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Welcome to Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV

The challenge runs from July 1 - December 31, 2024.

Similar to the other Scavenger Hunt Challenges, but this one will be a bit more challenging to find all of the words and is published semi-annually.

• Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!

• You may use a single book to fulfill multiple items

• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.

Note:
For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.

Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺

The List
Azaleas
Batik
Benevolent
Cacophony
Candor
Crocus
Cyber
Daffodils
Dandy
Deliverance
Egregious
Finch
Ignominy
Kipper
Lentil
Lintel
Obtuse
Octopus
Ostrich
Plethora
Poultice
Promenade
Stollen
Superfluous
Tulips

Bonus Words
Panache
Bric-a-brac
Numinous
Annulus
Squeegee

Good Luck & Happy Reading!

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Welcome to Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV

Happy New Year!

The challenge runs from July 1 - December 31, 2024.

Similar to the other Scavenger Hunt Challenges, but this one will be a bit more challenging to find all of the words and is published semi-annually.

Note:
For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.


Words:15/25
Bonus: 0/5

The List

✅Azaleas Only If You're Lucky p44
I survey the patch grass now, the row of AZALEAS pushed tight against the side of the house.

Batik

✅Benevolent The Villa p206
She watches me with this oddly BENEVOLENT expression, like she's waiting for me to tear up or have some kind of epiphany.
✅Cacophony The Surrogate p206
There's a CACOPHONY of horns. A squeal of brakes. I've run a red light.
✅Candor The Vacation p45
And he told me in a moment of either a) drunken CANDOR or b) misjudged humor,

Crocus

✅Cyber The Ex p172
"I mean, you're a famous lawyer; if I did something so wrong, you wouldn't have Ronald McDonald here doing his CYBER thing."

✅Daffodils The Five-Star Weekend p5
Hollis no longer acted or seemed like a local or that she came to the island only during the summer months and Stroll, with the occasional Thanksgiving and DAFFODIL weekend thrown in?

Dandy

✅Deliverance Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s p106
G-d was always praised, hymned, and psalmed for the DELIVERANCE with no mention of the hundreds of years our lamentations were pending.
✅Egregious Imagine Me p373
"We're expending an EGREGIOUS amount of resources just to keep the other kids isolated from her advances--when God only knows what damage she's already done.

✅Finch Until Next Summer p53
"Scout" Luke says. I look up, smiling. "Like Scout FINCH?"
✅Ignominy Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s p251
I've been called rude, an embarrassment, an IGNORAMUS, a big baby, odd.

Kipper
Lentil
Lintel

✅Obtuse The Next Mrs. Parrish p223
Great, Hannah the OBTUSE, who Jackson will have eating out of his hands. I lean back and close my eyes.
✅Octopus The Five-Star Weekend p151
She assumes Sofia is back at the clubs and Isaac is in the loft alone, maybe waiting for his Door Dash from Momoya, maybe working, maybe watching My OCTOPUS Teacher for the umpteenth time.
✅Ostrich The Villa p428
"Em, this is an OSTRICH Moment."
✅Plethora Part of Your World p1025
Instead of thinking about my parents or the legacy or the PLETHORA of people I'd never met who would benefit one day from me staying where I was.

✅Poultice Queen of Snow: A Snow Queen Retelling p172
"A POULTICE. When you've lived in the woods for a year, you learn a thing or two about survival."

Promenade
Stollen
Superfluous

✅Tulips Secrets of the Tulip Sisters p15
"Exotic TULIPS in the garden that is your life?" Helen asked drily.

Bonus Words

Panache
Bric-a-brac
Numinous
Annulus
Squeegee

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Welcome to Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV
July 1 - December 31, 2024

Happy New Year!

Note:
For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.


Words: 0/25
Bonus: 0/5

The List

Azaleas
Batik
Benevolent
Cacophony
Candor
Crocus
Cyber
Daffodils
Dandy
Deliverance
Egregious
Finch
Ignominy
Kipper
Lentil
Lintel
Obtuse
Octopus
Ostrich
Plethora
Poultice
Promenade
Stollen
Superfluous
Tulips

Bonus Words

Panache
Bric-a-brac
Numinous
Annulus
Squeegee

Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV
Duration: July 1 - December 31, 2024

READ: 27/30

The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
Cacophony - in a slow cacophony of steam and screeches, p9
Kipper - with undercooked kippers and weak tea, p59

Cruising Through Midlife - Addison Moore 7/7
Egregious - she lets out an egregious scream, p189
Promenade - all the way down the promenade, p23

The Silver Skull - Anne Renwick 7/14
Obtuse - how obtuse to point out such an obvious threat, p247

The Witch's Heart - Genevieve Gornichec 7/16
Poultice - she applied some sort of Poultice to it, p206

Masquerades and Murder - Rachel Lynne 7/20
Azaleas - wouldn't be until March's azalea festival, p88

Murder in the Locked Library - Ellery Adams 7/28
Batik - the electric orange of her batik print housedress, ch13

The Girls Across The Bay - Emerald O'Brien 7/28
Candor - I appreciate your candor, p133

Quadehar the Sorcerer - Erik L'Homme 8/7
Benevolent - gazing at him benevolently, p31

Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger 8/10
Dandy - the routine move that of a London dandy, ch8
Octopus - a knitted stuffed octopus, ch2

Little Girl Lost - Alexandria Clarke 8/14
Tulips - like honey bees around her single tulip, p18

A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates 8/15
Plethora - spoiled by the plethora of homemade treats, ch17

New York Cheesecake Chaos - Addison Moore 8/15
Cyber - how hard it is not to leave a cyber footprint, p80

Sunshine Over Bluebell Castle - Sarah Bennett 8/17
Daffodils - colours of daffodils, tulips and other pretty blooms, p204

Marked by Fire - Mia West 8/22
Lintel - Bedwyr stood under the lintel, p42

Whispering Twilight - Melissa McShane 9/6
Ostrich - the ostrich has the largest eyes of any land animal, loc132

The Fear Hunter - Elise Sax 9/8
Lentil - smeared slightly from the lentil soup, p21

Hunter of the Heart - Vanessa Jaye 9/10
Deliverance - her prayers for deliverance muffled his voice, p40

Curiosity Thrilled the Cat - Sofie Kelly 10/6
Finch - only a foot away from a yellow finch, ch2

A Reign of Rose - Kate Golden 11/17
Crocus - gardens of crocus and helleborre, p54

Ragdoll - Daniel Cole 11/22
Superfluous - sat an assortment of superfluous people, p9


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Ignominy
Stollen


Bonus Words
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Sarah Brooks 7/4
Numinous - give polite recognition to the numinous, just in case, p15

The Longest Yard Sale - Sherry Harris 7/6
Bric-a-brac - Bric-a-brac appropriate for the period, p54

Copy Cap Murder - Jenn McKinlay 7/18
Panache - Tyler had charm and panache, ch20

The Lights of Sugarberry Cove - Heather Webber 9/1
Squeegee - as I put down the squeegee, ch9

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Annulus -

XIV Hard Scavenger Hunt

Progress: 2/30

The List
Azaleas
Batik
Benevolent: the kind of benevolent racism - p 30
Cacophony
Candor
Crocus
Cyber
Daffodils
Dandy
Deliverance
Egregious
Finch: There are finches p 84 (Date read: 7/8)
Ignominy
Kipper
Lentil: "lentil soup" - 98% (Date read: 7/5)
Lintel
Obtuse
Octopus
Ostrich
Plethora
Poultice
Promenade
Stollen
Superfluous
Tulips

Bonus Words
Panache
Bric-a-brac
Numinous
Annulus
Squeegee

Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV
Begins: 01July24 / Ends: 31Dec24


24 / 25 words found
2 / 5 BONUS words found
13 books read

Note: For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.


Azaleas - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12Jul24 - pg 48 - "…if we kept out of her azaleas."

Batik - The Expectant Detectives ✔ – 17Oct24 - pg 8 - "…garment in batik, heal…"

Benevolent - The Measure ✔ – 30July24 - pg 299 - "…with the benevolent energy…"

Cacophony - Texas! Sage ✔ – 27July24 - pg 146 - " …with a cacophony of sound,…"

Candor - Texas! Sage ✔ – 27July24 - pg 280 - "…taken abacck by her candor."

Crocus - Lady Tan’s Circle of Women ✔ – 25Aug24 - pg 259 - "This is Tibetan crocus."

Cyber - The Measure ✔ – 30July24 - pg 310 - "…desk job in cyber operations."

Daffodils - The Frozen River ✔ – 06Aug24- pg 415 - "…flowers: daffodils and iris…"

Dandy - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12Jul24 - pg 194 - "…could make dandy ones from…"

Deliverance - Candide, or Optimism ✔ – 30Oct24- pg 45 - "…cause of his deliverance."

Egregious - The Measure ✔ – 30July24 - pg 358 - "…particularly egregious cases,…"

Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird ✔ – 12Jul24 - pg 3 - "Simon Finch would never…"

Ignominy - Jacqueline in Paris ✔ – 13Jul24 - pg 233 - "…from social ignominy in the…"

Kipper - Ellie and the Harpmaker ✔ – 04Jul24 - pg 149 - "Look at that kipper!"

Lentil - Taste: My Life Through Food ✔ – 17Aug24 - pg 76 - "…until the lentils have blended…"

Lintel - The Frozen River ✔ – 06Aug24- pg 219 - "…wall of white nearly to the lintel."

Obtuse - A Slow Fire Burning ✔ – 07Aug24- pg 207 - "…this girl be SO obtuse?"

Octopus - The Sleepwalker ✔ – 08Sep24 - pg 158 - "... an octopus one year, and…"

Ostrich - Jacqueline in Paris ✔ – 13Jul24 - pg 1 - "…rhinestones, ostrich feathers and…"

Plethora - Taste: My Life Through Food ✔ – 17Aug24 - pg 192 - "…home to a plethora of great…"

Poultice - Lady Tan’s Circle of Women ✔ – 25Aug24 - pg 307 - "…mixing poultices and ointments."

Promenade - Jacqueline in Paris ✔ – 13Jul24 - pg 9 - "…the promenade deck and…"

Stollen - replaced by BONUS word panache

Superfluous - A Slow Fire Burning ✔ – 07Aug24- pg 144 - "…his own seemed superfluous."

Tulips - The Frozen River ✔ – 06Aug24- pg 3 - "…petals of a wilted brown tulip."


Bonus Words (NOTE - only 1 regular word needs replacing ... "stollen"

Annulus

Bric-a-brac - Taste: My Life Through Food ✔ – 17Aug24 - pg 28 - "…a handyman's bric-a-brac if…"

Numinous

Panache - Artistic License ✔ – 11Aug24 - pg 27 - "…with the panache that Sam…"

Squeegee

.

Just fouind this one too...starting today July 30, 20024...will aim to finish by January 30, 2025

Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV
Duration: July 1 - December 31, 2024

READ: 17/30

Azaleas
Batik
✔ Benevolent-p.159-Dombey and Son-"But his benevolent wishes were in vain..." 7/14/25
✔ Cacophony-p.143-Déjà Dead-"I listened for a moment, A cacophony." 9/12/24
✔ Candor-p.576-The Red Sphinx: A Sequel to The Three Musketeers-"...brought an essential candor to the tortuous negotiations..." 5/30/25
Crocus
Cyber
✔ Daffodils-p.69-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...the first daffodil, robin, earthworm..." 3/1/25
✔ Dandy-p.482-All Souls' Rising-"Pascal, Madame Cigny's disfavored young dandy, had..." 8/25/24
✔ Deliverance-p.72-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke." 3/3/25
✔ Egregious-p.243-The Know-It-All-"...listing the egregious mistakes the writer made..." 8/27/24
✔ Finch-p.197-Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion-"...Gould inspected the finches and mockingbirds..." 2/27/25
✔ Ignominy-p.246-Phineas Finn-"...might still save himself from ignominy..." 7/25/25
✔ Kipper-p.108-Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages-"...courtesy of the fishing trade was 'kipper city'. 8/18/25
Lentil
Lintel
Obtuse
✔ Octopus-p.392-The Catch Me if You Can: One Woman's Journey to Every Country in the World-"...and dined on grilled octopus." 8/30/24
✔ Ostrich-p.173-King Henry Vi, Part II-"...make thee eat iron like an ostrich..." 8/1/24
Plethora
✔ Poultice-p.174-Ben Franklin's Almanac of Wit, Wisdom, and Practical Advice: Useful Tips and Fascinating Facts for Every Day of the Year-"...a poultice to ease insect bites..." 6/12/25
✔ Promenade-p.237-100 Cities, 5,000 Ideas: Where to Go, When to Go, What to See, What to Do-"...and the Baywalk pedestrian promenade connect the old town..." 8/29/24
Stollen
✔ Superfluous-p.220-Whose Body?-"...mere leaving about of a superfluous corpse..." 1/21/25
✔ Tulips-p.49-Déjà Dead-"...from the pool like a giant tulip..." 9/3/24

Bonus Words
✔ Panache-Kindle loc.187-The Last Harem-"...to excess and infinite panache." 5/29/25
Bric-a-brac
Numinous
Annulus
Squeegee

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

Lost all that data.

Well, I'll start over with this one, but I'm abandoning all the older challenges where I had only one or two words left.

Lesson learned - back up daily.

The Challenge Factory
Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV
Duration: July 1 - December 31, 2024.

Progress: 3 out of 30

Similar to the other Scavenger Hunt Challenges, but this one will be a bit more challenging to find all of the words and is published semi-annually.

• Most items are specific, but if in doubt about an item – just ask!

• You may use a single book to fulfill multiple items

• When you find one of the items, list the Book Title and Author (or link the cover), then specify where the item is found within the book and a blurb from the sentence. For audiobooks try to put the chapter if possible. If not, then at least let us know you got it from an audiobook.

Note:
For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.

Good Luck & Happy Reading! ☺

The List:

Azaleas
Batik

Benevolent: "True, it seemed a benevolent idea..." - Page 230
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages

Cacophony
Candor

Crocus: "She quickly feigned interest in a window box filled with crocus buds peaking through moist soil." Page 18
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages

Cyber
Daffodils
Dandy
Deliverance
Egregious

Finch: "I noticed that on the ground floor you did such a nice job with Miss Finch's room..." Page 47
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear - ***** - 8/5/2024 - 321 Pages

Ignominy
Kipper
Lentil
Lintel
Obtuse
Octopus
Ostrich
Plethora
Poultice
Promenade
Stollen
Superfluous
Tulips

Bonus Words
Panache
Bric-a-brac
Numinous
Annulus
Squeegee

Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV
July 1 - December 31, 2024

For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.

The List
Azaleas
Batik
Benevolent
Cacophony
Candor
Crocus
Cyber
Daffodils
Dandy
Deliverance
Egregious
Finch
Ignominy
Kipper
Lentil
Lintel
Obtuse
Octopus
Ostrich
Plethora
Poultice
Promenade
Stollen
Superfluous
Tulips

Bonus Words
Panache
Bric-a-brac
Numinous
Annulus
Squeegee

Update message # 6 - Challenge completed - ✔ 31Oct24

Sorry this took so long to recreate ... computer malfunction in August and I was moving, so it just took time for me to be able to recreate my entries.

I found two bonus words, and used one to replace the regular word "stollen" (the only regular word I didn't find).