Each tweet contains the definition for a neologism. The tweet writers’ names are anagrams of the persons who famously coined the words, with a clue to their identities in the handles. The hashtag refers to the tweet (not necessarily the neologism). Each neologism is the same length as the corresponding tweet’s hashtag, and exactly one letter is in common between them in the same position.
Solvers are also clued about the neologisms by the time stamp for each tweet. In each, the hour represents the clue number and the minutes represent a letter of the alphabet. When used in puzzle order, they spell out LOOKFORNEOLOGISMS.
Timestamp | Tweet Writer | Neologism Author | Letter Extracted from Timestamp |
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1:12 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Stewart Colt | Walter Scott | L |
2:15 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Cesla Hendricks | Charles Dickens | O |
3:15 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Donald S. Groesch | Charles Dodgson | O |
4:11 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Willis Gambino | William Gibson | K |
5:06 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Archie Drown | Richard Owen | F |
6:15 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Ramona Milner | Norman Mailer | O |
7:18 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Lance Willwerth | Walter Winchell | R |
8:14 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Irene Breinholt | Robert Heinlein | N |
9:05 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Mitzie A. Ionita | Amitai Etzioni | E |
10:15 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Darrin Shadwick | Richard Dawkins | O |
11:12 AM 5 Jan 2019 | Vennetta Mesfin | Steven Fentiman | L |
12:15 PM 5 Jan 2019 | Delores Hogtie | Theodor Geisel | O |
1:07 PM 5 Jan 2019 | Sharon Crider | Richard Rosen | G |
2:09 PM 5 Jan 2019 | Clark Peake | Karel Capek | I |
3:19 PM 5 Jan 2019 | Jim H. Nolton | John Milton | S |
4:13 PM 5 Jan 2019 | Santo F. Thinjaw | Jonathan Swift | M |
5:19 PM 5 Jan 2019 | Forest Hamull | Thomas Fuller | S |
Once the neologisms and common letters are identified, the letter order is determined by the profile pictures. When the pictures are reordered alphabetically, the letters rearrange to BARDSHOBNOBCOMEDY. Shakespeare coined the word hobnob in the play Twelfth Night. So, the answer is TWELFTH NIGHT.
Author | Profile Picture | Neologism | Hashtag Clue | Letter |
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Amitai Etzioni | Anteater | McJob | rehaB | B |
Steven Fentiman | Baby | Millionaire | accumulAted | A |
John Milton | Cat | Terrific | paRtners | R |
Theodore Geisel | Dog | Nerd | fonD | D |
Sir Walter Scott | Elephant | Berserk | monSter | S |
Charles L. Dodgson | Frog | Chortle | sHrieks | H |
Karel Capek1 | Gorilla | Robot | hOhum | O |
Richard Rosen | Hulk | Psychobabble | overtrouBled | B |
Thomas Fuller | IceUnfriend |
removiNg |
N |
|
Richard Owen | Jellyfish | Dinosaur | obsOlete | O |
Charles Dickens | Kangaroo | Butterfingers | Bellylaughing | B |
William Gibson | Lion | Cyberspace | Consensual | C |
Robert Heinlein | Moon | Grok | coOl | O |
Jonathan Swift | Nose | Truism | dumduM | M |
Richard Dawkins | Octopus | Meme | nicE | E |
Norman Mailer | Pizza | Factoid | learneD | D |
Walter Winchell | Queen | Frenemy | loyaltY | Y |
1. The word “robot” first appeared in print in Karel Capek's play R.U.R. Capek purportedly suggested that his brother Josef originally proposed the word.