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Three in a Row - with Hints
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05/01/14 10:06 AM
05/01/14 10:06 AM
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Another one found lurking in a cobweb-festooned corner of "Work in progress". Apologies if it managed to escape some time back... All the following words each contain three consecutive letters which are also consecutive letters of the alphabet in the correct order. (e.g. "what some of these questions are" - tou GHIe). The clues are in alphabetical order of the groups of letters that they contain, and no groups are repeated. Some may need the Stitchionary, but being kindness personified, I've given you the letter-count for the answers.  -1. Small grebe (8) (ABC) -2. Computer character-set (6) (BCD) -3. Person with severe mental illness (5-10) (CDE) -4. Untiring, unflagging (13) (DEF) -5. Breed of hound with silky coat (6) (FGH) -6. Expressing longing or weariness (7) (GHI) -7. Take by force (6) (HIJ) -8. Computer scientist, solver of the "shortest path" problem (IJK)-9. State of inner peace and tranquility (8) (LMN) -10. Sleepy (9) (MNO) -11. Board game (8) (NOP) -12. Made to the highest standard (3-7) (OPQ)-13. Exceptionally famous performer (9) (RST) -14. Mouth of a river where it meets the sea (7) (STU) -15. Self-induced hypnosis (12) (TUV)-16. Anxiety and motion sickness drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) (XYZ)
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
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Re: Three in a Row
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05/03/14 05:28 AM
05/03/14 05:28 AM
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manxman, Jema, Gail - good calls! (takes me back to my progrmming days, manxman  ) michele - very ingenious, but not mine  - I'm looking for "TUV" 
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
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Re: Three in a Row
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05/04/14 02:17 PM
05/04/14 02:17 PM
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Hints for the last three added to the first post (the group of letters you're looking for) One easy-ish (#12), and two that you may well have to use that nice Mr Google for...
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
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