A list of 13 words by sionnach.
- cosa nostrawas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- madamwas added by sionnach and appears on 31 lists
- karl maywas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- avignonwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- evil olivewas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- gammadionwas added by sionnach and appears on 9 lists
- updikewas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- anadromouswas added by sionnach and appears on 26 lists
- orchard fieldwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- bountywas added by sionnach and appears on 28 lists
- spanwas added by sionnach and appears on 34 lists
- panjandrumwas added by sionnach and appears on 110 lists
- intagliowas added by sionnach and appears on 50 lists
sionnach commented on the list quiz-time-5
Hmm. What would be a palindromic phrase for a wicked fruit?
Nudge, nudge.
January 22, 2008
mollusque commented on the list quiz-time-5
How about anagrammatic fruit (lemon and melon)? But, hint taken.
January 22, 2008
trivet commented on the list quiz-time-5
ooooh!
8 - intaglio?
9 - kuru/cjd
16 - tara
January 22, 2008
sionnach commented on the list quiz-time-5
Trivet: yea on 8 and 9, though I think Creuzfeldt-Jacob disease is typically genetic in origin, so that although its natural progression may be very similar to kuru, transmission through cannibalism is not really an issue with CJD.
January 22, 2008
trivet commented on the list quiz-time-5
Aaah - I couldn't remember which prion went where.
4 - Panjandrum?
13 - blue?
January 23, 2008
sionnach commented on the list quiz-time-5
13 is not blue. (magnesium is not black)
January 23, 2008
seanahan commented on the list quiz-time-5
16. Orchard Place Airport/Douglas Field, and later Orchard Field. I got the clue right away, but had to look up the exact earlier name.
January 23, 2008
mollusque commented on the list quiz-time-5
6 - actinopterygian
7 - span
15 - bounty
January 23, 2008
sionnach commented on the list quiz-time-5
Mollusque: span and bounty are correct! actinopterygian is not incorrect, but there is another, more specific, adjective I had in mind. (Hint - fresh/salt water)
January 23, 2008
mollusque commented on the list quiz-time-5
Then: 6 - anadromous.
January 23, 2008
sionnach commented on the list quiz-time-5
Yea! anadromous it is!
January 23, 2008
mollusque commented on the list quiz-time-5
1 - gammadion
12 - updike
January 25, 2008
sionnach commented on the list quiz-time-5
Mollusque: yes, and yes. Well done!
January 25, 2008
sionnach commented on the list quiz-time-5
Still unsolved:
2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14.
January 30, 2008
sionnach commented on the list quiz-time-5
So, what is left unanswered?
France's Windy City.
Germany's writer of Westerns.
A palindromic wicked fruit.
An extreme Nobelist.
The discoverer of Cobalt.
Another palindromic answer.
Italian lowlifes.
These are not hard.
February 8, 2008
mollusque commented on the list quiz-time-5
11 - evil olive
February 8, 2008