Spaghetti Western
We started with a game of Spaghetti, as it's played on Eric Berlin's blog. Unfortunately, something went wrong with the blog software. We lost the starter words and the solutions. We lost the bonus words, too, but at least we have clues for them.
Clues for Bonus Words
- calf beverage
- makes cow sound
- measure
- nation
- aid
- possess
- MIT residence hall
- arboreal primate
- Prince of tales
- hunt
- use a blowtorch
- object
- sunset direction
- meat
Spaghettis
| HEIR ____ | _ _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ |
| DINAH ____ | ◯ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |
| FORK ____ | _ _ _ _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ |
| RAIN ____ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | ◯ | |
| SAW ____ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | ◯ |
The bonus word is bonus word
The solution is solution
| Thing found in a kitchen |
| Beverage |
| Body part |
| Mining goal |
| Damaging |
The bonus word (carefully chosen to be not-four-letters long so solvers have to figure out the real extraction) is bonus word
The solution is solution
After he had his _ _◯_, he washed the _ _◯_. Then he went to sleep for the _◯_ _ _. When he _ _◯_, he _◯_ _ the newspaper.
The bonus word, obviously with five letters, is bonus word
The answer is solution
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| □ □ □ | ◯ | _ _ □ _ |
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| □ _ | ◯ | □ □ _ _ □ □ _ |
| □ □ _ _ _ _ | ◯ | □ □ _ |
| □ □ | ◯ | _ □ □ _ |
Here, the bonus word is bonus word
The puzzle's solution is solution
When Fred grows up, he wants to become a free agent.
| _ _ _ _ Admiral |
| _ _ _ _ Trader |
| _ _ _ _ Chef |
| _ _ _ _ Teller |
| _ _ _ _ Doctor |
The bonus word is bonus word
The puzzle's solution is solution
| ex | ____ | sac | _ _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ _ |
| ex | flatten | ____ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | ◯ | |
| ex | ____ | avoid | _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ _ _ _ |
| ex | ____ | Hundred Acre Wood donkey | _ _ _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ |
| ex | ___ | tug | _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ _ |
The bonus word is bonus word
This yields the solution solution
Sometimes, one word just begs to have something in; thus it begins.
| BEEN | _ _ | ◯ | _ _ _ _ _ |
| TAS | _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ _ |
| RESPOND | _ _ _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ _ _ _ |
| SIMS | _ _ | ◯ | _ _ _ _ _ |
| WINGS | _ _ _ _ | ◯ | _ _ _ _ |
Given the mechanism, it's perhaps appropriate that the bonus word is bonus word
…which in turn goes nicely with the solution word solution
| Kid | W ◯ _ _ _ |
| Uttered | _ W ◯ _ _ |
| Container | _ _ W _ ◯ |
| Birth | ◯ _ _ W _ |
| Parish | _ _ _ ◯ W |
The bonus word is bonus word
The circled letters make the solution word, solution
The bonus word is bonus word
The circled letters (in the order presented) yield the solution: solution
Someone spilled tea everywhere!
| Each of a pair |
| Amylum |
| Small conflict |
| Rip |
| Ripped |
The bonus word is bonus word
This yields the solution, solution
| Expression of dismay (2 words) | _ ____ |
| Occupy or involve | _ ____ |
| Very ugly thing | _ ____ |
| TV station with senators | _ ____ |
| Internet missive | _ ____ |
The bonus word is bonus word
The two-word solution phrase is solution
Oh no! Someone put a curse on this spruce!
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The bonus word is bonus word
This yields the answer, solution
The bonus word is bonus word
The solution is solution
The bonus word is bonus word
The solution word is beloved television character solution