Puzzle 497

[Pinot's Mom]

W please

[Asiel]

M please

[Killearn Kitties]

In England it was -er- cold. Colder than I had e-er -nown. The customs men did a great
deal o- hea--~handed cha--ing a-out how -ou co--ers couldn't reall- call this a winter,
ho ho, and what we would loo- li-e i- there reall- was a winter, har har, and so on. Their
accents were -ar -unnier than their sense o- humour. The- all seemed to ha-e ste--ed out
o- the -eature list o- an Ealing comed- -or the s-eci-ic -ur-ose o- un-ac-ing our luggage and
charging us e-tra -or e-er-thing in it. M- own luggage consisted mainl- o- one -er- large
suitcase made o- moc- leather ~ ie real card-oard. This com-endium was -orced into
rotundit- -- a -alua-le collection o- tennis shorts, running shorts, Hawaiian shirts, T~shirts,
Hong -ong thong ru--er sandals, short soc-s, sandshoes and other a--arel e-uall-
a--ro-riate -or an English winter. The customs o--icer si-ted through the hea- twice, the
second time loo-ing at me instead o- at it, as i- m- -ace would -etra- the secret o- the illicit
-ortunes to -e made -- smuggling unsuita-le clothing across hal- the world.

-alling towards England ~Cli-e -ames

Letters remaining
B F JK PQ V XYZ

Pinot's Mom E(96)+O(69)+G(28)+ W(18)=376
Karen A(76)+S(54)=206
Randi I(56)+H(48)+ R(56)=216
Lvpets2002 T(69)+ L(46)=115
Asiel N(61)+M(18)=79
Kokopup U(30)+ D(35)+C(33)=98

[Pinot's Mom]

PM sent - and it better be right!! I'm actually not entirely sure about just one word....

[Killearn Kitties]

I am devasted to say it, after so much effort, but that word Pinot's Mom was not sure about was not right. So the puzzle goes on.

[Freckles]

v, please.

[Killearn Kitties]

Hi Freckles, 8 V's for you.

In England it was ver- cold. Colder than I had ever -nown. The customs men did a great
deal o- heav-~handed cha--ing a-out how -ou co--ers couldn't reall- call this a winter,
ho ho, and what we would loo- li-e i- there reall- was a winter, har har, and so on. Their
accents were -ar -unnier than their sense o- humour. The- all seemed to have ste--ed out
o- the -eature list o- an Ealing comed- -or the s-eci-ic -ur-ose o- un-ac-ing our luggage and
charging us e-tra -or ever-thing in it. M- own luggage consisted mainl- o- one ver- large
suitcase made o- moc- leather ~ ie real card-oard. This com-endium was -orced into
rotundit- -- a valua-le collection o- tennis shorts, running shorts, Hawaiian shirts, T~shirts,
Hong -ong thong ru--er sandals, short soc-s, sandshoes and other a--arel e-uall-
a--ro-riate -or an English winter. The customs o--icer si-ted through the hea- twice, the
second time loo-ing at me instead o- at it, as i- m- -ace would -etra- the secret o- the illicit
-ortunes to -e made -- smuggling unsuita-le clothing across hal- the world.

-alling towards England ~Clive -ames

Letters remaining
B F JK PQ XYZ

Pinot's Mom E(96)+O(69)+G(28)+ W(18)=376
Karen A(76)+S(54)=206
Randi I(56)+H(48)+ R(56)=216
Lvpets2002 T(69)+ L(46)=115
Asiel N(61)+M(18)=79
Kokopup U(30)+ D(35)+C(33)+98
Freckles V(8)=8