Hello everybody and welcome to the Greatest Show On Earth!!!!!
What ripping fun as the archdeacon said when he tore in half the new telephone directory.
First the
NEWS(ANSWERS)
1.TANNED
2.RADAR
3.RATATAT (RATTAT was allowed)
4.BUNTER
5.DANDER (Did anyone get it--Apols if you did)
6.YEARN
7.ENTENTE
8.DREAD
9.RENDER (Did anyone etc etc??)
10.DADDY (Dadda was allowed)
11.TENNER
12.NATTER
13.GARRET
14.RUDDER
15.RETARD
16.TRUDGED
17.RETREAT
18.BERBER
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Special Mentions
1.Phillip for volume,perspicacity and persperation
2.GreedyKite for picking off stragglers
3.Wendy for gamely endeavour
The Strays
Yes it was B,U,G,Y nothing more or less.
Which did suggest BUGGY didnt it-- Apparently no Gubbies about these days
What about Bug Guy (the nit man??)
THE BAYS
1.The LOLLIPOP to PHILLIP
2.The solid gold LOLLIPOP STICK to be shared
between greedykite and wendy
3.The wrapper for best clue shared between greedykite for shortness of breadth and phillip for crypticity
Great aunts concoct
Lousy bird they say
FINALLY
Thanks for all your kind treatment of the setter. I hope that no one got hurt!!!
But so glad you all came along.
Must now sort out this here PACHYDERM.
BY the way
Letter frequency list are around on the internet. They always start with E but after that some interesting and unexpected variations.
LOL THEA (until NOVEMBINGY!!!!)