Word: astraye
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Sports writers feel obligated to offer alibis for seasons gone astray. There's a sense of importance in such requiems I guess; the official burial by the press. And it's something to do when there are no playoffs to cover...
...Russian Guard who had been a permanent house guest of the prince's parents since 1921. Although an official audit turned up no proof that the money reached Bernhard, the three wise men concluded that "His Royal Highness was the intended recipient" of $1 million that went inexplicably astray...
...planes, refused the money. According to the commission report, Lockheed insisted on showing "its appreciation of the prince's honesty by offering him $100,000 just the same." A Swiss bank check for that amount was cashed by a mysterious "Victor Van Baarn" before it too went inexplicably astray...
...another prophecy that would apply to him: "Then if anyone says to you, 'Lo, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect" (Matthew...
Finally, include the image of a championship showdown with Brown next week, which clouds this week's effort and leads the Crimson football mind astray. The tendancy could be to take a weakening Princeton squad too lightly. It's the old Looking-Into-The-Future/Upset complex...