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| ACATALECTIC | Authors Can Achieve This - A Little Extra Care That It's Correct. |
Angela Brett |
| ALLEGORY | Aesop Love Legends Especially Glorious Ones Rousing Youths |
Rico Leffanta |
| ANIMAGUS | Animal Narrowly In Man, A Gift, Unusual Sorcerer |
Jan Morgan -- Harry Potter Lingo -- Limited (narrowly) wizards can do it |
| ANTHROPOMORPHISM | Ascribing Nonhumans Typically Human Range Of Properties. One Macintosh Owner Readily Personifies Her IBook - She's Mad! |
Angela Brett Computers:Macintosh & Newton Computers:Macintosh & Newton |
| ANTHROPOMORPHISM (2) | A Novel Thought: Herds Roaming Over Prairie Opine Mankind's Outlook Regarding Procreation & Heroism, Implying Selfish Motives |
Patricia Rix |
| ART | A Response Test |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| ART (2) | A Rendered Thought |
Sean Lamb |
| ARTIST | After Rendering The Image, Sculpture's Touted |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| ARTSY ARTIST | A Rather Twee Sensitive Youth Appears Rather Tortured Interpreting Sitter's Traits |
Tony McCoy ElGreco |
| BONE CARVING | Brush On Nature's Every Canvas, And Recycle Vertebrae Into Neverending Gift |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Body Parts Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| BOOK | Bound Outlet Of Knowledge |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education Education |
| BORDERS | Books (Obviously), Records, DVDs, Even Refreshments Sold |
Robert Tunney Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| CANVAS | Creative Artists Need Vacant Art Slates |
Sean Lamb (most paintings that I've seen are on canvas, after all) |
| CLAUDE | Cultured, Learned Artist Understated Details Extensively |
Sean Lamb (Claude Monet's impressionist works were more noted for their lack of precise detail, presenting just the impression of an image rather than a photorealistic reproduction; Monet studied in Europe with many other well known artists including EugŽne Boudin, Pablo Picasso and Pierre-Auguste Renoir) Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| COLOR (2) | Crayons Occur Lively Or Rich |
Jan Morgan Assorted Adjectives:Colours Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
| COLOR ME SMILING | 'Concave Over' Lips Of Red, My Eyes Sparkling Mean It's Likely Illustrator Needs Glitter. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions People & Relationships:Emotions |
| COMMUNITY ARTS AND MUSIC PROJECT | Create Original Municipal Mural, Under No Illusions That You Are Rembrandt... The Spirit's All Neighbourhood Desires. Many Ukeleles Sound In Concert, Performers (Remembering Ordinary Jobs) Enjoy Creating Tunes. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships People & Relationships Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| COMPOSE | Creation Of Musical Pieces Or Something Else |
Edwin Hermann Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| CRAYONS | Colours Recall Affectionately Your Old Nursery School |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| DEDICATION | Dutifully Engraved Discourse Inside Cover, Author Thanks Inspiration Of Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| DEPTH OF FIELD | Distinctly Elemental Photographic Technique Helps Offer Fine Focus In Every Little Detail |
Sean Lamb (beginning photography students learn that a smaller aperture gives a greater depth of field in their photos) |
| DESIGN | Delightfully Exciting Sketch Is Genuinely Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| DOT | Disturbance Of Tint |
Angela Brett |
| DRAWING | Depicting Realistically A World Indicates Natural Genius |
Tony VanGogh O'Grady |
| EASEL | Elevates Artist's Sketch. Easily Luggable. |
omnicronos |
| ESCHER | Escher Sketches Cunningly Harness Expressive Recursion |
omnicronos (Note the deliberate recursion :-) Names:Famous people Names:Famous people |
| FABLE (2) | Fictional Account By Legendary Eavesdropper |
Rico Leffanta |
| FABLE (3) | Faithful And Beautiful Lovers Exist |
Rico Leffanta |
| FICTION | Fancy Is Creatively Treated In Original Novel |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| FORM | Figure Of Representational Medium |
Angela Brett |
| GAM | Green And Mauve |
Angela Brett ('gam' is the collective noun for weasels, and the story which the h2g2 researchers are writing at http://www.h2g2.com/A255007 is plagued with mauve and sometimes green weasels.) |
| GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS | Girl Of Little Decency Intrudes, Looks Over Cottage Kitchen (Seats Are Nearly Demolished) The Harridan Even Tastes Hirsute Redisents Edibles - Eventually Bed's Eagerly Assayed - Result: Sleep |
Tony McCoy O'Grimm |
| GOUACHE (3) | Generations Old. Useful Artisans Colourant. Hydration Essential. |
omnicronos |
| GRAPHICS | Globally Recognised Artwork Perhaps Had Initial Computer Sketch |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Computers |
| HOLOGRAPHY | Harnessing One's Laser, One Generates Really Artistic, Pleasing Holograms, Yes? |
Sean Lamb Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| ICON (2) | Image Connoting One's Notions |
Sean Lamb |
| IKEBANA | It's Kado. Eclectic Botany, Artful New Arrangements |
Sean Lamb (Ikebana, also known as Kado, is the ancient Japanese art of formal floral arrangement) |
| JOURNAL | Jotter Often Used Regularly Notates A Life |
Tony McSamuel O'Pepys People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| LAMPOONS | Laughing At Mankind's Pretences Over Other Newsworthy Stories |
Rico Leffanta |
| LIBRARIES | Lend Interesting Books (Rare And Recent) In Eerie Silence |
TMcCO'G Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| LIBRARY | Life In Book Room Always Relaxes You |
Angela Brett Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| LIBRARY (2) | Let's Investigate Books, Readers All Round You |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| LIBRARY (3) | Listings Involve Books, Reaching All Readers Yearly |
Jan Morgan Places:Buildings Places:Buildings |
| LIMERICK | Less Is More Except Rhymes In Celtic Knots |
Rico Leffanta |
| MUGGLES | Magic Users Gloat, 'Goofy Losers, Extremely Stupid' |
Jeff Anonymous |
| MYSTERY | Make Your Story Thrilling - Excitement Reduces Yawns |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| NIMBUS (3) | "Newest Is Magnificent" Broomstick Users Swear |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (re: Harry Potter) |
| PICTURE | Pales In Comparison To Unadulterated Real Event |
Angela Brett |
| PICTURE (2) | Pretty In Color, Tints Usually Relinquish Eventually |
Jan Morgan |
| POEM | Piece Of Enlightening Material |
Angela Brett |
| POSITRON | Part Of Smarts, In The Realm Of Novels |
Angela Brett, referring to the 'positronic brain' conceived by writer Isaac Asimov. Science:Physics:Particles Science:Physics:Particles |
| PROLOGUE | Please Read Opening Lines, Offering Guidelines Unto Everyone |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| QUOTATION | Querysome Use Of Topic Attempting To Instance Own Notions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| RANDOM HOUSE | Reading A New Dictionary Offers Many Hours Of Uniquely Serendipitous Enjoyment. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| READ AND SUCCEED | Readers Evidently Apply Details Article Notates Duly Surfing Up Career Chart? Essentially Empty Dross! |
TMcCO'G - Self-help manuals for success always seem to be tailored for someone else. Otherwise all those who read them would be whoppingly successful, instead of lurking in bookstores looking for more 'How to Succeed...' books People & Relationships People & Relationships |
| READERS | Readers Extract Apronymic Data! Examine Reality Symbolic/Skillfully! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| REFERENCE MANUAL | Regularly Encountered Features Explained Reliably, Errors Newbies Can Expect. Many Additional Notes Using Accessible Language |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers Computers |
| REHASHED | Rejected Essay He Again Submitted, Having Edited Document. |
Angela Brett |
| REHASHED (2) | Rejected Essay Has Apparently Some Heavy Extra Downloads. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| SATIRE | See All The Instant Replay Excesses |
Rico Leffanta |
| SCREWED UP | Scribblings Contained Recognised Errors - Writer Evidently Ditched Unamended Paper |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| STANZA | So Tony's Accuracy Nears Zero... Aarrghh! |
Angela Brett, because Tony continues to use the word 'verse' when he means 'stanza' even though he knows that a verse is only one line of poetry. |
| STATUE | Sculpted Thing - Art That's Unmoving, Ever |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| STORY | Single Tale Of Romantic Yarn |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| STRATFORD UPON AVON | Shakespeare's Territorial Region Accepts Travellors For Ogling Residents' Domain. Unusual Playwright Offers Narratives, Accomplishments Valuable, Offerings Numerous |
Jan Morgan Places:Towns & Cities:UK Places:Towns & Cities:UK |
| SUSPENSE | Some Unique Situations Perhaps Engender Nerve-Straining Excitement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| WARP (2) | With Abnormally Rapid Progress |
Gavin Lambert (referring to 'warp speed' in shows like Star Trek) Entertainment Entertainment Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| WARP SPEED | Where Are Real Physics? Some Plot Elements Entail Distortion |
Gavin Lambert Entertainment Entertainment Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| WICK | With Illumination Comes Knowledge |
Gavin Lambert (thinking lantern wick in an old library or something) Household Objects Household Objects |
| WRITE | Write Right! Inscribe Talents! Endure! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Communication Communication |
| WRITING | Without Reading Instruction, This Is No Good. |
Angela Brett Communication Communication |
| WROTE | Words Relayed Orthographically To Endure |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication Communication |