Kevin E. Davis
kevinedavis.bsky.social
Kevin E. Davis
@kevinedavis.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ Retired Navy ⚓; from Norwalk, Conn.; MS Info Sys, GWU; BS, UMD. Live in San Diego, CA. I mostly post about the NY Times Spelling Bee 🐝.
QB with: T7: Giving a name to a book or film, or making someone a duke; gerund.

0 debuts, 1 pangram.

I found it fairly easy today.
December 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
T5: Cultivation of land, or prepped soil surface, noun; rhymes with “extreme dirt” synonym. Starts with a T4 today.

T8: "Pins & needles" sensation, gerund.

Vibratory sound, Star Trek symbiotic species (Dax, e.g.), or how Spanish say “R”; T5 noun/verb + T8 gerund.
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Genius with: Sudden feeling of excitement & pleasure (the…of plummeting on a roller coaster), T6 noun/verb + T9 pangram gerund.
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
G7: Removing the guts of a fish, gerund of a G4 today (what fish use to breathe).

A reflection of illumination, or a trace of emotion expressed in the eyes. G5 noun/verb + G8 gerund.
December 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
H7: Building up a dirt base around a plant, gerund of an H4 today (small mountain).

Mark text with a brightly-colored pen, H9 verb + H-12 gerund; or a memorable event (her visit was the…of my day), H9 noun; both end in "L" words today 💡.
December 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
QB with T5: A traditional Mexican sandwich typically consisting of meat, cheese, & assorted toppings (such as lettuce, avocado, & refried beans) in a split bun. Starts with today's T4, legal wrong.

0 debuts, 2 pangrams, abbr., "OUT" prefixes & suffixes, foreign words, food & drink.
December 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
T6: Sports team or cheerleader audition; has -OUT suffix.

T4: Newbie, from Latin “recruit.”

T4: Helen of “The Iliad” home, or oz. for gold & gems.
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
C6: Cardboard person (how you make one), or spy intermediary; compound noun; starts with "snip" synonym; has -OUT suffix.

C8: Food order you pick up or take to go; pangram; has -OUT suffix.

Genius with a C6 root veg 🥕 that bunnies like to eat.
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A9: Person or thing that lures you in.

Sorry for the repeated hint in my above posts. I actually deleted some other posts with repeats, but they keep creeping back in.

C7: Dutçh Çaribbean island, or blue liqueur with bitter orange peel.
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A9: Dictatorship, pangram. Related to today's A8 dictator. Both start with today's A4 "car" synonym.

A8: Machine controller (e.g., one opening a valve at a signal).

A4: Musically, “with the bow,” or gas brand.

A9: Person or thing that lures you in.
December 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
O6: Expression of public disapproval or anger, compound.

O5: Closing show music (its antonym begins with IN–).

Both of the above start with OUT-
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
QB with an A6 adj. for the 1-celled organism, spelled without the usual "O," as are the above singular & plural nouns for it.

No debuts today. 2 pangrams (2 spellings of the same word).

2 Latin plurals, slang, alt spellings, 1 BE- prefix of a word today.
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Common 1-celled organism with pseudopods 🦠, alt spelling (has fewer vowels than normal), A5 singular + A6 Latin plural.

A8: Atmosphere; a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing; 2 spellings (both pangrams); in one, substitute an "E" for the 2nd "A."
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
[Repost for error.]

1 BE- prefix of a C4 today.

M6: Person who’s unkind, slang. Starts with an M4 today (average, in math).

Threaten, M6 verb; or person who causes harm (Dennis the…), M6 noun.

Genius with A5: Japanese cartoon.
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I-9: The state or fact of being about to happen, noun. Similar to the above E8 Cardinal honorific.

Period of 2 years, B7 Latin plural.

B6: Head-hugging brimless cap with a button at the crown (propeller optional), NOT a legume. Starts with a B4 legume today though.
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
D4: Greek letter Δ-shaped upper arm & shoulder muscle, slang abbr.

QB with D7: Expert marksman, or disc with holes for sailboat lines; compound noun that starts with today's D4 "alive" antonym & ends with a seeing organ 👁️.

4 debuts & 1 pangram today. Some slang, abbr., & obscurities.
December 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM