Holy smokes it’s the weekend! And I finished this week without finding the pangram but still getting to genius in excess of the minimum. I don’t mind that at all.

Yesterday I missed DIVINE, DIVINED, ENVIED, IVIED, UNINVENTED, VENUE, and VIVID.

Meatier Misses

DEVEIN/ED: Remove the main central vein from (a shrimp or prawn)
EVENTIDE: archaic, literary The end of the day; evening.
UNITIVE: UNITE

Today’s summary

Letters: NBEGMOY
Final score: 31 words for 93 points.
Genius minimum: 91 points.
First word: BYGONE.
Pangram: Nope!