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HTM
10:15 PM
o/
msh210
0/
John Dvorak
o/
HTM
@Avi get in here, we know you're bored and have nothing else to do
Avi
:(
HTM
@msh210 Do you wanna start and hope more people join in?
msh210
10:25 PM
ok
defending
c
HTM
Im having issues connecting my computer to the uni network for some reason, so mobile it is
Avi
1.
Unicode
HTM
c1?
msh210
1 codepoint
1 characters
Avi
1 was characters
HTM
10:27 PM
100:
To Caesar
Avi
2.
Drink
c100
msh210
100 C
John Dvorak
70
country in Europe
HTM
100: C is correct
John Dvorak
70'
oblast in Russia
Avi
10:28 PM
c70
HTM
101:
In LCD
msh210
70 Czechia
HTM
102:
In GCD
John Dvorak
70 ✔️
Avi
3.
Handy
4.
O Lincoln my Lincoln
HTM
10:30 PM
103:
In CCCC
103':
...
John Dvorak
71
Polymer that's always negative
HTM
103'':
...
103''':
...
John Dvorak
c 101..103'''
msh210
103 et al: cryptic clue chat chains
@JohnDvorak did you contact 101 and 102 also?
Avi
ye
HTM
10:31 PM
103: CRYPTIC CLUE CHAT CHAINS is correct
John Dvorak
yes
James
Oooh game!
msh210
102 common
James
Who's defending?
HTM
104:
The other game
102: COMMON is correct
msh210
10:32 PM
@James I
James
How many letters are out?
HTM
104':
Where it is played
James
c104 probably
Avi
5.
What are we even doing
msh210
101 pass
HTM
10:32 PM
104'':
Its creator
John Dvorak
72
in D, famously
James
c72
Avi
c72 lol
msh210
72 concerto??
John Dvorak
72'
...
72 is not concerto
msh210
10:33 PM
oh duh
Avi
XD
msh210
72 canon
HTM
@JohnDvorak 101 was passed, guess?
James
c104'
John Dvorak
101 is crystal
James
10:33 PM
Maybe c104''?
Avi
6.
Boom goes the (Hamilton)
John Dvorak
72 ✔️
HTM
101: CRYSTAL is correct
msh210
defending
ca
; what survives?
Avi
4 survives
3 dies, was
CLAP
John Dvorak
10:34 PM
72' lives
HTM
104 dies, CODENAMES
Avi
5 dies, was
CONTACT
HTM
104' dies, CHATROOM
John Dvorak
71 dies
70' dies
HTM
104'' dies, CZECH GAMES
Avi
10:35 PM
2 dies, was
CUP
James
@HTM I was wondering if it was that or "chvaatil"
msh210
@James and I was trying to remember his name :-)
James
-1:
Steve Rogers
Avi
1.
Unnecessary objection
HTM
c-1
John Dvorak
10:36 PM
73
List, not not made of numbers
msh210
pass -1, the name is wholly unfamiliar to me
HTM
-1: CAPTAIN AMERICA
msh210
@James confirm -1?
James
-1: Yes
msh210
defending
can
John Dvorak
10:37 PM
73 dies
HTM
@Avi btw, you got the bolding scheme reversed, you should be bolding the clue and not the number
msh210
4 dies, I assume
Avi
4 dies, was
CAPTAIN
1 dies, was
CAVIL
msh210
oh I thought 1 was contempt
oh, no, that was after I was defending ca
So does anything survive?
Avi
nope
1.
Nodame _ (anime)
HTM
10:39 PM
105:
A you do the AA?
msh210
woohoo! I win! wait, no, that's not how it works.....
HTM
105':
...
Avi
c105
c105'
msh210
105 can
105' can
John Dvorak
74
🍁
HTM
10:40 PM
106:
Netflix, but for schools
msh210
105'' can
HTM
105: CAN is correct
105': CAN is incorrect
msh210
105' cancan
James
-2:
Mos Eisley, for example
HTM
There is not 105'' lol
John Dvorak
10:40 PM
c-2
HTM
105': CANCAN is correct
James
-3:
Elizabeth Warren, for example
HTM
c-2, -3
Avi
4:
Lying isn't this
msh210
-2 cantina?
HTM
10:41 PM
c4
James
-2: Yes
msh210
4 candid
-3 candidate?
John Dvorak
75
It gets under your skin
HTM
106:
Some people beat it by walking
James
-3: Yes
Avi
10:41 PM
c106?
James
c106?
Avi
3.
Painter's pad
HTM
107:
Something that's not in the valley?
James
-4:
What a man has in the evening
John Dvorak
76
Treetops in aggregate
Avi
10:42 PM
c107
James
c3
c76
HTM
c76
msh210
76 canopy
John Dvorak
76 ✔️
HTM
Oops, I have two 106s, gimme a minute
msh210
10:43 PM
which 106 is contacted @Avi @James ?
HTM
108:
Some people beat it by walking
Avi
second
c108, that is
HTM
Ignore the other one with the same clue labeled 106
James
The more recent one
msh210
108 cancer??
James
10:44 PM
-5:
To go back on going back on your beliefs
HTM
108: CANCER is correct!
James
unc106, I thought it might be cancer
HTM
c-5?
msh210
3 canvas
Avi
3 is canvas
James
10:44 PM
-4 hint:
According to the sphinx
HTM
Need stars for 106 and 107
c-4
msh210
-4 cane
James
-4: Yes
Avi
uhhhh, I gotta run
msh210
is anything besides -5 contacted? I'm thinking about -5
James
10:46 PM
-6:
Archaic CO2 detector
John Dvorak
77
Made of glass, it's typically metaphorical
c-6
msh210
@Avi toodle-oo
-6 canary
Avi
quick reveal of what I had is ok, or should you just unstar the clues?
James
c77
-6: Yes
HTM
@Avi See ya!
James
10:47 PM
@Avi It would probably just be easiest to ignore them
John Dvorak
retracting 75
Avi
maybe I'll just "die" them
msh210
@Avi go for it
James
Can I be made RO so I can help unstar?
HTM
108:
Verse
Avi
10:47 PM
4 dies, was
CANDID
. 1 dies, was
CANTABILE
that was all I had left
msh210
6 mins ago
, by
msh210
4 candid
James
Oh wow, cantabile is a great word. What was the hint?
Avi
oh, that too :)
msh210
pass 77
Avi
@James it was
NODAME _ (anime)
James
10:48 PM
77: Cannon
John Dvorak
77 ✔️
msh210
@Avi glad you died it, I'd not have gotten it in a million years
HTM
Ah, glass cannons
James
@Avi Ah nevermind, wouldn't have gotten that
msh210
"glass cannon"? is that a phrase? I'll have to look it up afterward.
defending
cand
James
10:49 PM
@msh210 Yeah, it's metaphorically someone who can do a lot of damage but is very fragile. In a fighting sense
HTM
Its a term in fighting games that denotes a heavy hitter who is incredibly frail
So high attack, low defense/HP
msh210
@James ah, interesting
John Dvorak
Special case: one-hit wonder
James
-5 dies: cant (opposite of recant)
HTM
106 dies, CANOPY
107 dies, CANNY, referring to the "uncanny" valley
108 dies, CANTO
msh210
10:50 PM
anything survive?
HTM
109:
Demolished San Francisco park
James
-7:
Something that's really easy to take
-8:
Be our guest
singer
HTM
110:
Game featuring colored cards
msh210
methinks 109 and -8 are the same answer
John Dvorak
78
Dynamite dud?
James
10:52 PM
Well, I have no idea what 109 is, so maybe
HTM
@msh210 Not quite...
msh210
@HTM well, then, I don't know one of them :-)
HTM
111:
What Yang recently ended
c-8
msh210
-8 candlestick
James
-8: Yes
John Dvorak
10:54 PM
79
Resource found on the lowest Z-level in Dwarf Fortress
HTM
@msh210 Axtually, you were correct, I thought -8 was just CANDLE
James
@JohnDvorak I need to play that game
John Dvorak
I should play it again, too
msh210
I should play it pronto, or I'm gonna lose a letter here....
John Dvorak
My only run started in temperate winter, and I had weather turned off. Had to dig for liquid water.
msh210
10:57 PM
no contacts?
James
-7 hint:
from the young
msh210
109 Candlestick
James
I'm probably gonna have to leave real soon
HTM
c-7?
109: CANDLESTICK is correct
msh210
-7 candy from a baby
or:
-7 candy
James
10:58 PM
-7: Yes
John Dvorak
Imagine a vast underground lake with a small artificial pool hanging precariously over it, with a filtration device refilling the pool with something potable, and a looooong rope with a bucket leading to it to haul the water to upper floors
James
And with my last clue dead, I'm out
Have fun o/
msh210
@James gameN
John Dvorak
78'
Sticky light source?
HTM
112:
Something you might give to your crush
John Dvorak
11:01 PM
78 = 78'
HTM
c78??
msh210
78 candle
John Dvorak
78 ✔️
msh210
78' candle
John Dvorak
78' ✔️
HTM
11:03 PM
113:
Something you might crush
msh210
whistles while awaiting contacts
I don't like to guess uncontacted words.
HTM
Hint for 111: Primary
msh210
whistles Copland's
Hoedown
HTM
Hint for 112: Just wait a few days
msh210
@HTM 1?
HTM
11:07 PM
Hint for 113: Not soda
msh210
or 2 in UTC
HTM
no comment ;-)
Hint for 110: Come on! Even a baby would've gotten this by now!
msh210
@HTM I'm not sure what it is, but if you're giving it to your crush on a specific day then I'm guessing that's on the 14th....
John Dvorak
70
Ritchie Blackmore's wife is able to perform a step in food preparation
(too old, can't edit)
msh210
whistles Anatevka
John Dvorak
11:11 PM
c111???
msh210
pass 111
haven't the foggiest
John Dvorak
candidate ... selection?
phase
HTM
111: Close enough, it was CANDIDACY
For the presidency
msh210
defending
candi
John Dvorak
70 lives
79 dies
msh210
11:13 PM
@JohnDvorak what was it?
John Dvorak
cotton CANDY
HTM
Any guesses for 110, 112c and 113?
The all have a similar theme...
John Dvorak
113 candy?
msh210
112 I assume is candy heart
HTM
113: CANDY is correct
112: CANDY HEARTS is correct
msh210
11:14 PM
110 no idea. it's dead?
oh, candy crush maybe?
HTM
110 dies, was CANDYLAND
msh210
@HTM ah
HTM
And I'm gone, sorry y'all
msh210
and that's the game
@HTM gameN
70 candice, I'm guessing, just from the wordplay; I've no idea who Blackmore is
John Dvorak
70 is correct
Candice Night
Ritchie Blackmore is the guitarist for Blackmore's Night (guess where the band name comes from). Previously the guitarist for Deep Purple.
msh210
11:18 PM
ah. Deep Purple at least I've heard of. Not that I know its music.
John Dvorak
Blackmore Night's - Beyond the Sunset (Full Album)
►
highly recommended
msh210
I'll stick around just a few minutes in case someone joins us, and then I'll quit, too.
msh210
11:36 PM
gameN @JohnDvorak
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