Fri, 19 Jul 2002 Since the last update, 70 words have been added, and 47 of them have been Ray's. A surge this afternoon put him far ahead of the crowd. While other players are resorting to 'hogchoker' and 'catchpenny,' Ray is discovering 'filmgoer,' 'gazpacho,' and 'triumvirate.' Okay, he also has 'socman,' 'secpar,' and the arguably proper 'kafkaesque.' Anyway, 577 pairs, out of a total of 676, have been solved; 85% of the Grid is filled. 553 pairs have been solved by players other than Ray, including 11 bonus words, giving a total non-Ray score of 663. Looks like we have a new King of the Grid. Ray 565 words, 240 bonus, 805 points Gadd 511 words, 40 bonus, 551 points Eric 474 words, 40 bonus, 514 points Krise 455 words, 20 bonus, 475 points Matt 51 words, 10 bonus, 61 points Gareth 16 words Julie 1 word Kristin 1 word Jeff 1 word 7/16/2002 10:48:20 PM gc kingcup Ray Hunley 7/16/2002 10:57:08 PM xv poxvirus Ray Hunley 7/16/2002 11:02:03 PM fi fiefdom Ray Hunley 7/16/2002 11:40:45 PM ii taxiing Ray Hunley 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM wd dowdy gareth 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM we ewe gareth 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM wb crowbar gareth 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM wa waif gareth 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM ak akee gareth 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM ai pail gareth 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM ah ahem gareth 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM ag daguerreotype gareth 7/17/2002 1:39:20 AM af daft gareth 7/17/2002 1:51:56 AM bj abjure Matt 7/17/2002 1:51:56 AM ae paean Matt 7/17/2002 1:53:00 AM ag agoraphobia Matt 7/17/2002 10:24:22 AM ej ejection Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:23 AM fo foreknowledge Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:24 AM ib quibble Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:25 AM lp alpen Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:25 AM lo interloper Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:26 AM ly obsequiously Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:26 AM lu luser Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:26 AM od quod Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:26 AM op operational Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:26 AM ot gotcha Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:26 AM qu query Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:26 AM rk harken Steven Krise 7/17/2002 10:24:26 AM xp expatriot Steven Krise 7/17/2002 5:34:50 PM cb ecbole Eric 7/17/2002 5:35:34 PM bf tubful Eric 7/17/2002 6:07:28 PM kh sinkhole Eric 7/17/2002 6:09:52 PM ki ski Eric 7/17/2002 6:11:43 PM ph paraphernalia Eric 7/18/2002 12:12:38 PM td meltdown Steve Gadd 7/18/2002 12:12:38 PM tv outvote Steve Gadd 7/18/2002 12:12:38 PM fp offprint Steve Gadd 7/18/2002 1:19:07 PM ke offkey Ray Hunley 7/18/2002 1:34:02 PM fk elfkin Ray Hunley 7/18/2002 1:34:50 PM ue kafkaesque Ray Hunley 7/18/2002 1:56:28 PM fw shelfware Ray Hunley 7/18/2002 1:56:38 PM cw psychedelicware Ray Hunley 7/18/2002 1:58:35 PM tj outjest Ray Hunley 7/18/2002 2:07:31 PM ie kewpie Ray Hunley 7/18/2002 2:25:25 PM gc hogchoker Steve Gadd 7/18/2002 2:25:25 PM wp slowpoke Steve Gadd 7/18/2002 5:48:27 PM hp catchpenny Steve Gadd 7/18/2002 5:48:27 PM mk bumkin Steve Gadd 7/19/2002 12:12:56 PM hd watchdog Steve Gadd 7/19/2002 12:12:56 PM hc witchcraft Steve Gadd 7/19/2002 12:16:52 PM gb songbird Steve Gadd 7/19/2002 12:48:01 PM fa faqir Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 12:49:33 PM qo qoph Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 12:51:25 PM qa qabalah Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 12:59:17 PM mg filmgoer Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:00:58 PM xg foxglove Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:03:44 PM dz gadzooks Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:03:44 PM zh nudzh Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:10:41 PM zj muzjik Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:11:18 PM yj skyjack Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:13:42 PM fj fjeld Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:15:10 PM gk bangkok Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:17:12 PM yk ladykin Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:19:05 PM vl gravlax Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:19:42 PM cm socman Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:21:44 PM zp gazpacho Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:22:23 PM cp secpar Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 1:46:00 PM gv dogvane Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 3:22:22 PM iy sukiyaki Ray Hunley 7/19/2002 3:23:49 PM mv triumvirate Ray Hunley http://www25.brinkster.com/wasoxygen/grid1.asp