Puzzle #525

[wombat2u2004]

Puzzle #525

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New players! Read the rules before you join, please, and be prepared to host the next if you win!

These are the rules:

* 1. You may only guess one letter at a time.

* 2. After you have guessed a letter, you must wait for another player to guess a letter before you can go again. (see also rule #9)

* 3. The host of the game responding to a guess does not count as a turn. Should you choose a letter, then receive a response from the member host, you must wait for the next member to guess a letter.

* 4. One point will be awarded for each correct letter, 2 points for vowels.

* 5. Only six misses are allowed in the game.

* 6. If you wish to guess the phrase, send it to me via Pet Talk Private message. (This is accessible via the 'PM' or 'Profile' buttons on any of my posts). DO NOT post it on the forum. If you wish to guess a letter, post it on the forum.

* 7. You must have submitted a correct letter to submit your solution. Unlike letters, if you submit a wrong solution, you are disqualified from continuing in that puzzle.

* 8. The player who correctly guesses the phrase wins the game. If no one has guessed it correctly after six misses, then the player with the most points wins the game.

* 9. Only 5 guesses allowed in total until the host updates the puzzle. Any guess after 5, before the next update, won't be counted as a guess. And as always, someone else has to guess a letter before you can guess another letter.


And here is what you win ... you get to create the next puzzle.

(Should you win the game and are unable to host the next puzzle, you may pass it to the member with the next highest points)


Here’s the puzzle!

--- -- ---- -- ------ ------------ -- - ------------.
-. -. ---------.

Letters to guess:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

[Karen]

E, Please!

[Pinot's Mom]

A please!

Happy Mardi Gras, Everyone! :D

[wombat2u2004]

--e -- ---- -- ------ ------a----- a- a -a-e-------e.
-. -. -a----a--.

Letters to guess:

BCDFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Karen E3 = 6
Pinot's Mom A6 = 12

[Catty1]

I please. :)

[wombat2u2004]

--e i- ---- -- ------ ----i-a-i--- a- a -a-ei------e.
-. -. -a----a--.

Letters to guess:

BCDFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Karen E3 = 6
Pinot's Mom A6 = 12
Catty1 I4 = 8

[Felicia's Mom]

S, please

[Catty1]

H please.

[mrspunkysmom]

O, please :)

[Pinot's Mom]

T please!

Headed out for Mardi Gras - you'll probably solve this one while I'm gone, too!

[sana]

N please :)

[wombat2u2004]

She is ---- o- -o-o-- -o--i-atio-s as a -a-ei-os-o-e.
-. S. -a--o-a--.

Letters to guess:

BCDFGJKLMNPQRUVWXYZ

Karen E3 = 6
Pinot's Mom A6 T1 = 13
Catty1 I4 H1 = 9
Felicia's Mom S6 = 6
mrspunkysmom O8 = 16

[mrspunkysmom]

U, please. :)

[Catty1]

Letter changed - C please. :)

I know the last word....but can't suss the rest! lol

[mrspunkysmom]

I think I have the quote but can't get the author. sana guessed n earlier. did wom miss it?

[Catty1]

Oops, Wom did miss it. I'll change my letter. :)

[wombat2u2004]

She is -u-- o- co-ou- co--inations as a -a-ei-osco-e.
-. S. -ac-ona--.

Letters to guess:

BDFGJKLMPQRVWXYZ

Karen E3 = 6
Pinot's Mom A6 T1 = 13
Catty1 I4 H1 C4 = 13
Felicia's Mom S6 = 6
mrspunkysmom O8 U2 = 20
Sana N3 = 3

[Pinot's Mom]

I should have it by now, but I don't....

M please.:confused:

[Catty1]

I have it, but not the person who said it. Dang!

R please

[wombat2u2004]

She is -u-- o- co-our com-inations as a -a-ei-osco-e.
-. S. Mac-ona--.

Letters to guess:

BDFGJKLPQVWXYZ

Karen E3 = 6
Pinot's Mom A6 T1 M2 = 15
Catty1 I4 H1 C4 R1 = 14
Felicia's Mom S6 = 6
mrspunkysmom O8 U2 = 20
Sana N3 = 3

[lvpets2002]

:) "F" please

[Catty1]

Pm sent

[wombat2u2004]

Catty1 didn't guess the correct answer....the game continues.

[wombat2u2004]

She is fu-- of co-our com-inations as a -a-ei-osco-e.
-. S. Mac-ona--.

Letters to guess:

BDGJKLPQVWXYZ

Karen E3 = 6
Pinot's Mom A6 T1 M2 = 15
Catty1 I4 H1 C4 R1 = 14
Felicia's Mom S6 = 6
mrspunkysmom O8 U2 = 20
Sana N3 = 3
lvpets2002 F2 = 2

[Pinot's Mom]

I can't get the author...how about a D?

[Catty1]

L please. :)

[kokopup]

P please

[wombat2u2004]

She is full of colour com-inations as a -aleidoscope.
-. S. MacDonald.

Letters to guess:

BGJKQVWXYZ

Karen E3 = 6
Pinot's Mom A6 T1 M2 D3 = 18
Catty1 I4 H1 C4 R1 L5 = 19
Felicia's Mom S6 = 6
mrspunkysmom O8 U2 = 20
Sana N3 = 3
lvpets2002 F2 = 2
kokopup P1 = 1

[Catty1]

PM sent again.....lol :D

[mrspunkysmom]

B please

[sana]

K please,

[wombat2u2004]

She is full of colour combinations as a kaleidoscope.
-. S. MacDonald.

Letters to guess:

GJQVWXYZ

Karen E3 = 6
Pinot's Mom A6 T1 M2 D3 = 18
Catty1 I4 H1 C4 R1 L5 = 19
Felicia's Mom S6 = 6
mrspunkysmom O8 U2 B1 = 21
Sana N3 K1 = 4
lvpets2002 F2 = 2
kokopup P1 = 1

[Pinot's Mom]

I just sent a PM - as I said - I thought this was finished days ago!!

[mrspunkysmom]

G, please :)

This one was a really hard one. I couldn't find the author or character as listed anywhere. Nor the quote. Plenty of MacDonald's, none with S as a middle initial.

Where did you find this one, Wom?

[wombat2u2004]

Puzzle solved kids.
Pinot's Mom has guessed correctly.

"She is full of colour combinations as a kaleidoscope."
J. S. MacDonald.

[Pinot's Mom]

Be looking for a puzzle later today - I'll be off doing laundry and gardening until then. Spring is coming! :)

[mrspunkysmom]

Curious. So who is J. S. MacDonald?

[Catty1]

The one J. S. MacDonald I found was an Australian artist and later art critic and director of a couple of Aussie art institutions.

I am not sure if that is the person, though the connection seems kind of obvious...will await Wom's information. :)

[wombat2u2004]

G, please :)

This one was a really hard one. I couldn't find the author or character as listed anywhere. Nor the quote. Plenty of MacDonald's, none with S as a middle initial.

Where did you find this one, Wom?

Ok, I'll give you all a little history behind this quote. J.S. Macdonald was an Australian artist, but his fame was more recognised as an art critic.
The quote I used, was a quote he used circa 1920's about a very famous Australian artist called Margaret Preston.
Now I'll give you the link.........Margaret Preston was taught art in various art colleges by famous Australian artists when she was a young girl. My great uncle, a William Lister Lister, was one of her teachers...I have some of his paintings and of course, lots and lots of his writings and stuff, including art by some of his students.....none of Prestons....her works are worth megabucks.
Some pics for you all...........

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/AfternoonClearing.jpg
"Afternoon Clearing" William Lister lister

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/Canberra1912.jpg
"The Site for the Capital of Canberra 1912" William Lister Lister
He won the Commonwealth Art Prize for this painting. It hangs adjacent to the door of the Prime Ministers Office in Canberra.

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/CoastalView.jpg
"Coastal View" William Lister Lister
This is one of mine....hanging right behind me as I'm typing this.

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/TheCoastatThirroul.jpg
"The Coast at Thirroul" William Lister Lister.
As you can see, his forte was landscapes and seascapes.

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/MargaretRosePrestonneeMacPherson1909.jpg
Margaret Rose MacPherson (Margaret Preston) 1909

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/StillLife1.jpg
"Still life" Margaret Preston

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/ThunbergiaBlackEyedSusan.jpg
"Thunbergia (Black Eyed Susan)" Margaret Preston

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/AboriginalLandscape1941Mosman.jpg
"Aboriginal Landscape" Margaret Preston

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/TheVerandah.jpg
"The Verandah" Margaret Preston

more........................

[wombat2u2004]

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/StillLife2.jpg
"Still Life" Margaret Preston

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/AfterRainStIves.jpg
"After the Rain" Mollie Flaxman (another of Lister's students). This one belongs to me.

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/PathThroughtheTrees.jpg
"Path through the Trees" Mollie Flaxman. I own this one to.

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/QuietCorner.jpg
"Quiet Corner" Mollie Flaxman. I'm hunting this one down.

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/EstherPaterson1910-1913.jpg
Esther Paterson 1910 (another of Lister's students)

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/SelfPortraitSetinGardenLandscape.jpg
"Self Portrait" Esther Paterson

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/TheYellowGloves.jpg
"The Yellow Gloves" Esther Paterson

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/SelfPortrait1916.jpg
"Self Portrait" 1916 Esther Paterson

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae186/wombat2u2004/SelfPortrait1916Rear.jpg
The rear of the last painting, where she has dedicated her self portrait to her teacher William Lister Lister.
it says "To W. Lister Lister. Wish every fond wish for 1916. Love, Esther Paterson.

[mrspunkysmom]

I saw the reference to James Stuart MacDonald but passed it by. I, for some reason, was concentrating on authors and fashion critics.

good puzzle

devious but good