tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post3414117694087098325..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 445Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-70155778278752170442014-08-12T16:12:41.496+10:002014-08-12T16:12:41.496+10:00Bad word choices this time.
1. AORTIC
2. DROWNS, ...Bad word choices this time.<br /><br />1. AORTIC<br />2. DROWNS, rejected the valid SUNWARD.<br />3. 792 = (9-1)*(100-(75-50)/25) or 9*(75 + 50/25) + 100 - 1<br />4. CODEINE<br />5. x MEASLE<br />6. 181 = 3*6*10 + 1<br />7. x FORMIC<br />8. 718 = 10*75 - 100/4 - 7<br />9. 100s - DEATHTRAPSam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-12096700422108104222014-08-10T21:49:25.016+10:002014-08-10T21:49:25.016+10:00Thanks for the feedback, Geoff - I freeze a bit wh...Thanks for the feedback, Geoff - I freeze a bit when the conundrum comes up so that time for (ironically!) 'deathtrap' was good for me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341377626740484112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-79315147979156521762014-08-10T17:07:23.043+10:002014-08-10T17:07:23.043+10:00Wow, great conundrum solving, Louise! SUNWARD is ...Wow, great conundrum solving, Louise! SUNWARD is good, incidentally, although FORMICE is not (nor would FORMIC have been, appearing as it does only in the term FORMIC ACID).Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-82614515780264130872014-08-10T08:23:04.207+10:002014-08-10T08:23:04.207+10:00Yeah Mike, always a bit demoralising for me too - ...Yeah Mike, always a bit demoralising for me too - not to even get a 6 letter word... Enjoy your holiday!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341377626740484112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-85092578922662371722014-08-10T08:20:57.362+10:002014-08-10T08:20:57.362+10:001. track
2. ? sunward
3. (9-1)x(100-50/75-25)=792
...1. track<br />2. ? sunward<br />3. (9-1)x(100-50/75-25)=792<br />4. confide<br />5. small<br />6. 10x(3x6)+1=181<br />7. ? formice<br />8. 7x(100+4)-10=718<br />9. deathtrap (5.3s)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341377626740484112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-83810350648173932072014-08-09T10:13:44.163+10:002014-08-09T10:13:44.163+10:00Mostly five letter words, 1 of 3 numbers and no co...Mostly five letter words, 1 of 3 numbers and no conundrum. Grrr. <br /><br />TRACK <br />SWORN<br />(75+100/25)*(9+1)=790 (2 off) <br />FENCED<br />MEALS<br />6*3*10+1=181 (easy for a ratpack) <br />CRIME<br />7*100+5+10+4=719 (1 off) <br />xMike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.com