I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with 'set'
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1rodneyvc
My trolling kibitzers have suggested that the new word rhyme with 'orange'!
Now that Wimbledon is over we're all set to go! Crambo's word rhymes with the complete syllable 'set'.
Now that Wimbledon is over we're all set to go! Crambo's word rhymes with the complete syllable 'set'.
6rodneyvc
#4 All I'm getting is abet, but it doesn't have an 's' in it
#5 Not alphabet(? see above) nor characterset.
#5 Not alphabet(? see above) nor characterset.
7oldstick
Not the dreaded internet either! Could it be a UK County? No, that's a proper noun. How about a certain way of thinking?
9Jenni_Canuck
Monkey see, monkey do!
10rodneyvc
#7 Indeed, not a proper noun, Agreed - playing Crambo requires a certain mindset, but alas not the word we are after.
#8 My initial response was to regret that its not an egret, but then I twigged that you meant avocet. Nice thought, but not Crambo's word.
#9 So cute! I'm almost tempted to change my mind as to the chose word!
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, avocet, marmoset, mindset, Somerset, upset
#8 My initial response was to regret that its not an egret, but then I twigged that you meant avocet. Nice thought, but not Crambo's word.
#9 So cute! I'm almost tempted to change my mind as to the chose word!
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, avocet, marmoset, mindset, Somerset, upset
13rodneyvc
#11 I'll sleep on that one - you've got me stumped for the moment.
#12 I don't think I've ever experienced anisette.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, avocet, marmoset, mindset, Somerset, upset
#12 I don't think I've ever experienced anisette.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, avocet, marmoset, mindset, Somerset, upset
15Jenni_Canuck
If I do not speak out against agression, I am as guilty as the agressors.
16rodneyvc
#11 All I'm getting is either assent, or consent! I give up - more clue please?
#14 And they always jammed and spewed tape at inopportune time! Not cassette.
#15 Am I giving tacit approval? No.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, avocet, cassette, marmoset, mindset, Somerset, tacit, upset
#14 And they always jammed and spewed tape at inopportune time! Not cassette.
#15 Am I giving tacit approval? No.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, avocet, cassette, marmoset, mindset, Somerset, tacit, upset
18Jenni_Canuck
#15 is not tacit, more corroborative.
19rodneyvc
#17 I did Latin at school, but don't recall placet, or its use in English. What a mind-expanding activity Crambo is!
#18 We are all complicit in playing Crambo.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, avocet, cassette, complicit, marmoset, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
Crambo's word has an end-of-summer feel about it!
#18 We are all complicit in playing Crambo.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, avocet, cassette, complicit, marmoset, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
Crambo's word has an end-of-summer feel about it!
20rolandperkins
s On "placet" (infinitive: placere) (17>19)
I havenʻt heard of "placet" as an English word, but justJim ʻs definition (17) is plausible.
In Latin it belongs to the 2nd Conjugation, which has comparatively few members
compared to the 1st and 3rd; but even so it wasnʻt in our Latin high school text book, and I donʻt think it would come up much in Caesar and Cicero (if those are the beginning authors (19) that you used in school, rodney.)
Curiously the future tense, 1st person of "placere" IS
an English word: "placebo". I donʻt remember ever seeing the verb used except in the third person, but the
meaning in Latin of "placebo" (1st person, future)
would be: "youʻre gonna like me."
As for what is the Crambo! word: "Ne in mente quidem!"
I havenʻt heard of "placet" as an English word, but justJim ʻs definition (17) is plausible.
In Latin it belongs to the 2nd Conjugation, which has comparatively few members
compared to the 1st and 3rd; but even so it wasnʻt in our Latin high school text book, and I donʻt think it would come up much in Caesar and Cicero (if those are the beginning authors (19) that you used in school, rodney.)
Curiously the future tense, 1st person of "placere" IS
an English word: "placebo". I donʻt remember ever seeing the verb used except in the third person, but the
meaning in Latin of "placebo" (1st person, future)
would be: "youʻre gonna like me."
As for what is the Crambo! word: "Ne in mente quidem!"
21rodneyvc
#20 A nearby building development advertised their web site as aplacetolive.com.au. We always parsed that as 'a placet olive' and wondered what placet meant! Now I know. Reassure me that there wasn't a suggestion in there.
22Jenni_Canuck
The language of the Algonquian people who lived around what is now the US city of Boston.
23rodneyvc
#22 Fair dinkum! I'm from the southern hemisphere! Crambo's word is not really obscure, and not regional.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, avocet, cassette, complicit, marmoset, Massachusett, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, avocet, cassette, complicit, marmoset, Massachusett, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
25rolandperkins
__ __ __
A crossword clue of yore might say
"New Jersey athlete", but the way
To say it now is "Brooklyn ath - a -lete".
Ifʻt be the Crambo! word, that is some feat!
A crossword clue of yore might say
"New Jersey athlete", but the way
To say it now is "Brooklyn ath - a -lete".
Ifʻt be the Crambo! word, that is some feat!
26rodneyvc
#24 All Crambo players are assets to Librarything. You have the syllable count correct.
#25 I'm squinting, trying to turn that initial 'J' into an 'S' – but it ain't working.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, jet, marmoset, Massachusett, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
#25 I'm squinting, trying to turn that initial 'J' into an 'S' – but it ain't working.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, jet, marmoset, Massachusett, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
27rolandperkins
The 1st letter of __ __ __
(25) isnʻt S or J.
But I admit that the athletic J E T s (American football) of the N.Y./N.J. area are better known than
the __ E T s (basketball) of the same
area. Canʻt be right, in any case, if "The syllable count" of
24 is "correct".
(25) isnʻt S or J.
But I admit that the athletic J E T s (American football) of the N.Y./N.J. area are better known than
the __ E T s (basketball) of the same
area. Canʻt be right, in any case, if "The syllable count" of
24 is "correct".
28rodneyvc
#27 Not a W. Stanley Moss reference either.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, jet, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, jet, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
30rodneyvc
#29 Not poor old Fred, but a nice thought, and closer in form, if not meaning.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met, bassett
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, jet, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met, bassett
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, jet, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
31oldstick
I was going to suggest something that constrains my middle but I get the feeling we are looking for double s?
32rodneyvc
#31 Of corse it would be quite superfluous in your case, I'm sure. Your guess is incorrect, but your feeling is on the money.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met, bassett, corset
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, corset, jet, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met, bassett, corset
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, corset, jet, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, Somerset, tacit, upset
33oldstick
Did little Miss Muffet have anything to do with this? On further reflection I think it might be a drink.
34rodneyvc
#33 Neither junket or tuffet, I'm afraid. Posset is closer to the money, however Crambo's word is only indirectly edible.
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met, bassett, corset, junket, tuffet, posset
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, corset, jet, junket, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, posset, Somerset, tacit, tuffet, upset
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met, bassett, corset, junket, tuffet, posset
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, corset, jet, junket, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, posset, Somerset, tacit, tuffet, upset
35oldstick
Oh dear, I had two clues ready but none of them seem to fit. I'll try them anyway: one was to pander and the other was an extra piece of material. Someone just shouted another answer in my ear - what it is to be married to a crossword king! How about a colour that is also an apple!
36rodneyvc
#35 Neither cosset or gusset were Crambo's words, but The Crossword King has struck gold. Crambo's word is indeed "russet". A colour, a characteristic of apples, and also a potato. Not orange, but not far from it! Over to TCK for the next round?
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met, bassett, corset, junket, tuffet, posset, cosset, gusset
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, corset, cosset, gusset, jet, junket, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, posset, Somerset, tacit, tuffet, upset
Verily: russet
Not: upset, abet, alphabet, Somerset, mindset, avocet, marmoset, anisette, cassette, tacit, placet, complicit, Massachusett, asset, jet, met, bassett, corset, junket, tuffet, posset, cosset, gusset
Alpha not: abet, alphabet, anisette, asset, avocet, cassette, complicit, corset, cosset, gusset, jet, junket, marmoset, Massachusett, met, mindset, placet, posset, Somerset, tacit, tuffet, upset
Verily: russet
37rolandperkins
I remember guessing
"__ __ __ __" before,
And was withholding it, not to bore
You with a repeat, but it must have been in a diff-
-erent -et rhyming round. So, if
that is the case, I'll guess:
A word meaning "beginning", and I confess
It is highfalutin, or at least archaic.
--Did I somehow the Crambo! word make?
"__ __ __ __" before,
And was withholding it, not to bore
You with a repeat, but it must have been in a diff-
-erent -et rhyming round. So, if
that is the case, I'll guess:
A word meaning "beginning", and I confess
It is highfalutin, or at least archaic.
--Did I somehow the Crambo! word make?
38oldstick
I'll start another thread, although I feel a bit of a cheat as it wasn't my idea. TKC doesn't play. I'll have to stop telling him what I'm doing.
39rodneyvc
#37 I'm still a bit stumped by this one, Roland.
#38 Don't be a closet Crambo! You could be TCK's proxy.
#38 Don't be a closet Crambo! You could be TCK's proxy.
41rolandperkins
37>39
"stumped by (__ __ __ __ __)"
I'm looking for a two-syllable
word, and now that I think of it, the guess is
the rhyme word itself--preceded by
a prepositional prefix.
As a common noun, it's "beginning"; "start".
As a proper name, it's a small town on
Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
"stumped by (__ __ __ __ __)"
I'm looking for a two-syllable
word, and now that I think of it, the guess is
the rhyme word itself--preceded by
a prepositional prefix.
As a common noun, it's "beginning"; "start".
As a proper name, it's a small town on
Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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