Related by context. All words. (Click for frequent words.) 50 SNL mocks 48 miscues miffed 47 surfaced 43 swirled 43 Maurice Carthon resigned 43 rumor mill churns 42 giddy Kosovars waving 42 Cheesehead Nation 42 speculation swirls 42 Ecuador volcano erupts 42 resurfaced 41 Steelers jut jawed 41 Rumors swirl 41 tumultuous offseason 41 Dice K mania 41 mulled 40 embarrassing Spygate II 40 rumors swirled 40 embarrassing Spygate 40 Brett Favre offseason unretirement 40 hubub 40 verbal potshots 40 curiously timed 40 Rumors swirled 40 Lambeau Field mystique 40 Brett Favre unretirement 40 rumors circulated 40 Reinvigorated Clinton 40 McDaniels feuded 39 trod cautiously 39 telegenic Palin 39 confidante Leslie Frazier 39 roiled 39 speculation swirled 39 Speculation abounds 39 waffled 39 NBA Playoff Capsules 39 Nifong recused himself 39 oscillated wildly 39 anew 39 Rudy Tomjanovich resigned 39 Seidlin teared 38 MANKATO Minn. Brett Favre 38 resurrected 38 abounded 38 HP boardroom spying 38 treaded carefully 38 retirement unretirement 38 pondered 38 ponder 38 Bra dy 38 Highly doubtful 38 became unordinary Lawton 38 disastrous Decembers 38 Femcon Fe arrives 38 painstakingly hoisted 38 Jaguars lateraled 38 rumors swirl 38 reignited 38 subzero readings 38 Grumblings 38 mull 38 benched Drew Bledsoe 38 noncommital 37 TAMPA Jon Gruden 37 plunge headlong 37 Sliwa accusation 37 Kid Carsey 37 abrupt dismissal 37 treaded lightly 37 rumor mill 37 preaches patience 37 commuted Libby 37 signaled 37 SpyGate 37 bubbled 37 Questions abound 37 erupted 37 Speculation swirls 37 Donovan McNabb benching 37 nickname Grim Sleeper 37 Stojakovic baseline jumper 37 temporarily shelved 37 speculation 37 Nu'Keese 37 DAVIE Fla. Bill Parcells 37 armchair quarterbacking 37 MOMBASA Kenya Somali pirates 37 lingered 37 aggressive poppy eradication 37 single handedly resurrected 37 tensions simmered 37 feeling masochistically nostalgic 37 journeyman Frerotte 37 BLOOMINGTON Ind. Kelvin Sampson 37 Spygate II 37 Punxsutawney Phil predicts 37 Frogs doused 37 Trent ative 37 Phildelphia #ers 36 bruited 36 swirl 36 seeming unending 36 birther controversy 36 rumormongering 36 grousing 36 hinted 36 chant EAGLES 36 edition Wha Happened 36 Crygate 36 Glitches mar 36 Radakovich steadfastly declined 36 bitterness lingers 36 coaching carousel 36 combatting pedophile priests 36 sputtered 36 sideline tirades 36 Tarvaris Jackson Sage Rosenfels 36 revived 36 Stocks tumble 36 amid 36 botched prewar intelligence 36 Luger Tony Benshoof 36 sat dejectedly 36 tanned rested 36 unretirement saga 36 surfacing 36 inflame sectarian tensions 36 ZZHQD 36 drenching rainstorm 36 Heisman hype 36 reemerged 36 rekindled 36 Videogate 36 artfully dodged 36 Edouard intensified 36 Cherrie disappearance 36 catches Hammerin Hank 36 Raptorland 36 ironclad unwillingness 36 eighty sixed 36 harked 36 rumblings 36 Fingerpointing 36 Dave Wannstedt resigned 36 solemn commemorations 36 highly publicized blowups 36 tumbled 36 exchanging barbs 36 fretted 35 nary discouraging 35 simmering feuds 35 Granma republished 35 coordinator Maurice Carthon 35 emergency sirens shrieked 35 ghost stabs Claudius 35 Americans shopped hesitantly 35 ALAMEDA Calif. Randy Moss 35 faded 35 Townspeople weary 35 crescendoed 35 criticizing whitey 35 Summers Orszag 35 flared anew 35 Gundy rant 35 Hurricane Katrina roared ashore 35 Rumours swirled 35 adviser Eero Raun 35 oust Keyworth 35 haitus 35 ascensions 35 pondering 35 reacted curtly 35 grumbling 35 Bill Belichick disciple 35 openly feuded 35 eventful Speedweeks 35 flirted 35 delisting Livedoor 35 reached crescendo 35 quieted 35 bristled 35 habits Behn 35 flirtation 35 draftable quarterbacks 35 WGA AMPTP 35 overblown Camarota 35 headline grabbing persona 35 DEERFIELD Ill. Tom Thibodeau 35 hinting 35 unyielding disciplinarian Coughlin 35 wife Julann suggested 35 retreated 35 InvestBoard 35 rumors swirling 35 senior Kristen Bortolotti 35 toured Mapleton 35 wavered 35 Debate raged 35 DUNEDIN Fla. Shaun Marcum 35 Oakland Raiders JaMarcus Russell 35 Lockout decertification leave 35 slamfest 35 hand wringing 35 traders mulled 35 mercurial wideout 35 MacBook Pro refresh 35 blowup 35 solo circumnavigation anytime 35 WCup lookahead capsules 35 shakeup 35 asleep Kameg 35 Waffling 35 Melo Drama 35 embattled 35 monthā 35 stirred outrage 35 Coaching carousel 35 Bill Guthridge retired 35 musing aloud 35 Mose Rison 35 galaxies juxtaposed 35 Revis holdout 35 Tudor Shaft takes 35 Draftniks 34 af2 Firecats 34 darkhorse candidate 34 decree dissolving parliament 34 unspooling 34 waffling 34 careened wildly 34 inflamed tempers 34 Offensive coordinator Turk Schonert 34 tailspinning 34 Controversy swirled 34 Cold War mentalities 34 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PACKAGE 34 effectively sidetracking 34 gossip innuendo 34 Participants dispersed peacefully 34 Okmok Caldera erupted 34 Sessions R Ala 34 Spygate controversy 34 #/#-year tenure [002] 34 NAFTAgate 34 Coronel downfall came 34 bickered 34 Optimism abounds 34 Cheers jeers 34 Plato newfound fame 34 yanked Eric Gagne 34 exchanging verbal jabs 34 mulling 34 mocked singularists 34 Groer stepped 34 ponders 34 Princess Kiko pregnancy 34 raged 34 suspends Pacman Jones 34 replaces Todd Lickliter 34 Iowa Kirk Ferentz 34 exchanged verbal jabs 34 dimmed 34 waxed sentimental 34 preached patience 34 musing 34 foulups 34 news.iphoneworld.ca 34 deepening pessimism 34 Keith Rowen 34 Trump flirtation 34 approve McChystal proposed 34 Raymond Smoke Laval 34 judge Raouf Rasheed 34 poked fun 34 oustings 34 Stocks barely budged 34 ruminated 34 Tangerine Bowls 34 sidestepped questions 34 Liao Jinju wailed 34 Abdel Rahman adjourned 34 Brett Favre Jenn Sterger 34 bantered 34 robo signing foreclosure 34 tawdry revelations 34 Bomberland 34 emerged 34 WASHINGTON Signalling 34 Gadahn lashed 34 rumors abounded 34 Stocks vacillated 34 scandal scarred 34 traded barbs 34 TALLAHASSEE Fla. Bobby Bowden 34 Ol Ballcoach 34 replaces Francois Giguere 34 irretrievably catastrophic 34 inching toward 34 Hello Garci wiretapping 34 Ticketgate 34 invite Desme 34 Opposes scheduling 34 fretting 34 midseason swoon 34 Rosie DiManno usually 34 Tommy Tubberville 34 flared 34 round flameouts Melo 34 Mofaz Dahlan 34 Clemens beaned Piazza 34 OAKLAND Calif. KRT 34 closer Sam Demel 34 BEREA Ohio Colt McCoy 34 sagged 34 alluded 34 CoT exclusively 34 threegame losing 34 roil 34 Wearied 34 Sheikh Jarrah scuffled 34 seemingly unshakable 34 minislump 34 Kochav Yair voted 34 rumor mill churning 34 Norv Turner Marty Schottenheimer 34 fired Jeff Torborg 34 weirdest wackiest way 34 destroy interrogation videotapes 34 closeted skeletons 34 intense aerial bombardment 34 Visit www.mychemicaltoilet.com 34 hubbub surrounding 33 tipped Canion 33 trumpeted 33 Conan O'Brien Jay Leno 33 Trolleys subways 33 reemerge 33 white towel draped 33 overspeculation 33 I'ma romanticist 33 nominating Southers 33 Pentastar logo 33 wiener wars 33 heavily serialized Swingtown 33 HYMZY 33 persecuting Roman Polanski 33 rumored splits reconciliations 33 preaching patience 33 perceived affronts 33 Richard Heene lambasted 33 infidelities surfaced 33 Ellen DeGeneres doggy 33 Leno Conan 33 colossal flop 33 Stocks sagged 33 gustiest 33 griping 33 Bruuuuce 33 avoids unscripted 33 This 33 diverticular bleed often 33 BETHLEHEM Pa. Terrell Owens 33 acknowledged miscalculating 33 berating referees 33 whispers 33 Blackshirt tradition 33 Letdowns 33 Fantasy Clicks 33 Tebowmaniacs 33 verbal missteps 33 por ahora 33 LeBeau downplays 33 backup Kellen Clemens 33 intraparty squabble 33 bracket busters 33 si fen wei 33 ousters 33 oh fer streak 33 ZunePhone 33 Brett Favre unretirement saga 33 skepticism abounds 33 Bruges bishop 33 Abu Assir 33 whistle blower Wikileaks 33 clashes erupted 33 Spygate saga 33 Yanks Bosox 33 convulsive uproar 33 foundering 33 congressional hearings 33 BOB ABERNETHY anchor 33 dimmed considerably 33 intraparty battle 33 firing Robbie Ftorek 33 feverish speculation 33 floundered 33 BEREA Ohio Romeo Crennel 33 scuttlebutt 33 drastically reshaped 33 polygamy casts shadow 33 dampered 33 Recriminations 33 President Jean Bertrande 33 backslid 33 StratoComm Corporation beliefs 33 verbal swipes 33 Arsenio Hall thrived 33 postgame tirade 33 spiraled upward 33 benched Rolen 33 Crennel benched 33 ultrasuccessful 33 Highways repaved 33 Dean Juipe column 33 uber hyped 33 smashingly successful 33 tensions flared 33 explosions rocked Baghdad 33 backroom haggling 33 reconsidering 33 Reliever Matt Herges 33 racially tinged sermons 33 Evan Sharpley Demetrius 33 issued abbreviated playbooks 33 Dokubo Asari fighters 33 assailed 33 Kevin Scarbinsky column 33 impending demise 33 Premarket Indicator 33 #ers [002] 33 D.Boerse NYSE 33 Andy MacPhail resigned 33 earthen levees protecting 33 dubbed Spygate 33 rumors abounding 33 retreated pell mell 33 testy exchange 33 Newsweek retracted 33 flickered 33 enflaming 33 Speculation abounded 33 starred Ethel Merman 33 nears 33 friendlier confines 33 surly slugger 33 Magistrate Geraldine Soat 33 Ole Miss Jevan Snead 33 Wall Street waffled 33 briefly flirted 33 nagging doubts 33 ASHBURN Va. Jim Zorn 33 dimming prospects 33 KAHUKU Hawaii Michelle Wie 33 resurrect 33 tawdry soap opera 33 proceeded fitfully 33 Danny Westneat column 33 Testy exchanges 33 plot thickened 33 intrastate rivalry 33 broached 33 Immaculate Deflection 33 Cleveland Frowns 33 flameout 33 Enron imploded 33 Arafat expressing disgruntlement 33 fizzled 33 emir dissolved parliament 33 bleak outlooks 33 commuted Libby sentence 33 intensified 33 plummeted 33 faltering 33 SS Yongala passenger 33 LIFE COACHES 33 TJ Rubley 33 Darrelle Revis holdout 33 Manzur Mughal disassociated 33 rookie Craig Krenzel 33 brou ha ha 33 boding poorly 33 honor Dickmyer 33 tepid Heft 32 landslides Abdul Rashid 32 called Aznar fascist 32 Golden Domers 32 resurrecting 32 verbally sparred 32 unofficial galas 32 tearing biceps tendon 32 Blogdom Best 32 Coaching Carousel 32 spokesman Artie Gigantino 32 WHL Roundup 32 sputter 32 stubbornly clung 32 flaring anew 32 lowly Cleveland Browns 32 Hollywood kudofest 32 elicted 32 stirred 32 Sekula Gibbs tenure 32 offseason disfunction 32 replaces Dave Leitao 32 Rumors abound 32 Insiderslab.com covers 32 Stocks zigzagged 32 nonwaiver trade 32 Luuuuke 32 Dick Kreck column 32 vacillated 32 rejected Hagee endorsement 32 oft rumored 32 broadly mocks 32 Backup Seneca Wallace 32 offered angry denouncements 32 Rehnquist hospitalization 32 ArenaBowl championship 32 surrounding Sylvie Cachay 32 sounded conciliatory tone 32 An airhorn signaled 32 Stocks fluctuate 32 specualtion 32 INDIANAPOLIS Danica Patrick 32 jokey schadenfreude 32 MARKET WATCH Energy 32 Winless Rams 32 questioning al Mussawi 32 seesawed 32 parted ways 32 outscheme 32 NFLPA decertification 32 assailing 32 perpetrated publicity stunt 32 Rams Shurmur 32 postseason underachievers 32 Rampant speculation 32 fiery demeanor 32 quorum busting 32 Honors Alvin Batiste 32 pervasive weariness 32 Papua secessionist movement 32 Jim Druckenmiller 32 stringer Brooks Bollinger 32 abuzz 32 flameouts 32 spotlight shines 32 sounded wistful 32 unceremonious dismissal 32 wax nostalgic 32 N.B.A. 32 Beckloff deferring decisions 32 Dramatic endgame 32 angsting 32 reaches crescendo 32 headscratching 32 began 32 BEREA OHIO 32 Big Uglies 32 sputtering 32 restock shelves rare 32 Rennig woke 32 instate rivals 32 stringer AJ Feeley 32 reinstalled loudspeakers 32 Bainimarama reneged 32 underthrew receivers 32 EAGLES EAGLES 32 master rebuilder 32 truce feelers 32 looked gimpy gingerly 32 Dilenschneider backed 32 faltered 32 Nick Saban Crimson Tide 32 Owner Steve Bisciotti 32 TEMPE Ariz. Emmitt Smith 32 atwitter 32 Spaceman Randolph Bresnik 32 postrace confrontation 32 KRAUTHAMMER Well 32 Perino lavished praise 32 rumors 32 enflamed 32 flip flopping 32 sowed confusion 32 anoint 32 discovery Sagala unbridled 32 endlessly lampooned 32 Apple iTablet 32 escalated 32 striking Broadway stagehands 32 tearful goodbye Favre 32 digressed 32 reappeared 32 Browning Nagle 32 still piling exuberantly 32 luster fades 32 Abdullahi Yusuf resigned 32 Rosary Priest 32 AVONDALE Ariz. Kyle Busch 32 bestirred itself 32 Tipsarevic fended 32 rumor 32 historians theorize large 32 resurged 32 bally hooed 32 Jut jawed coach 32 conjured memories 32 conspiracy theories abounded 32 #/#-year reign 32 bedlam glimmers 32 motivational ploy 32 intradivision 32 vacuous eternity 32 many vivid mem 32 Scoring summaries 32 wondered aloud 32 politically motivated firings 32 sprouted 32 coordinator Turk Schonert 32 Speculation swirled 32 apropos lyric 32 McGwire evaded 32 offensive lineman Ross Verba 32 snippy exchanges 32 rumors abound 32 lauded Razr 32 rumors circulating 32 clipping Yucatan 32 chanting overrated 32 Kovels answer 32 MAMARONECK NY Phil Mickelson 32 Cosa Nostra undoing 32 Obama stokes veep 32 stinkbomb 32 resurrects 32 grows tiresome 32 loooooong 32 Anaa atoll 32 squabble 32 Neace rampage 32 debate rages 32 VIENNA Austria Crude 32 Prius brake 32 Humala overtook 32 George Seifert 32 mocked 32 Bill Belicheck 32 appoint placeholder 32 Breuning seniority paid 32 iVerse app 32 topflight receiver 32 oozing lumps 32 Golding caved 32 AFC divisional playoffs 32 giddier 32 prompting 32 rampant infidelities 32 McNabb benching 32 Skirmishing 32 homophobic invective 32 Sen. Arlen Specter R.-Pa. 32 raised eyebrows 32 Traci Waites 32 balky knees diminished 32 engineered rapprochement 32 rekindle 32 follow @ cbssportsnfl 32 infamous Spygate scandal 32 cybersex scandal 32 Renteria reprized 32 Inc. AOL.N 32 Van Halen reunion 32 NEW YORK CNNMoney 32 surpass Sam Snead 32 deathwatch 32 LANSING Picking 32 renominate Greenspan 32 Dan Ackroyd lampooned 32 Warning Spoilers 32 postelection lull 32 Rehashing 32 shakeups 32 splits reconciliations 32 hastily jettisoned 32 Bob Karmelowicz 32 Uncollected trash piled 32 nixed 32 staunchly resisted 32 HUMMEL 'S TAKE 32 littany 32 exorcized 32 those whys whys 32 partisan finger pointing 32 Mongiardo sexual orientation 32 brightened perceptibly 31 risked inflaming 31 feigning indifference 31 MANILA Philippines Manny Pacquiao 31 #-# shellacking 31 nBonds 31 menopause Elizabeth Alsgaard 31 Gosh Beane 31 Gus Malzahn Mustain 31 yo yoed 31 editor AJ Daulerio 31 murmurings 31 sideline tantrum 31 angry backlashes 31 Phillie phans 31 demurrals 31 Burlesque Lounge majestic 31 curtly brushed aside 31 melamine contamination scandal 31 QMJHL Roundup 31 Golden Domer 31 Martyball 31 Suspense mounts 31 adamantly denying 31 bureaucratic snarls 31 lockout Grubman 31 waxed philosophical 31 Snowzilla reappeared 31 Flip flopping 31 Gore adamantly denies 31 Bell2Bell features news 31 adviser James Carville 31 Cubbieland 31 Twittergate 31 topic du jour 31 reacted harshly 31 controversial Hello Garci 31 fragrant orange groves 31 dalliance 31 quesiton 31 Obama disowns critique 31 flip flopped 31 famed Palestra 31 furor erupted 31 LiquidCoooled # 31 angrily lashed 31 needlessly detracted 31 racheted 31 twister materialized coiling 31 seasonlong slump 31 inched closer 31 shelved 31 Danilchenko statements 31 Consternation 31 information visit www.jakkspacific.com 31 Eesmaa confirmed 31 decidedly unenthusiastic 31 buzzard luck 31 indexes fluctuated 31 temporized 31 yucked 31 week beg#Jul# 31 endorsed Scozzafava 31 Who Dat fray 31 reacted nervously 31 sahr koh ZEE 31 quelling longstanding 31 blaring vuvuzelas 31 bloodletting 31 LINCICOME 31 stirred unease 31 existence freestanding cataracts 31 offseasons Favre 31 staunchest backer 31 storied 31 imploded 31 heatedly debated 31 sacked Ciro Ferrara 31 precipitous slide 31 fueling speculation 31 seemingly unending stream 31 thick blobs 31 reminiscing 31 beleaguered 31 resurface 31 budding dynasty 31 perennial doormats 31 revives 31 Punxsutawney Phil sees 31 noisy SunChips bags 31 Capping tumultuous 31 King Gyanendra ascended 31 euphoria subsides 31 stumbling bumbling 31 regularseason finale 31 Il Fatto Quotidiano Ruby 31 rehired Cerrato 31 Avs quieted 31 executive Phyllis Merhige 31 Chex NMPA NASCAR 31 shoulda coulda wouldas 31 Chagrined 31 hovered 31 Ben Roethlisbeger 31 rebuked 31 spiraled downward 31 counseled patience 31 Lingering resentment 31 Marbury feuded 31 Ala. prof bemoaned 31 plea bargain Liguori 31 Carolyn Bivens resigned 31 spinoff Lucent Technologies 31 FOREX Dollar falls 31 castigated Burress 31 Guesspert 31 erroneus # 31 reappoint Bernanke 31 GREENVILLE NC Skip Holtz 31 handshakes belied 31 radical cleric Muqtada 31 gloom Aizawa 31 Ryan Perriloux 31 snowstorm barreled 31 deep sixed 31 Lenny Wilkens overtook 31 linger 31 Lakerdom 31 benched 31 custody battles estrangements 31 BC BKN NBA Finals 31 internecine feuding 31 frequent verbal gaffes 31 COMPAQ Classic 31 Frayed nerves 31 ouster 31 son Shemy 31 rusting motorboats 31 shined Jake Delhomme 31 rehashed 31 playcalling duties 31 tiniest shred 31 bloody confrontations 31 backtrack 31 denuclearising pointing 31 squabbled 31 speculating 31 LaLanne constructed 31 Dr. Hans Behrbohm 31 decommitting 31 TREASURIES Bonds slip 31 eruption petered 31 persisted 31 verbal broadsides 31 doomsday prophecy 31 Carly Smithson progressed 31 steeling himself 31 steadfastly defended 31 playfully toying 31 ascension 31 lawyer Barbara Quindel 31 declared Popieluszko martyr 31 Peppered 31 looms 31 surest sign 31 clashed 31 plunged 31 rookie Colt McCoy 31 caused stir 31 balk flap 31 quailing 31 cap fit snugly 31 dustup 31 knees buckling 31 Trump birther 31 unleashed firestorm 31 toyed 31 killings vengeful bloodsuckers 31 lame duck 31 su domain 31 drumfire 31 mob takedown 31 Rumors 31 backtracked 31 Swede Sven Goran 31 intraparty bickering 31 gnashed 31 legitimate herbal mixtures 31 anthrax laced mail 31 Speculation 31 debated heatedly 31 Akio Toyoda scion 31 meteoric ascent 31 resurfaces 31 tumult 31 simmering 31 stumbled 31 Revis bushy beard 31 prompting Wendelstedt 31 Gene Grabowski chair 31 reaped Emmys 31 missteps 31 girded 31 recordsetting 31 bimbo eruption 31 Shutdowns summon painful 31 pastor racially divisive 31 Guergis Jaffer 31 reporter Nick Friedell 31 hits newstands 31 ESPN Rece Davis 31 Auburn Tommy Tuberville 31 Hualapai elders 31 ARNOLD Schwarzenegger 31 Trichet reticence 31 HOUSTON KRT 31 jettisoned 31 Hectic parleys 31 reviving 31 gaining steam 31 FOREX Dollar recovers 31 secretary CJ Karamargin 31 timeout huddles 31 hemming hawing 31 expletive laden tantrum 31 Inauguration Day Speaker Nancy 31 tongues wagged 31 traded verbal jabs 31 incessant bickering 31 languished 31 interconference matchup 31 stubbornly clinging 31 Jacob Leicht wish 31 Fabiola Bohorquez publicist 31 benching 31 Hebrews exodus 31 supplanted 31 deadline looms 31 percolating 31 MIAMI Alonzo Mourning 31 Reporters tensed 31 revisited 31 Baddeley miscue 31 profanity laced tantrum 31 forgiven Agca 31 Fathi Eissa 31 Penguinisto # 31 watched Gervais yammered 31 Second Guesses 31 fingernail chewing 31 waxed poetic 31 squelched 31 rekindling 31 Decerega issued 31 Deion Sanders Im 31 brushed 31 attorney Shep Goldfein 31 endured withering criticism 31 Loonie tumbles 31 fallen precipitously 31 deputy Gerhard Gruber 31 Nannygate 31 disavowals 31 poo pooing 31 downplayed 31 quashing speculation 31 Zagel declared mistrial 31 Katrina roared ashore 31 sparked sordid revelations 31 RENTON Wash. Deion Branch 31 ethical misdeeds 31 sagging 31 Quarterback AJ Feeley 31 gossip hounds 31 Silly Season 31 litany 31 ACORN disbanding 31 waterboard constitutes 31 guard Taitusi Latui 31 soared 31 decommitment 31 Leno milked 31 surged 31 Obamian 31 erupting 31 Visit www.ShinyShiny.tv 31 roars cascaded 31 rehashing 31 nervously eying 31 ENGLEWOOD Colo. Champ Bailey 31 Bungles 31 Reg gie Reg gie 31 mea culpas 31 Agent Mark Bartelstein 31 sloshing ashore 31 megatrade 31 bellyached 31 Opinions differed 31 Quentin Tarantino Ang Lee 31 parthenogenesis occurs 31 soured 31 Los Meringues 31 tightly guarded blueprints