Letter Boxed December 13, 2023 Answers

TALBOTS–SQUIRMY.
Do I care that I don’t know what talbots means? Embarrassed to say ALIOW after some tough puzzle days…

Ablators Squirmy

OA

I’d like to think that quays are the fried Vietnamese bread sticks to hit that pastry theme.

I got 4 answers today and felt ready to brag and bag some TI; then got here and found that (already) none were unique.
But I do appear to be the first to claim the OA, so a little luncheon on the Delaware River Waterfront for me.

LAYABOUTS – SQUIRM

12-13-23
OQA—YBR—ITM—SLU

TYMBAL—LIQUORS
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QUASARS-SYMBOLIST
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I notice that this board often uses abbreviations. Is there a key of some kind? 😅 I deduced that OA must mean “original answer”. And the other day someone shared that TI means “thematic intent”. Some new ones are ALIOW and PSW. What do those mean? And other unique initialisms new people should know about?

BAILOUTS SQUIRMY

TAMBOURS – SQUIRLY came very quickly for me, but SQUIRLY wasn’t allowed, disappointingly. I eventually found MYOBLASTS – SQUIRL, which was. So it seems you can have a squirl, but not be like one.

Here is the full list including Scrabble words:

** Don’t look at the list if you haven’t finished solving the puzzle **

(The first number is a count and the second number is the number of letters used)

1 – 15 bailouts / squirmy
2 – 13 balots / squirmy
3 – 17 labourists / squirmy
4 – 15 layabouts / squirm
5 – 16 layabouts / squirms
6 – 16 layabouts / squirmy
7 – 16 marquis / symbolist
8 – 17 marquis / symbolists
9 – 14 oblasts / squirmy
10 – 15 quarts / symbolism
11 – 15 quarts / symbolist
12 – 16 quarts / symbolists
13 – 16 quartos / symbolism
14 – 16 quartos / symbolist
15 – 17 quartos / symbolists
16 – 16 quasars / symbolist
17 – 17 quasars / symbolists
18 – 14 quays / stromboli
19 – 15 quays / strombolis
20 – 14 squirm / myoblast
21 – 15 squirm / myoblasts
22 – 17 squirm / myoblastoma
23 – 18 squirm / myoblastomas
24 – 18 stabilators / squirmy
25 – 18 statoblasts / squirmy
26 – 17 strombolis / squatly
27 – 17 symbolists / squalor
28 – 14 talbots / squirmy
29 – 13 tymbal / liquors
30 – 15 tombolas / squirmy
31 – 15 tombolas / squirty
32 – 16 blastomas / squirmy
33 – 16 blastomas / squirty
34 – 15 ablators / squirmy
35 – 18 abortoriums / squatly
36 – 18 astroblasts / squirmy
37 – 19 automobilias / squirmy
38 – 19 automobilias / squirty
39 – 20 automobilists / squirmy
40 – 20 automobilists / squirty
41 – 16 bioblasts / squirmy
42 – 15 malambos / squirty
43 – 15 malombos / squirty
44 – 14 mobolas / squirty
45 – 15 myoblasts / squirl
46 – 15 myoblasts / squirm
47 – 16 myoblasts / squirms
48 – 16 myoblasts / squirmy
49 – 15 myoblasts / squirt
50 – 16 myoblasts / squirts
51 – 16 myoblasts / squirty
52 – 18 myoblastomas / squirl
53 – 18 myoblastomas / squirm
54 – 19 myoblastomas / squirms
55 – 19 myoblastomas / squirmy
56 – 18 myoblastomas / squirt
57 – 19 myoblastomas / squirts
58 – 19 myoblastomas / squirty
59 – 14 oblatas / squirmy
60 – 17 outlabours / squirmy
61 – 15 quilombo / outrays
62 – 16 quilombos / smartly
63 – 15 quilombos / smarty
64 – 20 quilombos / statutorily
65 – 14 quilombos / stray
66 – 15 quilombos / strays
67 – 15 quilombos / stylar
68 – 17 quilombos / starosty
69 – 15 quilombos / starty
70 – 15 quoys / strabismal
71 – 17 tombarolos / squirmy
72 – 17 tombarolos / squirty

73 – 16 abomas / squiralty*
74 – 19 aliquots / strabotomy*
75 – 15 ambos / squiralty*
76 – 24 automobilisms* / squiralty*
77 – 21 automobilisms* / squirmy
78 – 23 automobilists / squiralty*
79 – 22 barotraumas* / squiralty*
80 – 18 bayamos* / squiralty*
81 – 22 bibliolatrists* / squirmy
82 – 17 bisoms* / squiralty*
83 – 19 blastomas / squiralty*
84 – 15 bomas / squiralty*
85 – 19 bombasts* / squiralty*
86 – 18 bomboras / squiralty*
87 – 17 bombos* / squiralty*
88 – 15 bombs / squiralty*
89 – 16 borms* / squiralty*
90 – 16 bosoms / squiralty*
91 – 17 boyarisms* / squatly
92 – 20 boyarisms* / squiralty*
93 – 17 bumbos* / squiralty*
94 – 17 bumboys / squiralty*
95 – 18 isobarisms* / squatly
96 – 21 isobarisms* / squiralty*
97 – 17 laborisms* / squatly
98 – 20 laborisms* / squiralty*
99 – 17 laborists* / squirmy
100 – 18 labourisms* / squatly
101 – 21 labourisms* / squiralty*
102 – 18 lamboys* / squiralty*
103 – 14 lamboys* / squirt
104 – 15 lamboys* / squirts
105 – 18 liquors / strabotomy*
106 – 16 mambos / squiralty*
107 – 19 marabouts / squiralty*
108 – 16 marquis / sortably*
109 – 14 mobs / squiralty*
110 – 17 myoblast / turquois*
111 – 18 myoblasts / squarial*
112 – 19 myoblasts / squiralty*
113 – 22 ololiuquis* / strabotomy*
114 – 16 quairs* / symbolist
115 – 17 quairs* / symbolists
116 – 18 quartos / symbolisms*
117 – 17 quarts / symbolisms*
118 – 17 quilts / strabotomy*
119 – 16 royalmasts* / squib
120 – 17 royalmasts* / squibs
121 – 16 rumbos / squiralty*
122 – 17 sambos* / squiralty*
123 – 18 sibilators* / squirmy
124 – 20 siliquas* / strabotomy*
125 – 17 squalors* / symbiot*
126 – 18 squalors* / symbiots*
127 – 18 squalors* / symbolist
128 – 19 squalors* / symbolists
129 – 17 squarial* / lobotomy
130 – 16 squirms / sortably*
131 – 21 stabilisators* / squirmy
132 – 18 strombs* / squiralty*
133 – 19 symbiosis / squiralty*
134 – 16 symbiots* / squalor
135 – 18 symbiots* / squalors*
136 – 18 symbiots* / squarial*
137 – 19 symbiots* / squiralty*
138 – 21 symbolisms* / squiralty*
139 – 19 symbolists / squalors*
140 – 19 symbolists / squarial*
141 – 20 symbolists / squiralty*
142 – 19 tambouras / squiralty*
143 – 18 tambours / squiralty*
144 – 18 tombolas / squiralty*
145 – 18 tombolos / squiralty*
146 – 16 tomboys / squarial*
147 – 17 tomboys / squiralty*
148 – 15 tombs / squiralty*
149 – 15 umbos / squiralty*