I do enjoy this series of puzzles, but I think that this installment is defective. Without giving much away, the yellow category is supposed to consist of synonyms, but while three of the entries are adjectives (or past participles), the remaining one is a noun which fails the substitution test (also, the title of the category can either have a direct object or be followed by "by," while neither of these uses apply to the three near-synonyms, which are all passive ways to be regarding something--in other words, another failed substitution test). Am I playing this incorrectly?
This is a rare but not unprecedented experience for me. I *remember* seeing the term you're referring to as an adjective, e.g., "I'm all XXXX." But I can't find any evidence to back that up, leaving me to wonder if I'm experiencing a Mandela effect or just put too much trust in a creative speaker. At any rate, I'll have to tweak this later!
I do enjoy this series of puzzles, but I think that this installment is defective. Without giving much away, the yellow category is supposed to consist of synonyms, but while three of the entries are adjectives (or past participles), the remaining one is a noun which fails the substitution test (also, the title of the category can either have a direct object or be followed by "by," while neither of these uses apply to the three near-synonyms, which are all passive ways to be regarding something--in other words, another failed substitution test). Am I playing this incorrectly?
This is a rare but not unprecedented experience for me. I *remember* seeing the term you're referring to as an adjective, e.g., "I'm all XXXX." But I can't find any evidence to back that up, leaving me to wonder if I'm experiencing a Mandela effect or just put too much trust in a creative speaker. At any rate, I'll have to tweak this later!