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Sides of this Letter Box are:
NGSEURITOAVB
The answers are:
VINEGARROBUST
VINEGAR—ROBUST
Official
Onwards and upwards.
Ditto…
GUNBOATS-STRIVE
INVIGORATES-SUB
a healthful sandwich
🙂
INVIGORATES – SUB as well. I was thinking “re-fuel an underwater vessel,” but the sandwich is a better idea 🙂
Same here! 🙂
And I wish I had thought of refueling a submarine! for INVIGORATES -SUB
INVIGORATES SUB
VINTAGES SUBORN
VINTAGES – SUBORN here, too.
Invigorates, sub here too.
GUNBOATS-STRIVE
Also: tugboats striven
Same
GUNBOATS – STRIVE 14/2 here, as well. Other finds include OUTAGES, VIBRANT, VIBRATES, OUTGAIN, GROSE, ROUGES, BOUGIES, TRAIN, VINTAGES, VENTRI-, ROBUSTA, OBTUSE, VEIN, AIRBUS, UNROBES, OUTGIVEN, OUTGIVES, OBTAIN, GRIEVOUS, BEATEN, and GROVES. I’ve lately been reporting on rejected words in passing, but today’s prey really deserves a special mention: ARBOROUS (how the heck is that not a word?) and ESTRAGON; do you guys at NYT have an English word for it, or have you decided to act like it never existed?
I looked it up and found it’s also called TARRAGON, which is hardly any more English (you won’t be surprised to know that both stem from Ancient Greek, and are akin to DRAGON).
TARRAGON would pair nicely with Mark’s VINEGAR – ROBUST.
We use tarragon in New York. Never heard of estragon (thought a hormone, maybe?) although I am a foodie and I grow tarragon.
Probably a lot of people wouldn’t know what an aubergine is, either. Hint- use of its emoji can lead to amusing misunderstanding.
I’m not clear how exactly estragon affects estrogens, but there we are… AUBERGINE is, however, an excellent case in point, as I’m positive it has, previously, been accepted in this game -despite an English term being available (spilling the beans here with EGGPLANT). I wouldn’t even put it past them to accept BRINJAL to keep the whole of the Commonwealth happy (I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for it).
Thanks for the vocab expansion! I never heard of Estragon before except as the character in Waiting for Godot. So the joke of the character being named Tarragon was lost on me until now. It’s like Ford Prefect in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, picking a human name he thought wouldn’t attract attention because he saw it everywhere. Americans missed the joke; we didn’t know the Prefect was the British version of the Escort.
Well remembered re ‘Godot’, Bernie! My vocab horizon was broadened w/ TARRAGON just as well!
Ford Escort!!!
Completely missed that- for like, 42 years!
And I thought Hitchhiker’s Guide couldn’t be any funnier.
Wow.
It turns out the puzzle accepts SEVIR, although scrabble doesn’t; I can’t find an English definition, but who cares as long as LB is contented? So Gunboats Sevir for 13/2. Still no match for the official answer…
I would have hoped it’s not ‘sévir’ (which is a solid French verb meaning ‘to hit’, ‘to strike’, ‘to crack down’ etc.), as that would be further rubbing it in re ESTRAGON. According to Wiktionary, it is an alternative form of SEXVIR which -again- is NOT what many might assume it is…
VINTAGES – SUBORN
VINTAGES – SUBORN
Vines Subrogate
That’s the one I got as well.
VINES – SUBROGATE here as well. Wanted to find something to go with BOVINES, but failed after STARBUG was not a word 🙂
Yep! That was me, too.
Invigorates sub
tugboats – souvenir
troves – subgiant
Roves – subgiant and subgiant – trove for 13/2’s then, as well!
GROVES-SUBSTRAIN
The official can’t be beaten for efficiency, but I didn’t spot VINEGAR. I should have, as I was descaling humidifiers yesterday. I did spot VIGOROUS -SUBTENANT (accepted) and BOVINES (accepted) – SUGARIEST (not accepted but a playable Scrabble word).
I feel hard done by as BOVINES SUGARIEST would have given me a win. Only able to get it in 3 with BRAINIEST TUG GOVE. Disappointed seeing so many viable 2s here as I spent a long time and couldn’t get one 😪 .
You get the win anyway! Viva la Revolución!
I got VIGOROUS SUBTENANT as well.
GRIEVOUS – SUBSTANT finally after a lot of dead ends that seemed promising. Today’s was elusive for me, for some reason, but I found a way eventually.
As DW says, can’t beat the official answer for efficiency, and it has TI too. But I missed Vinegar and so failed to pair Robust. I did find Grievous Substant and almost settled for it before spotting Invigorates Sub. Easily done, just add jalapeños.
Other finds along the way: Airborne, Beguine(s), Bovine(s), Gargantua(s)/(n), Grove(s), Outborn, Outgive(s)/(n), Starve(s), Suborn, Sugar(s), Unborn, Venison, Vibrant, Vibrate(s), Visor(s), Vigorous.
Gunboat-trivet.
Bogarts – souvenir
This is my favorite answer of the day, and seemingly unique! Bogarts is awesome by itself, and I don’t think anyone else has spotted Souvenir. Good work, Henry+Michaels!
Oops, I see someone else (Justin) DID find Souvenir. But Bogarts is still awesome!
GRIEVOUS SUBTENANT. An evil sub lessee.
Invigorates Sub
I couldn’t find a match for grievous. Seems like a couple of you did. Kudos!
NONVEGETARIAN-NUBS
Vigorous Subtenant
Subrogate Environ