>A look at the scores will show how assiduously I have worked to spare others the ignominy of coming last.

not to worry, Max. it seems that cumulative scoring somehow fell into desuetude three or four rounds back, and I haven't found the time to score even this round, which is just shameful in as much as it probably set a new standard for precipitation. suffice it to say, for the nonce, that a BIG win was wracked up by milum, with a clever definition and an equally clever bluff. thanks all.

oh, btw. I *meant to post the word fylfot.

(by unofficial count, F (the correct def'n) got three votes; and P got 5 votes plus 1 self-vote plus 2 late votes plus 17 mail-in votes with postage due plus 37 PM spam haiku votes plus 42 votes from someone named Chad plus...)