tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post1902137756736047098..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 131Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-26066541856262167972013-05-21T19:54:45.876+10:002013-05-21T19:54:45.876+10:00Yes, well done on finding SOURDOUGH, Mike. A grea...Yes, well done on finding SOURDOUGH, Mike. A great find, even after time.<br /><br />Nice work with DERAILED, Sam. And yes, Jan, SPOORED is good. I had it written down but was not confident enough to risk it, alas.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-62976139554800272512013-05-21T19:16:29.383+10:002013-05-21T19:16:29.383+10:00Well done Mike in finding SOURDOUGH. I couldn'...Well done Mike in finding SOURDOUGH. I couldn't find it even in lots of minutes, and I am embarrassed that you both got 852 and the best I could do was 2 off. And the answer, now I've seen it, seems pretty obvious<br /><br />OUTRAN<br />DEFILED<br />(10+1)*(75+9-6) - 8 = 852. 2 away<br />CHOKER<br />SPOORED?<br />(8-1)*2*50 + 5 = 705<br />ACTORS (like CAROTID Sam)<br />(10+7)*50 + 5 + 1 = 856<br />-Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-10489660190331066312013-05-21T10:11:48.323+10:002013-05-21T10:11:48.323+10:00Very unsatisfying anagram work, except for Round 2...Very unsatisfying anagram work, except for Round 2.<br /><br />1. PRANG<br />2. DERAILED<br />3. 852 = (75+9+1)*10 + 8 - 6<br />4. CHOKER<br />5. BROODS<br />6. 705 = (8-1)*2*50 + 5<br />7. CAROTID, incorrectly rejected the plural.<br />8. 856 = (10+7)*50 + 5 + 1<br />9. x ROUGHSHOD at 6.3s, didn't even realise my error until I saw Mike's answer.Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-48317816776296036202013-05-21T08:12:51.012+10:002013-05-21T08:12:51.012+10:00SOURDOUGH for the conundrum way over time. SOURDOUGH for the conundrum way over time. Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-33889324005206408232013-05-21T06:36:34.646+10:002013-05-21T06:36:34.646+10:00Here are mine:
PRANG
FEARED
10*(75+9+1)+(8-6)=8...Here are mine:<br /><br />PRANG <br />FEARED <br />10*(75+9+1)+(8-6)=852<br />MOCKER <br />BOSSED<br />((8-1)*2)*50+5=705<br />STAID<br />(10+7)*50+5+1=856<br />xMike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.com