
Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 4.
16. Odd; unnatural.
Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
17. [Scot. obs.] Clothes.
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Savage 13 N/V 5 5
Hart 7 13 & 15 5 5
Graham 15 13 & 14 4 4
Weltz 3 13 & 15 3 3
Barrs 17 7 & *9* 1 2 3
Stevens 10 2 & 15 2 2
Lodge 14 6 & 12 2 2
Keating 6 13 & 14 2 2
Morgan 8 *9* & 16 0 2 2
Schultz 16 5 & 17 1 1
Abell 12 N/V 1 1
Widdis 5 6 & 10 1 1
Bourne 2 3 & 7 1 1
Emery 4 7 & 13 0 0
Madnick 11 3 & 7 0 0
Hale 10 & 15 0 0
Grieco 1 3 & 7 0 0