NYT Spelling Bee

[ciao_yall]

I found both pangrams yesterday, but didn't quite crack genius.

But... I want to complain about 'brad'.

Because it was accepted or it wasn't?

For some reason this triggered this

LOLOL!

[cathwen]

Good afternoon!

Beta with pangram, which was my very first word.  Yesterday my last word was mitten, of all things. 

LB:  Like Langue_doc, I had tapeworms-snifter.  Drinking brandy to kill the worms?  Ab_grp, I learned a new word today—I had never heard of frows.   I have a 2fer today.

Happy puzzling!

[ab_grp]

Good morning!

One word to go to QB.  Yesterday I think tenement, mizzen were my final two.

My 2fer was frows-spearmint.  I ended up just trying the former.  It's apparently a front row at a fashion show.  ? I like your solution, Langue_doc!

Happy solving!

GwP and quick 2fer this morning.

ab_grp I found frows as well but not spearmint. I thought it had something to do with being frowsy like frumpy. Or frumpy and blowsy? Is that possible?

I thought frowsy was a word but not frows.  Just looked it up, but it's apparently frowzy that is akin to frumpy.  Always worth trying something, I guess.

Congrats to you and to cathwen on your 2fers! Still chipping away at it as I get time. 

[Parasaurolophus]

I'm looking to buy myself a frow, actually...


I started out well, but ultimately fell two points short of GWP. Grrr.

[Langue_doc]

Good morning!

Pangram and above genius.

Last word yesterday was techy.

marquis/shadowy

I'm sure I've seen this pair before.

Happy solving!

[cathwen]

Good morning!

Just about the same as Langue_doc.  Above genius with pangram.

Yesterday my last two words were yecch (really?) and tetchy.  Is tetchy dialectal?  Perhaps western or southern speech? 

For LB, I also had marquis-shadowy.  I found a 2fer today as well.

Happy puzzling!

[ciao_yall]

Morning!

SB - QBWG2LL. Last word was thence. This morning, GwP already. Might be another P hanging in there but not sure.

LB - marquis-shadowy as well. Not much progress yet but should get there.

[ab_grp]

Good morning!

We each got to QBABO! I was very nearly to genius when I finally figured out the pangram.  Yesterday I had trouble remembering yecch, and I think tetchy was not too far behind.

Argh about LB! I thought of marquesa, but there was no e, and marquis never occurred to me! Congrats on the solutions and on another 2fer today, cathwen!

Happy solving!

[monarda]

I think it's cool how our last words are often the same [pesky] ones. Yesterday's last ones were tetchy and yecch here, too.

[ciao_yall]

Strange 2fer. Pretty clean.

[ab_grp]

I can't believe I have been sitting on a 2fer all day.  I just looked down at my notepad and saw that one contender and the one after it make a 2fer.  I'm sure the second one was suggested to me by the remaining letters from the first.  Well, glad I finally noticed! Normal words, too.

[Parasaurolophus]

Genius without the pangram.

[Langue_doc]

Good morning!

Pangram and genius.

Last word yesterday was weenie. Found the pangram without much trouble by indiscriminately adding suffixes to words. But windmilled!?

hardtop/plinked

Happy solving, all!

[cathwen]

Good morning!

Genius with pangram.  Yesterday my last words were wield and wielded.  I was disappointed that wildmen was not accepted.

LB:  I had kindhearted-droplet.  I have found a 2fer today, also.

Happy puzzling!

[ciao_yall]

Morning!

SB - QBw2LL. Last words were weenie, wienie as well as widen, widened. Quick GwP this morning.

LB - hardtop-plinked. 2fer this morning with a word I thought was French but it took. Thank you, fora, for reminding me to try everything!

Happy solving!