tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post5775180990459324725..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 279Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-7261873578592885102013-12-14T12:16:21.830+11:002013-12-14T12:16:21.830+11:00Details, details...Details, details...Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-39820484830476553232013-12-13T17:46:17.908+11:002013-12-13T17:46:17.908+11:00Some good words today, and congrats on getting tha...Some good words today, and congrats on getting that conundrum, Mike!<br /><br />Sam: You seem to have computed 389 in round 6. The target is unreachable.Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-85251888810510594342013-12-13T17:34:08.861+11:002013-12-13T17:34:08.861+11:00Tough numbers today, good solutions Sam.
1. GUTTE...Tough numbers today, good solutions Sam.<br /><br />1. GUTTERED<br />2. BEMOAN<br />3. 2-away: 836 = (3*10 + 4)*25 - 7 - 7<br />4. THORNS<br />5. WIRES<br />6. 1-away: 790 = 8*(25*(3 + 1) - 1) - 2<br />7. PRONATE<br />8. 272 = 4*(50 + 10 + 8)<br />9. BARBECUED - 10.8sVictornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-42889691190100820432013-12-13T13:04:00.339+11:002013-12-13T13:04:00.339+11:001. GUTTERED
2. ENEMA
3. Probably late, but: 834 = ...1. GUTTERED<br />2. ENEMA<br />3. Probably late, but: 834 = ((4+7)*25 + 10 - 7)*3<br />4. TORSION<br />5. SCREW<br />6. 789 = (2*25 - 1)*8 - 3<br />7. ENTROPY<br />8. 272 = (3*10 + 4) * 8<br />9. BARBECUED - 18.1sSam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-63632069621015194692013-12-13T09:34:08.634+11:002013-12-13T09:34:08.634+11:001. guttered
2. bean
3. [(3x10)+(7-4)]x25 +7=832 (...1. guttered <br />2. bean<br />3. [(3x10)+(7-4)]x25 +7=832 (2 off)<br />4. thorns<br />5. crews<br />6. same as Mike<br />7. pronate<br />8. 8(50-10-4-3+1)=272<br />9. x<br /><br />Barbecued! Good find, Mike! Yeah, I like 'turgid' too, very expressive word.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341377626740484112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-31905917690910578962013-12-13T09:17:01.617+11:002013-12-13T09:17:01.617+11:00GRITTED (but like the word TURGID, although one le...GRITTED (but like the word TURGID, although one letter less)<br />BOMBE (lucky to get this as I thought it might only be paired with Alaska)<br />(3*10+4)*25+7+7=836 (2 off)<br />INTROS<br />CRIES<br />(8*(1+3))*25-2-1=797 (8 off)<br />TANKER<br />(4+1)*(50+3)+8=273 (1 off)<br />BARBECUED (16s)<br />Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.com