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THE STYLE INVITATIONAL SUNDAY CHALLENGE Split hars: Week 1196 neologisms BY PATRICK JORDAN © 2016 CROSSYNERGY SYNDICATE LLC ACROSS 27 Far from diplomatic 52 Exhibit clairvoyance 12 It’s on a table in 36 Degree of excellence BY PAT MYERS 1 Deem unworthy of 28 Spongy bouncer 53 Comestible substance chemistry class 37 Unmistakable consideration 30 Bonnie who often 54 Willy Wonka’s wares 13 Vacation destination 38 Finds repugnant In Week 1196, one of our recurring 8 “Pick up the pace!” belts the blues 55 Trade balance factor 15 Feathered “Game of 39 Fills positions “Hyphen the Terrible” contests, 14 Come into 31 Spreadsheet segments Thrones” message 40 Ski mecca featuring we asked the Greater Loser 15 Fictional British 32 Some dangle over DOWN carrier Mount Mansfield Community to look through the barrister Horace dashboards 1 Detach 17 Sentry’s stint and Spruce Peak pages of The Post or another publication for hyphens between 16 Colloquial term for 33 “United by Individual- 2 Way to go or rest 22 Jambalaya crustacean 43 “But of course!” two words or within a word (often some “Twilight” ity” Toyota model 3 Reduce to smithereens 23 Cobbling tools 44 NFL highlight speed when a word breaks at the end of a characters 35 Untied the knot 4 Pools, in Liverpool 26 Former Apple laptop 47 Golf instructor’s line), and then combine either side 18 They can be grand 39 Culture or future follower 5 Rankles 27 Quiche Lorraine morsel demonstration of the hyphen with either side of or petit 40 Quidditch team 6 RSVP segment 29 Stewed meat dish 49 Tenth VP to become another hyphenated term. The 19 Contraction appearing complement 7 “Animal Farm” location 30 Captivate completely POTUS neologisms below are mostly from six times in the lyrics 41 Introduction for Maria? 8 Uttered angrily 32 2009 Beyoncé hit 50 ___ Sremmurd The Post, though entrants also of “My Way” 42 “Literary Brat Pack” 9 Crank (up) 33 Hardly profound (Billboard chart- curled up with line endings from a 20 Gill nicknames him member Janowitz 10 Built more like 34 Stack up topping rap duo) host of other rags, among them the “Sharkbait” 43 Swing time? Ichabod Crane 35 Messing with various 51 Year in Justinian I’s Hartford Courant, the Boston 21 Haggis tidbits 44 Poncho feature 11 Removed roughly parts? reign Globe, the Maryland Independent, BOB STAAKE FOR THE WASHINGTON POST 22 Called for 45 Chain in “Where the Martinsburg (W.Va.) Journal, 24 Procrastinator’s Eagles Dare” the Boone, N.C., Mountain Times antithesis 46 Not vert. and, not to be forgotten, the West New contest for Week 1200: 25 Curling surface 47 Tango move Plains (Mo.) Daily Quill. Vive small The definitive dozen 26 “The Young Lions” 48 Collections for Elton papers — long may they hyph- author Shaw John and Lady Gaga enate. “In closing”: Oratorical flourish meaning “I will now 4th place speak 15 more minutes.” (Peter Metrinko) Global warming: Leftist plot to destroy Americans’ God- Answer to last week (hem-orrhoid + mem-oir) Hemoir: A given right to destroy. (Mark Naimark) life story that comes to a painful Historical revisionism: Now the past has been torched end. (Lawrence McGuire, Waldorf, by a new generation. (Phil Frankenfeld) Md.) The Empress can’t quite believe it, either, but The Style 3rd place Invitational has reached Week 1200 and we’re still here. (hill-sides + Clin-ton) Hillton: A hotel We’ll commemorate it in our timehonored way: by where your efforts to check into it ripping off an earlier contest. This week: Supply a word, are always thwarted by the lady name or multi-word term along with a wry definition or behind the desk. (Jeff Contompasis, description; together, the term and description must Ashburn, Va.) total exactly 12 words, as in the examples above from Week 860 in 2010, when we asked for the same thing, but with the definition exactly 10 words. Two words joined 2nd place and the with a hyphen will count as two words. Use an existing Donald Talking Pen: term; don’t make up a neologism. (miscon-duct + con-tinued) Miscontinued: Dug a hole and Submit entries at this website: bit.ly/enter-invite-1200 kept digging. “Despite warnings (all lowercase). from aides, the nominee Winner gets the Inkin’ Memorial, the Lincoln statue miscontinued his sexist remarks.” bobblehead that is the official Style Invitational trophy. (Duncan Stevens, Vienna, Va.) Second place receives this adorable crocheted olivegreen ski mask with a multitude of crocheted tentacles curling HOROSCOPE below the eye holes, a la Cthulhu of H.P. Lovecraft or And the winner of the perhaps an Ood of “Doctor Who.” Donated by John “Ed” BY JACQUELINE BIGAR Inkin’ Memorial: Edwards of Surrey, England. HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Nov. 6: This year you open up to new and more dynamic ideas. Stay focused on what you (assess-ment + in-formation) Other runners-up win their choice of a yearnedfor Loser want in order to make it so. If you are single, you can’t be sure of the quality of any relationship you form until fall Assessin: Someone who kills good 2017. Don’t commit too quickly; otherwise, you could prevent yourself from meeting Mr. or Ms. Right. If you are ideas by saying, “I think we need to Mug, the oldermodel “This Is Your Brain on Mugs” mug or our Grossery Bag, “I Got a B in Punmanship.” attached, the two of you become an even stronger couple. Aquarius always seems to come up with a quirky study this more.” (Jeff perspective. Contompasis) Honorable mentions get one of our lustedafter Loser magnets, “Magnet Dum Laude” or “Falling Jest Short.” First Offenders receive a smelly treeshaped air Low-phens: “freshener” (FirStink for their first ink). Deadline is ARIES (March 21-April 19) LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might run into someone who is Know that you have the right words Make your Sunday calls early in the honorable mentions Monday night, Nov. 14; results published Dec. 4 (online Dec. 1). You may submit up to 25 entries per contest. See much more verbal or aggressive to entice the right person to ask the day. Afterward, you might want to (ad-dress + en-joy) Ad-joy: Unalloyed general contest rules and guidelines at wapo.st/InvRules. than you are. Avoid the collision. right questions. Use your intuitive adjust your plans accordingly. ecstasy seen in infomercials, The headline for this week’s results is by Danielle Nowlin; The problems that result from such sense to relieve some of the Catch up on a sibling’s news. A usually directed at small kitchen the honorablementions subhead is by William Kennard. a situation are not worth it. pressure. A partner or close loved neighbor also is likely to want to appliances. (John Hutchins, Silver Join the lively Style Invitational Devotees group on one will respond to your efforts. speak with you; know that what Spring, Md.) Facebook at on.fb.me/invdev. “Like” the Style Invitational TAURUS (April 20-May 20) they share is probably just gossip. Ink of the Day on Facebook at bit.ly/inkofday; follow Take charge and bring others VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) (low-income + ro-mances) @StyleInvite on Twitter. together for brunch or a barbecue. You might enjoy getting extra sleep CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Lowmances: One-night stands at Someone could be making more of or reading the Sunday paper. A You have a lot to share. However, the EconoLodge. (Larry Gray, Union THE STYLE CONVERSATIONAL The Empress’s a situation than is necessary, at loved one will do their best to you might not be in the mood to Bridge, Md.) weekly online column discusses each new contest and set least in your opinion. Listen, and distract you. A child also might act express the strength of your of results. Especially if you plan to enter, check it out at don’t be demeaning. up, as he or she wants more of your dismay about a personal or (constipa-tion + in-roads) wapo.st/styleconv. Constiparoads: I-270 and I-66 on attention. financial matter. You have the a Friday evening. (Ward Kay, GEMINI (May 21-June 20) energy to do whatever you want. Vienna, Va.) A phone call or a visit from a loved LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) (dis-tricts + de-stroyed) Dis-stroyed: one who is reaching out to say hi Your job is to find a way to make a AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) (esca-lation + flash-lights) Lost badly trading Mama insults will mark this day as special. You request or a long-term desire real. You feel as if others will listen to Escalights: Rival neighbors’ ever while playing the dozens. (Jeff might consider taking a trip in the You have the focus and creativity to you. You’ll seek out agreement more ostentatious annual Contompasis) near future. Make plans to go to a find the right path. Test out ideas rather than opposition. Don’t sit on Christmas displays. (Jeff (endo-metrial + four-inches) Endo- movie or a game, or just on a sympathetic ear. Listen to the your anger, or you could become Contompasis) inches: thisclose (Cindi Rae Caron) somewhere you can relax and say feedback you get. explosive. Another ramification is (evangeli-cal + per-functory) little. that your internalized feelings (gro-cery + cam-paign) Gropaign: A Evangelifunctory: Paying lip SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) could cause you to get sick. great strategy for reaching female CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your imagination comes up with service to conservative Christian voters. (Kevin Dopart) principles. “Before introducing Mr. You could find that your temper is one idea after another. You could PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Trump, Mr. Falwell made some (laugh-ter + fran-chise) Laugh-chise: closer to the surface than usual. drop some fiery words on someone Know that a lot is being shared in evangelifunctory remarks about The Cleveland Browns. (Duncan You have been absorbing a lot of you care about. Do not take this confidence. Keep your own upholding strong family values.” Stevens) what someone else has dropped person’s words or attitude counsel, and you will learn more. (Duncan Stevens) on you, including their anger. Try to personally. Others naturally trust you. (medi-cal + con-tractor) MediTractor: avoid this person. (strip-ping + spec-ulation) The device used by your former proctologist. (Margaret Welsh, Stripulation: “I’ll show you mine if PAT MYERS/THE WASHINGTON POST you show me yours.” (Jesse Oakton, Va.) After no one would volunteer to Frankovich, Lansing, Mich.) model this at the Loser brunch, (millenni-als + af-fordable) Millenni- (inflamma-tory + of-fense) the Empress just made a selfie. fordable: A burger, a brew and a Inflammafense: A huge faux pas, basement. (Ellen Ryan, Rockville, zero administrative wrongdoing. Man’s bond with mom troubles wife e.g., hooking up with the boss’s Md.) (Jesse Frankovich) husband at the office Christmas (Euro-pean + neuro-surgeon) Dear Amy: My Ready to Leave: You knew this directly affect the couple, such party. (John Hutchins) (humani-ty + Abra-ham) Humani- Eurosurgeon: One of the officials Ask Amy Ham: The marketing department husband is 51, man for five years before getting as child-rearing, buying a home, (Woo-lever, name of a funeral home + who will perform the Brexit rejected this original name for AMY and I’m 41. We’ve married. Surely you would have budgeting, career paths, etc., low-reaching) Woo-reaching: The procedure (a.k.a. “Eubris”). (Gary Soylent Green. (John Hutchins) DICKINSON been together five received some insight about his couples should communicate “courtship” of grabbing a woman’s Crockett) years, and got relationship with his mother and come to a consensus. whatever. (Jesse Frankovich) (ill-informed + technol-ogy) Illogy: An (pop-lar + in-juries) Pop-juries: married seven beforehand. I wouldn’t ask my wife to unending series of sickening (middle-class + pas-sionately) Whoever these people are who take months ago. I am ready to You say your husband, at 51, change her religious views or movies. “The ‘Saw’ illogy isn’t likely throw in the towel. I have been had never been married before. her political way of thinking. I Class-sionately: With great online surveys. “According to the to stop at seven.” (John Hutchins) married before, when I was Marriage requires huge never ask her how she’s voting. I intensity but with civility, as in a pop-jury surveyed by Clickbait younger, and he has not. adjustments in family systems. wouldn’t want her to be Consultants, Americans are greatly debate. (Obsolete.) (Gary Crockett, (disas-trous + as-pirations) Now I am feeling like I have To be happily married to you, he something she’s not and vice Chevy Chase, Md.) Disaspirations: “I will build a concerned that Kanye West was been in this marriage before. I must put his relationship to you, versa. great, great wall on our southern not elected secretary general of the (neuro-surgeon + Euro-pean) am again married to a guy who and your marriage, at the center Happy With Differences border, and I will make Mexico pay United Nations.” (Drew Bennett, Neuropean: Le Woody Allen. (Gary is too stuck on his mother. of his life. You should also for that wall.” (Jesse Frankovich) West Plains, Mo.) Crockett) My first husband, who was attempt to compromise, adjust Happy With Differences: Many (argu-ment + anni-versary) (Nothing-ness + rock-and-roll) his mom’s only child, had a and accept that his mother is people responding to this letter (pyro-technic + sym-phonic) Arguversary: A special occasion in Nothing-and-roll: A sandwich in controlling mother. For some now part of your family. equate political and religious PyroPhonic: What Samsung is which each half of a committed the All-Gluten Diet. (Mark Raffman) reason, I have married another A marriage counselor could views. If you don’t ask your wife going to call its new audio system. guy with the same problem. help the two of you to discuss how she’s voting, it sounds as if couple swears hearing the other (Cindi Rae Caron, Blowing Rock, (sex-ed + Got- terdämmerung) Sex- I guess I thought he would be this dynamic and make the you keep the peace by not one offer to make dinner N.C.) terdämmerung: Weinergate. different because he was older necessary adjustments. discussing politics. This reservations. (Hildy Zampella, Falls (Chris Doyle, Denton, Tex.) and should be a grown man by particular year, I agree with this (red-light-cam-era + per-sons) Red- Church, Va.) now. His mother is driving a Dear Amy: You asked for approach. light-camper: A popular stop with (pre-occupation + re-morse) (wealthi-est + under-way) Wealthi- wedge between us, and he is feedback concerning the letter Appalachian Tail hikers. (Kevin Premorse: Feeling bad about way: The HOT lanes on the allowing it. There is no talking from “Left-Out Liberal,” who Amy’s column appears seven days a Dopart, Washington) something you haven’t even done to him about it because things disagreed with her husband’s week at washingtonpost.com/advice. interstate. (Jeff Contompasis) — yet. (Lawrence McGuire) (sin-ister + Sun-day) Sinday: Every always get twisted in his favor. politics. Write to [email protected] (Demo-crat + Dem-ocrats) day of the week on the Gomorran And last: (toilet-paper + enter- I tend to ignore him, because I see no difference in this or Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Cratocrats: Class of leaders who calendar. (John McCooey, tainment) Toilet-tainment: The when I attempt to speak to him scenario and people with Agency, 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite lead because they are in the leader Rehoboth Beach, Del.) Style Invitational. (Duncan Stevens) about this issue, we argue. different religious backgrounds. 175, Addison, Tex. 75001. You class. (Mark Raffman, Reston, Va.) I am thinking I should just The only solution is to let each can also follow her @askingamy. (congres-sional + inves-tigated) Still running — deadline Monday walk away. We have no children believe what they want © 2016 by Amy Dickinson distributed (di-rector + doz-ens) Rector-doz: A Congrestigated: Having had 3,194 night, Nov. 7: Our contest for together, and I don’t have to put philosophically and act by Tribune Content Agency sermon so boring that even the questions asked in 33 hearings at a “questions for terrible people.” up with it, right? accordingly, but on the pastor falls asleep. (Beverley Sharp, taxpayer cost of $23 million to find See bit.ly/invite1199. Ready to Leave important issues in life that Montgomery, Ala.)