Aris Katsaris writes...

Okay, let's start going for the final sprint...

129: leaderless
293: confidence

517: achieved
517: exceeded
517: modified
517: adjusted

518: planetary
518: worldwide
519: domination
519: aspiration

Phil writes...

G2198 guesses:
(with more help from my wife)

517: defeated
518: planetary
519: operatives

Phil writes...

More G2198 guesses:
(with help from my wife this time)

74: resources
129: unprepared
293: aggression
517: enlisted

Aris Katsaris writes...

Hey - do you mind if you make a verification for the clues of all the remaining blanks?

74. - 9 letters
129. - 10 letters
293. - 10 letters
446. - 9 letters
510. - 8 letters
517. - 8 letters
518. - 9 letters
519. - 10 letters

Thanks. Just in case any one of them was wrong.

Aris Katsaris writes...

There seems to have been a glitch in the last bunch of questions answered so that instead of responding to a particular question, you repeated the immediately *previous* response. Weird.

Anyway, some guesses which were 'lost' in that way.
Phil guessed:
446: universal

Greyphoenix guessed:
446: immediate
518: brilliant
519: masterplan

CZ (Lachesis) writes...

Empty queue? Guess there's no harm in adding another guess or two:

293: solidarity
446: molecular
510: commands

Todd Jensen writes...

Some fresh stabs at the last few blanks in the "Gargoyles 2198" contest:

129 - undefended
293 - efficiency

Aaron E. writes...

Hi Greg,
A While back, you mentioned that One of the reasons Xanatos essentially stopped trying to make his own Gargoyles, is that Thailog kind of Scared him. Another response showed that a lot of the thoughts, morals and ethics of Thailog were based upon what Xanatos fed him in the maturation chamber.
Is this enough to say that Thailog, is almost a reflection of Xanatos' mind/attitude? (that is, prior to his marriage and family.)
Is that why Thailog Scares him?

Thanks

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

517: promoted

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

517: improved

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

518: potential

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

129: surrenders
519: objectives

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

42: experimented

It's so obvious! Why couldn't I see it before?

Faieq writes...

Gargoyles 2198 contest:

44. Caged

Aris Katsaris writes...

Thanks, Phil, though my guess is those submissions were wrong anyway.

Btw, Greg, I checked and it seems that Graymonk had indeed submitted "Sentinel" for 254 before I did, so that particular point should go to him. You probably made a mistake there because that guess was part of a *huge* list of guesses, all the rest of which were wrong.

Phil writes...

My own G2198 guess:

446: universal

Phil writes...

(Sorry, I clicked submit too soon)

Just to be clear on my previous post, I'm not trying to steal Aris's guesses. He should get credit for them.

Phil writes...

Aris posted the following guesses, but then distracted you with his suggestion for simplifying the second part of the contest so you never gave him points for it.

292: fiery
293: personality

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

293: employment

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

292: loyal

Man Mountain writes...

The answer to 244 really interests me and I figured I might as well throw out a guess, so here goes...

244: Megalith

(Though its probably GUARDIAN as someone guessed already)

(The Guppi) writes...

Urk - I just realized I'd read some clues incorrectly. My apologies for any resulting annoyance.
125) WIZARD
322) Merlin
292) saevo
293) indignatio (a relic of high school Latin)

(The Guppi) writes...

292) fifth
293) columnisms (is that even a word?)

(The Guppi) writes...

125) logic
322) logic
327) logic
292) Robin
293) Goodfellow (Well, it -does- fit the spaces... :))

(The Guppi) writes...

Let's have another go at this...
292) moral
293) philosophy
314) menial

(The Guppi) writes...

129) vulnerable
292) sober
490) divestment
517) provoked
519) tendencies

(The Guppi) writes...

It'll probably be a while before you can look a crossword puzzle in the face again, hmm Greg? :)
292) clear
293) complexion (being silly, ignore me)
490) usurpation
518) impulsive

Patricia writes...

G 2198 Contest

408: Nicholas

Patricia writes...

G 2198 Contest

125: LXMnet

Patricia writes...

G 2198 Contest

233: Nicholas

Aris Katsaris writes...

408: Guardian

There will always be a Guardian?
Cool. :-)

(The Guppi) writes...

Some Contest alternatives...

293) dissension
490) arrogation (a long shot)

(The Guppi) writes...

233) GUARDIAN
293) opposition
314) Minion (Who wouldn't want a robo-Owen of his very own? :P)
328) LXM
490) ascendancy

(The Guppi) writes...

Hey - looks like most of the work's been done on this new Contest already. (With no small amount of headaches on your own part, I imagine. ;)) Might as well try to fill in a couple more blanks...

044) abused
133) strikes
134) conquered

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

125 - agency
292 - utter
293 - commitment
322 - agency
327 - agency

Shari B writes...

2198 contest:

44 - irked
125 - bureau
292 - quiet
293 - confidence
322 - bureau
327 - bureau
433 - rage

Bud-Clare writes...

444. doomsday
446. personnel

Phil writes...

Closer and closer:

129: bewildered
292: stern
446: equipment

Todd Jensen writes...

125. Matrix
322. Matrix
327. Matrix

Todd Jensen writes...

314. Matrix

Aris Katsaris writes...

233: Nicolaus
244: Guardian
408: Nicolaus

I admit I don't like the repetition of the name Nicholas Natsilane that much... We already had two repetitions with Delilah and Zafiro...

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

518 ambition
519 directives

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

233 Natsilane
408 Natsilane

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

125 switch
233 grandson
292 total
293 dedication
314 mother
322 switch
327 switch
408 grandson

Ray Kremer writes...

"It would really screw with your head if I said you were right for 333, but wrong on the others, wouldn't it? (You kinda deserve it, Ray.)"

Yeah, I do deserve that. Oh well. Here's the one I forgot the first time. Now, what's that m stand for...?

328. LXM

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

490: domination
517: awakened
518: universal

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

433: nova

This was previously given as a possible answer to 435, but not to 433. So let's try it here.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

292: Earth
293: patriotism

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

244: Defender

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

244: Tomahawk

What the hell. It is eight letters; so it's possible.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

42: condescended

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

44: raped

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Heritage
408: Heritage

This one's a long shot, but I'm running out of eight-letter words in the gargoyles-fans.org synopsis of this episode. I continue to be surprised by the importance of "Heritage" (the episode) in the Gargoyles Universe. When I watched the episode, it seemed like just another chapter in the World Tour. Now, it appears that a whole lot of the future revolves around that little island. Amazing.

I should have realized there are no "throw-away" episodes in "Gargoyles."

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Tomahawk
408: Tomahawk

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

314: module

Aris Katsaris writes...

292: fiery
293: personality

Soon the time will come when only a handful of guesses will remain - I guess that then a number of people will try to post the entire text so as to win the second prize of the contest.

Since the text's many pages long, and since you *do* tell us which guesses are correct and which aren't, and since the texts will have only one-word variations between them, I think it might be better if you just said that the guy or gal who fills in the last blank wins the second prize - with no need to post the *entire* text.

What do you think? I'm just trying to find ways to avoid dozens of pages of text being posted with little or no difference between them...

Aris Katsaris writes...

507: living
508: android

Aris Katsaris writes...

322: server
433: dust
433: heat

Vashkoda writes...

Oh well, fine, if Todd's playing now, I guess I will too. But just this once, so I don't win.

42) Expectorated
44) Hated
74) influence
76) rebellion
129) frightened
133) invades
134) defeated
244) Gargoyle
254) Sentinel
290) planet
314) Helper
322) center
327) cyborg
433) fire
444) cloaking
450) planet
455) world

Todd Jensen writes...

Well, I finally decided to submit a few possible entries to the Gargoyles 2198 contest. Here they are:

44 - hated
134 - occupied
241- Maza
433 - fury
455 - Earth
490 - occupation

Slow writes...

133 invades
134 besieged
444 cloaking
BTW if 254 is "Sentinel", I think you owe Graymonk a point.
if not, nevermind.

Ray Kremer writes...

BTW, all clue corrections have been noted and logged at
http://bobcat.bradley.edu/~rkremer/garg/

G2198 contest

044 beset
074 endurance
076 symbolism
129 friendless
133 assault
455 globe
490 aggression
508 android
517 advanced

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

508: vehicle
510: computer

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

444: scanning
446: personal
455: globe

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

322: server
327: server

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

292: drive

Phil writes...

G2198 Contest

292: focus

Phil writes...

More G2198

76: symbolism

Lachesis writes...

Aaargh! Previous post under CZ was mine. Profuse apologies.

CZ writes...

Hello.
More guesses:

293. philosophy
507. cyborg
517. captured
518. attention
519. completely

Someone's answered 67 and 148?

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

238: Natsilane

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

238: Natsilani

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

236: Natsilani

Alternate spelling. "Nicholas Natsilani Maza." I've got a good feeling about this one.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

236: Natsilane

Phil writes...

Another G2198 guess

244: WARRIORS

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Thaddeus
235: Thaddeus
241: Thad
408: Thaddeus

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

233: Nicholas
235: Nicholas
241: Nick
408: Nicholas

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

129: submissive

How about that. Two posts after promising to pay more attention, I manage to post the same answer twice. God I'm good.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

125: system

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

322: system

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

306: L-X-D
307: L-X-D
318: L-X-D
320: L-X-D
328: L-X-D
332: L-X-D
333: L-X-D
335: L-X-D
409: L-X-D
420: L-X-D

You used hyphens, so I'll use hyphens too. Just in case.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

2198 CONTEST

306: L.X.D.
307: L.X.D.
314: drones
318: L.X.D.
320: L.X.D.
328: L.X.D.
332: L.X.D.
333: L.X.D.
335: L.X.D.
409: L.X.D.
420: L.X.D.

Sorry, I just realized that 421 was already answered. And that L.E.X. couldn't possibly be correct, considering the second word is "Xanatos." I'll try to pay more attention.

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

421: 994

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

507: mutant

Adam writes...

2198 CONTEST

306: L.E.X.
307: L.E.X.
318: L.E.X.
320: L.E.X.
328: L.E.X.
332: L.E.X.
333: L.E.X.
335: L.E.X.
409: L.E.X.
420: L.E.X.

Did I read the clues right this time?

Aris Katsaris writes...

254: Sentinel

Aris Katsaris writes...

133: descend

Aris Katsaris writes...

17: enslaved
134: enslaved

Phil writes...

Another G2198 submission:

74: diversity
134: overcome

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXG
307 LXG
333 LXG
335 LXG
409 LXG
420 LXG

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXT
307 LXT
333 LXT
335 LXT
409 LXT
420 LXT

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXM
307 LXM
333 LXM
335 LXM
409 LXM
420 LXM

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXD
307 LXD
333 LXD
335 LXD
409 LXD
420 LXD

Ray Kremer writes...

G2198 contest

306 LXN
307 LXN
333 LXN
335 LXN
409 LXN
420 LXN

Ray Kremer writes...

Hmmmm. We now have two out of three words in the robot acronym. Which runs the possibilities down to 26. (Well, 25. LXR was guessed.) And as painful as brute force is, it's just, well, so much faster. Oh man, I'm such a bastard... I promise I'll only do a few to start out.

306 LXS
307 LXS
333 LXS
335 LXS
409 LXS
420 LXS