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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread mind-Boggling #116992 12/01/2003 7:57 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Here's the latest from Will Shortz (NY Times' x-word puzzle editor), who offers a puzzle every Sunday on NPR's Weekend Edition: Take the letters of the word TEMPORARY. Arrange them in a 3 by 3 square so that each of the acrosses, downs and the two long diagonals spells a word. Each of the diagonals must read backward as well as forward, making 10 words to be spelled altogether. All the words are common and uncapitalized. What is this special square? http://www.npr.org/programs/wesun/puzzle/index.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mind-Boggling #116993 12/01/2003 9:54 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA I mailed a solution, but I doubt it's timely enough. Took 10 false starts before I could figure it out. thanks, k Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mind-Boggling #116994 12/01/2003 10:13 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York FF, Wow, well done! The deadline is Thursday noon EST, so you're fine. If your name is picked you have to play another game on the air, you know. (but you win prizes anyway, even if you don't guess all the answers) I'm still working on it.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mind-Boggling #116995 12/01/2003 10:31 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass hint: work out a pattern to cover 8 (10) words with 4 vowels. -ron o. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mind-Boggling #116996 12/02/2003 4:39 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia doc_comfort addict doc_comfort addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia Is there only the one (and its variant) solution? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mind-Boggling #116997 12/02/2003 1:05 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York They accept any valid variations. Take a look at some of the past puzzles, if you get a chance. Just a couple of weeks ago Herr Shortz had one answer in mind, but several people sent in another which was also accepted (of course I can't remember what it/they was/were). This puzzle came from a 1929 puzzle magazine. I've never heard a furriner win, but hey, doc, you could be the first! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: mind-Boggling #116998 12/02/2003 3:16 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK Answers in the answers thread on I&A? I'll put mine there. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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