1. MACHINES (the other eights are ENCHAINS and CHAINMEN / CHINAMEN) 2. FIBROSE (best: FIBROMAS) 3. 694 = 7*4*25 - 6 4. REFUSE (best: PERFUSE; I was right to avoid SUPERWIFE, although that turned up in my Scrabble list) 5. DUSKY (best: ADIEUS) 6. 885 = (2*8 - 1)*(7*8 - 4) 7. CLOTTIER* (uner my revised rules; otherwise I had TITTLE, and the best is TRIOLET) 8. 721 = 8*75 + 50 - 100/25 9. [N/A -- chosen, but the answer is UNDERMINE]
2 comments:
INSANE
AMBERS
7*25*4-6=694
WIPERS
SKIED
8*(7+4)*(9+1)+2=882 (3 off)
TOTTER
9*(75+5)=720 (1 off, and went over)
UNDERMINE (8s)
1. MACHINES (the other eights are ENCHAINS and CHAINMEN / CHINAMEN)
2. FIBROSE (best: FIBROMAS)
3. 694 = 7*4*25 - 6
4. REFUSE (best: PERFUSE; I was right to avoid SUPERWIFE, although that turned up in my Scrabble list)
5. DUSKY (best: ADIEUS)
6. 885 = (2*8 - 1)*(7*8 - 4)
7. CLOTTIER* (uner my revised rules; otherwise I had TITTLE, and the best is TRIOLET)
8. 721 = 8*75 + 50 - 100/25
9. [N/A -- chosen, but the answer is UNDERMINE]
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