Letter Boxed March 02, 2024 Answers

OA! Always cause for celebration, after dallying with matrix, systolic etc.

ASTRONOMICAL-LARYNX

MICROCRYSTALS – SYRINX

Well once i gave up on finding a connection for my MINXY CONTRALTOS found the calyx solution Love Nonnie’s syrinx — instantly brought back too many hours of listening to Rush. Thanks for that

2 days of being close but no cigar 😩😵‍💫

I was sure it ended with “lynx” or “onyx”. (Just saw “larynx” was found, Great one)

I was trying to get “co mistrial” to pair with lynx before I gave up.

Other good words that went nowhere:
intrinsic, moistly 😂, instantly,
colostomy 😬, contrails, constricts,
matrix, colonialists

I believe “oratrix” was an unacceptable, but a word

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 astronomic / calyx
2 – 18 astronomical / larynx
3 – 16 astronomical / lynx
4 – 20 malacostracans / syrinx
5 – 18 xylans / sarcomatosis
6 – 19 marxisan / nanocrystal
7 – 20 marxisan / nanocrystals
8 – 18 microcrystal / larynx
9 – 16 microcrystal / lynx
10 – 19 microcrystals / syrinx
11 – 18 monocistronic / calyx
12 – 15 monocrystals / six
13 – 18 monocrystals / syrinx
14 – 20 nixtamal / lacrymonasal

15 – 20 acronymic / consolatrix*
16 – 17 amylic* / consolatrix*
17 – 20 antonymic / consolatrix*
18 – 15 astronomic / cylix*
19 – 17 cacomixls* / sanatory*
20 – 19 cacomixls* / somniatory*
21 – 17 cacomixls* / stramony*
22 – 17 cacomixls* / synastry
23 – 16 carnyx* / xylotomist*
24 – 17 carnyx* / xylotomists*
25 – 17 consolatrix* / xyloma*
26 – 18 consolatrix* / xylomas*
27 – 19 consolatrix* / xylomata*
28 – 21 consolatrix* / xylotomist*
29 – 22 consolatrix* / xylotomists*
30 – 19 consolatrix* / xylotomy*
31 – 17 malacostracan / nixy*
32 – 19 matronymic / cacomixls*
33 – 21 matronymic / consolatrix*
34 – 16 matronymics / salix*
35 – 16 microcrystal / lanx*
36 – 17 monocrystals / salix*
37 – 17 monocrystals / sixmo*
38 – 18 monocrystals / sixmos*
39 – 14 myc* / consolatrix*
40 – 19 myotonic / consolatrix*
41 – 21 nonastronomical* / larynx
42 – 19 nonastronomical* / lynx
43 – 20 synonymic / consolatrix*
44 – 20 xylan / nonastronomical*
45 – 19 xylic* / carcinomatosis
46 – 18 xyloma* / animatronics
47 – 14 xyloma* / arcanist*
48 – 15 xyloma* / arcanists*
49 – 16 xyloma* / astronomic
50 – 18 xyloma* / astronomical
51 – 16 xylomas* / sacristan
52 – 17 xylomas* / sacristans
53 – 16 xylomas* / sonicator
54 – 16 xylomas* / stratonic*
55 – 15 xylomata* / acrasin
56 – 16 xylomata* / acrasins
57 – 20 xylomata* / acrocyanosis
58 – 20 xylomata* / acronymanias*
59 – 15 xylomata* / aircons*
60 – 20 xylomata* / animatronics
61 – 16 xylomata* / arcanist*
62 – 17 xylomata* / arcanists*
63 – 15 xylomata* / arcmins*
64 – 15 xylomata* / arnicas
65 – 18 xylomata* / astronomic
66 – 20 xylomata* / astronomical
67 – 21 xylonic* / carcinomatosis
68 – 17 xylonic* / catamarans
69 – 14 xylonic* / comarts*
70 – 15 xylonic* / costmary
71 – 18 xylonic* / criminalist
72 – 19 xylonic* / criminalists
73 – 17 xylotomist* / tantric
74 – 20 xylotomist* / tractarian*
75 – 21 xylotomist* / tractarians*
76 – 18 xylotomist* / transact
77 – 20 xylotomist* / transactor
78 – 19 xylotomist* / transacts
79 – 22 xylotomist* / transcranial*
80 – 19 xylotomist* / transonic
81 – 20 xylotomist* / transonics*
82 – 24 xylotomist* / triconsonantal*
83 – 20 xylotomist* / trinacrian*
84 – 20 xylotomists* / sacristan
85 – 21 xylotomists* / sacristans
86 – 21 xylotomists* / salicornia*
87 – 22 xylotomists* / salicornias*
88 – 18 xylotomists* / sarcina*
89 – 19 xylotomists* / sarcinas*
90 – 18 xylotomists* / saronic*
91 – 21 xylotomists* / scansorial*
92 – 16 xylotomists* / scran
93 – 17 xylotomists* / scrans*
94 – 20 xylotomists* / sonicator
95 – 20 xylotomists* / stramacon*
96 – 21 xylotomists* / stramacons*
97 – 20 xylotomists* / stratonic*

Well, another very late day for me.
My solutions were first:
MONOCRYSTALS SIX
(#12 on Davel’s list)
and then:
XYLANS SARCOMATOSIS
(didn’t make Davel’s list)

I found SYRINX first and was looking for a word to match with it but for some reason I found MONOCRYSTALS before MICROCYRTALS and the SIX stood out brightly after entering MONOCRYSTALS.