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Friday Puzzler -- 33 Challenges

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Friday Puzzler -- 33 Challenges

#1

Friday Puzzler -- 33 Challenges

Alex Y

I'm going to miss the next couple of weekends here, so I will leave a list of 33 cryptic challenges. Some of these are quite hard with subjects from different fields and nations, but I am guessing that collectively you can get 20-25 of them. According to MENSA, 19 or more marks you as "genius", and only two of their members were able to get all 33.

As an example, #0 is 24 Hours in a Day. Interpret the rest:

No. Cryptic

0 24 H in a D

1 26 L of the A

2 7 D of the W

3 7 W of the W

4 12 S of the Z

5 66 B of the B

6 52 C in a P (WJs)

7 13 S in the USF

8 18 H on a G C

9 39 B of the O T

10 5 T on a F

11 90 D in a R A

12 3 B M (S H T R)

13 32 is the T in D F at which W F

14 15 P in a R T

15 3 W on a T

16 100 C in a R

17 11 P in a F (S) T

18 12 M in a Y

19 13=UFS

20 8 T on a O

21 29 D in F in a L Y

22 27 B in the N T

23 365 D in a Y

24 13 L in a B D

25 52 W in a Y

26 9 L of a C

27 60 M in a H

28 23 P of C in the H B

29 64 S on a C B

30 9 P in S A

31 6 B to an O in C

32 1000 Y in a M

33 15 M on a D M C

Re: Friday Puzzler -- 33 Challenges

#2

Kent B

Stake my claim to interim last place

Kent B

Got 14. Plus the freebie. So 15/33

Larry - how far ahead are you?

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#3

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Larry Barrett

So far I am drawing a blank on 5,6,14,16,17,19,20 (have a possible for this one),28,30,31.

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#4

Kent B

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Kent B

I'm up to 16/33 - in your dust as per.

Missing: 3,5,7,9,11-15,17,19,20,24,28-31,33

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#5

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Ed in Leaside

I am left with

1, 5, 7, 12, 19, 28, 29, 33

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#6

Kent B

Re: Friday Puzzler -- 33 Challenges

Kent B

Youve got some that are inscrutable to me.

On 12 and 33 - channel your inner child. Say 5 or 6 years old

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#7

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Ed in Leaside

You made those too easy.

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#8

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Larry Barrett

The bell rang on a few more, but still stuck on 14, 16, 19, 20, 30, 31.

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#9

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Ed in Leaside

Two of those are Brit sports.

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#10

Kent B

Re: Friday Puzzler -- 33 Challenges

Kent B

Me: 5, 7, 9, 13, 14 , 17, 19, 20, 28, 29

At least I'm in the top three

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#11

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Larry Barrett

I think these two are 14 and 31. Thanks for the hint.

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#13

You guys are killing it!

Alex Y

This isn't lasting as long as I thought it would. Will try to look in next week and give vague hints if needed.

BTW, I never saw a solution for number 31 before, but see it now thanks to your hints. (and by "saw", I meant "figure out" or "observe an answer given by someone else")

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#14

Kent B

Re: Yup

Kent B

31 was "obvious" to me. 14 is inscrutable. :(

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#15

Re: Yup

Larry Barrett

The Brits play 14 but so do the Aussies and NZ. Others, too.

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#16

Kent B

DUH

Kent B

In fact, a lot of others as of late, no?

Except when the cyclone let Italy avoid getting mauled.

And me with a sliver fern jersey I've had for 15 years.

Jeeeeeeezzzz...........

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#17

Re: DUH

Ed in Leaside

I played 7 & 15 a-side in high school (3/4 end, 6' & 127 lb)

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#18

Re: DUH

Alex Y

6' & 127 lb

Sounds like me in high school! Not sure why the extra inch since then weighs 55 pounds. :-(

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#19

Re: DUH

Alex Y

Ed, if you played 7 and 15 in high school, you have just confirmed my suspicion that many of these may have multiple answers. The answers I have for 7 and 15 would not be playable in high school.

(Unless I am just dense and don't get your meaning, a very real possibility!)

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#20

Re: DUH

Ed in Leaside

No. #14 can be played with seven-a-side or fifteen-a-side. In this case it's 15.

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#21

33 Challenges-- the last one

Alex Y

If I track these correctly, at least one of you three has gotten every one except number 19. I'm impressed!

I think #19 is one of the weaker ones (although how the heck did one of you know #30?)

On number 19, the three letters stands for an adjective, a preposition, and a pronoun.

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#22

Kent B

Re: 33 Challenges-- the last one

Kent B

16 gave away 30 to me. Once I got 16, of course.

The 2 sports-oriented items also "play" well in that same environment.

I'm guessing the origin of the list comes from that part of the world.

But I still don't get #19. Plus a few others.

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#23

I'm stuck on 6 of them ...


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#24

Re: 33 Challenges - I’m stuck on 4.


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#25

Kent B

Re: 33 Challenges - I’m stuck on 4.

Kent B

I'm holding firm on my early 3d place position

Its like late-week NYT xword - if I can't get it, at some point my brain just shuts down.

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