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Post by robmac on Feb 10, 2014 20:01:30 GMT
The lay-ins are paying off then!! Apparently not Chris, looking again I've got the snappy type one wrong! PM ya!
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 5:02:17 GMT
Xword clues :-
Avoiding directors, this goes to the wall. (8,5,)
Sailor has sole as seafood. (7)
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 5:07:29 GMT
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 5:16:37 GMT
The Frog Riddle A frog is at the bottom of a 30 mtr well. Each day he summons enough energy for one 3 mtr leap up the wall. Exhausted, he then hangs there for the rest of the day. At night, while he is asleep, he slips 2 mtrs downwards. How many days does it take him to escape from the well? Note: Assume after the first leap that his hind legs are exactly three meters up the well. His hind legs must clear the well for him to escape.
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 13:28:32 GMT
Involved family relations.
A boy says, "I have as many brothers as sisters." His sister says, "I have twice as many brothers as sisters."
How many brothers and sisters are there in this family?
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 14:03:31 GMT
This one is to try and slow down "Rocket Rob", who has had the answer to previous puzzles before my keyboard has cooled down.
What number comes after 66?
2, 4, 6, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, ?
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 14:06:52 GMT
Well that one's stumped me because the answer ain't gonna be 70 is it!
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 14:10:19 GMT
Well that one's stumped me because the answer ain't gonna be 70 is it! Nope!
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 14:22:38 GMT
Well that one's stumped me because the answer ain't gonna be 70 is it! Nope! Dammit! I gotta take Julie to her second Hospital appointment of the day in a minute, so I will mull it over whilst I am there and then tell you I got it straight away later!
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 14:31:48 GMT
Dammit! I gotta take Julie to her second Hospital appointment of the day in a minute, so I will mull it over whilst I am there and then tell you I got it straight away later! Think I've got it now Chris. Had to do it on paper with a pen to do the links!
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Post by donkeytoo on Feb 11, 2014 14:32:52 GMT
This one is to try and slow down "Rocket Rob", who has had the answer to previous puzzles before my keyboard has cooled down. What number comes after 66? 2, 4, 6, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, ? 67
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 14:35:52 GMT
This one is to try and slow down "Rocket Rob", who has had the answer to previous puzzles before my keyboard has cooled down. What number comes after 66? 2, 4, 6, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, ? 67 That would be too easy!
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Post by Firefox on Feb 11, 2014 16:50:26 GMT
This one is to try and slow down "Rocket Rob", who has had the answer to previous puzzles before my keyboard has cooled down. What number comes after 66? 2, 4, 6, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, ? 100? (Base 7) Or is the answer 2000?
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 17:21:23 GMT
I cheated in the end Chris. I wouldn't have got that in a million years!
You did say it would be harder I suppose!
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 17:38:28 GMT
I cheated in the end Chris. I wouldn't have got that in a million years! You did say it would be harder I suppose! Shame - what did you do, ask the grandchildren?
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 17:43:26 GMT
I cheated in the end Chris. I wouldn't have got that in a million years! You did say it would be harder I suppose! Shame - what did you do, ask the grandchildren? No I ..., but, er, I mean..., oh fiddlesticks!
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Post by Firefox on Feb 11, 2014 18:32:25 GMT
If you had put in 10,12,14,16 & 20,22,24,26 then the answer would have been 100
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 18:37:32 GMT
If you had put in 10,12,14,16 & 20,22,24,26 then the answer would have been 100 go on Vernon, run that one by me? (have you got the original one yet?).
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Post by Firefox on Feb 11, 2014 18:45:45 GMT
It's counting the even numbers in base 7 or modulo 7. So 66 is like 99 in base 10, or 11 in base 2, the next number is 100.
I had an inkling the answer may be something like 2000 because I noticed all the e's were missing but had to google the string to make sure, so I half cheated.
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 19:02:26 GMT
It's counting the even numbers in base 7 or modulo 7. So 66 is like 99 in base 10, or 11 in base 2, the next number is 100. I had an inkling the answer may be something like 2000 because I noticed all the e's were missing but had to google the string to make sure, so I half cheated. Ah I see, we used to have to deal with Modulus 11 numbers at the bank. All account numbers are Mod 11 although in all my years there it was never actually necessary to know for troubleshooting, binary and hexadecimal we did need though!
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 19:29:45 GMT
LAUGHING has it, but not CRYING HIJACK has it, but not TERRORISM FIRST has it, but not SECOND AFGHANISTAN has it, but not TAJIKISTAN CALMNESS has it, but not NOISE DEFINE has it, but not DECIDE
What is it?
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 19:33:09 GMT
Got that one instantly Chris.
But then I had heard it before!!
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Post by edina on Feb 11, 2014 19:35:24 GMT
Got that one instantly Chris. But then I had heard it before!! I writ it big for you retired folk. What about someone else posting some??
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Post by robmac on Feb 11, 2014 19:39:01 GMT
(5,3,1,4)
(Cryptic Crossword)
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Post by edina on Feb 12, 2014 6:29:04 GMT
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Post by edina on Feb 12, 2014 6:52:16 GMT
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Post by robmac on Feb 12, 2014 13:59:47 GMT
Crossword Clue;
Crowning glory at Hull?..... (14)
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Post by edina on Feb 13, 2014 7:09:07 GMT
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Post by edina on Feb 13, 2014 7:14:25 GMT
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Post by edina on Feb 14, 2014 4:48:51 GMT
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