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marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5360 on: March 06, 2014, 09:48:10 AM »
                                       

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 !!




E's?
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JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5361 on: March 06, 2014, 09:58:45 AM »
To Marjifay's Es above, I'll add an S guess?  These should help!

Frybabe

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5362 on: March 06, 2014, 03:16:42 PM »
Yes, to both.

Non-fiction. Unusual subject.

S T __ __ __:

T __ E

__ __ R __ __ __ S


__ __ __ E S

__ __

__ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ E R S


Letters used: E, R, S, T

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5363 on: March 06, 2014, 07:40:03 PM »
o

Frybabe

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5364 on: March 06, 2014, 07:45:22 PM »
Two O's.

Non-fiction. Unusual subject.

S T __ __ __:

T __ E

__ __ R __ O __ S


__ __ __ E S

O __

__ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ E R S


Letters used: E, O, R, S, T

JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5365 on: March 06, 2014, 08:16:45 PM »
Well, there's at least one H...

jane

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5366 on: March 06, 2014, 09:37:47 PM »
F

Frybabe

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5367 on: March 07, 2014, 06:36:51 AM »
Two H's and Three F's.

Non-fiction. Unusual subject.

S T __ F F:

T H E

__ __ R __ O __ S


__ __ __ E S

O F

H __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ E R S



Letters used: E, F, H, O, R, S, T

JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5368 on: March 07, 2014, 07:35:35 AM »
U?

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5369 on: March 07, 2014, 08:35:34 AM »
Unusual is right! 

STIFF:  THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS by Mary Roach


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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5370 on: March 07, 2014, 08:37:10 AM »
You've read it, Marjifay?  :D

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5371 on: March 07, 2014, 08:50:21 AM »
No, I've not read it and probably won't.  Some members of an online book club I belong to had talked about it, but I'm not sure it's something I'd want to read.  Have you read it?

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5372 on: March 07, 2014, 08:52:26 AM »
No!  I'll bet Fry has though!

Frybabe

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5373 on: March 07, 2014, 09:20:46 AM »
Winner Winner Winner
Marjifay

Nope, haven't read it - yet. It is another one that I found during my daily book browse. My library has it, so it is on my library TBR List. The other one I found, which the library doesn't have yet, is called The Mad Sculptor. Just published, it is a true crime book following a 1930's murder case.

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5374 on: March 07, 2014, 01:14:45 PM »
Fiction.  (I read too many from this genre.)   Made into a TV series.


___   ___   ___   ___   ___   A    ___   ___

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5375 on: March 07, 2014, 03:52:16 PM »
E

JoanK

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5376 on: March 07, 2014, 04:25:38 PM »
E please.

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5377 on: March 07, 2014, 05:07:06 PM »
Sorry, no E's
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JoanK

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5378 on: March 07, 2014, 05:19:48 PM »
Not even a "The?"

O?

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5379 on: March 07, 2014, 05:40:38 PM »
One O  (Nary a "The")
 
___   ___   ___   ___   ___   A    ___   ___

___   O   ___   ___


Used:  A, E, O
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JoanK

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5380 on: March 07, 2014, 08:02:24 PM »
I was looking at the wrong book: Must have skipped some posts.

N?

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5381 on: March 07, 2014, 09:36:32 PM »
One N!


___   ___   N   ___   ___   A    ___   ___

___   O   ___   ___


Used:  A, E, N, O
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JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5382 on: March 08, 2014, 09:57:46 AM »
How about a C?

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5383 on: March 08, 2014, 10:27:35 AM »
No C's
 
This book is the sixth of the series.  The first was published in 2006.  They are set in Wyoming.
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Frybabe

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5384 on: March 08, 2014, 11:12:46 AM »
Any L's?

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5385 on: March 08, 2014, 12:45:16 PM »
R

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5386 on: March 08, 2014, 01:40:29 PM »
No L's.  One R.


___   ___   N   ___   ___   A    R  ___

___   O   ___   ___


Used:  A, C, E, L,  N, O, R
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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5387 on: March 08, 2014, 02:29:33 PM »
An S?

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5388 on: March 08, 2014, 06:26:42 PM »
One S



___   ___   N   ___   ___   A    R  ___

___   O   ___   S


Used:  A, C, E, L,  N, O, R, S
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JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5389 on: March 08, 2014, 09:19:48 PM »
How about a D?

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5390 on: March 08, 2014, 09:24:52 PM »

Bingo!  Two D's!

___   ___   N   ___   ___   A    R  D

D   O   ___   S


Used:  A, C, D, E, L,  N, O, R, S
 

 
 
 
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JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5391 on: March 08, 2014, 09:28:49 PM »
Barnyard Dogs?

JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5392 on: March 08, 2014, 09:30:22 PM »
No, that can't be it.. But will go with a G?

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5393 on: March 08, 2014, 11:29:15 PM »
Close, but no cigar ... yet

ONE G

___   ___   N   ___   ___   A    R  D

D   O   G   S


Used:  A, C, D, E, G, L,  N, O, R, S
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JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5394 on: March 09, 2014, 09:52:38 AM »
Junkyard dogs?

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5395 on: March 09, 2014, 11:05:04 AM »
WINNER!!             WINNER!!            WINNER!!

                            JoanP!!!

JUNKYARD DOGS (a Walt Longmire mystery) by Craig Johnson
(made into the TV Series "Longmire")
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JoanP

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5396 on: March 09, 2014, 05:32:12 PM »
Funny!  Have you read it?  Now it's my turn to come up with something to stump the panel...

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5397 on: March 09, 2014, 05:44:56 PM »
E

marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5398 on: March 09, 2014, 06:28:40 PM »
Joan P wrote, "Funny!  Have you read it?"

No, I haven't read Junkyard Dogs yet, but it's on my bloated TBR list. It gets 4+ stars from readers at Amazon.


Give us a tiny hint.  Is your new puzzle fiction, nonfiction, or ?

Any A's?


Marj
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marjifay

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Re: Blanko!
« Reply #5399 on: March 09, 2014, 06:32:28 PM »
Question:

How do you get your printing to be in colors when you post here? 

Marj
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