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Noke Lieu
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as twisty turny as...
« on: Oct 28th, 2008, 4:47pm » |
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Dance digit, dance (3)
Opening push fair game (4)
Arch canon sinner (3)
Drone catch EYCL1 (3)
(tick tock tick tock...)
Some of these are pretty easy- don't have much time to play at the moment.
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phlagellum
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #1 on: Oct 29th, 2008, 8:09am » |
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What do the numbers in parentheses mean?
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« Reply #2 on: Oct 29th, 2008, 8:10am » |
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The number of letters in the answer?
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phlagellum
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #3 on: Oct 29th, 2008, 8:11am » |
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I thought each clue was supposed to change one letter from the "answer" word. But then how can each clue hint at a word of a different length?
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #4 on: Oct 29th, 2008, 8:49am » |
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I guess each line is a riddle.
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #5 on: Oct 29th, 2008, 9:38am » |
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on Oct 29th, 2008, 8:11am, phlagellum wrote:| I thought each clue was supposed to change one letter from the "answer" word. But then how can each clue hint at a word of a different length? |
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See here for an example. I've got an exam tomorrow but I will work on this soon.
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #6 on: Oct 29th, 2008, 12:15pm » |
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OK, well, first thoughts:
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Line 1:
dance = jig
digit = one, two, six, toe
Line 2:
fair = just, even, fine, pure
Line 3:
arch = bow
canon = law
Line 4:
catch = nab
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Noke Lieu
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #7 on: Oct 29th, 2008, 3:09pm » |
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sorry about the whole not pointing out what was going on thing there.
so far phlagellum, you've got some good guesses in your list.
You should be able to get "arch canon sinner" from what you've worked out already.
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #8 on: Oct 29th, 2008, 3:11pm » |
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Dance digit, dance (3)
Tap, toe, something seems correct. Maybe tip to form top?
Tap, two, something could also work.
Arch canon sinner (3)
Bow, law, Lot gives low.
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« Reply #9 on: Oct 30th, 2008, 11:38am » |
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Yeah I thought about bow, law, Lot... but why would Lot be "sinner"? I mean, he was really the "righteous" one, not so much the sinner, in so much as God spared him above all the others.  Although technically, he's still not without sin...
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #10 on: Oct 30th, 2008, 2:19pm » |
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Also, I don't think (tap, toe) or (tap, two) can work.
The first and second words will never have the same first letter.
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #11 on: Oct 30th, 2008, 2:25pm » |
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on Oct 30th, 2008, 2:19pm, phlagellum wrote:
The first and second words will never have the same first letter. |
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Why not?
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #12 on: Oct 30th, 2008, 2:37pm » |
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Because in the first "clue" word, you change the first letter of the "answer" word, and in the second "clue" word, you change the second letter of the "answer" word.
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Noke Lieu
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #13 on: Oct 30th, 2008, 2:48pm » |
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Though that was the original plan, it changed a while back, because the clues flowed awkwardly.
I still try to keep them in sequence, but off hte top of my head, I can't promise that's what's happened here- sorry.
Bow Law Lot - tick.
Check the last paragraph of "Genesis" in this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_(Bible)
I knew there was somethign unusual about him, othr than being married to a salt cellar....
the "Toe Tap ? ? ?" is going well.
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #14 on: Oct 30th, 2008, 3:42pm » |
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Quote:Though that was the original plan, it changed a while back, because the clues flowed awkwardly.
I still try to keep them in sequence, but off hte top of my head, I can't promise that's what's happened here- sorry. |
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How about a heads-up next time then. 
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #15 on: Oct 30th, 2008, 6:14pm » |
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I think I've got it. Tap toe bop gives top.
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #16 on: Oct 30th, 2008, 6:47pm » |
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on Oct 30th, 2008, 3:42pm, phlagellum wrote:
How about a heads-up next time then. |
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how about 3 years ago... 
on Feb 13th, 2005, 10:44pm, Noke Lieu wrote:For lots of nonsense, the main word is 8 letters longs. Have ot check that's what I wrote- doesn's seem familiar.
made a few on the bus this w/e. Evolution continues- they're not necessarily in order, finding that a bit restrictive in making the clues run nicely.
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WTF- as per usual- correctamondo.
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #17 on: Mar 8th, 2010, 8:20pm » |
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Your recent riddle got me thinking about this one. I don't think it was ever finished.
Drone catch EYCL1 gives bug bag 
I know EYCL1 but can't figure out where it fits.
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Re: as twisty turny as...
« Reply #18 on: Mar 10th, 2010, 7:03pm » |
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Wow, long forgotten riddle!
I can't remember the answer (perhaps I should send them to myself more). I'll race you!
If your answer to catch is right (which I suspect it is) then your answer to drone can't be.
Similarly, if drone is right, then catch can't be- each littel answer can only have one letter in common.
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