Codenames for Suckers

girder - 2
outside - 6
loud - 5
eureka - 2

Banana
Bath
Break
Bulb
Door
Drone
Fence
Frog
Jellyfish
Joker
Mud
Parachute
Pirate
Santa
Slip
Strike
Tea

Steel
Beam
Pistol
Sound
Organ

Blizzard

Garden
Scientist

Sparrow - 0

Quoting so I can see all this on the same page.

Pirate is definitely out because of Jacl Sparrow and capital S.

It's certainly not just that though because Blackbeard or something would be much more obvious.

There are several possibilities for the additional meaning:

1. Go for the opposite of the 0 word (I don't know any opposite to Sparrow)

2. If there is a group of similar words they could all be ours except the one this clues for.

For example if Bird was a word on the list then we might avoid that but go for the other animals. (Bird is not on the list).

3. There's another word in pur list that is meant to be avoided

Break
Strike
Drone

Bird Strike is a thing, so maybe it's that.

Guessing Break and Drone might be the move.

Donk

if he was cluing away from pirate and strike it seems odd he'd use Sparrow.

obviously pirate is out but i'm thinking drone is also out because both drones and sparrows fly.

I can get on board with that.

Want to go

Break
Strike
Pass?

Hope I am right

Break
Strike
Pass

girder - 2
outside - 6
loud - 5
eureka - 2
Sparrow - 0

Banana
Bath
Bulb
Door
Drone
Fence
Frog
Jellyfish
Joker
Mud
Parachute
Pirate
Santa
Slip
Tea

Steel
Beam
Pistol
Sound
Organ
Break
Strike

Blizzard

Garden
Scientist

Nice one

Nich

military - 7

Banana - Maybe
Bath - Maybe
Bulb - Don't see it
Door - No
Drone - Yes
Fence - Probably
Frog - Possible
Jellyfish - Possible
Joker - Possible
Mud - Probably
Parachute - Yes
Pirate - Probably
Santa - Don't see it
Slip - Don't see it
Tea - Don't see it

OK, so not Door. That helps lol. Probably not Bulb, either, or he gives us an unlimited. So taking out those two leaves us with

Obvious imo

Drone
Parachute
Mud

My best guess at the next four

Pirate - Yeah, I think so
Fence - Probably yes
Joker - It was the nickname of the main character in Full Metal Jacket
Frog - The precursors to the Navy Seals were called frogmen

Can figure out the other two if all these are good.

Drone
Parachute
Mud
Pirate
Fence

Of all those, I don't really think Pirate fits outside. I think the others all do.

So we need one more outside word.

Fence neutral

girder - 2
outside - 6
loud - 5
eureka - 2
Sparrow - 0
military - 7

Banana
Bath
Bulb
Door
Frog
Jellyfish
Joker
Santa
Slip
Tea

Steel
Beam
Pistol
Sound
Organ
Break
Strike

Blizzard
Drone
Parachute
Mud
Pirate

Garden
Scientist
Fence

peel - 2

banana seems certain

people can slip on banana peels

you peel a garlic bulb

Banana + Bulb would probably just be garlic - 2

I like banana + slip best.

bump

Banana
Slip
Bottles

Nice work, guys! I especially appreciated you picking up what I was putting down with the Sparrow clue.

gg, all

Beam
Pistol
Organ
Sound
Slip
Steel
Break
Banana
Strike
Frog
Blizzard
Pirate
Bath
Mud
Parachute
Drone
Bulb
Jellyfish
Fence
Joker
Garden
Scientist
Santa
Door
Tea