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Re "lose" and "choose": "why do these two *seem to rhyme?"
Because appearances can be deceiving.
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Lessee, now.
Strike out anything relating to buxom or bosom. That gets rid of e, k, o, p, q.
Eliminate anything related to boxes or bauxite. 'Tain't B, G, H, M.
Strike out grinding of teeth; that's bRuxism. Not I.
Take out the silly ones. Not Christmas. Oops, sorry, "no L."
Leap of faith: analogy to "cruciferous," like cabbages and broccoli. The "-fer-" refers some kind of leaf characteristic. Get rid of non-vegetable F and N.
...that leaves A, C, and J.
Now if only I knew what BUXI- meant...
J,,C,,J,,C,,give me your answer, do.
I'll take J, the indecent fruit with the fleshy mess and the bony end...
(k) Having breast-shaped florets, i.e. hemispherical, with a small protuberance at the end.
Do you suppose they grow best on the Grand Tetons?)
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I'm with Bel and the long-legged one:
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formerly known as etaoin...
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assuming that was a vote for "cue" from TEd (and why wouldn't one), we've already garnered votes from 12 of the entrants, plus others; this round could be over in record time, as well as having record numbers.
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Faldage is,. of course, right - except that he's wrong.
The answer is not J, but C
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The answer most decidedly is not C, and, in fact, the answer most decidedly is not 16, even 17, of the others. In fact, I have serious doubts about the word's existence at all.
However, I like the little play on words with, what the L, L.
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I have serious doubts about the word's existence at all.
Wordwind wins the prize.
The tip-off is the clue in "b".
"Buxite" is actually "bauxite", and "ferous" is actually "ferrous", which would make the compound "bauxiferrous", not "buxiferous".
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