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kentn
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response 925 of 1032:
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Jul 7 19:43 UTC 1996 |
enigma
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rcurl
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response 926 of 1032:
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Jul 8 06:30 UTC 1996 |
enigma 0 kentn
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albaugh
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response 927 of 1032:
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Jul 8 16:04 UTC 1996 |
trepan
Hypertext Webster Interface
Webster Definition for "trepan"
1. tre.pan \tri-'pan\ n [ME trepane, fr. ML trepanum, fr. Gk trypanon auger,
fr. t]rypan to bore, fr. trypa hole; akin to Gk tetrainein to pierce - more
at THROW 1: TREPHINE 2: a heavy tool used in boring mine shafts
2. trepan \.trep-*-'na--sh*n, tri-.pan-'a--\ vt or tre.panned; or tre.pan.ning
1: to use a trephine on (the skull) 2: to remove a disk or cylindrical core
from (as with a saw) - tre.pa.na.tion n
3. trepan n [origin unknown] archaic 1: TRICKSTER archaic 2: a deceptive
device : SNARE
4. trepan vt or tre.panned; or tre.pan.ning archaic : ENTRAP, LURE
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signet
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response 928 of 1032:
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Jul 8 17:26 UTC 1996 |
utters
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rcurl
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response 929 of 1032:
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Jul 8 17:51 UTC 1996 |
trepan 0 albaugh (I knew 1. and 2., but not 3. and 4.)
utters 1 signet
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kingjon
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response 930 of 1032:
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Jul 9 15:22 UTC 1996 |
udders
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albaugh
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response 931 of 1032:
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Jul 9 18:43 UTC 1996 |
straps
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kentn
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response 932 of 1032:
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Jul 9 20:59 UTC 1996 |
surahs
(surah: a soft twilled fabric of silk or rayon)
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rcurl
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response 933 of 1032:
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Jul 10 01:37 UTC 1996 |
udders 0 kingjon
straps 1 albaugh
surahs 1 kentn
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signet
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response 934 of 1032:
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Jul 10 20:30 UTC 1996 |
octave
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rcurl
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response 935 of 1032:
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Jul 10 20:52 UTC 1996 |
octave 5 signet
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signet
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response 936 of 1032:
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Jul 11 20:54 UTC 1996 |
patiently waiting for another response
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kentn
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response 937 of 1032:
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Jul 11 22:41 UTC 1996 |
octavo
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aruba
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response 938 of 1032:
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Jul 11 22:46 UTC 1996 |
Well, I hate to be a leech, but...
octavo
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rcurl
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response 939 of 1032:
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Jul 12 06:33 UTC 1996 |
octavo 6 kentn KLANG KLANG KLANG BONK... A WINNER
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aruba
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response 940 of 1032:
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Jul 12 07:14 UTC 1996 |
The old "slide in while someone's having a moral dilemma". Good show.
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rcurl
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response 941 of 1032:
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Jul 12 15:28 UTC 1996 |
I feel most for signet, who homed in very nicely - almost. But, it's
happened to many of us....all "part of the game". Let's see...
unease
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aruba
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response 942 of 1032:
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Jul 13 13:58 UTC 1996 |
(Whoops, I forgot the smiliey on #940.)
banana
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kentn
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response 943 of 1032:
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Jul 13 15:08 UTC 1996 |
Wow, I was going to put some semi-witty comment on my octavo guess,
but decided I didn't have the time (for other reasons than aruba
being set to enter the same word). That might have been the difference
in times...
Okay, I'm a-thinkin' of a 6-letter word...
unease 0 (rcurl)
banana 0 (aruba)
A summary of guesses on this word can be found in /u/kentn/letter.match
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rcurl
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response 944 of 1032:
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Jul 14 20:27 UTC 1996 |
cronic
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kentn
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response 945 of 1032:
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Jul 15 02:20 UTC 1996 |
Okay, I'll bite. What is "cronic"? (I could not find it in the OED or
Webster's New Universal Unabridged and that's about as far as I feel
obliged to prove someone's guess--although I'm sure Rane has a good
cite).
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rcurl
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response 946 of 1032:
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Jul 15 04:45 UTC 1996 |
Heh...well, I was trying to spell chronic with 6 letters, and..... I
thought it didn't look right, but wasn't sure why not. How about, from
"crone"? The verb forms "to crone", and "croning" are in the dictionary,
as well as the suffix "-ic", which it says means "like...(that which is
indicated in the root)". So cronic means "like a crone". How's that?
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signet
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response 947 of 1032:
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Jul 15 13:25 UTC 1996 |
thanks for sympathy/empathy. I guess I should have paid closer attention to
my guess but at the time we weren't even close.
hearts
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carson
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response 948 of 1032:
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Jul 15 14:12 UTC 1996 |
pathos
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albaugh
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response 949 of 1032:
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Jul 15 17:06 UTC 1996 |
octavo
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