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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on February 12, 2015, 09:15:42 AM
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THEME: names of 7 cities arranged in squares on the grid
GOOD ONES:
Urban centers {& theme} TOWN SQUARES
Guitar attachment? IST [capo didn't fit]
Bond's car starter? ASTON [name, not part of engine]
Pig's digs STY
Lacking a mate ODD [I thought people, not socks]
Pupil controller IRIS [I think she was my seventh grade teacher :)]
BTW:
File under "Useless knowledge that cannot be unlearned": Earlaps is older than EARFLAPS
RATING: ;D ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
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Coming up with the theme of "town square": easy.
Coming up with seven city names which contain four or eight of the most common letters: harder.
Fitting those names into blocks of four or eight spaces and starting each name in the upper left square so the words proceed in a clockwise direction: easy.
Arranging those seven blocks in right-to-left symmetry: fairly easy.
Finding words that criss-cross those city names: very difficult.
I'm usually very stinting in giving praise but this is one of the most impressive puzzles I've ever seen. And maybe someday I'll challenge Mister magus to a "useless knowledge" contest. :)