Playing along with the SBS game show Letters and Numbers.
Am without internet periodically so postings will be irregular. UPEND WICKERS9*(5+6+7)=162BLEATERMEAGRE10*(25-9)+1=161 (3 off) SHORTED4*(75-2)=292 (1 off)PILLAGING (7s)
1 canape2 sluicer3 (8-5)×50+((9-7)×6)=1624 bleater5 cream6 1 off (25-1)×9-50=1667 stride8 (75×4)-8-3+2=2919 pillaging (2.8s)
I hope you're able to get more regular internet soon, Mike!Wendy: No such word as SLUICER in the Macquarie fifth, I'm afraid.Not a good game for me -- risked too much.1. [invalid -- UNFACED; had FACADE, which is best]2. SLICKER3. 162 = (5 + 6 + 7)*94. [invalid -- TEARABLE; best is the anagram: RATEABLE]5. EMBRACE6. 164 = 9*25 - 50 - 10 - 17. THORIDES8. 291 = 4*75 - (8 + 3 - 2)9. [N/A -- chosen, but the answer is PILLAGING]
oops. I only have online dictionaries, no Macquarie sad to say.
The Macquarie has its issues, and certainly feel free to use whichever dictionary you prefer when rating your answers. I'll just note discrepancies when they arise, for the purposes of comparison with the show.
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Am without internet periodically so postings will be irregular.
UPEND
WICKERS
9*(5+6+7)=162
BLEATER
MEAGRE
10*(25-9)+1=161 (3 off)
SHORTED
4*(75-2)=292 (1 off)
PILLAGING (7s)
1 canape
2 sluicer
3 (8-5)×50+((9-7)×6)=162
4 bleater
5 cream
6 1 off (25-1)×9-50=166
7 stride
8 (75×4)-8-3+2=291
9 pillaging (2.8s)
I hope you're able to get more regular internet soon, Mike!
Wendy: No such word as SLUICER in the Macquarie fifth, I'm afraid.
Not a good game for me -- risked too much.
1. [invalid -- UNFACED; had FACADE, which is best]
2. SLICKER
3. 162 = (5 + 6 + 7)*9
4. [invalid -- TEARABLE; best is the anagram: RATEABLE]
5. EMBRACE
6. 164 = 9*25 - 50 - 10 - 1
7. THORIDES
8. 291 = 4*75 - (8 + 3 - 2)
9. [N/A -- chosen, but the answer is PILLAGING]
oops. I only have online dictionaries, no Macquarie sad to say.
The Macquarie has its issues, and certainly feel free to use whichever dictionary you prefer when rating your answers. I'll just note discrepancies when they arise, for the purposes of comparison with the show.
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