[Dixonary] Round 3088 FANA results

[Efrem G Mallach]

Fellow players,

Definition #11 of FANA is correct: in Sufi Islam mysticism, the annihilation of self as a step toward union with God. John Barrs knew the word, thanks to his earlier theological studies (and excellent memory). Mike Shefler and Nancy Shepherdson voted for it.

In the voting, the 7-9 combo proved popular with four votes for that pair. Mike Shefler, author of def. #7, is our next dealer with those four points plus a vote from Nancy Shepherdson and two points for a correct vote, for a total of 7. Alan Mallach, author of #9, had the four combo points for the runner-up spot. Or, as we'd say here in Massachusetts, Sheflah is da dealah and my bruddah is da "winnah." 

Full results:

1. power; authority. From Carson, C. who voted 7, 9. Voted for by: Lodge, T.; Shefler, M. Score: 2.

2. silence; reticence. From Lodge, T. who voted 1, 10. Voted for by: Embler, D.; Mallach, A. Score: 2.

3. iron-rich alluvium. From Abell, T. who voted 8, 12. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

4. the opposite of fauna. From Embler, D. who voted 2, 8. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

5. [Ir.] a traveling poet or bard. From Naylor, S. who voted 6, 8. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

6. (or phana) a Greek wayside shrine. From Bourne, T. who voted 7, 9. Voted for by: Naylor, S.; Mallach, A. Score: 2.

7. the embodiment of the soul in art or music. From Shefler, M. who voted 1, *11*. Voted for by: Carson, C.; Bourne, T.; Madnick, J.; Shepherdson, N.; Widdis, D. Score: 7.

8. a dry alpine grassland of the Andean highlands. From Madnick, J. who voted 7, 9. Voted for by: Abell, T.; Embler, D.; Naylor, S. Score: 3.

9. in Celtic mythology, a malevolent woodland spirit. From Mallach, A. who voted 2, 6. Voted for by: Carson, C.; Bourne, T.; Madnick, J.; Widdis, D. Score: 4.

10. [now obs] a small Indian coin worth 1/4 anna or 3 pies From Barrs, J. who was DQ. Voted for by: Lodge, T. Score: 1.

11. [Islam] the mystical annihilation of self as a step toward union with God. From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: Shefler, M.; Shepherdson, N. Score: D2.

12. the residue of tea leaves left in a cup after drinking, specifically when used by fortune tellers for divination. From Shepherdson, N. who voted 7, *11*. Voted for by: Abell, T. Score: 3.

13. A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression. From Widdis, D. who voted 7, 9. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.

For those who prefer tables, here are the results in that form, in descending score order without regard for tie-breaking precedence: