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Round 1: B S D T N A E E E
My selection: ABSENTED
Round 2: C I O S U G F M R
My selection: CURIOS
Round 3: Target 356 from 50 8 10 3 4 6
My selection: 356 = (8*4 + 3)*10 + 6
Round 4: A R G N I L O I D
My selection: ORIGINAL
Round 5: B W M N A E O U T
No BATWOMEN in the Macquarie, alas, but there is still an eight.
My selection: WOMBAT
Best: UMBONATE
Round 6: Target 929 from 100 2 10 10 1 3
My selection: 929 = (10 - 1)*(100 + 3) + 2
Round 7: P T E E S C I M U
My selection: IMPETUS
Round 8: Target 353 from 4 2 5 8 4 2
With so few odd numbers, it's little surprise that this odd target is unreachable. One away is the best to be done.
My selection: 352 = (5 + 4 + 2)*8*4 [1 off]
Round 9: NASTY LINT
Going over my notes, I see that I forgot to record my solving time for this conundrum. Bother.
My selection: INSTANTLY (time not recorded)
5 comments:
1. basted
2. frogs
3. (3+4)x50+6=356
4. railing
5. bemoan
6. (10-1)x(100+3)+2=929
7. imputes
8. out of time with 8x(2x4x5+4)=352 (1 off)
9. X
DEBASE
FORMIC
8*(50-6)+4=356
RAILING
BOATMEN
(100+3-10)*10-1=929
SEPTIC (thought I was doing ok to get a 6 here so well done on the 7 Louise)
4*(5+4+2)*8=352 (1 off)
INSTANTLY- not exactly, at 118s! Wasted time with the close -ILY, then started again and then did see it straight away.
Congrats on INSTANTLY, Mike, even after time, because I tried for a good while and those double consonants and only 2 vowels really threw me!
1. DEBATES
2. FOCUS
3. 356 = (10-3)*50 + 6
4. RAIDING
5. BOATMEN
6. 929 = (100-10+3)*10 - 1
7. IMPUTES
8. one off: 352 = 4*8*(5+4+2)
9. INSTANTLY - 1.6s. Way too slow to qualify as instant. Would have made for much mirth on the show nonetheless, ala Ep 343.
IMPETUS and IMPUTES are very similar. Well done.
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