Friday Puzzler -- 33 Challenges

Re: Larry, Kent, and Ed

Ed in Leaside

Like a prison suit ...

Some I think

Re: Larry, Kent, and Ed

Larry Barrett

All these years I saw 'Ed in Leaside' but read in as 'Ed in Leesburg', thinking Ed was in Leesburg VA, just across the Potomac from where I am. My apologies to Ed in Leaside.

#13 - Duh.  Thnx

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Kent B

I've misplaced may "latest" list. Just went back to recreate it

This version of my list is missing: 5, 9, 17, 28, 29, 31

But I think I'd solved 1 or 2 of those before, and now I can't remember.

EDIT - Larry's earlier hint just cleared #28

Re: Larry, Kent, and Ed

Larry Barrett

I think you have already solved these, so here are a couple of memory jogs.

9, 22, and 5 are related.

17 and 31 are sports related.

For 29, sqrt64=8.

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Kent B

Yes, I had solved those.

Thanks for the hint on 29 and 31.

Now I am down to 17 and 13 left

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Kent B

17 in the can

13 has me stuck. All I can think of is high school sophomore physics - 32 seconds per second free fall acceleration............ Time in the blah blah at which we fall?

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Larry Barrett

Too cold out today to think about physics problems.

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Ed in Leaside

Yeah, we've had load of fluffy rain here.

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Ed in Leaside

Ok, got #28, done.

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Kent B

too cold in my brain to have recognized it.

Thanks. My dance card is now full.

Thank goodness

Re: #20

Larry Barrett

For an aquatic theme, 8 T on an O could be 8 Tentacles on an Octopus. Fits in with Ed's Octopussy hint. I'm done.

Re: Friday Puzzler -- 33 Challenges

Ed in Leaside

I think we are all three done.

Great Job, Guys

Alex Y

I am very impressed.

Here is the full set:

You have to work out what the letters mean. See No 0 as an example.

According to MENSA, if you get 19 + of these, you are a "genius".

Only 2 MENSA members achieved full marks. See how well you do.

Scoring:1 to 5 is Average, 6 - 11 Somewhat Intelligent, 12 to 18 Intelligent, 19 + Genius

No. Cryptic Answer

0 24 H in a D 24 Hours in a Day

1 26 L of the A 26 Letters of the Alphabet

2 7 D of the W 7 Days of the Week

3 7 W of the W 7 Wonders of the World

4 12 S of the Z 12 Signs of the Zodiac

5 66 B of the B 66 Books of the Bible

6 52 C in a P (WJs) 52 Cards in a Pack (Without Jokers)

7 13 S in the USF 13 Stripes in the United States Flag

8 18 H on a G C 18 Holes on a Golf Course

9 39 B of the O T 39 Books of the Old Testament

10 5 T on a F 5 Toes on a Foot

11 90 D in a R A 90 Degrees in a Right Angle

12 3 B M (S H T R) 3 Blind Mice (See How They Run)

13 32 is the T in D F at which W F 32 is the Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes

14 15 P in a R T 15 Players in a Rugby Team

15 3 W on a T 3 Wheels on a Tricycle

16 100 C in a R 100 Cents in a Rand

17 11 P in a F (S) T 11 Players in a Football (Soccer) Team

18 12 M in a Y 12 Months in a Year

19 13=UFS 13 is Unlucky For Some

20 8 T on a O 8 Tentacles on a Octopus

21 29 D in F in a L Y 29 Days in February in a Leap Year

22 27 B in the N T 27 Books in the New Testament

23 365 D in a Y 365 Days in a Year

24 13 L in a B D 13 Loaves in a Bakers Dozen

25 52 W in a Y 52 Weeks in a Year

26 9 L of a C 9 Lives of a Cat

27 60 M in a H 60 Minutes in a Hour

28 23 P of C in the H B 23 Pairs of Chromosomes in the Human Body

29 64 S on a C B 64 Squares on a Chess Board

30 9 P in S A 9 Provinces in South Africa

31 6 B to an O in C 6 Balls to an Over in Cricket

32 1000 Y in a M 1000 Years in a Millenium

33 15 M on a D M C 15 Men on a Dead Mans Chest

Sorry for the poor formatting. Copied from spreadsheet

Hold on, Kemo Sabe.....

Kent B

As I posited in an earlier post, maybe answers differ in an alternate universe.

To Wit: #24 - 13 Leads in a Bridge Deal

Very good!

Alex Y

That works as well. As with most puzzles of this type, I'm sure there are others with alternative answers.