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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed! And couching them in Poetry is definitely NOT required.
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
FLN, CEh! ~
ReplyDeleteWas your next-to-last. EMOTE? ERODE?
Couldn't have been E(e)YORE...
~ OMK
Hint: Starts with C; a belt or strap for a saddle
ReplyDeletePar = 2
Wordle 402 1/6
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Background (a super-strained Spoonerism): I persuaded my younger brother that I knew a way we could climb Mt. Lassen—when we were 11 & 7.
It wasn’t long before we …
“Fold(ed; because we were out-)Lassened”
Dunces have theories.
We dress them up in flavors
we hope you’ll swallow.
~ OMK
Without using hints
ReplyDeleteWordle 402 3/6
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No problemo. I've misplaced my puzzles insert. I'll have to pilfer one if rhere's any tbtimes left
"Chic Chef"
ReplyDeleteAs a kid, Donald was a dunce,
guilty of staging silly stunts.
His early life was a mess,
but in his twenties he began to re-dress,
and became a chef who did favor
dishes with outstanding flavor.
In time his cooking theory
produced a ring of fans who were cheery
and his marvelous dishes rationed
and his reputation fashioned.
Now with all those fancy cakes he has made,
Donald is at last at the top of his trade.
ReplyDeleteMisty ~
‘Tis the Era of the Celebrity Chef,
& your Donaldo gains some heft
in identifying with them.
I’m sure he’s got the touch,
& that his Cake au penuche
is a bit of a gem.
May his reputation never wane
through implications a la ptomaine.
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CEh! ~ I sympathize. Truly.
The hintless approach must be especially difficult when there are so many opening letters to reasonably precede those final four!
(Go on, take a peek…)
Wilbur ~ You are one lucky duck today!
~ OMK
Here’s an extra thought for the day.
ReplyDeleteThe Special Bliss of the Clue:
Solving is not only easier by dint of hints,
but there is the singular joy of matching wits.
~ OMK
Only a Dunce . . .
ReplyDeleteIt should be a cinch
To disprove the old-fashioned theory
That to dress up the flavor
Requires unhealthy amounts of salt.
Let’s get healthy!
LOL, my Canadian SPELLCHECKER wants Flavour!
To displease with an excess of sweetness is to cloy.
ReplyDeletePity, CanadianEh!, that we don't have a similar word for an overload of salt.
Sadly, there is a range in our taste buds through which both glucose and sodium are unhealthy, yet enjoyable. By the point at which they either cloy or disgust, they have already done their damage.
You are correct that it "should be a cinch." Too bad it is not.
~ OMK
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PS. Your SPELLCHECKER needs to go home to Mother England.
CEh, winch,finch,pinch? You needed one more try. Wordle likes to repeat letters.
ReplyDeleteI started with CHAMP then CREST(forgetting the H- CHEST was more kosher)
I don't set hard mode but try to observe the rules
WC
Wow! A second verse from you today, Ol' Man Keith, with cool words that I actually had to look up: 'penuche' (turns out to be a kind of fudge) and 'ptomaine' (compounds with unpleasant taste once thought to cause poisoning). You've sure made food poetry much much interesting today, OMK!
ReplyDeleteAnd then yet one more food poem--thank you, CanadianEh!. And I agree, we don't need unhealthy amounts of salt to improve flavor, for sure. Great to have you check in.
Sorry we didn't get a verse from you today, Wilbur, but great to see your concise Wordle.
LOL OMK re my Spellchecker.
ReplyDeleteWC- yes I was running out of rhyming words and forgot that I could use C again.
Hard mode would have required you to use that yellow letter from the first guess in guess two (as well as the green letter). That limits the number of words you can think of.
FLN, OMK - yes it was EMOTE.
Misty- your chef is a Michelin star award winner.
Ceh, could I have repeated the CH on my second guess? The yellow H would be in its same place
ReplyDeleteI have the latest news on C&L. I guess I can post Tuesday and Wednesday at this late hour(EDT). Of course it's 8pm in California
WC
I said it was a BEAST
ReplyDeleteFrom the era of the mastodons and the MOUND builders.
But before the Ice Age made me NIPPY
I thought of Atticus FINCH.
He prevented the WINCH
From activating the noose
In an attempt to LINCH Tom.
I was out of turns.
In a PInch, I should have used another C.
That would have been a CINCH.
(Sorry that I misspelled Lynch. LINCH is a word, but means “ledge or terrace”. Most familiar use is in Linch-pin.)
[Chet begs a quick farewell to get his head together]
ReplyDelete"Lois", said Chet, "This dressy wedding idea has left this old brain unfastened
I must make myself elusive and find a meeting and get myself chastened "
My heart is going thump, thump, thump and I feel like a dunce"
"I understand , my love , go like you're skiing downhill, every second counts"
At the meeting the flavor of the day was surrender one's will, Step Three.
Then Chet shared: "I'd planned a frugal wedding, My theory
was 'Keep it simple, Easy does it'. I'd marked an early date.
Change has left this Alcoholic, reeling. Am I just a victim of fate?"
WC