tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post5064726945982454629..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 954Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-29362041713259073502017-07-03T06:01:54.370+10:002017-07-03T06:01:54.370+10:00Thanks for the feedback Geoff. Thanks for the feedback Geoff. Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-3669226047592693732017-07-02T20:58:03.341+10:002017-07-02T20:58:03.341+10:00You were right to avoid BREACHER (I chanced it, sa...You were right to avoid BREACHER (I chanced it, sadly). SEGUEING is a brilliant spot, but the Macquarie thinks it is spelled SEGUING -- apologies. Very well done on getting the conundrum!<br /><br />1. MARINATE<br />2. ADULT (best: KULTUR)<br />3. 462 = (10 + 5/5)*6*7<br />4. [invalid -- BREACHER]<br />5. PESETA (best: METOPES)<br />6. 522 = 5*(100 + 1) + 7 + 10<br />7. GENIUS (after time: EUGENICS)<br />8. 217 = (9*(8 + 1) - 50)*7<br />9. [N/A -- chosen, but the answer is REPERTORY]<br />Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-11898722173568779902017-07-02T07:28:36.332+10:002017-07-02T07:28:36.332+10:00INTERN
TOUR and KRAUT just after
6*(50+5+5+10+7)=...INTERN <br />TOUR and KRAUT just after<br />6*(50+5+5+10+7)=462 <br />BEACHER and wondered about BREACHER <br />FEAST<br />5*(100+4)+10-7-1=522 another scenic route <br />SEGUEING<br />(3+1)*50+9+8=217 <br />REPERTORY (25s)Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.com