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THEA is clearly an institution of this site or should be in one. The clues to the keywords were pretty straight-forward with a couple of exceptions. No9.... i can't see why the U in "would" is replaced by R(right). No12. The words "great uncles in law" mean nothing to me; but the 1st letters of "mainly eating nuts" do.

As for the rest of it.

1. list all the keywords in alphabetical order = A A B C D F H J M M M P T W W.

the 1st eight are A to J. wth E G I missing. the ensemble thing is meaningless to me so EGI doesn't suggest anything to me.

the last seven are MMM P T W W. so N O Q R S U V are missing from them (KL & XYZ are irrelevant). some of these letters make the word "SON" which is definitely a relative part of the story.


THEA, can I make a suggestion. All of your thingies are multi-part. but the problem is that you have to solve each part totally to move on. If you can't do that you may as well pack up. perhaps you could set a closing time/date for part one whatever and then give further clues/answers as you see appropriate. that way people will know that they can move on in the certain knowledge that they are right so far.
have a nice day now.

Hi there
The time has come (I borrow the walrus's erudition)
Thanks for all helpful comments, nearly all of which I accept!!!!! and will remember in 2013 ( or maybe next year)
Two puzzlers----
9 orb=definition
Would do = would
axle= centre letter
right= R
12 Great uncles in law= devious group of MEN

PART the THIRD
YES In the first eight answers E,I,G are missing from initial letters
And in last seven sundry others(From which you could make SON ( who is a relative!!) and part of the story
E,I, and G were to suggest a chart-topper by the Michaelangelo Gabrielli Ensemble.
So a song by the angels(Micky,Gabby not to mention Raff and Uri!!!)
E,I,G Well G,I,E ===Gloria In EXcelsis

(Groans all round)
Seriously I hope some of you got alittle pleasure and not too much pain.
I really enjoyed putting it together.

I HEREBY PRONOUNCE
PHILLIP IS THE ONE AND ONLY ONE
(So he gets excused the next ten puzzles)
(Dont mean that P)
May I and Mrs Thea wish you all and your loved ones a very happy CRIMBO and a sobering New Year

Thea .. what can I say - thank you for all your efforts - it must have taken you ages. This is the first time I have been totally unable to participate. I think I must be telepathetic not telepathic. I still remember "Thingy 2" (15/16 July), which was a hilarious team effort with Sallyw, Pastille, Wendy and The Joker... think we had to work out the square route of a number you'd thought of but we didn't know - the girlies didn't win - other things to do ? Have a lovely Christmas and a special one for Mrs Thea -
What a woman !
Cheers
J
P.S. Is Phillip related to you ?

THEA, jolly well done - now that I've seen the explanation there's absolutely no way at all I'd have had the merest inkling of how to tackle it!!

So, my heartiest congratulations to Phillip - the Genius in our midst.

I realised you were probably cluing the choir of angels, but still never thought of Gloria in Excelsis.
Great puzzle, thank you

Hi Julie, Wendy, Rosalind
Thanks so much for your kind interest
I do feel that its me v. Phillip, theres nothing personal!!!!!
No Phillip and I are not related - Do we look
alike. Rambler and I might be!!!
( When i had sorted out the 15 keywords I was intrigued to see that E.I.G were missing.
It gave me an unexpected DIMENSION to add in.
And luckily I could find a useful word in the last seven.
Hope that you have all got everything under control for Christmas.
All the best to you and yours

I must admit Theambler, I have looked at all your previous extravaganzas and been immediately dumbfounded - I am determined(New Year resolved) to make a decent effort in January!

Hi Ixion
Thanks for your post
See you in the Neue Jahr ( sometime??!!**)
thea