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Missing - added a hint for #17 #948449 04/05/14 10:36 AM 04/05/14 10:36 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	Here is a list of one member of some familiar pairs of things. Your task is to name the missing partners. Word lengths are indicated by the hyphens. -1. plug and –––– -2. stand and ––––––– -3. rod and –––– -4. pencil and ––––– -5. dumb and –––––– -6. saints and ––––––– -7. bright and ––––– (Edit: 2 answers - CCb got shiny and Cue got early) -8. alive and ––––––- -9. scratch and –––– (Edit: 2 answers - Cue got dent and manxman got claw) -10. push and ––––– -11. sweetness and ––––– -12. duck and ––––– -13. waffle and ––––– (Edit: 2 answers - curly got syrup, Cue got weave) -14. loud and ––––– -15. plot and –––––– -16. scrimp and –––– -17. hound and –––––– (hint: a ratel) -18. once and ––– ––– -19. lean and –––– -20. bells and –––––––– -21. checks and –––––––– -22. hill and –––– -23. bind and ––– -24. sackcloth and ––––– -25. chips and ––– Last edited by Jema; 04/10/14 06:44 PM. Reason: updated Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948450 04/05/14 10:41 AM 04/05/14 10:41 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 48,412 near Yosemite Marian Global Moderator
Marian Global Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 48,412 near Yosemite	24. ashes

Re: Missing [Re: Marian] #948457 04/05/14 11:09 AM 04/05/14 11:09 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	Great start, Marian. Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948458 04/05/14 11:10 AM 04/05/14 11:10 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,061 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,061 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	2. conquer 3. reel Hey again Jema. If you can't dance, don't blame the dance floor.

Re: Missing [Re: curly] #948460 04/05/14 11:19 AM 04/05/14 11:19 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	And to you again, curly. #3 is on the nose , and the last 2 letters of #2 are correct. Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948461 04/05/14 11:22 AM 04/05/14 11:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,581 PA funlcake Addicted Boomer
funlcake Addicted Boomer Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,581 PA	21. balances A clean house is a sign of a broken computer.

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948462 04/05/14 11:26 AM 04/05/14 11:26 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville	1. play Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948464 04/05/14 11:29 AM 04/05/14 11:29 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,944 Nova Scotia Flo NS Addicted Boomer
Flo NS Addicted Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,944 Nova Scotia	2. stand and deliver 16. scrimp and save

Re: Missing [Re: Flo NS] #948465 04/05/14 11:32 AM 04/05/14 11:32 AM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 16,803 Upper Arlington, Ohio Space Quest Fan Graduate Boomer
Space Quest Fan Graduate Boomer Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 16,803 Upper Arlington, Ohio	5. Dumber It's nice to be important but it is much more important to be nice.

Re: Missing [Re: Space Quest Fan] #948474 04/05/14 12:09 PM 04/05/14 12:09 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	funlcake, manxman, Flo (good team work with curly on #2), and SQF - all on the button Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948484 04/05/14 12:59 PM 04/05/14 12:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,889 Bucks, England Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,889 Bucks, England	20. Bells and whistles To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948490 04/05/14 01:11 PM 04/05/14 01:11 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,322 Deepest darkest Norfolk, Engla... bermag45 BAAG Specialist
bermag45 BAAG Specialist Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,322 Deepest darkest Norfolk, Engla...	6. Sinners - Hi Jema Bernie

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948497 04/05/14 02:00 PM 04/05/14 02:00 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,084 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,084 Ohio	12. cover

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948506 04/05/14 02:22 PM 04/05/14 02:22 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville	8. kicking Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948511 04/05/14 02:42 PM 04/05/14 02:42 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 18,262 Massachusetts GBC Graduate Boomer
GBC Graduate Boomer Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 18,262 Massachusetts	18. for all 22. dale Gail

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948512 04/05/14 02:45 PM 04/05/14 02:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,763 Mojave desert, California CCbomber BAAG Specialist
CCbomber BAAG Specialist Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,763 Mojave desert, California	7. shiny

Re: Missing [Re: CCbomber] #948534 04/05/14 04:12 PM 04/05/14 04:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	Hi Bernie. You, Rog, michele, manxman, and Gail CCb, I edited #7 to show that there are 2 answers and you got 1 - shiny is a Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948551 04/05/14 07:29 PM 04/05/14 07:29 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,638 The Garden State LadyKestrel Adept Boomer
LadyKestrel Adept Boomer Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,638 The Garden State	25. dip “Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson

Re: Missing [Re: LadyKestrel] #948552 04/05/14 07:38 PM 04/05/14 07:38 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	Hi LadyK. On the nose. Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948592 04/06/14 02:23 AM 04/06/14 02:23 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,061 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,061 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	Thanks for the help Flo. 4. paper 9. save Morning Jema. If you can't dance, don't blame the dance floor.

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948602 04/06/14 07:44 AM 04/06/14 07:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,084 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,084 Ohio	14. clear 23. fly

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948605 04/06/14 07:53 AM 04/06/14 07:53 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,889 Bucks, England Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,889 Bucks, England	7. breezy To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948610 04/06/14 08:14 AM 04/06/14 08:14 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville	16. save Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.

Re: Missing [Re: manxman] #948692 04/06/14 07:26 PM 04/06/14 07:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	curly #4, michele #14, and manxman #16 curly, #9, michele #23, and Rog #7 - not my answers - please try again. Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948697 04/06/14 08:08 PM 04/06/14 08:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,084 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,084 Ohio	23. tie

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948700 04/06/14 08:28 PM 04/06/14 08:28 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville	19. mean Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948754 04/07/14 07:53 AM 04/07/14 07:53 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits Cue Graduate Boomer
Cue Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits	7. early 9. dent Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?

Re: Missing [Re: Cue] #948810 04/07/14 02:05 PM 04/07/14 02:05 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	michele, #23 is not my answer. Please try again. Gee, 2 of the 3 letters are the same. manxman, #19 is another Cue, you got the elusive 2nd answer for #7, and now you've given me a 2nd one for #9. I edited the list to indicate there are 2 answers and you got "dent". Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948814 04/07/14 02:29 PM 04/07/14 02:29 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 9,029 the dusty desert niteowl07 BAAG Specialist
niteowl07 BAAG Specialist Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 9,029 the dusty desert	10 - shove 11 - light 23 - gag

Re: Missing [Re: niteowl07] #948818 04/07/14 02:46 PM 04/07/14 02:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	nightowl x 3 Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948840 04/07/14 04:33 PM 04/07/14 04:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville	9. claw Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.

Re: Missing [Re: manxman] #948851 04/07/14 06:05 PM 04/07/14 06:05 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	That's the one, manxman Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948928 04/08/14 06:28 AM 04/08/14 06:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,061 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,061 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	13. syrup 17. falcon Hi Jema. If you can't dance, don't blame the dance floor.

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948932 04/08/14 07:06 AM 04/08/14 07:06 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,440 47.79N, 122.24W BobH Addicted Boomer
BobH Addicted Boomer Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 3,440 47.79N, 122.24W	15. scheme Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.

Re: Missing [Re: BobH] #948978 04/08/14 10:48 AM 04/08/14 10:48 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	Hi curly, I'll take syrup as a 2nd word for #13 and edit the list accordingly. Please try again for #17 - it's not a bird. Bob Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #948982 04/08/14 10:59 AM 04/08/14 10:59 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 18,262 Massachusetts GBC Graduate Boomer
GBC Graduate Boomer Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 18,262 Massachusetts	17. rabbit? Gail

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #949004 04/08/14 01:49 PM 04/08/14 01:49 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,889 Bucks, England Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,889 Bucks, England	13. piffle To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #949024 04/08/14 03:34 PM 04/08/14 03:34 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits Cue Graduate Boomer
Cue Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits	17. hunter Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?

Re: Missing [Re: Cue] #949131 04/09/14 08:26 AM 04/09/14 08:26 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	Gail, Rog, and Cue - not my answers. Please try again. Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #949133 04/09/14 08:36 AM 04/09/14 08:36 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville	13. waver Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.

Re: Missing [Re: manxman] #949154 04/09/14 09:35 AM 04/09/14 09:35 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	A rare miss for you, manxman! But the 2 words together mean that. Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #949324 04/10/14 07:23 AM 04/10/14 07:23 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits Cue Graduate Boomer
Cue Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits	13. jargon? Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?

Re: Missing [Re: Cue] #949338 04/10/14 08:25 AM 04/10/14 08:25 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	A rare miss for you also, Cue. Like I told manxman above, the 2 words together mean waver. Now I'll add, there's only one letter different between waver and the word I'm looking for. Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #949400 04/10/14 01:22 PM 04/10/14 01:22 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits Cue Graduate Boomer
Cue Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,630 The Outer Limits	I have to laugh since I guess I can't count either. "jargon" has one too many letters. Anyhooo, you have me stumped. I'll take a shot at "weave" since it appears to possibly fit the clues you've given. Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?

Re: Missing [Re: Cue] #949453 04/10/14 06:22 PM 04/10/14 06:22 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	You're not stumped, Cue - you got it. I added a hint for #17. Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

Re: Missing [Re: Jema] #949454 04/10/14 06:31 PM 04/10/14 06:31 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,124 Unionville	17. badger Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.

Re: Missing [Re: manxman] #949456 04/10/14 06:46 PM 04/10/14 06:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia Jema OP Adept Boomer
Jema OP Adept Boomer Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 13,701 Virginia	Thanks, manxman - great finish! Wouldn't that jar your mustard!

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