Playing along with the SBS game show Letters and Numbers.
QUILTER and also saw LUTHIER for the third time in recent weeksELATION3*100-50-7-1=242 PETALS SPAMMER7*50-10=340 (1 off) FANCIED5*(50+3)=265 x grrr...
1. LIGHTER2. OUTLINE (best: LUNATION)3. 242 = 3*100 - 50 - 7 - 14. [invalid -- UPBLASTS] (had BUSTLES, but thought UPBLASTS was OK; oops. Best: PULSATES)5. PROMISE (also EMPORIA, and MEMOIRS after time; SPAMMIER was a little tempting, but not valid)6. 339 = 7*(50 - 10 + 9) - 100/257. CANDIES8. 265 = ((4 + 1)*10 + 3)*59. [N/A -- chosen, but the answer is MERCENARY]
I was tempted by SPAMMIER as well Geoff!
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QUILTER and also saw LUTHIER for the third time in recent weeks
ELATION
3*100-50-7-1=242
PETALS
SPAMMER
7*50-10=340 (1 off)
FANCIED
5*(50+3)=265
x grrr...
1. LIGHTER
2. OUTLINE (best: LUNATION)
3. 242 = 3*100 - 50 - 7 - 1
4. [invalid -- UPBLASTS] (had BUSTLES, but thought UPBLASTS was OK; oops. Best: PULSATES)
5. PROMISE (also EMPORIA, and MEMOIRS after time; SPAMMIER was a little tempting, but not valid)
6. 339 = 7*(50 - 10 + 9) - 100/25
7. CANDIES
8. 265 = ((4 + 1)*10 + 3)*5
9. [N/A -- chosen, but the answer is MERCENARY]
I was tempted by SPAMMIER as well Geoff!
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