Games Magazine - online contest #10

[QuikSand]

I hadn't seen these until recently, but it looks like a pretty good puzzle. I'm not a huge fan fo word puzzles, myself, but this looks like it might lend itself to some brute force.

http://www.gamesmagazine-online.com/...contest10.html

I'll try to post the contents below, but I don't know if formatting is going to work well:


Games Online Contest #10

5 First Prizes: A one-year subscription to Games

Aye, Aye, Aye!

The object of this contest is to complete the word list below by replacing each blank with a letter of the alphabet. Each word in your list must be an uncapitalized English word that can be found in a typical abridged collegiate dictionary. There’s one catch, though: Your completed list must be in alphabetical order—that is, word 1 must come before word 2 in the dictionary, word 2 before word 3, etc. The decision of the judges regarding the acceptability of a word will be final.

01. _ _ _ i _ i _ _ i _
02. _ _ i _ i _ i _ _
03. _ i _ i _ i
04. _ i _ i _ _ _ _ _ i _
05. _ _ i _ _ i _ i
06. _ i _ i _ i _ _ _
07. _ i _ _ _ _ i _ i _ _
08. _ _ _ i _ i _ _ i _ _
09. _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ i _ _
10. _ i _ _ i _ i _ _ _
11. _ _ _ _ i _ i _ i _ _
12. _ i _ _ _ i _ _ i _
13. i _ _ i _ i _
14. i _ _ _ i _ i _
15. i _ _ i _ i _
16. i _ _ i _ i _
17. i _ i _ i _ _
18. _ i _ _ _ i _ _ i _
19. _ i _ i _ _ _ i _
20. _ i _ _ i _ i _ _
21. _ i _ i _ i _
22. _ i _ i _ _ i _ _
23. _ _ _ _ i _ i _ _ _ i _
24. _ i _ i _ i _ _
25. _ _ _ i _ i _ _ i _
26. _ _ _ i _ i _ i _ _
27. _ _ i _ _ i _ _ i _ _
28. _ _ i _ i _ i _
29. _ _ i _ i _ _ _ _ i _ _
30. _ _ i _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i _
31. _ _ i _ i _ _ _ i _ _
32. _ i _ _ i _ i _ _
33. _ _ i _ _ i _ i _
34. _ i _ _ i _ i _ _
35. _ i _ _ i _ _ _ i _ _

[Brillig]

03. bikini

15. illicit

16. incivil

17. initial

26. recidivist

[Buccaneer]

01. antibiotic
02.
03. bikini
04. citizenship
05. daiquiri

[Buccaneer]

035 is a "v" word ending in "ing" or "ion" or "ies".

034. viability

[hoopsguy]

02 "abilities" works but we would need a different word for 01 than "antibiotic"

[Brillig]

35. vindicating

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Brillig

03. bikini

15. illicit

16. incivil

17. initial

I would put illicit as 013 and insipid as 015, which would allow implicit as 014.

[Brillig]

Works for me.

01. antibiotic
02. _ _ i _ i _ i _ _
03. bikini
04. citizenship
05. daiquiri
06. _ i _ i _ i _ _ _
07. _ i _ _ _ _ i _ i _ _
08. _ _ _ i _ i _ _ i _ _
09. _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ i _ _
10. _ i _ _ i _ i _ _ _
11. _ _ _ _ i _ i _ i _ _
12. _ i _ _ _ i _ _ i _
13. illicit
14. implicit
15. insipid
16. incivil
17. initial
18. _ i _ _ _ i _ _ i _
19. _ i _ i _ _ _ i _
20. _ i _ _ i _ i _ _
21. _ i _ i _ i _
22. _ i _ i _ _ i _ _
23. _ _ _ _ i _ i _ _ _ i _
24. minimize
25. _ _ _ i _ i _ _ i _
26. recidivist
27. _ _ i _ _ i _ _ i _ _
28. _ _ i _ i _ i _
29. _ _ i _ i _ _ _ _ i _ _
30. _ _ i _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i _
31. _ _ i _ i _ _ _ i _ _
32. _ i _ _ i _ i _ _
33. _ _ i _ _ i _ i _
34. viability
35. vindicating

[QuikSand]

Starting right after the i-words...

18. jingoistic
19. kiwifruit
20. liability

?

[Buccaneer]

021. militia? May be too early for that if we go with minimize for 024.

[Buccaneer]

025. optimistic

[Buccaneer]

06. Keeping in the "d", digitizer

and for 07, wanting to stick with "d", I'd go with any of the "dis*ing" words. disclaiming?