tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post8016279780159392133..comments2023-06-02T12:22:11.624+10:00Comments on Playing Letters and Numbers: NG 60Geoff Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-71810532354327036142013-02-11T12:08:52.904+11:002013-02-11T12:08:52.904+11:00Geoff - I find it hard to 'see' words when...Geoff - I find it hard to 'see' words when they are jumbled, unlike many of you. I originally had written down GNOME, and seeing that in writing made me think of GENOME with the extra E. Don't know if I would have thought of it otherwise. <br /><br />Similarly with conundrums, my usual technique is to try and write another two words from it, and seeing them written down, I can sometimes get it. <br /><br />I think it's why in letters games I usually write them down in a different order usually alternating consonants and vowels. Funnily enough, if I see a word in the first four letters, and write it down, it can prevent me from being open to other combinations. Being a creature of habit, I always put the E and D at the end hoping for a -ED suffix. <br /><br />And Sam... LOL! Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-34120181642384137042013-02-11T11:36:23.445+11:002013-02-11T11:36:23.445+11:00Solved both rounds 6&8 within about a minute, ...Solved both rounds 6&8 within about a minute, but 30 seconds was too quick for me.<br /><br />GENOME was good, and DROIDS is a regular, but these weren't the words I was looking for.<br /><br />1. STRICT. Thought I'd found MOTORIST, then STOICISM.<br />2. DEEMING/DOOMING<br />3. 682 = (10 + 5 - 6)*75 + 7<br />4. RADIOS<br />5. SEWING<br />6. one off: 948 = (8+1)*(100+3+2)+3, Victor's way after time.<br />7. ENHANCE<br />8. 1-away: 794 = (9-1)*(5-3)*50 - 6<br /> - after time: 793 = (50-6)*(5-3)*9 + 1<br />9. 30.5s with MAMMONISM. My only plausible word, buzzed to try it when I thought time was almost up. Never heard of it. Dedicated to the pursuit of money, apparently (as opposed to the pursuit of mammaries).Sam Gaffneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-1568135137513972212013-02-09T18:14:54.067+11:002013-02-09T18:14:54.067+11:00Apologies to all about the obscurity of the conund...Apologies to all about the obscurity of the conundrum; one of those things where it got past my reasonableness filters.<br /><br />Mike: I particularly like GENOME and DROIDS -- nice finds!Geoff Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150696891132723600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-7118435015026749792013-02-09T06:22:03.325+11:002013-02-09T06:22:03.325+11:00Was looking for -ING words and missed DEEMING and ...Was looking for -ING words and missed DEEMING and SEWING. Some days....<br /><br />TRIMS <br />GENOME <br />(5+7)*50+75+6=681 (1 off)<br />DROIDS <br />SWING<br />3*3*(100+8-2-1)=945 (2 off)<br />BEACH <br />Jan's way <br />x- jumped in with INSOMNIA then realised it was wrong. Mike Backhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265408052872463790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-85523739523850000742013-02-09T02:37:01.922+11:002013-02-09T02:37:01.922+11:00After reading Victor's comment about the conun...After reading Victor's comment about the conundrum, I looked up the answer too. I, too, had never heard of it before. SITCOM is a good find.<br /><br /> ROSTI<br />DEEMING<br />6-5=1. (10-1)*75 + 7 = 682<br />RADIOS, DROOLS<br />SEWING<br />(8+1)*(100+3+2) + 3 = 948 1 away<br />BENCH<br />(6+9+1)*50 - 5 - 3 = 792 1 away<br />-<br /><br />Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571384408188974384.post-91391295647913780772013-02-08T22:24:23.507+11:002013-02-08T22:24:23.507+11:001. SITCOM
2. DEEMING
3.682 = (10 + 5 - 6)*75 + 7
4...1. SITCOM<br />2. DEEMING<br />3.682 = (10 + 5 - 6)*75 + 7<br />4. SORDID<br />5. SEWING<br />6. 947 = (3*100 + 2*8)*3 - 1<br />7. ENHANCE<br />8. 1-away: 794 = (9 + 5 + 3 - 1)*50 - 6 (no luck after time, tough one)<br />9. - I checked the solution and it wasn't in my vocabularyVictornoreply@blogger.com