MM Links Solutions September 2010 [Week 2]

[crofter]

Last week, I described The Lady Radley (aka Handbaglady) as being “evasive” ~ just how evasive we were to find out. This week, she lodged her MM Links under “Weather”! Nevertheless, she was eventually tracked down and her second round entitled “It’s a Dog’s Life!” got underway at 09.30am for which she chose the link words:

Dog COLLAR
Brush FIRE
Cold COMFORT
Nose FLUTE

Perhaps it was RAINING cats and DOGS at the time (hence lodging her MM Links under “Weather”). In view of this distraction, I have decided to extend the two-minute rule to apply a 30-minute rule.

NOW READ ON

[crofter]

This week, the early birds harvested a healthy crop of points. Beginning with roslyn251254’s DOG COLLAR, then slaney’s COLD COMFORT and finally the NOSE FLUTE of ulysses100, three lots of TWO POINTS went within the first four entrants (and with the clock reading 09.35am). For this game only, I was prepared to award bonus points to any correct prediction by 10.05am.

Within this wide window of opportunity, no fewer than five entrants picked up Two Points for their “Cold Comfort”. They were lysander, cliffyg, Christiana, BigMac & barb7771. Also to cash in was patchett with another Dog Collar. Betwixt these successes, Aquagility put out a BRUSH FIRE to claim the last link for TWO POINTS.

As the game ticked on, single points were picked up by mirandasmum, Elspeth, x-ray & Magyar ~ slim pickings indeed! However, my eye was caught by grannydi’s entry, in which she lodged two correct predictions (for only Two Points). As the only player with two hits, I have pleasure in nominating grannydi as HOT SHOT OF THE WEEK!
*** Let trumpets sound and canons roar ***
*** The peasants cheer and shout “Encore” ***

[crofter]

The League Table after this second week is:

TWO POINTS: Aquagility, barb7771, BertOnt-ice, BigMac, Christiana, cliffyg, Dinkypuzzled, grandaddyjohn, grannydi, joto, lysander, patchett, roslyn251254, slaney & ulysses100

ONE POINT: boxtops, Elspeth, ladyalex, Magyar, mirandasmum & x-ray

So far, no-one has been able to score during both rounds and hence the field is tightly bunched. The game is well set for someone making a sprint finish.

With a bit of luck, Round 3 should kick off on time and in the correct section of AnswerBank!

For the present, this is crofter signing off.

[jan1956]

well knew I wouldn't get bonus points as was at work and late posting
but freefall beckons
another big fat zero
thanks for the hard work crofter and hand bag lady
till next week
jan

[boxtops]

Eh well. nothing this week, but an interesting selection of choices, thanks crofter, here's to next week!

[grannydi]

Thank you, crofter, for making me 'hot shot of the week'. I must admit that I missed the 9.00a.m. 'tee-off' as I was busy with the 2 youngest grand daughters and then I couldn't find it and spent the next 2 hours laying some lawn before taking a break and eventually finding the post.
Thanks handbaglady and crofter, see you next week.

[paulineward]

Thanks Crofter and Lady Radley...nothing for the Wards then.

Well done grannydi

[gen2]

Thank you Crofter and TotepurseWoman,

You had me worried yesterday morning when the back-up didn't materialise! Needn't have worried though as 'Nul points' was all I was worth, which added to last week's score still equals 0!

Handbags and dogs? Next week I predict Chihuahuas? . . . so maybe Miniature, Mecican, Pepper and Corn?

Maybe not.

[ulysses100]

A low scoring week, and, as I wasn't available last weekend nice to get an honourable mention in dispatches. I'm afraid that I won't be around next weekend either as I am on a botanical jaunt to Jersey. So see you all in a couple of weeks.

[jobjockey]

What went wrong the link words on saturday were
DOG
SHOW
BEST
BREED
I seem to have backed 3 non runners

[ladyalex]

Just hanging on to my place on the leaderboard despite no points this week...it's all to play for!
Well done grannydi and all the other points scorers.
Thanks to Lady Radley and to crofter.