Round 3646: Results for distelfink

[nancygoat]

The three birds attracted many votes, probably mostly from people who know German, but only the Pennsylvania Dutch decorative one was the right answer (#6) giving me a respectable D3. John Barrs takes the deal with 7 unnatural points for his finch, just edging out Paul Keating's sparrow. Spared from the deal by a beak’s length. Two dealer points to Debbie Embler. I accidentally left her def off the list. Here’s Johnny!

Nancy

1.  Novel; thought-provoking.

Tim Bourne

Votes: Naylor                                                                                                     1 + 2* = 3

2    2. Common name for any of several birds of the New World sparrow family (Passerellidae) that have red or russet plumage [ < Dutch distelvink, ‘finch’]

Paul Keating

Votes: Boxer, Shefler, Kornelis, Lodge, (Keating)                                                      4 + 2* = 6

      3.  a gold finch [goldfinches feed on thistle seeds - hence the name of thistle finch]

John Barrs

Votes: Shefler, Kornelis, Bourne, Lodge, Widdis                                        5 + 2* = 7

4    4.  A small scrap of browned onion left in a hot pan.

Judy Madnick

Votes: Barrs                                                                                         1 + 0 = 1                                            

     5.  A surveillance operation conducted via wiretap.

Eric Boxer

Votes: Embler                                                                                                               1 + 0 = 1

     6.  A stylized bird motif traditional in Pennsylvania German art

CollinsDictionary.com

Votes: Barrs, Bourne, Keating                                                                                            D3

     7. an automatic brake on a windmill that is engaged when winds exceed a set limit.

Mike Shefler                                                                                                                   0 + 0 =0

8. [obs] A common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who has died without heirs to the crown or state.

Shani Naylor                                                                                                                      0 + 0 = 0

     9.   A New Zealand lizard which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards.

Efrem Mallach                                                                                                                 0 + DQ = 0

10.  a compressed deep-bodied percoid food and sport fish (Dichistius capensis) common in shallow water and surf along the coasts of southern Africa.

Tim Lodge                                                                                                                        0 + 0 = 0

       11. The semicolon.

Tony Abell

Votes: Boxer, Madnick, Naylor, Embler, Widdis                                                         5 + NV = 5

12. A small handmade toy, typically fashioned from scraps or natural materials.

Dan Widdis

Votes: Madnick                                                                                                         1 + 0 = 1

 

Embler: Def. not posted in error; 2 dealer points