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  • WG 55: clue *E*A*S*Y* by 13 Mar

    From Duke@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 5 11:01:12 2021
    I invite you to write a clue for a word or phrase containing the letters of EASY, in that order, but possibly with words or spaces in between.

    Sorry. I meant, your word or phrase should include the letters of EASY, in that order. There can be other *letters* or spaces *at the front*, in between, *or at the end*.

    Go go go!

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  • From wald@math.uchicago.edu@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 5 16:06:52 2021
    Ocean trip that keeps happening at a certain time of year (10)
    That pigpen is rife with fungus (6)
    Assets of about 2000 pounds your country invested in lumber (8 5)

    Kevin Wald wald@math.uchicago.edu | Ocean-tripping http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~wald | watercraft (5)

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  • From Luciano Ward@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 6 09:05:14 2021
    Molly Maguires ultimately act, yes, violently (7)

    Luciano

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 7 08:07:31 2021
    Elementary energy aligned with a combination of sulphur and yttrium (5)

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  • From Luciano Ward@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 10 11:46:17 2021
    Provocatively drink alone (9)

    Luciano

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  • From Duke@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 16 18:21:48 2021
    Here are the clues for WG55 and my attempts to interpret them. Can Kevin and David offer a little help?

    From Kevin Wald:

    Ocean trip that keeps happening at a certain time of year (10)
    SEASONALLY: SEA SALLY with ON; def. is "at a certain time of year"

    That pigpen is rife with fungus (6)
    YEASTY: YEA (as in "that thing is yea big") + STY, def. is "rife with fungus"

    Assets of about 2000 pounds your country invested in lumber (8 5)
    Sorry, I just haven't been able to get this one.

    From Luciano:

    Molly Maguires ultimately act, yes, violently (7) Luciano
    ECSTACY: anagram ("violenty") of S + ACTYES; def. is "Molly"

    Provocatively drink alone (9)
    TEASINGLY: TEA + SINGLY; def is "provocatively."

    From David A:

    Elementary energy aligned with a combination of sulphur and yttrium (5)
    I think this is EASY, with four letters: E + A + S + Y. Right?

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to Duke on Wed Mar 17 07:02:47 2021
    On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 10:51:49 PM UTC-2:30, Duke wrote:
    Here are the clues for WG55 and my attempts to interpret them. Can Kevin and David offer a little help?

    From Kevin Wald:
    Ocean trip that keeps happening at a certain time of year (10)
    SEASONALLY: SEA SALLY with ON; def. is "at a certain time of year"
    That pigpen is rife with fungus (6)
    YEASTY: YEA (as in "that thing is yea big") + STY, def. is "rife with fungus" Assets of about 2000 pounds your country invested in lumber (8 5)
    Sorry, I just haven't been able to get this one.

    From Luciano:
    Molly Maguires ultimately act, yes, violently (7) Luciano
    ECSTACY: anagram ("violenty") of S + ACTYES; def. is "Molly"

    Provocatively drink alone (9)
    TEASINGLY: TEA + SINGLY; def is "provocatively."

    From David A:
    Elementary energy aligned with a combination of sulphur and yttrium (5)
    I think this is EASY, with four letters: E + A + S + Y. Right?

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to David A on Wed Mar 17 07:19:47 2021
    On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 11:32:48 AM UTC-2:30, David A wrote:
    On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 10:51:49 PM UTC-2:30, Duke wrote:
    Here are the clues for WG55 and my attempts to interpret them. Can Kevin and David offer a little help?

    From Kevin Wald:
    Ocean trip that keeps happening at a certain time of year (10)
    SEASONALLY: SEA SALLY with ON; def. is "at a certain time of year"
    That pigpen is rife with fungus (6)
    YEASTY: YEA (as in "that thing is yea big") + STY, def. is "rife with fungus"
    Assets of about 2000 pounds your country invested in lumber (8 5)
    Sorry, I just haven't been able to get this one.

    From Luciano:
    Molly Maguires ultimately act, yes, violently (7) Luciano
    ECSTACY: anagram ("violenty") of S + ACTYES; def. is "Molly"

    Provocatively drink alone (9)
    TEASINGLY: TEA + SINGLY; def is "provocatively."

    From David A:
    Elementary energy aligned with a combination of sulphur and yttrium (5)
    I think this is EASY, with four letters: E + A + S + Y. Right?
    Yes, hopefully!

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  • From wald@math.uchicago.edu@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 17 19:23:52 2021
    Assets of about 2000 pounds your country invested in lumber (8 5)
    Sorry, I just haven't been able to get this one.

    Assets = TREASURY NOTES
    about = reversal indicator
    2000 pounds = TON
    your = YR (conventional abbreviation)
    country = USA
    TON + YR + USA reversed = ASURYNOT
    lumber = TREES
    ASURYNOT invested in TREES = TRE(ASURY NOT)ES

    Kevin Wald wald@math.uchicago.edu | Award some treasury http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~wald | notes the wrong way (4)

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  • From David A@21:1/5 to wa...@math.uchicago.edu on Wed Mar 17 20:38:58 2021
    On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 11:53:53 PM UTC-2:30, wa...@math.uchicago.edu wrote:
    Assets of about 2000 pounds your country invested in lumber (8 5)
    Sorry, I just haven't been able to get this one.
    Assets = TREASURY NOTES
    about = reversal indicator
    2000 pounds = TON
    your = YR (conventional abbreviation)
    country = USA
    TON + YR + USA reversed = ASURYNOT
    lumber = TREES
    ASURYNOT invested in TREES = TRE(ASURY NOT)ES

    Kevin Wald wa...@math.uchicago.edu | Award some treasury http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~wald | notes the wrong way (4)
    My recollection is that there are 2240 pounds in a ton!

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  • From wald@math.uchicago.edu@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 18 04:47:19 2021
    My recollection is that there are 2240 pounds in a ton!

    A long ton is 2240 pounds. A short ton is 2000 pounds. A metric ton is
    1000 kilograms. They're all tons.

    Kevin Wald wald@math.uchicago.edu | Zine containing (say) a http://www.math.uchicago.edu/wald | sheep that's one ton (8)

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