Puzzle #613

[Steve Arnold]

Oh dear ... one missing letter in the last guess ... we're still open for the correct solution ...

[Pinot's Mom]

OK -since I was kicked off the island (so to speak) with an incorrect guess....

E, please!! There, I did it - I guessed the E!!

[Steve Arnold]

E, now that's rich! 59 of them!

Sorry I'm so late getting to this today, I had a long play rehearsal this afternoon and them company in the evening, so I'm just getting to this. Thanks for your patience.

The d-g d-dn’t m-ve. - scratched h-s chest where Band-t l-ked t- be scratched. Th-s d-g l--ked -p at me w-th h-s ears la-d back and the saddest l--k - have ever seen -n a d-g’s face. -f d-gs c--ld cry, th-s d-g w--ld be cry-ng hard.
“C-me -n, d-g,” sa-d Barry. The d-g wagged h-s d-cked ta-l. -t wasn’t a happy wag. D-gs can say a l-t w-th the-r ta-ls, -r what pe-ple let them keep -f te--r ta-ls. -f he st-ll had a ta-l, -t w--ld be between h-s legs.
“Seems l-ke s-meb-dy t-ld h-m t- stay, s- he’s stay-ng. -f he s-ts m-ch l-nger, the d-g ja-ler w-ll c-me al-ng and ha-l h-m -ff t- the d-g bast-lle.”
“C-me -n, b-y, “ - c-axed. The d-g d-dn’t b-dge.

Fr-m Str-der
by Beverly Clearly

Letters left to guess:

IOQUZ


Karen: T (42), M (12), L (29), P (6), D (39), V (4) = 132
Felicia's Mom: N (16) = 16
Pinot's Mom: S (34), H (33), W (11), B (13), A (78), E (59) = 297
Asiel: R (20), Y (12), G (20) = 64
cassiesmom: C (18), K (7), F (8), X (1) = 34
Killearn Kitties J (1) = 1

Come on, somebody should be able to get this now!

[Pinot's Mom]

OK - this one has gone on way too long!! I can't guess - someone who's eligible - GUESS!!!!

[Karen]

I cannot guess either! Now I see the word I got wrong, though!

[Catty1]

Gosh, I guess the vowels first. I, please! And I started too late so I am not in the running.

[Steve Arnold]

Hey, anyone's still in the running that can solve this and get me off the hook! I had a show open Thursday night (I'm directing) and I've been so busy I haven't even logged in here, but I check three times a day without logging in to see if there's been any action. Thanks for guessing!

There are 39 I's. Surely this will give someone the answer!


Th- d-g didn’t m-v-. I scratch-d his ch-st wh-r- Bandit lik-d t- b- scratch-d. This d-g l--k-d -p at m- with his -ars laid back and th- sadd-st l--k I hav- -v-r s--n -n a d-g’s fac-. If d-gs c--ld cry, this d-g w--ld b- crying hard.
“C-m- -n, d-g,” said Barry. Th- d-g wagg-d his d-ck-d tail. It wasn’t a happy wag. D-gs can say a l-t with th-ir tails, -r what p--pl- l-t th-m k--p -f th-ir tails. If h- still had a tail, it w--ld b- b-tw--n his l-gs.
“S--ms lik- s-m-b-dy t-ld him t- stay, s- h-’s staying. If h- sits m-ch l-ng-r, th- d-g jail-r will c-m- al-ng and ha-l him -ff t- th- d-g bastill-.”
“C-m- -n, b-y, “ I c-ax-d. Th- d-g didn’t b-dg-.

Fr-m Strid-r
by B-v-rly Cl-ary

Letters left to guess:

OQUZ

Karen: T (42), M (12), L (29), P (6), D (39), V (4) = 132
Felicia's Mom: N (16) = 16
Pinot's Mom: S (34), H (33), W (11), B (13), A (78), E (59) = 297
Asiel: R (20), Y (12), G (20) = 64
cassiesmom: C (18), K (7), F (8), X (1) = 34
Killearn Kitties J (1) = 1
Catty1: I (39) = 78

Come on, can't someone figure this out now?