tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post3294820393654638697..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 76Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-60213129895164350482013-03-06T15:04:31.599+11:002013-03-06T15:04:31.599+11:00Sam: Agreed. A disappointing omission.Sam: Agreed. A disappointing omission.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-38366057420481657252013-03-06T10:20:03.567+11:002013-03-06T10:20:03.567+11:00I am surprised the Macquarie does not list "c...I am surprised the Macquarie does not list "cenote", it is the standard word for sinkholes in Mexico's Yucatan area. Omissions like that force a player to declare the most boring word they can find.Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-17320331311560591562013-03-05T22:21:25.862+11:002013-03-05T22:21:25.862+11:00Mine are a bit late, but here they are
DAMAGE
FAM...Mine are a bit late, but here they are<br /><br />DAMAGE<br />FAMINES, MEANIES (?)<br />10*75 + 25 = 775<br />ENTIRE<br />SHARPS<br />(75 + 100/50)*10 - 4 = 766<br />BECKON<br />9*3*25 + 8 + 5 = 688<br />-Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-35857571263366264812013-03-05T17:08:51.481+11:002013-03-05T17:08:51.481+11:00Welcome back, Victor; they were pretty parsimoniou...Welcome back, Victor; they were pretty parsimonious letter rounds, I'll grant. I like your choice of NEMESIA in the second round!<br /><br />Mike, I really liked your solution for the second numbers round; I wish that I had seen it! A minor issue with your last numbers round though -- the result is 687, still one away, but if you'd seen that you'd probably have found the solution.<br /><br />Well done on solving a tough conundrum, Sam! Round 7 could be troublesome, though, as CENOTE is not in the Macquarie.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-3675076846695205892013-03-05T13:36:15.965+11:002013-03-05T13:36:15.965+11:001. ACTED
2. FAMINES
3. 775 = 10*75 + 25
4. MEETER
...1. ACTED<br />2. FAMINES<br />3. 775 = 10*75 + 25<br />4. MEETER<br />5. SHARPS<br />6. 766 = (100+10)*7 - 4<br />7. CENOTE/BECKON (also mistrusted BETOKEN)<br />8. 688 = (7*25 - 3)*(9 - 5)<br />9. 24.0s cryptic: Year sixer had lain about after Form, English.Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-84133447594813521282013-03-05T12:08:16.771+11:002013-03-05T12:08:16.771+11:00Here are mine:
CAGED
FAMINES
Victor's way
...Here are mine:<br /><br />CAGED <br />FAMINES <br />Victor's way <br />ENTREE<br />SHARPS <br />7*(100+10)-4=766<br />TOKEN <br />3*9*25+7+5=689 (1 off)<br />x - tried for 3 minutes but nothing.Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-57989155932426850102013-03-04T22:56:36.618+11:002013-03-04T22:56:36.618+11:00After my absence last week, I'm back for some ...After my absence last week, I'm back for some action (though with just a single 7 in the letters rounds).<br /><br />1. DAMAGE<br />2. NEMESIA<br />3. 775 = 10*75 + 25<br />4. ENTIRE<br />5. PARISH<br />6. 766 = 10*(75 + 100/50) - 4<br />7. KETONE (also had BETOKEN but couldn't remember if it was a word and where I'd seen it)<br />8. 688 = (7*25 - 3)*(9 - 5)<br />9. -Victornoreply@blogger.com