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Mensopause v wofahulicodoc 06/11/19 02:43 PM
PHILI-EPIC - Love Saga set in a Pennsylvania city wofahulicodoc 06/12/19 05:50 PM
KERM - short name for a green frog wofahulicodoc 06/13/19 07:45 PM
PS wofahulicodoc 06/13/19 07:51 PM
it's my only weakness wofahulicodoc 06/14/19 03:17 PM
How do you spell "disingenuous"? wofahulicodoc 06/18/19 01:59 AM
MID-SEA RED - algae bloom in the Pacific wofahulicodoc 06/18/19 02:54 PM
PHILUPPIZE - no more room in the gas tank wofahulicodoc 06/19/19 10:58 PM
paradoxically, not mercurial wofahulicodoc 06/20/19 08:04 PM
A CHILL SIZE - How big a freezer do you want? wofahulicodoc 06/21/19 07:04 PM
SHIPPODROME - site of the National Boat Show wofahulicodoc 06/24/19 08:05 PM
HORSE GRACE - chivalry wofahulicodoc 06/25/19 03:02 PM
CHIVASRY - an insistence on good Scotch wofahulicodoc 06/27/19 01:24 AM
WAR-HOUSE - Arsenal wofahulicodoc 06/27/19 08:44 PM
P.R. ANGLER - a spin doctor wofahulicodoc 06/28/19 03:31 PM
HATS, PAJAMAS - what a haberdasher sells wofahulicodoc 07/01/19 01:16 PM
You're blue, Babe... wofahulicodoc 07/02/19 11:32 PM
GODWIN SLAW - what he has with his fish-and-chips wofahulicodoc 07/03/19 09:48 PM
CHILD SPLAY - snow angels wofahulicodoc 07/04/19 03:18 PM
PLUTO'S CAVE - where you pick up the Styx wofahulicodoc 07/06/19 01:52 AM
EXUDEMONIC - oozing evil from every pore wofahulicodoc 07/09/19 12:09 AM
TRADE RAFT: Huck Finn got an inner-tube floatie wofahulicodoc 07/09/19 02:23 PM
ROAD STEED - horse bred for highway mileage wofahulicodoc 07/10/19 03:37 PM
SPUDARIUM - potato museum wofahulicodoc 07/11/19 08:34 PM
'NOTHERGUESS - an additional one, after this one wofahulicodoc 07/13/19 12:06 AM
SUPERB UNARY - the Ideal One wofahulicodoc 07/16/19 01:28 AM
Qusestions, questions... wofahulicodoc 07/16/19 01:38 PM
MOON'S TRACK - earth orbit wofahulicodoc 07/17/19 05:25 PM
BLUE MOO - a sad cow wofahulicodoc 07/19/19 01:44 AM
LUN-YULE - Christmas on the Moon wofahulicodoc 07/20/19 01:14 AM
SHIMATTA ! wofahulicodoc 07/22/19 12:32 PM
OK, I cheated a little wofahulicodoc 07/23/19 01:43 PM
DUNK ARK - I see Noah's run into a storm... wofahulicodoc 07/24/19 11:57 AM
IBERiA-the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain wofahulicodoc 07/26/19 12:50 AM
Re: IBERiA-the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain wofahulicodoc 07/26/19 07:29 PM
HYPOCLORISTIC - bleachy wofahulicodoc 07/29/19 08:58 PM
FILIALION - the Lion Prince wofahulicodoc 07/30/19 11:37 PM
TECNOZYMY - genetically-engineered yeast wofahulicodoc 07/31/19 08:55 PM
CUERPERAL - pertaining to the body wofahulicodoc 08/02/19 12:49 AM
PREDANTIC-the Renaissance before The Divine Comedy wofahulicodoc 08/02/19 07:14 PM
CORDIAL ERA - the Age of Civility wofahulicodoc 08/06/19 02:22 AM
I know Art when I see it, and that ain't it! wofahulicodoc 08/06/19 02:21 PM
PAREBOLIA - a dyslexic conic section wofahulicodoc 08/07/19 11:12 PM
AKA-TIC - full of aliases wofahulicodoc 08/08/19 06:15 PM
I won't stand for it ! wofahulicodoc 08/09/19 12:48 PM
MOON SHOW - total lunar eclipse wofahulicodoc 08/12/19 09:40 PM
unless it's a bowling pin, of course wofahulicodoc 08/13/19 02:52 PM
RICKET SCIENCE - expertise in Vitamin D metabolism wofahulicodoc 08/14/19 06:49 PM
LIFT-OFF - power is out on the elevator in London wofahulicodoc 08/16/19 09:28 PM
SPICE CADET - candidate to join a girls' band wofahulicodoc 08/16/19 10:02 PM
PYTHAGORITE - the Philosophers' Stone wofahulicodoc 08/19/19 02:43 PM
MA LAPTOP - the mother of all portable computers wofahulicodoc 08/20/19 02:25 PM
Nestorize littldrop 08/21/19 10:35 AM
NEATORIZE - to put into good order wofahulicodoc 08/22/19 01:18 AM
Just littldrop 08/22/19 03:49 PM
ODE WITT - the comedian has a fee due to him wofahulicodoc 08/22/19 09:52 PM
aladdinize PRONUNCIATION: (uh-LAD-uh-nyz) MEANIN wofahulicodoc 08/23/19 07:32 PM
Bo-Peep littldrop 08/24/19 03:14 AM
was that Bret or Bart? wofahulicodoc 08/24/19 05:13 PM
Re: was that Bret or Bart? LukeJavan8 08/24/19 05:15 PM
Re: was that Bret or Bart? littldrop 08/24/19 10:21 PM
ERRE - a French land without tea wofahulicodoc 08/27/19 12:42 AM
To pu'er is human littldrop 08/27/19 12:14 PM
Re: Mensopause v LukeJavan8 08/27/19 01:56 PM
Behold: Alfred E Newman wofahulicodoc 08/27/19 03:05 PM
Ink master: different strokes for different folks littldrop 08/28/19 02:57 PM
MINI MR. - a homunculus wofahulicodoc 08/28/19 11:49 PM
Mums the word: shhh littldrop 08/30/19 12:35 PM
OUR DRUM - shared ownership of the Bongo wofahulicodoc 08/30/19 08:28 PM
popularized by Walt Disney wofahulicodoc 09/02/19 02:56 PM
RUN CABLE - what the Comcast Lineman does wofahulicodoc 09/04/19 02:25 AM
CHINALITY - orientation wofahulicodoc 09/04/19 02:25 PM
Ka Pai Te Kai littldrop 09/05/19 04:15 PM
I know, it's a stretch wofahulicodoc 09/06/19 12:17 AM
Best of I love Lucy littldrop 09/06/19 01:30 PM
Elipsis littldrop 09/06/19 01:45 PM
GONZO - the daredevil Muppet wofahulicodoc 09/06/19 08:55 PM
SEUSTRESS - Mrs. Theodore Giesel wofahulicodoc 09/09/19 02:27 PM
Re: SEUSTRESS - Mrs. Theodore Giesel littldrop 09/09/19 11:36 PM
NULLIPIETY - lack of faith wofahulicodoc 09/10/19 09:14 PM
Guten Abend, gute Nacht littldrop 09/11/19 05:18 AM
Re: Guten Abend, gute Nacht wofahulicodoc 09/11/19 04:13 PM
EXCARNATION - a wilted boutonniere wofahulicodoc 09/11/19 04:23 PM
Viva la Vida! littldrop 09/12/19 02:22 PM
...all Greek to me! wofahulicodoc 09/13/19 12:57 AM
Now Zees Sings Get Vierd... littldrop 09/13/19 04:10 AM
see also "noxious" wofahulicodoc 09/13/19 03:24 PM
DOG-TARD - exhausted in Alabama wofahulicodoc 09/16/19 09:12 PM
SODDEN-MITTED - Campanella's glove is soaked wofahulicodoc 09/17/19 03:07 PM
SCALLION - has a bad rap wofahulicodoc 09/18/19 01:24 PM
KNOTTY-FATED - destined to be tied up wofahulicodoc 09/19/19 06:47 PM
OR-BELLIED - having a golden tummy wofahulicodoc 09/20/19 06:29 PM
HE BET, INC - Gamblers' Anonymous wofahulicodoc 09/23/19 08:53 PM
Abide with me wofahulicodoc 09/24/19 02:36 PM
CA-COP-TONY - Italian member of the LAPD wofahulicodoc 09/25/19 03:12 PM
...as opposed to INDEFEATIBLE, which can't lose wofahulicodoc 09/27/19 12:29 AM
not to be confused with CONTUMELY wofahulicodoc 09/27/19 06:48 PM
THINKOI - a scrawny fish in a garden pond wofahulicodoc 10/01/19 01:57 AM
BESA MEL - Kiss Mr Torme wofahulicodoc 10/01/19 07:44 PM
ALPO-PHENIA - a display of dog food wofahulicodoc 10/02/19 08:14 PM
ANACO LUTHOR - father of Superman's arch-enemy Lex wofahulicodoc 10/04/19 01:35 AM
DELPHIDESTRIAN - Greek street-walker in old c wofahulicodoc 10/04/19 03:49 PM
Think Eeyore. wofahulicodoc 10/08/19 01:24 AM
WIGGER - one who wears a peruke wofahulicodoc 10/09/19 02:00 AM
Bad news wofahulicodoc 10/09/19 08:27 PM
who the Dickens is he, inventing all these eponyms wofahulicodoc 10/11/19 04:07 PM
NÉE YORE - maiden name wofahulicodoc 10/11/19 07:31 PM
FRIDAY FARE - fish, for many wofahulicodoc 10/14/19 03:20 PM
SUNDAY PAUNCH - you eat too well at Sunday dinners wofahulicodoc 10/16/19 09:23 PM
BLUR MONDAY - after Sunday's overindulgenc wofahulicodoc 10/16/19 09:36 PM
SUNDAY DRIVEL - the weekly sermon, all too often wofahulicodoc 10/17/19 09:02 PM
a "factota"? wofahulicodoc 10/18/19 08:38 PM
Can you say "Dorian Grey"? wofahulicodoc 10/23/19 08:16 PM
as opposed to PERISIOPESIS wofahulicodoc 10/23/19 08:42 PM
that would be like oak leaves in the fall wofahulicodoc 10/23/19 08:49 PM
RUPESTRA: French street musicians playing together wofahulicodoc 10/24/19 11:56 PM
PROFITOMANIA - insatiable desire for more money wofahulicodoc 10/25/19 03:44 PM
SIMON - a Simple imitation game wofahulicodoc 10/28/19 08:44 PM
GRO-BAN - ultimate purpose of herbicides wofahulicodoc 10/29/19 02:37 PM
Tales 1002 through 1004 wofahulicodoc 10/30/19 07:42 PM
How come we never hear from the White Queen? wofahulicodoc 11/01/19 01:00 AM
RODEO, MONT. - where cowboys display their skills wofahulicodoc 11/02/19 05:04 PM
GLAD AND - elated wofahulicodoc 11/04/19 03:57 PM
Eustress A C Bowden 09/10/19 12:44 AM
Re: Eustress wofahulicodoc 09/10/19 09:05 PM
RINGERPOST - target for pitching horseshoes wofahulicodoc 11/05/19 03:35 PM
CHAIROCRACY - rule by the seat of your pants wofahulicodoc 11/06/19 04:15 PM
BAR-KNUCKLE - a fight in the saloon wofahulicodoc 11/07/19 07:39 PM
ANU MISSION - Spread the magic of words everywhere wofahulicodoc 11/08/19 06:57 PM
FROGWARD - how a tadpole grows wofahulicodoc 11/11/19 03:42 PM
LISTLESS - not tilted in any direction wofahulicodoc 11/12/19 04:21 PM
UNDO LENT - repossess wofahulicodoc 11/13/19 03:42 PM
MATE ONLY - no draws allowed in this chess game wofahulicodoc 11/14/19 10:12 PM
HALOROUS - saint-making wofahulicodoc 11/15/19 05:41 PM
CONGO OZ LED - the Wizard of Africa went first wofahulicodoc 11/19/19 02:36 AM
AIL FELLOW - works behind the bar at the local pub wofahulicodoc 11/19/19 10:28 PM
knowledge, discernment, and taste wofahulicodoc 11/20/19 05:03 PM
GINGREL - what sleighbells do, almost wofahulicodoc 11/22/19 03:28 PM
PULGARIAN - a Spaniard who's all thumbs wofahulicodoc 11/22/19 03:42 PM
SMELL-SHOCKED - unexpectedly sprayed by a skunk wofahulicodoc 11/25/19 03:48 PM
HATCHER JOB - for a mother hen wofahulicodoc 11/26/19 10:01 PM
BATT, LEAVE - Go away, Batt wofahulicodoc 11/27/19 07:48 PM
SMOKING GUY - the Marlboro Man wofahulicodoc 11/28/19 08:32 PM
TREAT GUNS - fire goodies at you wofahulicodoc 11/29/19 04:33 PM
FULGAR - all thumbs (Spanish) wofahulicodoc 12/02/19 07:23 PM
INQUIRINE - curious wofahulicodoc 12/03/19 08:00 PM
JOLISSANCE - prettiness wofahulicodoc 12/04/19 04:03 PM
WORDI COW - Bossy is a motormouth wofahulicodoc 12/06/19 01:23 AM
HYALORD - morning wake-up prayer greeting wofahulicodoc 12/06/19 09:17 PM
CORBIE MESS ENDER - newspaper lining the birdcage wofahulicodoc 12/09/19 03:00 PM
GLAND OF NOD - the pineal, which regulates melanin wofahulicodoc 12/11/19 08:58 PM
A POLL YON - Look! A place to vote! wofahulicodoc 12/11/19 10:18 PM
MAD ALENE - Alene is angry wofahulicodoc 12/12/19 10:13 PM
GOLBATH - Midas' attempt at cleaning himself wofahulicodoc 12/13/19 03:51 PM
HO, MILO - Greetings, Mr Minderbinder wofahulicodoc 12/16/19 03:38 PM
RAGULE - a small rag wofahulicodoc 12/18/19 03:43 AM
ESPAÑOPLY - a layer of Spaniards wofahulicodoc 12/18/19 10:16 PM
POGO-DAEDALY - Walt Kelly did it often wofahulicodoc 12/19/19 06:33 PM
NEUTRAPELY - only an average conversationalist wofahulicodoc 12/20/19 10:14 PM
PACTANCY - tending to form agreements wofahulicodoc 12/23/19 04:19 PM
ORZIVOROUS - eating pasta wofahulicodoc 12/24/19 04:37 PM
GAMINESQUE - the type that appeals to M. Chevalier wofahulicodoc 12/25/19 10:23 PM
TWI-ORKER - a Manhattanite at sunset wofahulicodoc 12/26/19 09:26 PM
MAXOPHOBIA - fear of the biggest anything wofahulicodoc 12/27/19 04:13 PM
RUMDINGER - a drink made with rum wofahulicodoc 12/31/19 01:47 AM
RIP; SHORTER - quick fix for over-long pants wofahulicodoc 12/31/19 07:21 PM
TALLY-HOO ? - cry of an uncertain fox-hunter wofahulicodoc 01/01/20 06:56 PM
FOOFAR LAW - how the Foofars are governed wofahulicodoc 01/04/20 12:58 AM
LOL "LA PALOOZA" - Isn't that hilarious! wofahulicodoc 01/04/20 01:07 AM
OMBRIFULGE - lulminescent rain wofahulicodoc 01/06/20 03:37 PM
DEX-EMPLUM - a right-handed male worker wofahulicodoc 01/07/20 08:44 PM
encountered every day in abdominal surgery wofahulicodoc 01/08/20 09:55 PM
SING ALTUS - Let me hear a high tenor note! wofahulicodoc 01/09/20 09:22 PM
IN DA TATE - Where can I see good art in Britain? wofahulicodoc 01/10/20 10:43 PM
EATSOONS- it's-almost-dinnertimes wofahulicodoc 01/13/20 03:29 PM
FAUTE DE MIAUX - my cat has laryngitis wofahulicodoc 01/14/20 04:16 PM
MAMA IN? - Is your mother home? wofahulicodoc 01/15/20 09:20 PM
CORTÉS - early explorer of the New Wrorld wofahulicodoc 01/16/20 09:35 PM
AL FRESCA - prepared with lime/grapefruit flavor wofahulicodoc 01/19/20 05:37 PM
AD LITE - low-key promotional message wofahulicodoc 01/20/20 04:56 PM
FERRANT - iron wofahulicodoc 01/21/20 03:52 PM
AFIRETHOUGHT - pyrokinesis wofahulicodoc 01/22/20 04:41 PM
Also Thomas Jefferson. wofahulicodoc 01/24/20 03:02 AM
gout, too wofahulicodoc 01/24/20 09:02 PM
Ooh! It's a double-dactyl ! wofahulicodoc 01/28/20 04:07 PM
CRESTOMATHY - rigorous study of wave mechanics wofahulicodoc 01/28/20 04:17 PM
BIBLIOBLAST - bookmaker wofahulicodoc 01/29/20 04:46 PM
FEU ISLET ON - power is restored on Fire Island wofahulicodoc 01/30/20 11:41 PM
BIBLI-SOPHAGE - the Book of Knowledge wofahulicodoc 01/31/20 09:45 PM
MAL-OCH - one Evil Eye wofahulicodoc 02/03/20 03:35 PM
BE FOAR-what you'll be when you're no longer three wofahulicodoc 02/04/20 04:13 PM
CAVIL-CADE - a parade of petty complainers wofahulicodoc 02/05/20 04:54 PM
SABER-TATTLING: Your sword...unbated and envenomed wofahulicodoc 02/07/20 01:32 AM
I knew him, Horatio wofahulicodoc 02/07/20 08:43 PM
can't you hold hands without interlocking fingers? wofahulicodoc 02/10/20 04:01 PM
TITH LAR - a Klingon Rite of Passage wofahulicodoc 02/11/20 03:47 PM
CLOCKLOFT - where large timepieces are installed wofahulicodoc 02/12/20 08:58 PM
CUTLINE-where you separate jigsaw puzzle pieces wofahulicodoc 02/13/20 09:39 PM
words that look (or sound) scurrilous but aren't wofahulicodoc 02/14/20 04:21 PM
no, not a sewing machine wofahulicodoc 02/17/20 03:10 PM
SACRO-OP: orthopedic surgeon treats low back pain wofahulicodoc 02/18/20 03:28 PM
FANFARO NADA : score of the Fanfaro soccer team wofahulicodoc 02/19/20 09:08 PM
JUPE - Juno's affectionate name for her husband wofahulicodoc 02/21/20 02:58 AM
CHICKER - more "with it" and glamorous wofahulicodoc 02/21/20 04:39 PM
SOME DEAL - What a bargain for you! wofahulicodoc 02/24/20 03:20 PM
ABAIT - put it on yer hook afore ya go a-fishin' wofahulicodoc 02/25/20 09:46 PM
BATHELESS - how to save soap and water wofahulicodoc 02/26/20 04:27 PM
ENDSONG - the concluding chorus wofahulicodoc 02/28/20 01:51 AM
SOMEWHITHER - opposite of SOMEWHENCE wofahulicodoc 02/28/20 05:02 PM
CANNER-BLOSSOM - a bouquet for the farmer's wife wofahulicodoc 03/02/20 03:58 PM
CURVE-ALL - the original Warp Drive wofahulicodoc 03/03/20 03:54 PM
WANTIT - 1) Gimme!; or 2) a pale bird wofahulicodoc 03/04/20 04:33 PM
KNOT-IT-ALL - in no way wofahulicodoc 03/05/20 09:15 PM
MAKE PENCE - mint low-denomination coins wofahulicodoc 03/06/20 04:16 PM
QUID DIT ALIVE - says no French-English dictionary wofahulicodoc 03/09/20 11:27 PM
MICO-CEPHALIC - having the head of a mushroom wofahulicodoc 03/10/20 02:54 PM
CHARYSOCRACY - rule by personal magnetism wofahulicodoc 03/11/20 07:17 PM
well, that tears it wofahulicodoc 03/13/20 09:36 PM
anything but logorrhea... wofahulicodoc 03/13/20 09:45 PM
and without substance, at that wofahulicodoc 03/17/20 01:38 AM
HOB-KNOB - how a vagabond opens his door wofahulicodoc 03/17/20 05:25 PM
ANTSY-FANTSY - highly ornate Formicidae wofahulicodoc 03/18/20 03:57 PM
prestidigitation, or Now you see it, now you don't wofahulicodoc 03/20/20 12:18 AM
LARDY-DARBY - my hat has grease stains on it wofahulicodoc 03/20/20 03:33 PM
HOUSE MARINE - my underwater vacation dwelling wofahulicodoc 03/23/20 03:22 PM
CHEVALIER - spiritual godfather of Gigi wofahulicodoc 03/24/20 03:27 PM
UNHOARSE - after the laryngitis went away wofahulicodoc 03/25/20 05:36 PM
HIPPOCENE - the Horse Age wofahulicodoc 03/26/20 03:42 PM
HORSE TENSE - the nag is skittish wofahulicodoc 03/27/20 08:41 PM
OLYMPIAN - like the capital of Washington wofahulicodoc 03/30/20 07:16 PM
BULKANISE - licorice-flavored plant, by the bushel wofahulicodoc 03/31/20 02:13 PM
AREOPHAGUS - swallowing air wofahulicodoc 04/02/20 12:02 AM
EYEREST - the treatment of eyestrain wofahulicodoc 04/02/20 08:23 PM
PELITON = a jam of bicycle-racers wofahulicodoc 04/03/20 07:54 PM
an inflated opinion of herself ? wofahulicodoc 04/06/20 02:20 PM
ADONIA - a school no lecturers or tutors with wofahulicodoc 04/07/20 08:59 PM
HANDAL - composer of The Massiah wofahulicodoc 04/08/20 03:17 PM
NO, MR O'DIZE - to refuse the Irishman wofahulicodoc 04/10/20 09:30 PM
SHADBAND - a school of unruly fish wofahulicodoc 04/10/20 09:37 PM
RAM - a branching set of unexpected consequences wofahulicodoc 04/13/20 08:58 PM
PLIZ - I can has cheezburger? wofahulicodoc 04/15/20 08:19 PM
P-LED - a diode which emits a very soft light wofahulicodoc 04/15/20 08:37 PM
DIV Y - "Five hundred four. Why?" in Twitterspeak wofahulicodoc 04/16/20 09:19 PM
PHNOM - clipped Capital of Cambodia wofahulicodoc 04/17/20 05:44 PM
PEER FORCE - an army of Noblemen wofahulicodoc 04/20/20 09:40 PM
TOTEST: the most totally and absolutely imaginable wofahulicodoc 04/22/20 01:17 AM
NUMBR-OUSLY - countably wofahulicodoc 04/22/20 09:41 PM
GAS-KANCE - where you store fuel for the lawnmower wofahulicodoc 04/23/20 07:45 PM
P'NATCH - flair for flamboyance and style wofahulicodoc 04/25/20 01:48 AM
to be continued... wofahulicodoc 04/28/20 03:39 PM
Re: to be continued... A C Bowden 04/29/20 03:31 AM

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