Contact

Sconibulus

5:00 PM

3: Bird

contact 3

contact 3

contact 3

3: not FLAMINGO

9: Kiefer Sutherland and friends may be dead

Sconibulus

5:00 PM

3: yep

Rubio

2: Tackling someone mid-layup

contact 9

Sconibulus

3': Bird?

contact 2

5. Unreliable

contact 5

contact 5

5:01 PM

contact 5

contact 6

pass 6

I think 6 is FLAK

yes

Defending: FLAK ✔✔

Rubio

5:02 PM

heh :)

n_palum

Was just about to make a ddef for it

Mistah Figgins

ddef?

Deusovi

double definition

n_palum

Shelling criticism

Rubio

9 and 1 are the same answer

Deusovi

5:03 PM

I don't understand either of them

Rubio

FLATLINE

Mike Q

9 is meant to be FLATLINERS

Deusovi

ha!

Mike Q

so... close enough?

Sconibulus

3' was trying for Flapper

Deusovi

5:03 PM

that's good

Rubio

well 9 is FLATLINERS yeah

Mistah Figgins

flak was his word, right?

Deusovi

4 was FLAN, referencing an earlier clue I gave that transformed ELAN into FLAN by removal of a line

Mistah Figgins

ah

Rubio

4, no wonder that felt familiar :)

GentlePurpleRain

5:04 PM

I got FLATLINE for 1.

n_palum

@Deusovi Couldn't quite pin that, I knew it sounded familiar

Rubio

that was an aw ~~ful~~ some clue

Mistah Figgins

5 was flakey?

Deusovi

@MistahFiggins yeah

(well, I was thinking FLAKY, but same thing)

Rubio

2 was FLAGRANT FOUL

Mistah Figgins

5:05 PM

I don't really know how to spell it

GentlePurpleRain

So @MistahFiggins is up next...

n_palum

@Rubio a 1 or a 2?

Rubio

2

"Tackling someone mid-layup"

n_palum

Pretty big hit then ;)

Oh.. no my joke went way over

Deusovi

I assumed it was a sports joke of some sort

but I don't know sports

n_palum

5:07 PM

There are different types of flagrant fouls, depending on the severity determined by the refs

GentlePurpleRain

Rubio, what are you doing bringing sports talk to a place like this? :P

Mistah Figgins

Mistah defending C

Rubio

I ... didn't mean it!

n_palum

I like sports :P

Mistah Figgins

me too

I play soccer

Deusovi

5:08 PM

1. CN...AN

Rubio

2: Using your mobile on the toilet??

Mike Q

3. Marty McFly's least favorite word

n_palum

I play basketball and volleyball, but can play/I watch many more

Sid

@Mistah .... THat is football.

n_palum

Contact 3

GentlePurpleRain

5:09 PM

contact 3

Rubio

contact 3

Mistah Figgins

@MikeQ dang, it's been so long since I watched that movie

n_palum

1': O inside 1

GentlePurpleRain

4: Unforgivable curse

Deusovi

contact 1'

n_palum

5:10 PM

Contact 4

contact 4

contact 4

contact 4

contact 1 but I'm leaving very soon

Mistah Figgins

4: crucio

Deusovi

5:10 PM

@MikeQ OEDIPAL? :P

GentlePurpleRain

4: ✔

Gareth McCaughan

except that, er, I'm then puzzled by 1'...

Mistah Figgins

oh yeah, 3 is "I'm no chicken!"

GentlePurpleRain

5: The best country in the world (but maybe I'm biased)

Deusovi

contact 5

Mistah Figgins

5:11 PM

5 is canada?

Gareth McCaughan

contact 5

n_palum

I (refuse to) contact 5

GentlePurpleRain

5: ✔

Mike Q

3: ✔

GentlePurpleRain

You heard it here first! :P

Rubio

5:12 PM

s/heard/ignored/

are any contacted?

1 and 1'

1 is contacted

ok

For the record I agree with 5

Rubio

5:13 PM

4: There's a professional one in this room right now

n_palum

6: Corrupt narc, stoneless fruit is a red fruit

GentlePurpleRain

7: Admit to police officer

Contact 7

contact 6 @n_palum

contact 6, 7, 4

5:13 PM

7 confess?

Business Cat

contact 7

Gareth McCaughan

contact 7 @GentlePurpleRain

contact 7

contact 4

contact 7

5:13 PM

(but again I am leaving soon)

7: no

contact 6

I pass on 1

@GarethMcCaughan?

I think 1 is CNIDARIAN

Deusovi

5:14 PM

it is!

meaning?

What in the world

^

a word I vaguely remember from biology class because of its weird letter pattern

Business Cat

It's a family of invertibrates

Deusovi

5:14 PM

I think it has something to do with a family of sea creatures

Gareth McCaughan

I think they're like little transparent jellyfish

Deusovi

yeah that

Gareth McCaughan

and some of them are excessively cute

maybe cute is the wrong word, but very pretty to look at

Mistah Figgins

ok

Mistah defending C O

GentlePurpleRain

7 stands

Mistah Figgins

5:15 PM

huh

Deusovi

1' should stand, and I still contact it if it does

Gareth McCaughan

actually they include all the jellyfish, I think

n_palum

1' Stands, 6 dies

Gareth McCaughan

if 1' stands then I suppose contact 1'

Kritixi Lithos

what was 6?

Gareth McCaughan

5:15 PM

6 was cranberry, right?

Deusovi

:37623784 sorry n_p, I kinda have a phobia of jellyfish

Mistah Figgins

4?

Rubio

2 dies, was CANCELLING

Mike Q

applause

Gareth McCaughan

ugh

Rubio

5:16 PM

4 also dies, it was (Business) CAT

Deusovi

@Rubio boooo

(I love it)

n_palum

6 was cranberry

Mistah Figgins

ok, and 1' and 7 are both contacted?

Rubio

(Of course you do. hehe)

Kritixi Lithos

@Rubio wait how?

Gareth McCaughan

5:16 PM

1' is contacted by me and Deusovi, 7 by me at least but I'm about to leave

GentlePurpleRain

4: Keeps the beat on the boat

Deusovi

CAN + CELL-ING

n_palum

@GarethMcCaughan Not the best clue, but yo got it so

Rubio

I have contact on 7

Mistah Figgins

7 is not confess

Deusovi

5:17 PM

contact 7

Gareth McCaughan

good, then I can go. Bye!

(gone)

GentlePurpleRain

There were several contacts on 7

Deusovi

see ya! thanks for getting 1!

Kritixi Lithos

uncontact 7

n_palum

@Deusovi They're cute - Gareth, are you saying we already have mod conflict?

GentlePurpleRain

5:17 PM

No, 7 is not CONFESS.

7: comply?

7: no.

....uncontact 7

uncontact 7

any remaining 7 contacts?

Rubio

5:18 PM

I still have contact on 7.

several

ok

o/

So does Deusovi.

Can someone star 4?

Rubio

3: Helps with flying

Mistah Figgins

5:18 PM

7: come forward???

contact 3?

Contact 4

7: no

Uncontact 7 :P

5: Cattle man

5:19 PM

contact 5

contact 5

cowboy for 5

very coy

5: ✔ Easy but also a ddef

contact 3

n_palum

8: Bottom left and the 3rd

GentlePurpleRain

5:19 PM

@MikeQ More like an &lit.

Mike Q

Oh

Mistah Figgins

i think I give up on 7

Deusovi

(I don't think Mike is familiar with cryptic crosswords)

GentlePurpleRain

Is that a pass?

Oh, never mind, then, Mike.

Mistah Figgins

yes, pass on 7

Mike Q

5:20 PM

@Deusovi Familiar, but I generally don't see too many ddefs / &lits

Rubio

7 - COP, ddef

Deusovi

COP

yeah

GentlePurpleRain

7: ✔

Mistah Figgins

:/

GentlePurpleRain

(Admit to) (police officer)

Mistah Figgins

5:21 PM

Mistah defending C O N

Deusovi

@MikeQ ah, sorry for the assumption - most SE-ers that haven't absorbed them from me aren't familiar with cryptics :P

1' still stands

3 dies was COPILOT

4 dies. COXSWAIN

8 dies, COPY (Ctrl C)

Mistah Figgins

5:22 PM

ah

Deusovi

it should be

and I still have contact on it

n_palum

2: Hmmmm...

Deusovi

contact 2

GentlePurpleRain

Oh, I get 1' now. But I don't know the answer.

Sid

contact 1'

Rubio

5:23 PM

3: NCC-1701's class

Mistah Figgins

I have an idea

Deusovi

9: This

10: Thris

Rubio

contact 9

Deusovi

(just had to do it, just in case)

Rubio

contact 10

contact 2

Sid

5:23 PM

contact9

Kritixi Lithos

contact 2 and 10 and 9

GentlePurpleRain

contact 9

Mike Q

@Deusovi @GentlePurpleRain ddef = the wordplay portion could also be the def portion, and vice versa. &lit = the whole clue is the def. Right?

Sconibulus

contact 3

GentlePurpleRain

contact 10

Mistah Figgins

5:23 PM

9 contact

10 contract

GentlePurpleRain

@MikeQ ✔

Deusovi

@MikeQ &lit: the whole clue is def and wordplay. ddef: the two parts of the clue are two definitions, instead of definition and wordplay

@MistahFiggins both correct

Sconibulus

5: Gracie-Lou Freebush

Mistah Figgins

1' is cone???

n_palum

1' Nope

GentlePurpleRain

5:24 PM

@Sconibulus That name sounds really familiar, but I'm not placing it... :(

Mike Q

contact 3

GentlePurpleRain

contact 3

contact 2

7. Bottom left

contact 1?

contact 7

5:25 PM

Contact 7

Ladro!

GentlePurpleRain

4: Criminal trick

Rubio

contact 4

Kritixi Lithos

∧

Sconibulus

contact 7

contact 4

Mistah Figgins

1' conoe??????????

n_palum

5:26 PM

4': Trickster

Deusovi

contact 4

Mistah Figgins

is 4 con?

n_palum

@MistahFiggins Nope 1'

Mistah Figgins

4' con artist?

GentlePurpleRain

4: ✔

Mike Q

5:26 PM

contact 4'

n_palum

4' Yes

GentlePurpleRain

Just realized that 4 stands as a definition on its own, though it was meant to be a ddef...

Rubio

8: 30 lives :)

Mistah Figgins

sigh alright, I give up on 1'

8 contra

Sconibulus

contact 8

Deusovi

5:26 PM

contact 8

1' is CONAN

Sconibulus

1': CONAN?

n_palum

Indeed it is

Deusovi

my clue 1 was "CN...AN"

Mistah Figgins

ah

Mistah defending C O N T

Rubio

that's mean. (I love it.)

n_palum

5:27 PM

2 lives

Rubio

3 dies, was CONSTITUTION

n_palum

I thought it was fairly straightforward :P

Mistah Figgins

I actually thought of the word Conan first when I saw #1

Deusovi

still contacted

Sconibulus

5 falls, was CONGENIALITY

Mike Q

5:28 PM

9: Insert coin

7 is control

I believe 7 stands.

contact 9

9 continue

25. black-market

5:28 PM

contact 25

contact 25

9: check

any contacts on 2?

Deus contacted 2

I contacted 2 as well.

Sconibulus

5:29 PM

contact 25

Rubio

3: 8 needs 1 or 2

GentlePurpleRain

@MikeQ Confirmation on 9?

Sconibulus

4: Compact and....

n_palum

@MikeQ You said check on 7, and that was Dues', confirm 9?

Mistah Figgins

4 contain?

Mike Q

5:29 PM

9 check sorry

Sconibulus

4: no

questionable contact 3

Mistah Figgins

2 in convince?

n_palum

2 No

GentlePurpleRain

1: Based on surroundings

Rubio

I also contacted 2 for those who are counting

contact 1

n_palum

5:30 PM

9: They may as well not have a spine

Mistah Figgins

:/ convince doesn't start with "cont"

2 is contrary?

Rubio

11: Light morning repast

contact 11

2 also no

sorry. 1->11

5:32 PM

pass on 2...

Deusovi

10: Oil in 2010, for instance

2: CONTEMPLATING

ah

2 Yes

2: CONTEMPLATE

Mistah defending C O N T O

Mike Q

5:33 PM

12: Curved scheme travel

n_palum

9 stands

GentlePurpleRain

1 dies. CONTEXTUAL

Sid

25 dies. It was CONTRABAND.

Sconibulus

4 falls, was Contiguous

Rubio

3 dies, was CONTROLLER(S) [8 was Contra]

11 dies, was CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Sconibulus

5:33 PM

2: Circus Performers

contact 2

contact 2

contact 12?

contact 2

20. Let's mark the maps

Mistah Figgins

5:33 PM

oh, I thought 8 referred to copy

1: Bevels

contact 12?

contact 1

pass 12

12: Contour

5:34 PM

Takers for 12?

GentlePurpleRain

12: CONTOUR?

Rubio

contact 20

Mike Q

Is that close enough to CONTOURED?

Mistah Figgins

yes, contour is my word

Deusovi

Yeah, I think so

Rubio

5:35 PM

yes

Sid

So was 20.

Mistah Figgins

congrats

GentlePurpleRain

I think 1 and 20 are also

Rubio

so was 1

Mistah Figgins

yeah, I thought 1 was too

12 was first posted though

n_palum

5:35 PM

9 was CONTORTIONIST

Rubio

yah

Mike Q

2 and 9 are probably CONTORTIONIST(S)

Mistah Figgins

Mike is up next

Mike Q

Oh boy

Sconibulus

but spines are inherently pretty flexible...

Deusovi

5:36 PM

(unless he doesn't want to or someone else does)

GentlePurpleRain

@MikeQ Is that excitement, or apprehension?

Mike Q

@GentlePurpleRain Yes.

Mistah Figgins

it's a tonal pun!

GentlePurpleRain

(unless he doesn't want to and someone else does)

Mike Q

Defending I

Sid

5:37 PM

14. Significant

GentlePurpleRain

4: Me, myself, and ____

Mistah Figgins

6: the 6th

contact 4

Mike Q

@GentlePurpleRain 4 is I or IRENE

GentlePurpleRain

4: ✔ IRENE

Mike Q

@Sid 14 No, it's not IMPORTANT

Kritixi Lithos

5:37 PM

2: 123, 1123, 12389, 18, 80, 17

contact 6

Yes, it is.

contact 2

@KritixiLithos It's not INTEGERS

Sconibulus

5: Minor Demon

Kritixi Lithos

5:38 PM

2: it is

77: This

contact 5

contact 5

@Sconibulus It's not INCUBUS

GentlePurpleRain

contact 5

Deusovi

5:38 PM

contact 5

@Sconibulus Or IMP

5: not Incubus

5: unalphabetted

5 was IMP

already a 5

nevermind

Sconibulus

5:39 PM

(not really)

Rubio

use the numbers, much easier to read and write than the linkings

Mistah Figgins

got lucky there

Mike Q

@Rubio It's not IN BOLD ?

Deusovi

15: Fourt

Sconibulus

7: Actress Trope

Sid

5:40 PM

20. You will Work without pay

contact 20

[contact 3?] hehe

contact 20

@Sid It's not INTERNSHIP

@Sid or INTERNMENT

Sid

Yes, 20 is INTERNSHIP

Mistah Figgins

5:40 PM

@Rubio ?

Rubio

@MikeQ If this was to 77, then NO

GentlePurpleRain

2: Like a 20-sided die

Mistah Figgins

there is no 3???

Deusovi

contact 2

Rubio

there was, momentarily

Sconibulus

5:41 PM

contact 2

Mistah Figgins

oh that, yeah

Mike Q

@MistahFiggins 5: It's not IRREGULAR?

Mistah Figgins

nope

GentlePurpleRain

contact 15?

G_as_in_Gnome

10: sick national bird

Deusovi

5:42 PM

contact 10

Mistah Figgins

contact 10

nice clue

Mike Q

@G_as_in_Gnome It's not ILLEGAL ?

Rubio

heh

G_as_in_Gnome

10: ✔

Rubio

PLEASE use the numbers :)

G_as_in_Gnome

5:42 PM

also can you use the numbers

GentlePurpleRain

1: Bird

use the numbers

It's not 10 ILLEGAL

4: ▲

Contact 5?

It's not 77 ITSELF

5:43 PM

77 no

3. Religion

contact 4?

contact 3

@Sid It's not 3 ISLAM

Sid

It is.

Mistah Figgins

5:43 PM

lots of clues now, all

Mike Q

@n_palum It's not 4 ISOSCELES

what contacts exist?

yeah, let's ease off

contact 4 i think

@GentlePurpleRain It's not 1 IBIS

Deusovi

5:44 PM

15, 2 are both contacted

ffao

I have a shaky contact on 5

n_palum

4 No

G_as_in_Gnome

someone contacted 6 too

Mistah Figgins

uncontact 4

contact 4

Mike Q

@GentlePurpleRain It's not 2 ISOHEDRON / ISOHEDRAL

ffao

5:45 PM

I'm pretty sure I know what 77 is, but I still don't know

G_as_in_Gnome

15, 2, 5, 6, and 4 are all contacted

Sconibulus

contact 77?

ffao

Contact 77

Mike Q

@n_palum It's not 4 ICON

GentlePurpleRain

1: ✔

2: not quite

1: Antelope

Mike Q

5:46 PM

@GentlePurpleRain It's not 2 ISOPOLYHEDRON?

n_palum

4 also No

Rubio

contact 1

Mike Q

Dunno if that's actually a word

@GentlePurpleRain It's not 1 IBEX

GentlePurpleRain

2: still not quite.

Rubio

I doubt it is one

GentlePurpleRain

5:46 PM

1: ✔

Mistah Figgins

still contact 4 ;)

Mike Q

Okay pass on 15

Sconibulus

2 might be close enough?

GentlePurpleRain

15: INCOMPLETE?

Deusovi

nope

Mike Q

5:47 PM

(so what happens to 15)

Deusovi

aw, that's it

G_as_in_Gnome

15: incorrect?

Deusovi

it was IMPORT (-ant)

referring to clue FOURT(een)

@Sconibulus nah, definitely not

ffao

I wouldn't have given 2

Rubio

(neither would I)

Sid

5:48 PM

I think I will contact 2.

Rubio

and 15 just dies, as no contacters got it

GentlePurpleRain

Wait, 4 is not ISOSCELES?

Rubio

no it's not

Mike Q

@GentlePurpleRain No, I guessed that

Rubio

and I have a contact on it

Mistah Figgins

5:48 PM

nope, I think I know what it is

pretty sure

Yeah it isn't GPR

oh

3: Skin disease

contact 4

10: Flo sells

5:49 PM

contact 10

Mike Q

@G_as_in_Gnome It's not 10 INSURANCE

8: *This?*

contact 8?

contact 8

We should make a contact bot that tallies clues for players that earned letters or get the final word :P

Mike Q

5:49 PM

@Rubio It's not ITALLIC (8)

n_palum

And then build a leaderboard XD

Rubio

ITALIC ✔

G_as_in_Gnome

10: ✔

GentlePurpleRain

@n_palum You mean see who is "best" at the game?

Mistah Figgins

so what's contacted? 4, 2, what else

or is 2 contacted?

n_palum

5:50 PM

Eh just for fun to see ;)

it is

77, tentatively

right

Pass on 4

I contacted 6

5:50 PM

2,4,77, and I think 5

Mistah Figgins

4 is illuminati

ffao

Adding more clues is just delaying the game at this point

4: Increase?

ILLUMINATI

4 - increment

5:51 PM

What

ye

...wow

lol. seriously? hehe

pff

~^.^~

5:51 PM

as soon as MF gave it I knew that had to be right

Rubio

hey whatever works, I guess?

GentlePurpleRain

Never would have got that...

Sid

...whoa

Mike Q

Defending I N

Sconibulus

but... the illuminati pyramid always has an eye on top, right?

Mistah Figgins

5:51 PM

6 stands

77 dies - anyone?

7 lives

3 dies. IMPETAGO

5 was illiterate

77 was another one of Rubio's chemical elements

Sconibulus

5:52 PM

Irridium, should have been

Iridium ✔

uncontact 6

(analphabeto/a)

Ohhh

Well I can't put an eye on the character

Sconibulus

5:52 PM

you're not unicoding hard enough

GentlePurpleRain

oh, 2 dies. ICOSAHEDRAL

n_palum

:P sorry

Sconibulus

combining diacratic for the little o that goes over some vowels :)

Deusovi

(ISOHEDRAL means "all the faces are the same", which is distinct from "20 faced")

Rubio

(stepping away for a few)

G_as_in_Gnome

5:53 PM

10: will become 11 in a year

Sconibulus

yeah, it sounded to me like he knew the word audially, but was having trouble transferring to text

Mistah Figgins

contact 10

Sconibulus

that's the only reason I thought maybe give it

Deusovi

5. Accustom (to)

GentlePurpleRain

contact 5

Mistah Figgins

5:54 PM

4: family with benefits

Mike Q

@G_as_in_Gnome It's not INCREASE (10)

G_as_in_Gnome

10: nope

n_palum

8: Gross pint plus sun vitamin for a clumsy person (5)

Sconibulus

contact 4...

(you're a bad person)

GentlePurpleRain

2: Fezzik's friend

Sconibulus

5:55 PM

contact 2

Mike Q

@MistahFiggins It's not INSURED (4) ?

G_as_in_Gnome

contact 2

contact 4

Mistah Figgins

@MikeQ nope, not insured

G_as_in_Gnome

and lmao at 4

Mistah Figgins

yea

Mike Q

5:56 PM

OH

Pfft

n_palum

Oh geez... contact 4

Mike Q

@MistahFiggins It's not (4) INCEST

Mistah Figgins

yes, incest

playing off of "friends with benefits"

Rubio

whoa, what I just return to

Deusovi

@Rubio leave while you still can

GentlePurpleRain

5:57 PM

It's getting... uh... close in here...

Deusovi

ANYWAY

Mistah Figgins

4: do ___ or

Mike Q

@MistahFiggins It's not (4) INDOORS / INDOOR

n_palum

>.<

Mistah Figgins

correct

Mike Q

5:59 PM

Sigh, ok

Sure are a lot of these

Rubio

11: Creep

GentlePurpleRain

contact 11

Mike Q

@GentlePurpleRain It's not (2) INIGO MONTOYA

GentlePurpleRain

2: ✔

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