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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3960 on:
May 26, 2013, 04:18:11 PM »
Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
R?
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PatH
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3961 on:
May 26, 2013, 05:24:02 PM »
I'm sorry about how the blanks look. I'm traveling, using an iPad, and that's how they come out. Jane is right about the letter count: 3, 6, 2, 4, and there are always 3 dashes per blank.
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PatH
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3962 on:
May 26, 2013, 05:51:41 PM »
And Jane gets an R.
T ——— E
——— ——— ——— ——— E ———
O ———
——— E ——— R
Letters guessed: E, O, R, S
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3963 on:
May 26, 2013, 08:14:51 PM »
F?
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PatH
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3964 on:
May 27, 2013, 02:25:55 AM »
I think she's got it:
T ——— E
——— ——— ——— ——— E ———
O F
F E ——— R
Letters guessed: E, F, O, R, S
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JoanK
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3965 on:
May 27, 2013, 02:54:57 PM »
DUH. Now I get it (headslap)
A?
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PatH
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3966 on:
May 27, 2013, 03:05:40 PM »
Why don't you just say it, Joan, I know you've got it.
T ——— E
——— A ——— ——— E ———
O F
F E A R
Letters guessed: A, E, F, O, R, S
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3967 on:
May 27, 2013, 05:00:35 PM »
The Valley of Fear?
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pedln
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3968 on:
May 27, 2013, 06:07:48 PM »
That title sounds familiar, but I don't know why.
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PatH
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3969 on:
May 27, 2013, 06:25:12 PM »
WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good for you, JoanP. Pedln, it sounds familiar because it's Sherlock Holmes--one of the book-length stories, combining a murder mystery with a lurid back story about corruption in an American mining town.
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JoanK
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3970 on:
May 27, 2013, 07:43:42 PM »
I didn't have it, just the "fear". Shirlock holmes' books are just about the only mysteries I don't read. Don't know why, never liked them.
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3971 on:
May 28, 2013, 02:06:14 PM »
Just in - and see that I'm "it" - don't know how I knew that title, Pat. It was familiar, but didn't realize it was Sherlock.
OK, here's a new one to challenge you - it's fiction - and also a song title...(no symbols
)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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Frybabe
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3972 on:
May 28, 2013, 03:37:29 PM »
R?
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3973 on:
May 28, 2013, 03:50:28 PM »
F
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3974 on:
May 28, 2013, 05:05:08 PM »
Fiction - and also a song title...(no symbols
)
One for each of you...
_ _ _ _ _ F _ _ _ E R
Letters guessed: F, R
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PatH
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3975 on:
May 28, 2013, 05:23:08 PM »
W?
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3976 on:
May 28, 2013, 08:28:59 PM »
V?
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3977 on:
May 28, 2013, 11:04:14 PM »
Not a W, but there is a V, Jane
Maybe you can see it now?
_ _ _ _ _ F _ _ V E R
Letters guessed: F, R, W, F
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3978 on:
May 29, 2013, 08:56:09 AM »
All I see is:
12th of Never but I don't think that's it since you said no numbers.
L?
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3979 on:
May 29, 2013, 09:26:26 AM »
WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
That's it,
Jane
...I didn't say no numbers, just no symbols.
Unless of course you are counting numbers as symbols...
You got it anyway! Congratulations!
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3980 on:
May 29, 2013, 11:32:14 AM »
OK...give me a few minutes to find something...
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3981 on:
May 29, 2013, 11:34:19 AM »
Fiction:
___ E ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
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JoanK
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3982 on:
May 29, 2013, 03:11:08 PM »
T?
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3983 on:
May 29, 2013, 05:15:34 PM »
No T's
___ E ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
Guessed: T,
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3984 on:
May 29, 2013, 05:21:57 PM »
S?
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3985 on:
May 29, 2013, 05:37:41 PM »
Sorry...no S
___ E ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
Guessed: T, S
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3986 on:
May 29, 2013, 08:45:05 PM »
'Nother E?
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3987 on:
May 29, 2013, 09:34:04 PM »
No more Es
___ E ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
Guessed: T, S, E
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3988 on:
May 30, 2013, 12:12:00 AM »
Welll...how about an R then?
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Frybabe
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3989 on:
May 30, 2013, 06:25:41 AM »
N?
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3990 on:
May 30, 2013, 08:31:26 AM »
___ E R ___
___ ___ ___ R
Guessed: T, S, E, R, N
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3991 on:
May 30, 2013, 10:56:40 AM »
Y?
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PatH
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3992 on:
May 30, 2013, 12:13:59 PM »
H?
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3993 on:
May 30, 2013, 12:50:03 PM »
Thanks, Pat! - Zero Hour?
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PatH
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3994 on:
May 30, 2013, 01:32:04 PM »
JoanP
, that's funny. I had different plans for that H.
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3995 on:
May 30, 2013, 02:58:47 PM »
Well, maybe your plan is closer to the mark!
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jane
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3996 on:
May 30, 2013, 03:04:31 PM »
ZERO HOUR it is, Joan!! You're Up.
Glad you got it. I'm not sure how much I can be online. We spent part of last evening in the basement when the tornado sirens went off. Rain was heavy--up to 5" and so part of town is flooded today. We had roof damage, but got a guy out to, hopefully, do a repair that will hold since we're under another tornado watch and more rain to come today and tomorrow.
jane
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3997 on:
May 30, 2013, 03:19:54 PM »
Goodness. How long were you down there, Jane? What do you DO while waiting for the storm to pass?
Here's a new puzzle... Fiction - new fiction -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
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JoanK
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3998 on:
May 30, 2013, 03:35:03 PM »
E?
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JoanP
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Re: Blanko!
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Reply #3999 on:
May 30, 2013, 03:41:56 PM »
A ton of them, JoanK! Maybe you can get the title by guessing the very first letter!
E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ E S
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