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Kevin E. Davis

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πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ ✑️ Retired Navy βš“; from Norwalk, Conn.; MS Info Sys, GWU; BS, UMD. Live in San Diego, CA. I mostly post about the NY Times Spelling Bee 🐝.

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Had 2, was pretty sure of 3rd, didn’t know purple. Used hints to verify.
Dark…, specs on consumer packaging (although 1 doesn’t fit IMO), ordinary, abandon.
Connections
Puzzle #792
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩

11.08.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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QB with an adj. not seen in the Bee in 5 years.
H5: Adj. for the U-shaped bone of the same name that is situated between the base of the tongue & the larynx & that supports the tongue, the larynx, & their muscles.
No debuts, 1 perfect pangram, no "A" or "Y" words, only one "O" word, some slang.

11.08.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

D6: Thingamajig, slang; ends in β€œfather” nickname.

11.08.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I-4: With no particular purpose, or lazily (he stood...by while the robbery occurred), adv.

Extremely happy scene or poem, 2 spellings (single & double final letter), I-4 + I-5. Homophone of a similar I-4: punk rocker Billy, or statue or person that's worshiped.

11.08.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

H6: Column of weathered rocks, or black magic; alliterative word; starts with an H4 today (car engine compartment cover).

11.08.2025 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Genius with H7: Xmas, Purim, etc.; or singer Billie…; perfect pangram. It ends with the word that the above flower name starts with ("night" antonym).

11.08.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

D7: Monet’s favorite flower, one that lasts only 24 hrs.; compound.

11.08.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

D4: Something that consists of 2 parts, from Greek (Kylo Ren & Rey, e.g.).

11.08.2025 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

D6: Mexican & Central Am. flowering plant (β€œBlack…” 2006 de Palma film noir).

11.08.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dawdle, waste time; alliterative compound verb; combo of two D5 words today.

D6: Worthless amount (...squat), or guitarist Bo.

11.08.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

SB: No "A" or "Y" words seen.

11.08.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Again, started with leftovers I didn’t figure out on my own. Abandoned an orange juice idea. I got the rest.
Words that start with math or science classes, …fiction (1st one I saw), influence, & amass.
Connections
Puzzle #791
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩

10.08.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The M7 perfect pangram who's an X-Man character starts with an M6 today: A lodestone 🧲. Something or someone that attracts. A compass is one that points to the North Pole.

10.08.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

4 debuts, all letters used, 3 perfect pangrams (all debuts). Some slang.
1 EN- prefix & 2 -MENT suffixes of words today.

10.08.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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QB with a debut M6: A soft-bodied legless grub that is an insect larva (such as the housefly). It feeds on rotting meat & dead bodies.

10.08.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Debut M7 perfect pangram. An explosive force equivalent to that of 1 million [2,000 lb weight units] of TNT. Starts with today's M4 Greek prefix for large, often used to mean 1 million (bytes, e.g.). Ends in the word for 2,000 lbs of weight.

10.08.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Debut M7 perfect pangram. An electric machine, esp. in a car's ignition system. It's an X-Man film series lead character played by Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender (as a younger version). He sometimes wears a helmet.

10.08.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Debut M7 perfect pangram, from French.
A literary, musical, or artistic composite. Ends in how old you are.

10.08.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I almost missed 2 nouns that have an -MENT suffix. Both start with verbs today.

10.08.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Chinese mafia, or singular of a BBQ grabber; T4 noun.

T7: Starts with a 2,000 lb unit of weight. Total weight shipped, carried, or produced. Ends in how old you are.

10.08.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

T7: Adj. for an adolescent between 13 & 19, compound (...mutant ninja turtles).

10.08.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Genius with 9–sided shape, N7 noun.

10.08.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

N7: Shirt label you wear at a meeting stating who you are ("Hello, my...is Kevin"), compound; ends with the same word 🏷️as the G6 "add locational data" that I clued earlier.

10.08.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

M7: A person of rank, power, influence, or distinction, often in a specified area (a railroad...).

Don't forget the G6 beard that starts with a G4 animal 🐐, the M7 color that starts with an M4 wizard, & the 2 (so far) words that start with GN-.

10.08.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

G5: Have to do so, slang contraction (I’ve…run).

10.08.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

G5: Intend to do, slang contraction ("Rhythm Is...Get You").

10.08.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

G6: Add locational data to a photo, video, or social media post.

10.08.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

G6: Complete set of chromosomes in a cell.

10.08.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

G6: It's a large fish-eating seabird that breeds in colonies & nests on cliffs. It's spelled like the company that owns "USA Today," but without the final letter of that name.

10.08.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

G6: Bio term for mature reproductive cell (sperm, e.g.); starts with a G4 today.

Also, the usual E6 compound creamy Xmas drink that starts with πŸ₯š.

So far one EN- prefix of a word today.

2 Greek letters so far too.

10.08.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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