Thursday 5 October 2017

NG 1009

New game 1009 is now available.

5 comments:

Mike Backhouse said...

Am without internet periodically so postings will be irregular.

UPEND
WICKERS
9*(5+6+7)=162
BLEATER
MEAGRE
10*(25-9)+1=161 (3 off)
SHORTED
4*(75-2)=292 (1 off)
PILLAGING (7s)

Wendy said...

1 canape
2 sluicer
3 (8-5)×50+((9-7)×6)=162
4 bleater
5 cream
6 1 off (25-1)×9-50=166
7 stride
8 (75×4)-8-3+2=291
9 pillaging (2.8s)

Geoff Bailey said...

I hope you're able to get more regular internet soon, Mike!

Wendy: No such word as SLUICER in the Macquarie fifth, I'm afraid.

Not a good game for me -- risked too much.

1. [invalid -- UNFACED; had FACADE, which is best]
2. SLICKER
3. 162 = (5 + 6 + 7)*9
4. [invalid -- TEARABLE; best is the anagram: RATEABLE]
5. EMBRACE
6. 164 = 9*25 - 50 - 10 - 1
7. THORIDES
8. 291 = 4*75 - (8 + 3 - 2)
9. [N/A -- chosen, but the answer is PILLAGING]

Wendy said...

oops. I only have online dictionaries, no Macquarie sad to say.

Geoff Bailey said...

The Macquarie has its issues, and certainly feel free to use whichever dictionary you prefer when rating your answers. I'll just note discrepancies when they arise, for the purposes of comparison with the show.