The Ultimate QoD Challenge -- Week 11, Wednesday

[Pastor Fireball]

"4-by-4"

Another 120 points in the grids looking for a home.

Answers are due by Thursday at 4 PM EDT.

Grid 1:

BUT | CURSE | DEBIT | EAGLE
G-MAN | JAG | LAME | LOUSE
PAT | PHILLY | RAKE | ROCKY
SHARK | SKIN | TICK | VIKE

Grid 2:

ASHANTI | BATTLE | BUD | BULLSEYE
CHRONIC | DELIVERY | DUEL | GAMBIT
GREED | KUSH | METAL | MONEY
MUSCLE | NATAL | WEED | ZULU

[kusch]

I am pretty sure you are aware that I am not one to take part in the various games here. I just have to say, you have put a lot of effort in putting forth a great game. I have looked at most days and silently playing, not very well I might add. You deserve a great big complement for your hard work.

Today your grid 2 has a misspelling--it is k-u-s-c-h, not k-u-s-h. Just kidding.

[ShamelessWeasel]

Spoiler

Grid 1:

PAT | JAG | SKIN | VIKE - Shortened singular nickname for NFL teams (New England, Jacksonville, Washington, Minnesota)

Grid 2:


CHRONIC | BUD | KUSH | WEED - Slang for Marijuana

[Pastor Fireball]

Everybody went on vacation with these two grids. At the rate we're going, nobody will want to touch the last two grids on July 17.

Grid 1:

BUT | CURSE | DEBIT | EAGLE
G-MAN | JAG | LAME | LOUSE
PAT | PHILLY | RAKE | ROCKY
SHARK | SKIN | TICK | VIKE

A ton of sports nicknames up there to throw everybody off the scent of these four categories:

1. JAG | PHILLY | RAKE | SHARK

TV shows about lawyers.

2. EAGLE | G-MAN | ROCKY | TICK

Humorous comic book characters.

3. CURSE | LAME | LOUSE | VIKE

Anagrams of world capitals. Sucre, Male, Seoul, and Kiev.

4. BUT | DEBIT | PAT | SKIN

Anagrams of plumbing fixtures. Tub, bidet, tap, and sink.

Grid 2:

ASHANTI | BATTLE | BUD | BULLSEYE
CHRONIC | DELIVERY | DUEL | GAMBIT
GREED | KUSH | METAL | MONEY
MUSCLE | NATAL | WEED | ZULU

Red herrings in this grid included Michael Caine films and synonyms for marijuana.

1. BULLSEYE | DUEL | GAMBIT | GREED

Game shows. We saw "Gambit" earlier in the QoD in the Shirley MacLaine category. Michael Caine also starred in that same film, as well as a film called "Bullseye".

2. ASHANTI | KUSH | NATAL | ZULU

Former African monarchies. Yes, there was an actual place in Egypt called "Kush". I don't know if that's where the potent type of weed gets its name.

3. BUD | DELIVERY | MONEY | WEED

Milk _____.

4. BATTLE | CHRONIC | METAL | MUSCLE

_____ fatigue.

6/24 + 6/25 scores (7 participants)
ShamelessWeasel - 44 + 16 = 60
jarnon - 32 + 0 = 32
Bob Juch - 24 + 0 = 24
Bob78164 - 20 + 0 = 20
franktangredi - 20 + 0 = 20
kroxquo - 12 + 0 = 12
themanintheseersuckersuit - 4 + 0 = 4