Lingo: Pass the Torch Edition

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A
 L I V 
E
A
 R G O N
A
 
S
 S 
E
 T
A _ _ E _
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A
 L I V 
E
A
 R G O N
A
 
S
 S 
E
 T
A
 C H 
E S
A _ _ E S

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A
 L I V 
E
A
 R G O N
A
 
S
 S 
E
 T
A
 C H 
E S
A
 B Y 
E S

This was a hard one. The correct word was

ADZES

.

New word later today.

[StrangerCoug]

R _ _ _ _
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R
 O A D 
S
R _ _ _ _
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[StrangerCoug]

RUSTY

That is correct

R
 O A D 
S
R U S T Y
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[StrangerCoug]

Words that are always capitalized are not allowed, but words capitalized only in some senses are (e.g. AUGUST is valid, but LONDON is not).

Isn't "Sunday" aways capitalized?

Yeah, in English, it's always capitalized. It was already accepted, so the least disruptive option was to let it stand.

[StrangerCoug]

WILL

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C _ _ _ _
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C
 
O
 U N T
C _ _ _ _
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C
 
O
 U N T
C
 H I 
L
 D
C _ _ _ _
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C
 
O
 U N T
C
 H I 
L
 D
C L O
 V E
C L O _ _
_ _ _ _ _

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C
 
O
 U N T
C
 H I 
L
 D
C L O
 V E
C L O
 A 
K
C L O _ K

[StrangerCoug]

CLOCK

That is correct

[StrangerCoug]

While DragonEater70 is hibernating...

A _ _ _ _
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A L
 I E N
A L _ _ _
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A L
 I E N
A L
 O 
O
 F
A L _ O _
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A L
 I E N
A L
 O 
O
 F
A L L O
 W
A L L O _
_ _ _ _ _

Almost

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A L
 I E N
A L
 O 
O
 F
A L L O
 W
A L L O
 Y
A L L O _

[StrangerCoug]

ALLOT

That's the one

[StrangerCoug]

ALCOVE

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ALIGHT

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Next word after I buy some new shoes; I am supposed to be at work now and it's an errand I am going to have to run (no pun intended) sooner rather than later.

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C _ _ _ _ _
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C
 
O
 U G 
A
 R
C _ _ _ _ _
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[StrangerCoug]

Bold it first

[StrangerCoug]

C
 
O
 U G 
A
 R
C
 
O A
 X E D
C _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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[StrangerCoug]

C
 
O
 U G 
A
 R
C
 
O A
 X E D
C A
 
N
 T 
O
 R
C A _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

[StrangerCoug]

CASINO

That is correct

C
 
O
 U G 
A
 R
C
 
O A
 X E D
C A
 
N
 T 
O
 R
C A S I N O
_ _ _ _ _ _

[StrangerCoug]

RADIO

[StrangerCoug]

RADAR

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New word later today.

[StrangerCoug]

R _ _ _
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R I
 N D
R I _ _
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R I
 N D
R I
 C H
R I _ _
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R I
 N D
R I
 C H
R I
 B S
R I
 P E
_ _ _ _

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R I
 N D
R I
 C H
R I
 B S
R I
 P E
R I
 O T

The word was

RIFF

. New word incoming.

[StrangerCoug]

E _ _ _ _
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E
 N E M Y
E _ _ _ _
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[StrangerCoug]

EXACT

That is correct

E
 N E M Y
E X A C T
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[StrangerCoug]

WILL

[StrangerCoug]

If that's a green S and everything else white, then

SEARCH

; otherwise, disregard.

[StrangerCoug]

SAFEST

[StrangerCoug]

SPREAD

I know, I know, there's no R; I'm trying to figure out where the A goes.

[StrangerCoug]

S
 I M O N Y
S
 
E
 
A
 R C H
S
 
A
 F 
E
 S T
S
 P R 
E
 
A
 D
S
 
Q
 
U
 
E
 
A
 
K

Remember, red is for illegal guesses only.

[StrangerCoug]

If the T, N, and G are all white, then

SHOULD

; otherwise, disregard.

[StrangerCoug]

SEQUEL

?

[StrangerCoug]

XD

New word later today after I get caffeinated.

[StrangerCoug]

I've updated the rules to formally allow conditionals, by the way:

Only one guess per person per update is allowed. (Repeat guesses are ignored and do not count toward this limit.

Conditionals are acceptable, but only your first guess that meets an applicable conditional counts.

)

A _ _ _ _ _
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[StrangerCoug]

A
 L L U R 
E
A _ _ _ _ E
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[StrangerCoug]

A
 L L U R 
E
A
 D V 
I
 C 
E
A _ _ I _ E
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

[StrangerCoug]

A
 L L U R 
E
A
 D V 
I
 C 
E
A S
 H 
I
 N 
E
A S _ I _ E
_ _ _ _ _ _

Couldn't find it in Merriam-Webster, but it is in Collins.

[StrangerCoug]

(expired on 2024-04-03 23:29:02) left for any tries.

[StrangerCoug]

ASSIZE

That is correct

A
 L L U R 
E
A
 D V 
I
 C 
E
A S
 H 
I
 N 
E
A S S I Z E
_ _ _ _ _ _

[StrangerCoug]

Since it's not bold:

ANTE

Because of my own rule, I'll worry about the other spelling after this gets processed.

[StrangerCoug]

ACTS

If the S is green,

ARTS

This is considered a loophole around the "one guess per person per update" rule. Not_Mafia was correct to take ACTS, but wouldn't have been able to accept your ARTS guess either way.

[StrangerCoug]

A
 N 
T
 E
A
 L 
T
 O
A
 C 
T
 
S
A
 
S
 
T
 
S
A
 _ 
T
 _

That's not a possible grid. There's nowhere else for a second S to go.

[StrangerCoug]

Don't forget the guess up in #2451, too.

[StrangerCoug]

I think we can give ORAM the benefit of the doubt here. Every dictionary specifically named in the OP has it as a capitalized word if it lists it at all, but it's rare for common nouns to always be capitalized in English. There's some precedence for this, too.

[StrangerCoug]

Very well, then, I will take it.

S _ _ _
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[StrangerCoug]

S
 H 
A M
S _ A M
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Very close to getting it on the first try

[StrangerCoug]

S
 H 
A M
S
 P 
A M
S _ A M
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[StrangerCoug]

S
 H 
A M
S
 P 
A M
S
 C 
A M
S _ A M
_ _ _ _

[StrangerCoug]

SLAM

That is correct

S
 H 
A M
S
 P 
A M
S
 C 
A M
S
 W 
A M
S L A M

[StrangerCoug]

CLEAN