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March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
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Arid - Loc 1128 "rattle in the arid winds"
Fish - Loc 236 "grilling fish and roasting meat"
German - Loc 993 "the Mexican rather then German spelling given"
Movement - Loc 700 The movement stirs the sweet fragrance of the orchid"
Nation - Loc 541 "She read A Nation of Immigrants"
Rich - Loc 561 "the rich scent of bacon"
Safe - Loc 755 "Is it safe to walk there?"
Strategic - Loc 2113 "we need to be really strategic about it"
Tribe - Loc 3909 "sacred site for the Aboriginal tribes"
Vehicle - Loc 1698 "She sat in the airless vehicle"
Victorian - Loc 1311 "stared curiously at the Victorian structure"
Wreck(s) - Loc 3746 "the real reason I got in to the car wreck"
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Devoid - Loc 1136 "completely devoid of taste"
Diamond - Loc 1019 "refused the thirty-nine-carat diamond solitaire"
Fog - Loc 1539 "In her jet-lagged fog"
Mine(s) (must be a noun) = Loc 434 "prepared for all the land-mines he would be setting off"
Secondary - Loc 6722 "my final year of secondary school"
Shallow - Loc 3074 "extended out over the shallow coral reefs"
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Humid - Loc 136 "Outside it had been humid"
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Horns (must be plural) - Loc 3827 "the confetti, loud horns, and dancing"
Kilometer/re - Loc 3341 "abandoned dock ten kilometers outside of Algiers"
Petrified - Loc 2400 "petrified he might tell her too much"
Restricted (no variations) - Loc 6662 "a law was passed that severely restricted women's right"
Tobacco - Loc 1430 "his teeth, crooked and stained from tobacco"
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Daddy - Loc 1558 "Time for bed. Daddy, no!"
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Graffiti - Loc 2679 "graffiti written by Civil War prisoners"
Modern life (must be together) - Loc 1458 "the needs of modern life"
Ocher - Loc 3074 "red ocher wall paintings"
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Asphalt(ed) - Page 145 "She jumped as they hit the asphalt"
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Campsite - Loc 2680 "the remains of a campsite"
Erosion - Loc 2530 "so slow I make glacial erosion look speedy"
Fatal - Loc 375 "emotional involvement in any case is fatal"
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Seal(s) - Loc 982 "It means Island of the Seals".
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Ghost Town - Loc 1908 "end up being mayor to a ghost town"
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Bavarian - Loc 2265 "combination of the Bavarian Motor works and sport utility vehicle"
Penguin - Loc 3240 "believed herself to be the mother of eight children, all penguins"
Westward - Loc 3304 "shadow of westward flying birds"
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Fertilizer - Loc 4616 "the dangers of chemical fertilizers"
Reptile - Loc 2477 "the look of old reptiles, brown and scaly-skinned"
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4X4 - Loc 2764 "A police traffic 4X4 was leaving the scene"
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Acacia - Loc 2519 "a little office at number 32 Acacia Avenue"
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Uncontaminated - Page 59 "uncontaminated by the unclean"
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Conical - Loc 683 "with a conical Mount Vesuvius in the background"
Crinoline - Loc 390 "All these enormous crinolines"
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Salt Flat - Loc 175 "stretching from Utah's salt flats across the border"
Done. I didn't find Acacia, Salt FlatNamibia Word Search
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Words
4X4 .. the old 4x4 drew closer. .. pg 463 Cold Wind
Acacia
Arid .. our arid relations that could bear no fruits .. loc 1754 The Library Thief
Asphalt(ed) .. his boots cracking across the asphalt .. loc 1430 Rednecks
Bavarian .. (an orange Bavarian cream Bet had labored over), .. loc 290 Last House
Campsite .. Nothing was left at the campsite .. loc 576 The Oregon Trail
Conical .. dark trousers and conical hats .. pg 183 The Flower Boat Girl
Crinoline .. crinoline skirt .. loc 3606 Familiaris
Daddy .. their daddy had to get hit by lightning .. loc 336 The Oregon Trail
Devoid .. her face was devoid of makeup .. pg 60 Four to Score
Diamond .. her mother’s small diamond earrings .. loc 2969 Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland
Erosion .. the current rate of erosion .. loc 392 Women and Children First
Fatal .. was a fatal affliction .. pg 217 The Flower Boat Girl
Fertilizer .. paraffin, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides .. loc 72 Last House
Fish .. to herd fish into nets .. pg 3 The Flower Boat Girl
Fog .. so, despite heavy fog, .. pg 111 The Flower Boat Girl
German .. "Porsche is German." .. pg 256 Four to Score
Ghost Town (must be together) .. past a ghost town .. pg 186 The Flower Boat Girl
Graffiti .. brown boulders covered with graffiti .. loc 2969 Last House
Horns (must be plural) .. cars with their horns blaring .. loc 901 Last House
Humid .. unlike the humid air of the New England .. loc 1006 Last House
Kilometer/re .. ten kilometres to the north of Bullecourt .. loc 759 All We Cannot Leave Behind
Mine(s) (must be a noun) .. working in Stalin’s nickel mines .. loc 932 Last House
Modern life (must be together) .. the great pleasures of modern life .. loc 177 Last House
Movement .. and then, in a slow movement .. pg 15 The Flower Boat Girl
Nation .. about articles in the Nation. .. loc 2424 Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland
Ocher .. my shimmering red and ochre gown .. pg 91 The Flower Boat Girl
Penguin .. and waddles like a penguin .. loc 1743 Women and Children First
Petrified (no variations) .. his petrified wife had just wet herself .. loc 672 The Library Thief
Reptile(s) .. “Is that the reptile’s name?” .. pg 19 The Flower Boat Girl
Restricted (no variations) .. its entrance restricted by .. pg 257 The Flower Boat Girl
Rich .. like a cloud of rich steaming broth .. pg 271 The Flower Boat Girl
Safe .. I would be safe; I would be free .. pg 8 The Flower Boat Girl
Salt Flat
Seal(s) .. Your lovely bronze seals are tucked away safe .. pg 103 The Flower Boat Girl
Secondary .. a hodgepodge of secondary sources .. loc 3027 Last House
Shallow .. came to rest in a shallow bay .. pg 181 The Flower Boat Girl
Strategic .. in history and strategic thinking .. pg 388 The Flower Boat Girl
Tobacco .. took out his tobacco pouch .. loc 2896 The Oregon Trail
Tribe .. same tribe of Indians .. loc 3320 The Oregon Trail
Uncontaminated
Vehicle .. this vehicle never belonged to anyone .. pg 332 The Flower Boat Girl
Victorian .. young and unmarried Victorian women. .. loc 104 Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland
Westward .. we resumed the westward journey .. pg 116 The Flower Boat Girl
Wreck(s) .. “Lots of wrecks.” .. pg 178 The Flower Boat Girl
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5/2/24 3☆
Namibia Word SearchMarch 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
45 of 45 Complete
Words
In the Blood - Jack Carr - 3/29/24 - (2)
🔹4X4 - p51 - "The 4 by 4 bounced up on the sidewalk."
🔹Asphalt(ed) - p186 - "Reece heard boots on the asphalt behind him."
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman - 5/2/24 - (3)
🔹Acacia - p45 - "She arrived in a compound bearing a single acacia tree."
🔹Fertilizer - p52 - "He's obsessed with cooperatives and fertilizer as if that is the only way to increase employment."
🔹Westward - p75 - "The backhoe had brought to life and like a pied piper was leading everyone westward to the new site."
Traitor King - Andrew Lownie - 3/2/24 - (3)
🔹Bavarian - loc 1015 - "He lost £200,000, control of his U. S. companies, had a nervous breakdown, and spent months in a Bavarian sanitorium."
🔹Secondary - loc 2833 - "They refuse provide funds for public secondary education or anything that might improve their social or economic mobility."
🔹Humid - p3625 - "Neither he nor Wallace could face another human summer."
The Search Party - Hannah Richell - 4/13/24 - (4)
🔹Campsite - loc 507 - "The kids were already scouting the campsite."
🔹Daddy - loc 1701 - "Thanks Daddy".
🔹Diamond - loc 212 - " The huge diamond ring on her left hand caught the sun".
🔹Seal(s) - loc 430 - "Of course all of this talk of mermaid sightings would have absolutely nothing to do with the seal colony off the coast."
Love Code - Ann Aguirre - 4/27/24 - (2)
🔹Conical - P 217 - "It is titanic with many fluid limbs and a conical core."
🔹Devoid - p220 - "Wasn't this planet supposed to be devoid of life?"
Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 3/8/24 - (2)
🔹Crinoline - p348 - "She hadn't bothered with a crinoline, or even shoes."
🔹Wreck(s) - p211 - Tessa had no desire to recognize the nicest item of clothing she had ever owned
Dark Dive - Andrew Mayne - 5/15/24 - (11)
🔹Erosion - p92 - "The erosion of limestone that forms them can go in any direction."
🔹Fatal - p92 - "If the soda lime gets wet it can release a fatal gas."
🔹Fish - p26 - "I was about to take my fish knife to his throat."
🔹Fog - p220 - "Do crocodiles like the fog"?
🔹German - p104 - "That's how he said he learned German."
🔹Mine(s) (must be a noun) - p10 - "The same people who use dolphins for retrieving mines and kill whales with sonar."
🔹Reptile(s) - p7 - "We'd like one that doesn't involve shooting every reptile in a square mile."
🔹Safe - p267 - "I have two guns in a safe in my closet."
🔹Shallow - p155 - "It does look a little shallow."
🔹Tribe - p4 - "She could live with madness and exile as long as her blessing could live on with the tribe."
🔹Vehicle - p15 - "This isn't the first time I've done a recovery from a vehicle in a lake with alligators around."
Rich Blood - Robert Bailey - 5/18/24 - (1)
🔹Graffiti - p249 - "Jason reached a hand up and touch the graffiti just as he had done when he was a kid."
A Murder of Crows - Sarah Yarwood-Lovett - 5/10/24 - (7)
🔹Horns (must be plural) - crows - p153 - "The huge cattle became acquainted with their new grazing land yanking branches with their curved horns to strip the saplings."
🔹Modern life (must be together) - p248 - "With no mobile signal or wifi, Brynlau Tawal offers a temptation free digital detox experience liberating you from the stresses of modern life."
🔹Movement - p9 - "A quick flash of movement accompanied the rattle of the security chain and the clunk of the door's deadlock."
🔹Rich - p153 - "The rich herby aroma filled the kitchen."
🔹Strategic - p45 - "Not a great endorsement of my application to the strategic command course."
🔹Tobacco - p85 - "Erin wrinkled her nose at the Chinese apothecary dresser standing next to the three tobacco colored Chesterfields."
🔹Victorian - p115 - "The dining room and came to a bright Victorian style conservatory."
The Torso - Helene Tursten - 4/14/24 - (1)
🔹Kilometer/re - p267 - "Her own was barely a kilometer as the crow flies."
Hellburner - Mike Maden - 4/16/24 - (1)
🔹Nation - p18 - "We are a flagship of the sovereign nation of Argentina."
Criminal - Karin Slaughter - 5/26/24 - (1)
🔹Ocher - p158 - "Her shoes sank into the lush ochre colored carpet."
Addicted to You - Krista Ritchie - 5/9/24 - (1)
🔹Petrified (no variations) - p87 - "My limbs have petrified."
Grimspace - Ann Aguirre - 4/22/24 - (1)
🔹Restricted (no variations) - p83 - "After that interstellar trade and travel remains restricted."
To Die For - Lisa Gray - 4/21/24 - (1)
🔹Ghost Town (must be together) - p85 - "Her sex life was as barren as a ghost town in the desert."
The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje - 6/10/24 - (1)
🔹Arid - "There are days when I come home from arid writing when all that can save me is Honeysuckle Rose".
At Wit's End - Erma Bombeck - 4/28/24 - (1)
🔹Salt Flat - p92 - "He's on a test run to previous cars performance in a grinding show of speed and endurance equaled only on the salt flat testing grounds."
The Burning - Linda Castillo - 7/29/24 - (1)
🔹Uncontaminated - loc 347 - "We'll do our best to keep the scene as uncontaminated as possible."
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne - 7/12/24 - (1)
🔹Penguin - p279 - "There were penguins, so agile in the water, heavy and awkward as they are on the ground."
Where's Denise & Ed?? Yoo-hoo!!!!
I'm here! I'm here! Completion postNamibia Word Search
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
44/45 words found
Words
4X4 "she is going to buy me a 4x4 and any damn thing else I want" p. 172 Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton 4.1.24
Acacia
Arid "those who live in arid countries" p. 59 The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell 3.16.24
Asphalt(ed) - "asphalted in front of a single-story wooden building" p. 3 Protected by the Shadows by Helene Tursten 3.24.24
Bavarian "Bavarian cuckoo clock" p. 33 The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner 3.6.24
Campsite - "went back to the campsite" p. 50 X by Sue Grafton 3.26.24
Conical "conical interior lined with paper" p. 250 Marking TimeElizabeth Jane Howard 7.20.24
Crinoline "crinoline on the dress for a nineteenth century ball" p. 34 Blueberry Blunder by Amanda Flower 4.7.24
Daddy - "Daddy," I warn him" p. 51 Foster by Claire Keegan 3.1.24
Devoid - "one would have said devoid of feeling" p. 84 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Diamond "diamonds or the four of hearts" p. 288 Lullaby by Ed McBain 3.4.24
Erosion - "erosion of his soul" p. 429 The Stone Monkey by Jeffrey Deaver 5.12.24
Fatal "a fatal accident, that was only partly accident" p. 133. The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Fertilizer "or sell him fertilizer" p. 7 Heat Wave by Penelope Lively 3.22.24
Fish "There was still her fish to buy..." p. 211 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Fog - "the fog keeping people at home" p. 413 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
German "German ancestry?" p. 405 Lullaby by Ed McBain 3.4.24
Ghost Town (must be together) "felt like he was driving through a ghost town" p. 2 Protected by the Shadows by Helene Tursten 3.24.24
Graffiti "undecorated except by graffiti" p. 62 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Horns (must be plural) "a dancing devil with horns and trident had appeared on her forearm" p. 264 The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell 3.16.24
Humid - "it is rather humid in the cupboard" p. 154 The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths 3.17.24
Kilometer/re - "kilometer round trip" p. 189 The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner 3.6.24
Mine(s) (must be a noun) - "an IRA land mine exploded" p. 87 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace by Morgan Llywelyn 3.7.24
Modern life (must be together) "lots of them find modern life revolts them" p. 48 The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell 3.16.24
Movement "spoke to the Coast Guard's Ship Movement Office" p. 23c Lullaby by Ed McBain 3.4.24
Nation"She would want the whole nation to know" p. 247 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Ocher - "the ocher colored house" p. 294 The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell 3.16.24
Penguin "St. Christopher and a plastic penguin" p. 79 In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 6.7.24
Petrified (no variations) "a petrified sacrifice" p. 284 The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths 3.17.24
Reptile(s) "looked at him with the flat look of a reptile" p. 159 The Mugger by Ed McBain 4.10.24
Restricted (no variations) "restricted her steps" p. 58 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell3.2.24
Rich "no doubt of rich and varied shades" p. 166 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell3.2.24
Safe "Safe Depository Limited - I've tried there" p. 379 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Salt Flat - "any salt flats around here?" p. 221 Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger 9.5.24
Seal(s) "a sweatshirt with a Washington State University seal on it" p. 271 Lullaby by Ed McBain 3.4.24
Secondary "Both were now attending secondary at St. Margarets" pl. 58 Foster by Claire Keegan 3.1.24
Shallow - "shallow end of the pool" p. 363 The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner 3.6.24
Strategic "strategically, physically and morallly opposed to a hunger strike: p. 312 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace by Morgan Llywelyn 3.7.24
Tobacco "he is anxious for his tobacco" p.11 Foster by Claire Keegan 3.1.24
Tribe "there was a large tribe of them just across the fields" p. 275 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace by Morgan Llywelyn 3.7.24
Uncontaminated "a stretch of open country uncontamination by Englishmen" p. 21 In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 6.7.24
Vehicle - "a quiet place not much frequented by motor vehicles" p. 381 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Victorian - "Victorian attitude in this area" p. 188 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Westward - "westward trek back across town to Mayfair" p. 25 The Vanishing Man by Charles Finch 4.27.24
Wreck(s) - "wreck of the house" p. 217 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Glad you made it Denise! Good luck!
Namibia Word SearchMarch 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
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Words
✔ 4X4-p. 51-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies ...visited by tourists in 4x4s seeking out the highest pub in Africa..." 3/1/24
✔ Acacia-p.260- 100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...paths meander through maples, pines, and acacias..." 10/22/24
✔ Arid-p.211-The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World-"...fertility of the land in otherwise arid conditions..." 3/12/24
✔ Asphalt(ed)-p.115-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"Mosses and grasses cover the asphalt..." 3/2/24
✔ Bavarian-p.22-Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna-...joie de vivre and wholesome Bavarian passion." 6/2/24
Campsite
✔ Conical-p.145-A Traveller on Horseback-"...and a conical helmet with a flap..." 5/23/24
✔ Crinoline-p.153-All Souls' Rising-"She turned, rustling in her crinolines." 7/18/24
✔ Daddy-p.307-Russell Baker's Book of American Humor-"That I happen, Mommy and Daddy, just happen to..." 3/3/24
✔ Devoid-p.123-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"...it's Carnival, devoid of Christian significance..." 3/12/24
✔ Diamond-p.193-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...home to some of the world's largest diamond mines." 3/4/24
✔ Erosion-p.262-The Reader's Companion to Cuba- "...centuries of erosion have left only hard caps..." 3/17/24
✔ Fatal-p.96-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...any form of asbestos can be fatal..." 3/2/24
✔ Fertilizer-p.334-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"...fertilisers (Brit. sp.) and insecticides for agriculture, and materials..." 3/19/24
✔ Fish-p.85-Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts-"'Jaws, starring the biggest fucking fish we've ever seen." 3/2/24
✔ Fog-p.253-14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book-"...fog, technically nothing but a cloud..." 3/4/24
✔ German-p.247- 14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book-"...experiencing much love...German marks..." 3/2/24
✔ Ghost Town (must be together)-p.96- Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"It hung on for years...as a ghost town curiosity..." 3/2/24
✔ Graffiti-p.98-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...road into town bears the graffiti legend 'Welcome to Hell'..." 3/2/24
✔ Horns (must be plural)-pz.118-Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden-"Agatha decided to take the bull by the horns." 3/5/24
✔ Humid-p.153-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"The night was hot and humid..." 3/13/24
✔ Kilometer/re-p.101-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"You have to travel 25 kilometers south to..." 3/2/24
✔ Mine(s) (must be a noun)-p.96-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...before the mine was shut in 1966." 3/2/24
Modern life (must be together)
✔ Movement-p.80-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...free movement of people and goods." 3/1/24
✔ Nation-p.50-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...later became a purely Muslim nation." 3/1/24
✔ Ocher-p.46-Burma Sahib-(Brit. spelling)-"A monk in an ochre cloak descended..." 3/25/24
✔ Penguin-p.106-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"See penguins and other critters at the..." 3/14/24
✔ Petrified (no variations)-p.156-Tea in Tripoli-"...they were clearly petrified." 5/26/24
✔ Reptile(s)-p.306-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"...with glassy-eyed stuffed birds and reptiles." 3/18/24
Restricted (no variations)
✔ Rich-p.100-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...that has become fantastically rich very quickly." 3/2/24
✔ Safe-p.99-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...albeit from a safe distance." 3/2/24
✔ Salt Flat-p.249-The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World-"While at the Uyuni Salt Flats, I fought off dinosaurs..." 4/6/24
✔ Seal(s)-p.72-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...to break the seal on the national unit." 3/1/24
✔ Secondary-p.139-Cadillac Beach-"Surgery on the secondary market." 3/5/24
✔ Shallow-p.115-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...paved areas become shallow lakes." 3/2/24
✔ Strategic-p.102Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...a network of new cities in strategic locations..." 3/2/24
✔ Tobacco-p.124-The Reader's Companion to Cuba-"...the rhythm of the dried seeds, the tobacco flower..." 3/12/24
✔ Tribe-p.63-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"The names of the many dead tribes form..." 3/1/24
Uncontaminated
✔ Vehicle-p.72-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...nightmare tales of vehicles being sent back..." 3/1/24
✔ Victorian-p.101-Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden-"...lounge was heavy and Victorian..." 3/1/24
✔ Westward-p.213-Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies-"...same zigzag pattern, up and westward." 3/4/24
✔ Wreck(s)-p.113-The Know-It-All="...it 'wrecks havoc." 'It should be 'wreaks havoc,' I tell him." 3/6/24
Another very tricky set of words! Namibia Word Search
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
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The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen 3/2
Fog "Hearing her cousin mention it pulled her out of her fog..." page 67
Victorian "The building consisted of the finest in early Victorian design..." page 236
Westward "The bus stopped in front of an old inn that boasted a dining room serving the "best tea westward of India". page 232
Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster 3/4
Erosion "Let there be those 'formidable erosions of contour' of which Nietzsche speaks." page 101
Secondary "Love may start various secondary activities." page 50
Devoid "and how can a writer who is devoid of both create characters that move us deeply?" page 30
The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire by Tore Skeie 3/4
German "A German chronicle describes how a cripple was healed in a monastery in Cologne." page 311
Rich "Olaf was also rich in the honour and prestige that came from being successful in war." page 224
Safe "along with shelter and safe conduct for each other's sworn men." 286
Strategic "A road crossed the river here, which made it a doubly strategic point." page 254
Shallow "The fleet clashed in a sea battle off the shallow sandy beaches of the Bite of Hano..." page 308
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer 3/9
Diamond "there are at least three real diamonds here tonight, leaving Fanny out of the reckoning." page 95
Seals "no fobs or seals dangled at his waist..." page 42
Vehicle "It was a hired vehicle, but it was drawn by four horses..." page 1
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare 3/13
Penguin ""meant 'cold' , 'ice' or perhaps, 'look, a hallucinatory penguin'." location 300
Metamorphoses by Ovid 3/13
Fatal "Hercules' herald, who brought the fatal robe from Deianira." page 427
Tribe "And the whole tribe of birds, who would suppose unless he knew, were born inside an egg?" page 363
Movement "She can, by movement, change her breathing channels..." page 362
Nation "In tragedy our nation's ruin reached it's end; but end it has." page 310
Mines "the copper mines of Temesa..." page 373
Petrified "and petrified, just as they were, its jawas that gaped so wide." page 250
Horns "brave Cipus when he saw his horns reflected in a stream..." page 369
Fish "I used to haul the nets that hauled the fish..." page 323
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 3/15
Arid "in the midst of arid and only partially cultivated land." location 730
Reptile I now what Venomous reptiles you and those of your kidney are." location 668
Tobacco "and through the close atmosphere, thick with tobacco smoke..." location 20
The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous by Sara Orwig 3/16
Daddy "My Daddy died in an airplane crash." page 91
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad 3/20
Asphalt " "or communal gardens, with flowers painted onto the asphalt." page 220
Conical "The sheik in conical hat and sunglasses took over for the khutba." page 272
Graffiti "a black-windowed military lookout tower and some pale indecipherable graffiti." page 199
The Voyage of Argo by Apollonius of Rhodes 3/21
Wreck "he will be the one to wreck our enterprise." page 114
Mystery of the Tolling Bell by Carolyn Keene 3/26
Uncontaminated "she pressed her face close to the crack underneath and sucked in great gulps of uncontaminated air." location 327
The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell 4/7
Campsite "Unlike their suburban or campsite cousins, chipmunks on this mountain side are jumpy creatures." pg 185
Fertilizer "rows of trees are then sprayed with fertilizers to replace some of the nutrients that were removed..." pg 65
Humid "Rain has drawn the leaf litter's world into the open." pg 147
Kilometer "The compression waves rip through the earth at more then a kilometer every second." pg 93
Restricted "whereas hickories are restricted to their current year's growth." pg 76
The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley 4/14
Ocher "Martin blushed a dull yellow-ochre at the directness of his rebuff..." pg 19
The Strong Shall Live: Stories by Louis l'Amour 4/16
Salt Flat "The gulch down which they had been riding opened upon a wide, white slat flat..." pg 73
The World of Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse 4/17
Modern Life "The fierce rush of modern life, the cheery supper party..." pg 94
Never Too Late by Angela Thirkell 5/23
Crinoline "and looked superb in a crinoline that had belonged to the old Countess of Pomfret." pg 151
Friends and Lovers by Helen MacInnes 5/24
Bavarian "After all, Descartes thought out half of his philosophy when he spent a day in a Bavarian stove." pg 22
Words:
4X4
Acacia
Ghost Town (must be together)
I'm here with another weird question, Jan. I'm half-way through a couple of very long books, including Ovid's Metamorphoses, which I only read about 10 pages at a time. Assuming I finish them during this challenge, may I count the words I find in the part I read during this challenge? I won't count any words that are in the parts I've already read. I'm asking because I have about 600 pages to go between these books, so I'd love to count them. But only if you're OK with it.
Also - for "seals" is that noun or verb?
Welcome to the challenge Teri!And yes, you can count any of the pages you read after March 1st even if you've already started the book.
For Seals, I would prefer a noun, but since I didn't specify, a verb will work too.
Jan wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Teri!And yes, you can count any of the pages you read after March 1st even if you've already started the book.
For Seals, I would prefer a noun, but since I didn't spec..."
Thanks for your reply. I'm happy to be able to do something with all that Ovid and Plutarch I'm finishing up! Plus, I've found seals as a noun, so I'll use that.
How about this for tobacco ..."he's selling wacky tobaccy"
Gretel wrote: "How about this for tobacco ..."he's selling wacky tobaccy""
Gretel, since it's early in the challenge, I say keep looking. But save this one in case you don't find it again. I'll accept it come May 31st if you haven't found a replacement.
Jan wrote: "Gretel wrote: "How about this for tobacco ..."he's selling wacky tobaccy""
Gretel, since it's early in the challenge, I say keep looking. But save this one in case you don't find it again. I'll ..."
Sounds good! Thanks
And as it goes .. I found tobacco in my next book. 🤷♀️
Gretel wrote: "And as it goes .. I found tobacco in my next book. 🤷♀️"Ha!! I figured you'd find it soon!
I found "yellow-ochre", will that work?
Jan wrote: "Yes! I'll take that Teri!"Great - I'll save it then!
Namibia Word SearchBegins: 01Mar24 / Ends: 31May24
45 / 45 words found
14 books read
4X4 - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 181 - "…late model 4x4 Ford."
Acacia - A Cup of Friendship ✔ – 18Jan25 - pg 50 - "…the acacia trees that framed…"
Arid - The Indifferent Stars Above ✔ – 29 May24 - pg 32 - "…the arid plains of western…"
Asphalt(ed) - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 188 - "…drove off the asphalt and…"
Bavarian - Jacqueline in Paris ✔ – 13Jul24 - pg 142 - "…local Bavarian government had…"
Campsite - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 37 - "…others in the campsite, near…"
Conical - China Dolls ✔ – 16Mar24 - pg 158 - "…wore conical straw hats."
Crinoline - On the Wrong Track ✔ – 23Jan25 - pg 220 - "…crepe and crinoline of Mrs…"
Daddy - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 118 - "…Good Luck, Daddy, in…
Devoid - The Oracle of Stamboul ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 68 - "…glossy, devoid of any…"
Diamond - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 186 - "…like diamonds suspended…"
Erosion - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12July24 - pg 151 - "…soil erosion is bad enough…"
Fatal - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 16 - "…good quality or a fatal flaw."
Fertilizer - Eyes Of Prey ✔ – 04Sep24 - pg 4 - "…sacks of fertilizer and partial…"
Fish - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 6 - "…Game and Fish Department."
Fog - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 342 - "Through a fog of rage and…"
German - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 12 - "…about the German occupation…"
Ghost Town - Good Night, Irene ✔ – 26Mar24 - pg 479 - "…felt like a ghost town now."
Graffiti - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 111 - "from American Graffiti, the movie?"
Horns - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 90 - "…slowly, horns following me…"
Humid - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 19 - "When the air is humid, his…"
Kilometer/re - The Hive and the Honey: Stories ✔ – 06Apr24 - pg 109 - "…and 160 kilometers wide."
Mine(s) - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 264 - "…illegal to dig a mine, hunt, or…"
Modern life - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 107 - "…sprint that is a modern life."
Movement - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 122 - "Joe saw movement on his left…"
Nation - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 177 - "Nations of tourists padding…"
Ocher - Good Night, Irene ✔ – 26Mar24 - pg 294 - "…a dirty ochre glow."
Penguin - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 219 - "…penguins skate across his…"
Petrified - A Fatal Thaw ✔ – 01Apr24 - pg 10 -"…the petrified figures of his…"
Reptile(s) - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12July24 - pg 149 - "The entry of reptiles was not…"
Restricted - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 146 - "Restricted? Who gave all…"
Rich - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 272 - "And we'll all get rich."
Safe - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 317 - "I'd be high profile and safe."
Salt Flat - The Indifferent Stars Above ✔ – 29 May24 - pg 6 - "…the salt flats of Utah…"
Seal(s) - China Dolls ✔ – 16Mar24 - pg 164 - "…three-quarter-length seal coat."
Secondary - The Oracle of Stamboul ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 274 - "…a secondary consequence, a…"
Shallow - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 254 - "…was so shallow, they thought…"
Strategic - The Oracle of Stamboul ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 2 - "…other, more strategic cities."
Tobacco - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 110 - "…Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…"
Tribe - The Hive and the Honey: Stories ✔ – 06Apr24 - pg 96 - "…belonging to the indigenous tribes."
Uncontaminated - Kept ✔ – 03May25 - pg 53 - "…the blood line uncontaminated."
Vehicle - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 248 - "…the vehicle reported yesterday…"
Victorian - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 81 - "…architecture was Victorian and…"
Westward - The Indifferent Stars Above ✔ – 29 May24 - pg 4 - "…then westward along the trail
Wreck(s) - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 277 - "…there for a train wreck coming."
Will you take "4WD" for "4x4" The shortened form of four-wheel drive" is more common in the USA, I think than "four by four" but means the same thing. I.e. a rugged off-road ready vehicle, such as a Land Rover
Welcome to the challenge BC! Yes, I'll take 4WD.
And, of course ... I just found "4x4" ! LOL
Book Concierge wrote: "And, of course ... I just found "4x4" ! LOL"It always happens that way, doesn't it?
Book Concierge wrote: "And, of course ... I just found "4x4" ! LOL"Too funny!!
I'm declaring this finished. I actually read a book set around a ghost town, but the author never used those words. Ha!Namibia Word Search
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
42/45
The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen 3/2
Fog "Hearing her cousin mention it pulled her out of her fog..." page 67
Victorian "The building consisted of the finest in early Victorian design..." page 236
Westward "The bus stopped in front of an old inn that boasted a dining room serving the "best tea westward of India". page 232
Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster 3/4
Erosion "Let there be those 'formidable erosions of contour' of which Nietzsche speaks." page 101
Secondary "Love may start various secondary activities." page 50
Devoid "and how can a writer who is devoid of both create characters that move us deeply?" page 30
The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire by Tore Skeie 3/4
German "A German chronicle describes how a cripple was healed in a monastery in Cologne." page 311
Rich "Olaf was also rich in the honour and prestige that came from being successful in war." page 224
Safe "along with shelter and safe conduct for each other's sworn men." 286
Strategic "A road crossed the river here, which made it a doubly strategic point." page 254
Shallow "The fleet clashed in a sea battle off the shallow sandy beaches of the Bite of Hano..." page 308
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer 3/9
Diamond "there are at least three real diamonds here tonight, leaving Fanny out of the reckoning." page 95
Seals "no fobs or seals dangled at his waist..." page 42
Vehicle "It was a hired vehicle, but it was drawn by four horses..." page 1
When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare 3/13
Penguin ""meant 'cold' , 'ice' or perhaps, 'look, a hallucinatory penguin'." location 300
Metamorphoses by Ovid 3/13
Fatal "Hercules' herald, who brought the fatal robe from Deianira." page 427
Tribe "And the whole tribe of birds, who would suppose unless he knew, were born inside an egg?" page 363
Movement "She can, by movement, change her breathing channels..." page 362
Nation "In tragedy our nation's ruin reached it's end; but end it has." page 310
Mines "the copper mines of Temesa..." page 373
Petrified "and petrified, just as they were, its jawas that gaped so wide." page 250
Horns "brave Cipus when he saw his horns reflected in a stream..." page 369
Fish "I used to haul the nets that hauled the fish..." page 323
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 3/15
Arid "in the midst of arid and only partially cultivated land." location 730
Reptile I now what Venomous reptiles you and those of your kidney are." location 668
Tobacco "and through the close atmosphere, thick with tobacco smoke..." location 20
The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous by Sara Orwig 3/16
Daddy "My Daddy died in an airplane crash." page 91
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad 3/20
Asphalt " "or communal gardens, with flowers painted onto the asphalt." page 220
Conical "The sheik in conical hat and sunglasses took over for the khutba." page 272
Graffiti "a black-windowed military lookout tower and some pale indecipherable graffiti." page 199
The Voyage of Argo by Apollonius of Rhodes 3/21
Wreck "he will be the one to wreck our enterprise." page 114
Mystery of the Tolling Bell by Carolyn Keene 3/26
Uncontaminated "she pressed her face close to the crack underneath and sucked in great gulps of uncontaminated air." location 327
The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell 4/7
Campsite "Unlike their suburban or campsite cousins, chipmunks on this mountain side are jumpy creatures." pg 185
Fertilizer "rows of trees are then sprayed with fertilizers to replace some of the nutrients that were removed..." pg 65
Humid "Rain has drawn the leaf litter's world into the open." pg 147
Kilometer "The compression waves rip through the earth at more then a kilometer every second." pg 93
Restricted "whereas hickories are restricted to their current year's growth." pg 76
The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley 4/14
Ocher "Martin blushed a dull yellow-ochre at the directness of his rebuff..." pg 19
The Strong Shall Live: Stories by Louis l'Amour 4/16
Salt Flat "The gulch down which they had been riding opened upon a wide, white slat flat..." pg 73
The World of Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse 4/17
Modern Life "The fierce rush of modern life, the cheery supper party..." pg 94
Never Too Late by Angela Thirkell 5/23
Crinoline "and looked superb in a crinoline that had belonged to the old Countess of Pomfret." pg 151
Friends and Lovers by Helen MacInnes 5/24
Bavarian "After all, Descartes thought out half of his philosophy when he spent a day in a Bavarian stove." pg 22
Words:
4X4
Acacia
Ghost Town (must be together)
Well done Teri, and as always, you are welcome to keep looking for those elusive words ;)
Completion postNamibia Word Search
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
44/45 words found
Words
4X4 "she is going to buy me a 4x4 and any damn thing else I want" p. 172 Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton 4.1.24
Acacia
Arid "those who live in arid countries" p. 59 The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell 3.16.24
Asphalt(ed) - "asphalted in front of a single-story wooden building" p. 3 Protected by the Shadows by Helene Tursten 3.24.24
Bavarian "Bavarian cuckoo clock" p. 33 The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner 3.6.24
Campsite - "went back to the campsite" p. 50 X by Sue Grafton 3.26.24
Conical "conical interior lined with paper" p. 250 Marking TimeElizabeth Jane Howard 7.20.24
Crinoline "crinoline on the dress for a nineteenth century ball" p. 34 Blueberry Blunder by Amanda Flower 4.7.24
Daddy - "Daddy," I warn him" p. 51 Foster by Claire Keegan 3.1.24
Devoid - "one would have said devoid of feeling" p. 84 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Diamond "diamonds or the four of hearts" p. 288 Lullaby by Ed McBain 3.4.24
Erosion - "erosion of his soul" p. 429 The Stone Monkey by Jeffrey Deaver 5.12.24
Fatal "a fatal accident, that was only partly accident" p. 133. The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Fertilizer "or sell him fertilizer" p. 7 Heat Wave by Penelope Lively 3.22.24
Fish "There was still her fish to buy..." p. 211 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Fog - "the fog keeping people at home" p. 413 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
German "German ancestry?" p. 405 Lullaby by Ed McBain 3.4.24
Ghost Town (must be together) "felt like he was driving through a ghost town" p. 2 Protected by the Shadows by Helene Tursten 3.24.24
Graffiti "undecorated except by graffiti" p. 62 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Horns (must be plural) "a dancing devil with horns and trident had appeared on her forearm" p. 264 The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell 3.16.24
Humid - "it is rather humid in the cupboard" p. 154 The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths 3.17.24
Kilometer/re - "kilometer round trip" p. 189 The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner 3.6.24
Mine(s) (must be a noun) - "an IRA land mine exploded" p. 87 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace by Morgan Llywelyn 3.7.24
Modern life (must be together) "lots of them find modern life revolts them" p. 48 The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell 3.16.24
Movement "spoke to the Coast Guard's Ship Movement Office" p. 23c Lullaby by Ed McBain 3.4.24
Nation"She would want the whole nation to know" p. 247 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Ocher - "the ocher colored house" p. 294 The Babes in the Wood by Ruth Rendell 3.16.24
Penguin "St. Christopher and a plastic penguin" p. 79 In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 6.7.24
Petrified (no variations) "a petrified sacrifice" p. 284 The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths 3.17.24
Reptile(s) "looked at him with the flat look of a reptile" p. 159 The Mugger by Ed McBain 4.10.24
Restricted (no variations) "restricted her steps" p. 58 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell3.2.24
Rich "no doubt of rich and varied shades" p. 166 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell3.2.24
Safe "Safe Depository Limited - I've tried there" p. 379 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Salt Flat - "any salt flats around here?" p. 221 Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger 9.5.24
Seal(s) "a sweatshirt with a Washington State University seal on it" p. 271 Lullaby by Ed McBain 3.4.24
Secondary "Both were now attending secondary at St. Margarets" pl. 58 Foster by Claire Keegan 3.1.24
Shallow - "shallow end of the pool" p. 363 The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner 3.6.24
Strategic "strategically, physically and morallly opposed to a hunger strike: p. 312 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace by Morgan Llywelyn 3.7.24
Tobacco "he is anxious for his tobacco" p.11 Foster by Claire Keegan 3.1.24
Tribe "there was a large tribe of them just across the fields" p. 275 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace by Morgan Llywelyn 3.7.24
Uncontaminated "a stretch of open country uncontamination by Englishmen" p. 21 In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin 6.7.24
Vehicle - "a quiet place not much frequented by motor vehicles" p. 381 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Victorian - "Victorian attitude in this area" p. 188 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Westward - "westward trek back across town to Mayfair" p. 25 The Vanishing Man by Charles Finch 4.27.24
Wreck(s) - "wreck of the house" p. 217 The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford) by Ruth Rendell 3.2.24
Done. I didn't find Acacia, Salt FlatNamibia Word Search
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Words
4X4 .. the old 4x4 drew closer. .. pg 463 Cold Wind
Acacia
Arid .. our arid relations that could bear no fruits .. loc 1754 The Library Thief
Asphalt(ed) .. his boots cracking across the asphalt .. loc 1430 Rednecks
Bavarian .. (an orange Bavarian cream Bet had labored over), .. loc 290 Last House
Campsite .. Nothing was left at the campsite .. loc 576 The Oregon Trail
Conical .. dark trousers and conical hats .. pg 183 The Flower Boat Girl
Crinoline .. crinoline skirt .. loc 3606 Familiaris
Daddy .. their daddy had to get hit by lightning .. loc 336 The Oregon Trail
Devoid .. her face was devoid of makeup .. pg 60 Four to Score
Diamond .. her mother’s small diamond earrings .. loc 2969 Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland
Erosion .. the current rate of erosion .. loc 392 Women and Children First
Fatal .. was a fatal affliction .. pg 217 The Flower Boat Girl
Fertilizer .. paraffin, fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides .. loc 72 Last House
Fish .. to herd fish into nets .. pg 3 The Flower Boat Girl
Fog .. so, despite heavy fog, .. pg 111 The Flower Boat Girl
German .. "Porsche is German." .. pg 256 Four to Score
Ghost Town (must be together) .. past a ghost town .. pg 186 The Flower Boat Girl
Graffiti .. brown boulders covered with graffiti .. loc 2969 Last House
Horns (must be plural) .. cars with their horns blaring .. loc 901 Last House
Humid .. unlike the humid air of the New England .. loc 1006 Last House
Kilometer/re .. ten kilometres to the north of Bullecourt .. loc 759 All We Cannot Leave Behind
Mine(s) (must be a noun) .. working in Stalin’s nickel mines .. loc 932 Last House
Modern life (must be together) .. the great pleasures of modern life .. loc 177 Last House
Movement .. and then, in a slow movement .. pg 15 The Flower Boat Girl
Nation .. about articles in the Nation. .. loc 2424 Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland
Ocher .. my shimmering red and ochre gown .. pg 91 The Flower Boat Girl
Penguin .. and waddles like a penguin .. loc 1743 Women and Children First
Petrified (no variations) .. his petrified wife had just wet herself .. loc 672 The Library Thief
Reptile(s) .. “Is that the reptile’s name?” .. pg 19 The Flower Boat Girl
Restricted (no variations) .. its entrance restricted by .. pg 257 The Flower Boat Girl
Rich .. like a cloud of rich steaming broth .. pg 271 The Flower Boat Girl
Safe .. I would be safe; I would be free .. pg 8 The Flower Boat Girl
Salt Flat
Seal(s) .. Your lovely bronze seals are tucked away safe .. pg 103 The Flower Boat Girl
Secondary .. a hodgepodge of secondary sources .. loc 3027 Last House
Shallow .. came to rest in a shallow bay .. pg 181 The Flower Boat Girl
Strategic .. in history and strategic thinking .. pg 388 The Flower Boat Girl
Tobacco .. took out his tobacco pouch .. loc 2896 The Oregon Trail
Tribe .. same tribe of Indians .. loc 3320 The Oregon Trail
Uncontaminated
Vehicle .. this vehicle never belonged to anyone .. pg 332 The Flower Boat Girl
Victorian .. young and unmarried Victorian women. .. loc 104 Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland
Westward .. we resumed the westward journey .. pg 116 The Flower Boat Girl
Wreck(s) .. “Lots of wrecks.” .. pg 178 The Flower Boat Girl
3/3/24 3.75☆
3/6/24 3.75☆
3/8/24 4☆
3/10/24 4☆
3/12/24 2.25☆
3/15/24 2☆
3/17/24 2☆
3/23/24 3.75☆
3/31/24 3.5☆
4/11/24 4☆
5/2/24 3☆
Great job Denise & Gretel! Those last words will show up!!
I got all excited - I found "four-wheeler", but that's not what we need, either. Five years from now I'll read a book with 4X4 and get really excited. lol
Teri-K wrote: "I got all excited - I found "four-wheeler", but that's not what we need, either. Five years from now I'll read a book with 4X4 and get really excited. lol"LOL!! Yep...I'm still looking for that too. Along with 5 other words too. This was a tough search for me!!
AAARGH .... computer malfunction ate my excel spreadsheet where I was tracking this (and all other word search puzzles).My own fault I hadn't backed up to the cloud since April. S*I*G*H
I had recorded the 35 words I'd found so far (as of April), but those books I've read since then are back at the library and I lost all that data.
There are only 10 words left, so I guess I'll keep searching. But if I don't find them all by the time the NEXT word search begins, I may just abandon this one.
Lesson learned - back up daily.
That's irritating BC!! Sorry about that!!
Finally done!~~~ Complete ~~~
Namibia Word Search
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
45 of 45 Complete
Words
In the Blood - Jack Carr - 3/29/24 - (2)
🔹4X4 - p51 - "The 4 by 4 bounced up on the sidewalk."
🔹Asphalt(ed) - p186 - "Reece heard boots on the asphalt behind him."
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer - Dorothy Gilman - 5/2/24 - (3)
🔹Acacia - p45 - "She arrived in a compound bearing a single acacia tree."
🔹Fertilizer - p52 - "He's obsessed with cooperatives and fertilizer as if that is the only way to increase employment."
🔹Westward - p75 - "The backhoe had brought to life and like a pied piper was leading everyone westward to the new site."
Traitor King - Andrew Lownie - 3/2/24 - (3)
🔹Bavarian - loc 1015 - "He lost £200,000, control of his U. S. companies, had a nervous breakdown, and spent months in a Bavarian sanitorium."
🔹Secondary - loc 2833 - "They refuse provide funds for public secondary education or anything that might improve their social or economic mobility."
🔹Humid - p3625 - "Neither he nor Wallace could face another human summer."
The Search Party - Hannah Richell - 4/13/24 - (4)
🔹Campsite - loc 507 - "The kids were already scouting the campsite."
🔹Daddy - loc 1701 - "Thanks Daddy".
🔹Diamond - loc 212 - " The huge diamond ring on her left hand caught the sun".
🔹Seal(s) - loc 430 - "Of course all of this talk of mermaid sightings would have absolutely nothing to do with the seal colony off the coast."
Love Code - Ann Aguirre - 4/27/24 - (2)
🔹Conical - P 217 - "It is titanic with many fluid limbs and a conical core."
🔹Devoid - p220 - "Wasn't this planet supposed to be devoid of life?"
Clockwork Angel - Cassandra Clare - 3/8/24 - (2)
🔹Crinoline - p348 - "She hadn't bothered with a crinoline, or even shoes."
🔹Wreck(s) - p211 - Tessa had no desire to recognize the nicest item of clothing she had ever owned
Dark Dive - Andrew Mayne - 5/15/24 - (11)
🔹Erosion - p92 - "The erosion of limestone that forms them can go in any direction."
🔹Fatal - p92 - "If the soda lime gets wet it can release a fatal gas."
🔹Fish - p26 - "I was about to take my fish knife to his throat."
🔹Fog - p220 - "Do crocodiles like the fog"?
🔹German - p104 - "That's how he said he learned German."
🔹Mine(s) (must be a noun) - p10 - "The same people who use dolphins for retrieving mines and kill whales with sonar."
🔹Reptile(s) - p7 - "We'd like one that doesn't involve shooting every reptile in a square mile."
🔹Safe - p267 - "I have two guns in a safe in my closet."
🔹Shallow - p155 - "It does look a little shallow."
🔹Tribe - p4 - "She could live with madness and exile as long as her blessing could live on with the tribe."
🔹Vehicle - p15 - "This isn't the first time I've done a recovery from a vehicle in a lake with alligators around."
Rich Blood - Robert Bailey - 5/18/24 - (1)
🔹Graffiti - p249 - "Jason reached a hand up and touch the graffiti just as he had done when he was a kid."
A Murder of Crows - Sarah Yarwood-Lovett - 5/10/24 - (7)
🔹Horns (must be plural) - crows - p153 - "The huge cattle became acquainted with their new grazing land yanking branches with their curved horns to strip the saplings."
🔹Modern life (must be together) - p248 - "With no mobile signal or wifi, Brynlau Tawal offers a temptation free digital detox experience liberating you from the stresses of modern life."
🔹Movement - p9 - "A quick flash of movement accompanied the rattle of the security chain and the clunk of the door's deadlock."
🔹Rich - p153 - "The rich herby aroma filled the kitchen."
🔹Strategic - p45 - "Not a great endorsement of my application to the strategic command course."
🔹Tobacco - p85 - "Erin wrinkled her nose at the Chinese apothecary dresser standing next to the three tobacco colored Chesterfields."
🔹Victorian - p115 - "The dining room and came to a bright Victorian style conservatory."
The Torso - Helene Tursten - 4/14/24 - (1)
🔹Kilometer/re - p267 - "Her own was barely a kilometer as the crow flies."
Hellburner - Mike Maden - 4/16/24 - (1)
🔹Nation - p18 - "We are a flagship of the sovereign nation of Argentina."
Criminal - Karin Slaughter - 5/26/24 - (1)
🔹Ocher - p158 - "Her shoes sank into the lush ochre colored carpet."
Addicted to You - Krista Ritchie - 5/9/24 - (1)
🔹Petrified (no variations) - p87 - "My limbs have petrified."
Grimspace - Ann Aguirre - 4/22/24 - (1)
🔹Restricted (no variations) - p83 - "After that interstellar trade and travel remains restricted."
To Die For - Lisa Gray - 4/21/24 - (1)
🔹Ghost Town (must be together) - p85 - "Her sex life was as barren as a ghost town in the desert."
The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje - 6/10/24 - (1)
🔹Arid - "There are days when I come home from arid writing when all that can save me is Honeysuckle Rose".
At Wit's End - Erma Bombeck - 4/28/24 - (1)
🔹Salt Flat - p92 - "He's on a test run to previous cars performance in a grinding show of speed and endurance equaled only on the salt flat testing grounds."
The Burning - Linda Castillo - 7/29/24 - (1)
🔹Uncontaminated - loc 347 - "We'll do our best to keep the scene as uncontaminated as possible."
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne - 7/12/24 - (1)
🔹Penguin - p279 - "There were penguins, so agile in the water, heavy and awkward as they are on the ground."
Woo-hoo!!!! Congrats on your finish Lynda!! I'm still struggling with a couple.
Update message # 25 - Challenge completed - ✔ 03May25Namibia Word Search
Begins: 01Mar24 / Ends: 31May24
45 / 45 words found
14 books read
4X4 - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 181 - "…late model 4x4 Ford."
Acacia - A Cup of Friendship ✔ – 18Jan25 - pg 50 - "…the acacia trees that framed…"
Arid - The Indifferent Stars Above ✔ – 29 May24 - pg 32 - "…the arid plains of western…"
Asphalt(ed) - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 188 - "…drove off the asphalt and…"
Bavarian - Jacqueline in Paris ✔ – 13Jul24 - pg 142 - "…local Bavarian government had…"
Campsite - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 37 - "…others in the campsite, near…"
Conical - China Dolls ✔ – 16Mar24 - pg 158 - "…wore conical straw hats."
Crinoline - On the Wrong Track ✔ – 23Jan25 - pg 220 - "…crepe and crinoline of Mrs…"
Daddy - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 118 - "…Good Luck, Daddy, in…
Devoid - The Oracle of Stamboul ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 68 - "…glossy, devoid of any…"
Diamond - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 186 - "…like diamonds suspended…"
Erosion - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12July24 - pg 151 - "…soil erosion is bad enough…"
Fatal - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 16 - "…good quality or a fatal flaw."
Fertilizer - Eyes Of Prey ✔ – 04Sep24 - pg 4 - "…sacks of fertilizer and partial…"
Fish - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 6 - "…Game and Fish Department."
Fog - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 342 - "Through a fog of rage and…"
German - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 12 - "…about the German occupation…"
Ghost Town - Good Night, Irene ✔ – 26Mar24 - pg 479 - "…felt like a ghost town now."
Graffiti - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 111 - "from American Graffiti, the movie?"
Horns - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 90 - "…slowly, horns following me…"
Humid - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 19 - "When the air is humid, his…"
Kilometer/re - The Hive and the Honey: Stories ✔ – 06Apr24 - pg 109 - "…and 160 kilometers wide."
Mine(s) - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 264 - "…illegal to dig a mine, hunt, or…"
Modern life - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 107 - "…sprint that is a modern life."
Movement - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 122 - "Joe saw movement on his left…"
Nation - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 177 - "Nations of tourists padding…"
Ocher - Good Night, Irene ✔ – 26Mar24 - pg 294 - "…a dirty ochre glow."
Penguin - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 219 - "…penguins skate across his…"
Petrified - A Fatal Thaw ✔ – 01Apr24 - pg 10 -"…the petrified figures of his…"
Reptile(s) - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12July24 - pg 149 - "The entry of reptiles was not…"
Restricted - Four Seasons in Rome ✔ – 15Mar24 - pg 146 - "Restricted? Who gave all…"
Rich - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 272 - "And we'll all get rich."
Safe - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 317 - "I'd be high profile and safe."
Salt Flat - The Indifferent Stars Above ✔ – 29 May24 - pg 6 - "…the salt flats of Utah…"
Seal(s) - China Dolls ✔ – 16Mar24 - pg 164 - "…three-quarter-length seal coat."
Secondary - The Oracle of Stamboul ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 274 - "…a secondary consequence, a…"
Shallow - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 254 - "…was so shallow, they thought…"
Strategic - The Oracle of Stamboul ✔ – 07Mar24 - pg 2 - "…other, more strategic cities."
Tobacco - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 110 - "…Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…"
Tribe - The Hive and the Honey: Stories ✔ – 06Apr24 - pg 96 - "…belonging to the indigenous tribes."
Uncontaminated - Kept ✔ – 03May25 - pg 53 - "…the blood line uncontaminated."
Vehicle - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 248 - "…the vehicle reported yesterday…"
Victorian - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 81 - "…architecture was Victorian and…"
Westward - The Indifferent Stars Above ✔ – 29 May24 - pg 4 - "…then westward along the trail
Wreck(s) - Free Fire ✔ – 08Apr24 - pg 277 - "…there for a train wreck coming."
Only a 18 months late. Finally found my last word. Namibia Word Search
March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
45/45
Words
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Arid - Loc 1128 "rattle in the arid winds"
Fish - Loc 236 "grilling fish and roasting meat"
German - Loc 993 "the Mexican rather then German spelling given"
Movement - Loc 700 The movement stirs the sweet fragrance of the orchid"
Nation - Loc 541 "She read A Nation of Immigrants"
Rich - Loc 561 "the rich scent of bacon"
Safe - Loc 755 "Is it safe to walk there?"
Strategic - Loc 2113 "we need to be really strategic about it"
Tribe - Loc 3909 "sacred site for the Aboriginal tribes"
Vehicle - Loc 1698 "She sat in the airless vehicle"
Victorian - Loc 1311 "stared curiously at the Victorian structure"
Wreck(s) - Loc 3746 "the real reason I got in to the car wreck"
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Devoid - Loc 1136 "completely devoid of taste"
Diamond - Loc 1019 "refused the thirty-nine-carat diamond solitaire"
Fog - Loc 1539 "In her jet-lagged fog"
Mine(s) (must be a noun) = Loc 434 "prepared for all the land-mines he would be setting off"
Secondary - Loc 6722 "my final year of secondary school"
Shallow - Loc 3074 "extended out over the shallow coral reefs"
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Humid - Loc 136 "Outside it had been humid"
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Horns (must be plural) - Loc 3827 "the confetti, loud horns, and dancing"
Kilometer/re - Loc 3341 "abandoned dock ten kilometers outside of Algiers"
Petrified - Loc 2400 "petrified he might tell her too much"
Restricted (no variations) - Loc 6662 "a law was passed that severely restricted women's right"
Tobacco - Loc 1430 "his teeth, crooked and stained from tobacco"
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Daddy - Loc 1558 "Time for bed. Daddy, no!"
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Graffiti - Loc 2679 "graffiti written by Civil War prisoners"
Modern life (must be together) - Loc 1458 "the needs of modern life"
Ocher - Loc 3074 "red ocher wall paintings"
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Asphalt(ed) - Page 145 "She jumped as they hit the asphalt"
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Campsite - Loc 2680 "the remains of a campsite"
Erosion - Loc 2530 "so slow I make glacial erosion look speedy"
Fatal - Loc 375 "emotional involvement in any case is fatal"
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Seal(s) - Loc 982 "It means Island of the Seals".
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Ghost Town - Loc 1908 "end up being mayor to a ghost town"
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Bavarian - Loc 2265 "combination of the Bavarian Motor works and sport utility vehicle"
Penguin - Loc 3240 "believed herself to be the mother of eight children, all penguins"
Westward - Loc 3304 "shadow of westward flying birds"
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Fertilizer - Loc 4616 "the dangers of chemical fertilizers"
Reptile - Loc 2477 "the look of old reptiles, brown and scaly-skinned"
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4X4 - Loc 2764 "A police traffic 4X4 was leaving the scene"
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Acacia - Loc 2519 "a little office at number 32 Acacia Avenue"
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Uncontaminated - Page 59 "uncontaminated by the unclean"
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Conical - Loc 683 "with a conical Mount Vesuvius in the background"
Crinoline - Loc 390 "All these enormous crinolines"
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Salt Flat - Loc 175 "stretching from Utah's salt flats across the border"
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March 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
The words for this search are taken from our Namibia: A Country to Discover Seasonal Challenge. You do not need to participate in both to play.
Below is the list of 45 words for you to find. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word.
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Words
4X4
Acacia
Arid
Asphalt(ed)
Bavarian
Campsite
Conical
Crinoline
Daddy
Devoid
Diamond
Erosion
Fatal
Fertilizer
Fish
Fog
German
Ghost Town (must be together)
Graffiti
Horns (must be plural)
Humid
Kilometer/re
Mine(s) (must be a noun)
Modern life (must be together)
Movement
Nation
Ocher
Penguin
Petrified (no variations)
Reptile(s)
Restricted (no variations)
Rich
Safe
Salt Flat
Seal(s)
Secondary
Shallow
Strategic
Tobacco
Tribe
Uncontaminated
Vehicle
Victorian
Westward
Wreck(s)