tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post2385652081614079382..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 257Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-7467970435308328262013-11-13T16:35:08.473+11:002013-11-13T16:35:08.473+11:00Mike: No joy on UNCLAIM, I'm afraid (although ...Mike: No joy on UNCLAIM, I'm afraid (although UNCLAIMED is listed).<br /><br />Victor: I didn't know where I dragged CALADIUM from; I certainly didn't know what it meant. Later checking suggests that this can only have been the influence from <a href="http://playinglettersandnumbers.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/ep-404-norm-do-diana-greenslade-march.html" rel="nofollow">episode 404</a>.<br /><br />Sam: You and me both -- I was pleased with FORCEPS, but all those -CH- words that I did not even consider... ouch. GUMBIES has the same issue that BUTTIES does, by the way.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-32039316498445299512013-11-13T13:54:57.946+11:002013-11-13T13:54:57.946+11:001. PORCHES, quite annoyed to miss POACHERS, I thin...1. PORCHES, quite annoyed to miss POACHERS, I think this came up in a real game.<br />2. RETAINED (thought of ENTREATIES, must have been close)<br />3. 1-away: 932 = 2*9*50 + 8*4<br />4. MANIAC<br />5. GUMBIES<br />6. 285 = 3*(100-1-1) - 9<br />7. SECTORIAL/SCLEROTIA<br />8. 711 = (5 - 1)*(100 + 75 + 2) + 3<br />9. RABBITING - 3.2s<br />Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-37506171914094463812013-11-13T13:03:44.569+11:002013-11-13T13:03:44.569+11:001. POACHERS
2. DETAINER
3. 1-away: 934 = 2*(9*50 +...1. POACHERS<br />2. DETAINER<br />3. 1-away: 934 = 2*(9*50 + 8 + 7) + 4<br />4. MANIAC (haven't heard of CALADIUM before)<br />5. IMBUES<br />6. 285 = 3*(100 - 50/(9 + 1) )<br />7. SECTORIAL<br />8. 711 = (5 - 1)*(100 + 75 + 2) + 3<br />9. RABBITING - 14.2sVictornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-23925570052131766162013-11-13T07:30:40.059+11:002013-11-13T07:30:40.059+11:00I picked BUTTIES as well.
POSHER
RETAINED (lear...I picked BUTTIES as well. <br /><br />POSHER <br />RETAINED (learnt from experience)<br />Louise's way (1 off)<br />UNCLAIM (doubtful in this one)<br />BUTTIES<br />x- error <br />CASTER<br />x- went over time (5+3)*(75+1)+100+2=710 (1 off)<br />RABBITING (39s)Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-33050014361142588992013-11-12T22:04:18.813+11:002013-11-12T22:04:18.813+11:00Lovely word finding from you in this game, Louise....Lovely word finding from you in this game, Louise. BUTTY is more general British slang, not just Scottish, as I understand it (and can mean either a chip sandwich, or a sandwich in general -- the phrase "chip butty" is sometimes used for the former). However, this is one of the Macquarie's stupid bits, where it fails to list the plural form, as the show would have required. :(Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-55107955098161678642013-11-12T18:26:02.944+11:002013-11-12T18:26:02.944+11:001. poachers
2. nattered then retained (a repeat fr...1. poachers<br />2. nattered then retained (a repeat from yesterday)<br />3. (9x2)x50 +(8x4) =932 (1 off)<br />4. alumina<br />5. butties (not sure, think this is Scottish slang for a chip sandwich??)<br />6. (3x100)-[(50/1+1)-9]=286 (1 off)<br />7. cloister<br />8. (5+2)x(100+1) +3=710 (1 off)<br />9. x<br />Numbers tricky tonight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341377626740484112noreply@blogger.com