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Peter Mabey

" ... looking for a 62*6 method." - I assume you meant 42x6, which is (9+5)x3x6

Peter Mabey

Alt 3rd numbers: (50+10+7)x(10+4)

Peter Mabey

Sorry about that typo

Peter Mabey

You've got into a complete muddle with bracketing the numbers rounds.
The solutions given were actually:
R3 - RR: (25-5)x50 - (9-6)
R6 - RR: (59+10+9)x9 + 6
R9 (both): (75+8)x4
R14 - Andy: (7/7+5+2+100)x3
Lou: (100+5)x3 +7+2

Peter Mabey

Another 3rd numbers alt: 75x2+50x3+8x4

Peter Mabey

Brackets are needed to make sense of these
R6: RR: 711. (((7 x 7 - 2) x 5 + 2) x 3 (10)
R9: Kevin: 223. ((25 - (9 - 7)) x 10) - 7 (10)

Peter Mabey

,,, or even 9x25+5-7

Peter Mabey

DENATURE beats NATURED !

Peter Mabey

3.45cm approximately - exactly 20(3-2sqrt2)

Peter Mabey

Last numbers alt.: (8+9)x(3x10+4)

Peter Mabey

PRIMLY beats RUMLY

Peter Mabey

Sorry, inadvertently submitted again

Peter Mabey

NETTLING to beat LOTTING

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NETTLING to beat LOTTING

Peter Mabey

(25x2+3)x(8+5)=689 for last numbers

Peter Mabey

I miss the 'read new posts' facility

Peter Mabey

(25+4)x(100/50+1)x7=609

Peter Mabey

Alt (9+3+2)x(10+1)x6 = 924 is the direct way

Peter Mabey

Another alt. for 199: 8x75/(9-6)-1

Peter Mabey

OOPS

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WIDENESS to beat INSIDES

Peter Mabey

Hi Jon
I was going to ask the same - also notable near-misses like today's BRAODEN

Peter Mabey

I suppose you meant fortunate - fortuitous means only by a random chance

Peter Mabey

Surprised to find POORISH isn' t there

(OK in Scrabble)

Peter Mabey

Alt. last numbers (75-10-6)x(4+5)

Peter Mabey

Alt last numbers : (50+3)x(10+4)+10-9

Peter Mabey

I think there was OPTIMATE in R4

Peter Mabey

(100+2)X(25+4)/6=493

Peter Mabey

NAPPIEST in R1

Peter Mabey

I don't usually bother to post others unless I find a beater

Peter Mabey

Non-standard method for last numbers: (9x3+7)x(8+9)

Peter Mabey

Alt first numbers: (25+2x8)x(10+4)

Peter Mabey

Gavin Chipper wrote: ...
You could just get rid of the 100!

Or replace it with (say) 97 to make people think a bit harder - or indeed change all the four large to ones at random scattered in the range above 10, so that contestants won't know what to expect and prepare in advance.

Peter Mabey

PUNISHED to beat PUNDITS etc.

Peter Mabey

Second numbers is a rare case where target can be got by inserting operators between numbers given without rearrangement:
75+100+5x8-2+1

Peter Mabey

Alt 1st numbers: (2x25-4)x(10+19)

Peter Mabey

I was hoping for CONSOLATE in R7, but it's Scrabble only

Peter Mabey

Alt 2nd numbers (9+7)x8x4 = 512

Peter Mabey

Gavin Chipper wrote:Have you all got a valid passport?

... and an ATM card to get the local currency?

Peter Mabey

First teaser needed the clue, as it also gives VERBATIM

Peter Mabey

Alt last numbers: (75-6)x(50-7-2)/3

Peter Mabey

PASSIM as a beater of AMISS

Peter Mabey

Updates to the full 20-volume OED will only be made to the electronic version (available by subscription or at public libraries) - to judge by the occasional screenshots, this isn't what Susie is using (as it includes all historic variant spellings and obsolete words it would be quite inappropriate ...

Peter Mabey

R11: I was hoping that ANSIBLE might have made it into the dictionary, but not yet

Peter Mabey

Callum Todd wrote:(7x5+2)x(25+1)=962, I think

Yes, that's how I did it

- I like to factorise target

Peter Mabey

I've been away for a few days, so only just seen this.
Not particularly surprised that Tricia did 64x7 - for 6 small, I always first look to see if target is divisible by largest of available numbers

Peter Mabey

I agree that POUNDER (as in quarter-pounder) seems a bit dodgy, so I can understand Tricia not being confident in risking it - spellcheck is flagging it right now

After all, having a four-ouncer instead wouldn't validate OUNCER

However, the word could legitimately refer to a thumper.

Peter Mabey

APTOGENx isn't good in Scrabble either - i'd thought of PONTAGE but that's Scrabble only

Peter Mabey

In R3 was surprised that nobody simply did 7x7=49

In R8, I was hoping that NIMBYS (or NIMBIES) had made it into the ODO, but apparently it's still capitalized

Peter Mabey

Alt last numbers: (75+10+2)x(8+9)/3=493

Peter Mabey

Sean Fletcher wrote:
David Williams wrote:
Sean Fletcher wrote:VIRGATE - Describes plant parts that are long and thin.
In some dictionaries, but not in Oxford, apparently.
Interesting. What does it say in the Oxford one?

A varying measure of land, typically 30 acres

Peter Mabey

I was hoping for UNFORWARDED^ (like junk mail) but it's not there - & not for Scrabble either

Peter Mabey

In R14 I think Geoff had said (100-3x2)x3 without mentioning 3=4-1, so had used the 3 twice - so thought he'd gone wrong anyhow.

Peter Mabey

(100+50)x6+75=975

Peter Mabey

Callum Todd wrote:
Peter Mabey wrote:Alt 2nd numbers: (4+7)x(75-9-3-2)=854
I make that 671.

I was trying to do (75-14)x14, but cocked it up

Peter Mabey

Alt 2nd numbers: (4+7)x(75-9-3-2)=854

Peter Mabey

I'm surprised Susie didn't add the E for BUTTE

Peter Mabey

And everyone - have you seen ANY films made more than 20 years ago ?
This was supposed to be all-time best

Peter Mabey

A briefer alt: (10+1)x4x8

Peter Mabey

Do $ bills expire? - although I didn't find any old £s, I did discover a $50(Grant) dated 1985 and a few other smaller ones.

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