Krillion #83 answer & hints
Name a language ending in -ese
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Sentinelese
Deep Cut answers (85 points): Ese, Bese, Eese, Kese, Lese, Mese, Nese, Sese, Tese, Kpese, Kwese, Snese
One in a Krillion answers score 100; the "also scores well" list is Deep Cut territory (85 points). Sentinelese: Spoken on North Sentinel Island, whose people turn all visitors away.
| Tier | Points | Accepted answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | 1 |
| Deep Cut | 85 | 292 |
| Rare | 60 | 18 |
| Schooler | 30 | 3 |
| Plankton | 10 | 4 |
Name a sport or game where you score by getting a ball or object into a hole, hoop, basket or pocket
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Toad in the hole
Deep Cut answers (85 points): Gua, Caps, Crud, Cuju, Pato, Sapo, Tejo, Dakyu, Holen, Kaisa, Klask, Krolf
One in a Krillion answers score 100; the "also scores well" list is Deep Cut territory (85 points). Toad in the hole: Sussex pub game where brass coins are flicked into a lead-topped hole.
| Tier | Points | Accepted answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | 1 |
| Deep Cut | 85 | 186 |
| Rare | 60 | 34 |
| Schooler | 30 | 8 |
| Plankton | 10 | 4 |
Name a type of brush
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Fitch / Flogger
Deep Cut answers (85 points): Besom, Doubi, Dabber, Kofude, Mottler, Spalter, Tawashi, Futofude, Renpitsu, Cup brush, End brush, ESD brush
One in a Krillion answers score 100; the "also scores well" list is Deep Cut territory (85 points). Fitch: Named for the polecat whose hair once filled these small decorating brushes. Flogger: Slapped against wet glaze, its long bristles fake the pores of oak.
| Tier | Points | Accepted answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | 2 |
| Deep Cut | 85 | 318 |
| Rare | 60 | 65 |
| Schooler | 30 | 13 |
| Plankton | 10 | 3 |
Name a home safety device (like a smoke detector)
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Bed shaker / Fake TV
Deep Cut answers (85 points): Playpen, Fall mat, Intercom, Key safe, Crib tent, DVD guard, Fire door, Gate lock, Pool gate, Cord cover, Door wedge, Gate alarm
One in a Krillion answers score 100; the "also scores well" list is Deep Cut territory (85 points). Bed shaker: Shakes the mattress so a deaf sleeper wakes to the smoke alarm. Fake TV: An LED box that flickers like a television in an empty house.
| Tier | Points | Accepted answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | 2 |
| Deep Cut | 85 | 110 |
| Rare | 60 | 44 |
| Schooler | 30 | 9 |
| Plankton | 10 | 2 |
Name something you can do to a photo in your phone's photo editor (like crop)
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Curves / Long exposure
Deep Cut answers (85 points): HSL, Tan, 1977, Aden, Airy, Clay, Cozy, Dust, Fill, Film, Glow, Gold
One in a Krillion answers score 100; the "also scores well" list is Deep Cut territory (85 points). Curves: Drag one line and bend all the tones at once. Long exposure: Turns a Live Photo's waterfall into silk without a tripod.
| Tier | Points | Accepted answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | 2 |
| Deep Cut | 85 | 262 |
| Rare | 60 | 54 |
| Schooler | 30 | 10 |
| Plankton | 10 | 4 |
Name a form of pay a worker can receive
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Kill fee / Lay
Deep Cut answers (85 points): Batta, Meals, SPIFF, Livery, Prebend, Rations, Sea pay, Bank pay, Bump pay, Dive pay, Donative, Doubling
One in a Krillion answers score 100; the "also scores well" list is Deep Cut territory (85 points). Kill fee: Magazines pay it when they cancel a piece they commissioned. Lay: Whalers earned a fixed fraction of the voyage's profits, not wages.
| Tier | Points | Accepted answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | 2 |
| Deep Cut | 85 | 244 |
| Rare | 60 | 57 |
| Schooler | 30 | 21 |
| Plankton | 10 | 6 |
Name a country with both an A and an M in its name
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Dominica
Deep Cut answers (85 points): Suriname, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe
One in a Krillion answers score 100; the "also scores well" list is Deep Cut territory (85 points). Dominica: Stressed on the third syllable, dom-in-EE-ka, not like Dominican.
| Tier | Points | Accepted answers |
|---|---|---|
| One in a Krillion | 100 | 1 |
| Deep Cut | 85 | 3 |
| Rare | 60 | 16 |
| Schooler | 30 | 20 |
| Plankton | 10 | 6 |
Every answer for #83
All Krillion #83 answers in one table Spoiler
| Prompt | Clue | Rarest good answer | Also good |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name a language ending in -ese | Sentinelese | Ese, Bese, Eese, Kese |
| 2 | Name a sport or game where you score by getting a ball or object into a hole, hoop, basket or pocket | Toad in the hole | Gua, Caps, Crud, Cuju |
| 3 | Name a type of brush | Fitch / Flogger | Besom, Doubi, Dabber, Kofude |
| 4 | Name a home safety device (like a smoke detector) | Bed shaker / Fake TV | Playpen, Fall mat, Intercom, Key safe |
| 5 | Name something you can do to a photo in your phone's photo editor (like crop) | Curves / Long exposure | HSL, Tan, 1977, Aden |
| 6 | Name a form of pay a worker can receive | Kill fee / Lay | Batta, Meals, SPIFF, Livery |
| 7 | Name a country with both an A and an M in its name | Dominica | Suriname, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe |
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