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INGROWN

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CORNING

not the tableware
Being this is the Cornhusker state, it is heard periodically.

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(Thanks, Luke!)

CORNING

R-->D

CONDIGN

(Have you ever seen that used other than "with grief condign" ?) [scroll down to p. 16, four lines from bottom, middle column]

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CONDIGN
(only ever seen it used in the context of "condign punishment" or "penalty" - and that, not often.)

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CONSIGN


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GNOSTIC

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TOCSIN

rearranged

NOCTIS

RE CONDIGN...a word I didnt know but have since looked up. (glad you got to post it Wofa). I also enjoyed reading the Prompt Book for the Mikado and the side notes and stage drawing...what a great thing to find.....but then, I guess you know the word by heart!

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"And so
Although
I wish to go
And greatly pine
Tp brghty shine
And take the line
Of a hero fine
With grief condign
I must decline!"

Having been in a couple of Mikado productions, and experienced first-hand the complexities of staging, this was eye-opening.

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ACTION

+ U

CAUTION

(Luke, I think you'll find that a TOCSIN isn't a 'deadly vial!' - surely this rings a bell, somewhere? wink )


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CAUTION

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UNCTION

(Caution: If this goes to JUNCTION we may be at a dead end already)

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Originally Posted By: Rhubarb Commando
ACTION

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CAUTION

(Luke, I think you'll find that a TOCSIN isn't a 'deadly vial!' - surely this rings a bell, somewhere? wink )



For darn sure: my mind has not been on the thread this week.
Sorry. I was thinking Toxin.


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Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc
CAUTION

A-->U

UNCTION

(Caution: If this goes to JUNCTION we may be at a dead end already)


Then let us go another route. Who needs a "J". We've gone
that route before.


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(I was going to go with a F to make "FUNCTION" so I'll use it, anyway!)

CONTINUA

C ---> F

FOUNTAIN


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I could go with "function" too, and I don't want to go with
"mountain", so I'll


+S

FOUNTAINS


more interesting with another letter, perhaps.


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FOUNTAINS

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UNFASHION


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HALF-UNION

Not to mention the gold coin first minted in 1877, about 2.8 ounces of gold and worth about $50 at the time.

(I'm not sure this helps us out of the alley we're currently stumbling around in blindly. I thought for a moment I'd found something with "FOUNTAINS," only to discover with chagrin that that's where we came from in the first place...)

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Appreciate your efforts. And have been working on it for about
30 some minutes since you posted; and all I can come up with is

U > S

FINAL-NOSH

(Last Supper: Scripture)or (last meal before execution).
We are really in a rut. Good luck someone.


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Some pictures require an external light source, but my camera is so basic it's

NON-FLASH

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What a mess we are in: but confidence we will pull out of it.
I've had several hyphenated words that could make some sense, but
this seems the best to go forward with:(e.g. nuns halo)


N > T

HALF-TONS

the eagle nest in Decorah, Iowa, weighs 1000 lbs: half ton:
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

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Gotta be somebody out there worth noting named

HASELTON

and from there we should have clear sailing.

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I remember a family with kids in a school where I taught, whose
last name was Hazelton. There is a publishing house with
books for addicts, named Hazelden. So it is good enough for me to get us back in the game.

Thanks wofa, lots of work went into this one


REARRANGE;

ETHANOLS


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LOATHES


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LOATHES

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STEALTH

H-->E

SEATTLE

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LATTES

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WATTLE

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BATTLE,CATTLE


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Something happened to my "Latte"???


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Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8
Something happened to my "Latte"???


I drank it Luke...it was yummy whistle

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Maybe if we make enough noise it'll come back !!

LATTICE

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CLATTER

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It was there between "stealth" and "wattles". Oh well.


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CEREAL

without the latte

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CREATE

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ACTOR

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T > B

COBRA


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C ---> X

BORAX


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