Can you name the rungs in this 4-letter word ladder and find the common bond?

Clue	Answer
● Shallow container for serving food ●
● Cold-blooded, aquatic animals ●
A clenched hand
Quick; rapid
A verifiable truth
● 1997 movie: ''____/Off'' ●
Price of a taxi ride
● To discharge a gun ●
Former currencies of Malta and Italy
● 2003 movie: ''Bend it ____ Beckham'' ●
A two-wheeled vehicle with a seat and handlebars
Liquid from the liver
Clinton or Gates
● 1988 movie: ''____ Durham'' ●
Boring, uninteresting
Child's toy that looks like a human

Clue	Answer
Asking a part of a group its opinion to determine the opinion of the whole group
A long, cylindrical piece of metal
A small opening in the skin
Al or Vidal
● Have departed; left ●
● Ulna or radius, e.g. ●
A person that ruins or spoils
TV show: ''The Big ____ Theory''
● 1968 movie: ''____ 'Em High'' ●
Body part with fingers and wrist
Solid; firm
A room in a hospital for several patients
2001 movie: ''Don't Say a ____''
● Star of LOTR series: Elijah ____ ●
● Nourishment for human or animal life ●
Common Bond: (not part of the ladder)

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Word Ladder: Mystery Theme VI Quiz

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Created Mar 11, 2012 in Just For Fun
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	ElisDaddy:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 04:23 GMT		2 points
	The radius/ulna clue appears twice and (at least to me) only makes sense once. I couldn't find another context in which the first instance makes sense.

	LauraF84:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 04:59 GMT		33 points
	I think there's a problem with your common bond when only 10% of people are guessing it.

	bowsntoys:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 05:25 GMT		3 points
	@ElisDaddy: Are you saying the actual clue is appearing twice? If so, that's a glitch. I would never use the a clue twice in a game, especially if it doesn't fit the word ladder. I'm sorry this is happening.

	HimuraOkami:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 06:02 GMT		5 points
	Just FYI - ulna/radius clue only appeared once for me

	atakdog:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 06:09 GMT		3 points
	The radius/ulna clue appears only once for me (unless I'm not understanding what ElisDaddy means). LauraF84 — as far as I'm concerned, if only a small number relative to the other clues, but in double digits, are getting the common bond then that means it's an interesting challenge — probably not what most word ladder mavens are used to, but then a common bond word ladder is more than just a word ladder. The fact that you have to think a bit makes it interesting.

	vikZ:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 06:26 GMT		5 points
	It's nice to see another fellow sporcler make a mystery theme word ladder. This is a good ladder, but I'm not a big fan of the bond. I still enjoyed the quiz though.

	WeaselKing1000:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 09:55 GMT		23 points
	Is 'doglike' supposed to be the connection for 'like'? Not exactly a distinctive expression...anything could be '___like'...

	ElisDaddy:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 12:19 GMT		1 point
	I see the other comments. Clearly there was a glitch. Radius/ulna was showing up a second time instead of Al/Vidal. No worries -- I was able to work back from the other side and deduce it.

	Bodeen17:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 13:18 GMT		19 points
	Good word ladder, but sorry...I just don't get the common bond theme. A few of these words have to do with a dog, but most of them don't.

	jim_fez:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 13:31 GMT		12 points
	I agree that the it's a bad common bond but it might help if you were to clarify it's not four letters, or maybe that's just me being silly for thinking it would be four letters

	JaguarGator9:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 14:01 GMT		18 points
	This would've been a 5-orb word ladder, but the common bond killed it.

	needapausebutton:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 15:32 GMT		-2 points
	@bowsntoys: I agree with atakdog above; looking at those words from different "angles" enables you to discern the connection. In some cases it is a preceding or following word; in others it is part of the word. Good for you, for challenging us, and having us think about it... Also, the timer was nicely set, to afford us the time to DO some thinking before it expired.

	ezois:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 17:23 GMT		0 points
	We have: a plate, 2 foods, 2 animals, a movie, something to hold fire irons, an exclamation, a sad expression and a tree. All have "dog" in the word. Maybe the directions should say that only the words with bullets have the common bond.

	nebby415:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 17:27 GMT		9 points
	hang dog? never heard of that

	Stran:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 18:04 GMT		1 point
	'hangdog' means 'defeated' or 'downcast' e.g. He came home looking very hangdog after his team lost the match.

	bowsntoys:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 21:22 GMT		2 points
	This is my first Common Bond Word Ladder, and I appreciate your comments. I am the Curator for Word Ladder, so I ask all of you who who would like to make a common bond word ladder to send a link to me when you contribute the game. There is no sarcasm here; I am continuously looking for games to make as curator picks. I will help you with any Word Ladder game if you need it.

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	WeaselKing1000:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 23:13 GMT		4 points
	@baglady92 In dogwood, a group of woody trees and shrubs.

	bowsntoys:	Mar 18th, 2012 at 23:51 GMT		3 points
	Oh, y'all need to spend some time in the South in the spring to see the dogwood trees in bloom. My hometown (away from Germany) has a dogwood festival. The trees are stunning.

	julia_christine:	Mar 19th, 2012 at 02:14 GMT		-4 points
	dog face???? dog fire????? hang dog?????????? hmmmm.

	bowsntoys:	Mar 19th, 2012 at 03:27 GMT		6 points
	@julia_christine: You have one of those backwards. :)

	planetmutty:	Mar 19th, 2012 at 20:24 GMT		4 points
	Great quiz, boysntoys. I got near the end and was going to post that there was too much time, until I agonised over the common bond for two minutes before getting it. All the words in the common bond made sense to me so I'm giving this 5 globes.

	teddylupin_snape:	Mar 20th, 2012 at 00:00 GMT		2 points
	This is the only quiz where I've actually gotten the Bond Word...