tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post1696157268025391918..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: Ep 11: Stephen Farrelly, Dawn Tuftan (July 23, 2012; originally aired August 16, 2010)Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-52406467218676255912012-07-24T22:12:32.560+10:002012-07-24T22:12:32.560+10:00Three excellent eights from you, Sam -- definitely...Three excellent eights from you, Sam -- definitely a good game! But I'll assume that "5*100" was a typo on your part. (And similarly for Jan.)<br /><br />Well done on seeing DORMIENT, Jan, even if it was after time. I've mentioned it many times on this blog and I've still never seen it when it comes up. BOSSIER is also a good find. I'll have to nitpick on round 6, though -- the target was 930, not 925.<br /><br />Thanks for pointing out HINEY, Victor -- I've added it to the post. Some very good results there from you, and I certainly understand the hesitation on the conundrum.<br /><br />I like your solution for the 575, JT -- it's a very natural approach to take since you can tell from the first step that it's going to be solvable and it's just a question of how. Bold try with HEAPEN, I can picture it being Shakespearean or somesuch. Hopefully you'll remember next time that you can swap the P and the H to get PEAHEN!Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-16192211498821732412012-07-24T18:16:22.060+10:002012-07-24T18:16:22.060+10:00My Answers
HAUNTS
COINED
575-9*75-((10-6)X25) bit...My Answers<br /><br />HAUNTS<br />COINED<br />575-9*75-((10-6)X25) bit embaressed after seeing the much easier solution<br />DOSSIER<br />(invalid-HEAPEN-had nothing so hope it was valid pretty ambitious)<br />930-(75+25-7)*10<br />WAIT<br />-(tried too hard at the factor of 6)<br />About the same time as you GeoffJTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-88334526438202553462012-07-24T15:44:39.386+10:002012-07-24T15:44:39.386+10:00EMBERREM + clue was a lamely easy word mix - secon...EMBERREM + clue was a lamely easy word mix - second only to LOCKSNUB + clue in my opinion.<br /><br />Not much to bring to the table except maybe round 5, here are my answers:<br /><br />INSULATE<br />CENTROID<br />575 = 50*10 + 75<br />BOSSIER<br />HINEY (speculative but appears to be valid)<br />930 = 10*(75 + 35 - 7)<br />ATRIUM<br />336 = 75/25*(100 + 9 + 1) + 6<br />8s - hesitated a bit as it seemed overly easyVictornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-46476183455097750122012-07-24T15:41:04.880+10:002012-07-24T15:41:04.880+10:00I had a reasonable game, but again would have beat...I had a reasonable game, but again would have beaten Stephen.<br /><br />THINE (5) Saw HAUNTS just after the 30 secs<br />MINDER (6) saw DORMIENT too late<br />5*100+75=575 (19) I felt really sorry for the challenger there<br />BOSSIER (7)<br />HEAP (4)<br />(6+7-1)*75 = 900+25=925 (10)<br />TRIM(4)<br />9*25=225 +100=325+6+1=332 (7)<br />Missed the conundrumJannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-65669309103503747472012-07-24T10:20:23.059+10:002012-07-24T10:20:23.059+10:00I had a good game here, but I don't know if I ...I had a good game here, but I don't know if I saw the episode when it first aired. Seven of my answers/methods were the same as David and Lily's (all but PEAHEN), so it does beg the question.<br /><br />My answers:<br /><br />INSULATE<br />DOCTRINE<br />575 = 5*100+75<br />DISROBES (near the end, thought I should try ignoring the K)<br />HYENA (also distracted by EPIPHANY)<br />930 = (75+25-7)*10<br />ATRIUM (couldn't find a five)<br />336 = (75+9)*100/25<br />4.0sSam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.com