Round 2.  15 Words.
Phonetic Spellings

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21 A coding scheme developed to standardize data transmission among disparate hardware and software systems, now built into all personal computers.

 

ăsʹkē

ASS key

 
22 Doomed.  Giddy.  Clairvoyant.

FA (as in "fate")

 
23 Charisma.  Goblin. dwĕnʹdē

Everyone knows it's Dwendy

 
24 A restaurant or tavern, usually below street level, that features the serving of beer. rätʹskĕl´ər

ROT skell ur

 
25 A five-gallon bottle of wine. neb´ ə kəd nezʹ ər 

neb uh cud nezz ur

 
26 A pestilence.  A dire disease.

 

mûrʹĭn

MYRRH in

 
27 Causing sneezing. tärʹmĭk´

TAR mick

 
28 Pleasure whose source is others' misfortune. shädʹn-froi´də

SHAD'n froyd uh

 
29 Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances. säN-frwäʹ

Sanh FRWAH

 
30 Of or resembling onion, garlic, or similar plants, particularly in taste and smell. ăl´ē-āʹshəs

alley A shuss

 
31 A hypothetical subatomic particle that travels faster than light. tăkʹē-ŏn´

TACKY on

 
32

Of a moon, more than half but less than fully illuminated. 

Humpbacked.

 

gĭbʹəs

GIB us

 
33 A hard cheese, like cheddar, made from whole cow's milk. lĕsʹtər

lester

 
34 In the American West, a small hardy not especially graceful horse from Spanish stock redomesticated by Indians.  Related to the broncos, the mustangs, and, indirectly, the Fords. kīʹys´

KIGH yoose

 
35 Under the tail of a bird, the feathers, or the area,  surrounding the opening where the intestines discharge. krĭsʹəm

CHRIS um

 

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