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