Conundrum alphabet

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:39 pm

In fact I think 3 might be VERTEBRAE. VERBERATE sounds like something I made up in my head.

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:34 pm

Anyone else who can offer some input?

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:09 pm

jasoncullen wrote:Here is another one of my notorious conundrum alphabets. My apologies if these conundrums have either; been repeated in this forum, shown on TV or are too easy. There are a whopping 46 conundrums with 2 conundrums for each letter of the alphabet except for letters X,Y and Z - for obvious reasons

Enjoy and no cheats please

Also, please do no more than 7 conundrums or I'll have to give you a permanent ban . This quota will be lifted when people are approaching the final few. Don't be greedy

2. SUECHOKED
4. GRAILBONE
5. UMOANTRAP
6. FEEDTRACK
8. HENSPIKES
9. OFOOLTOES
10. PURDYLANE
13. LOSTHONEY
14. GAMINPOOH
15. UWEBTRACK
16. CRIMEERAS
17. CHLORONUM
19. OTHERNITE
20. UCRANEPIE
21. CLUNGFEET
22. EATAPERRY
25. QUITCASEY
27. IMOSURVEY
28. TIARAGRAM
29. LADENCUNT
30. FLOWERKID
31. DEARQUILL
32. DICKTANKS
34. PROGSNIFF
35. WETMATTER
36. IINDULGEE
38. EELTARIFF
39. MARDYEXIT
40. PAINTCUGS
41. HOLDSITCH
42. NITECRANE
43. ASUREPIMP
44. GUSHEDJIP
45. FEATHERER
46. PROMOLANE

Those are the ones that are left, and VERTEBRAE is right.

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:10 am

I did send these to Jason Cullen via Facebook 4 days ago, but he mustn't have got them.

04. IGNORABLE
05. PARAMOUNT
08. SHEEPSKIN
09. FOOTLOOSE
17. LUNCHROOM
30. FIELDWORK
32. KICKSTAND
44. JUDGESHIP

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:20 am

Yeah sorry Joseph. I have just checked my account and I have received your conundrums now and they are all correct

.

Any more takers?

The quota ban has finally been lifted!

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:27 am

2. DECKHOUSE?
34. OFFSPRING
39. TAXIDERMY
46. LAMPOONER?

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:48 am

Yes they are all correct Dinos

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:38 am

This currently leaves:

06. FEEDTRACK
10. PURDYLANE
13. LOSTHONEY
14. GAMINPOOH
15. UWEBTRACK
16. CRIMEERAS
19. OTHERNITE
20. UCRANEPIE
21. CLUNGFEET
22. EATAPERRY
25. QUITCASEY
27. IMOSURVEY
28. TIARAGRAM
29. LADENCUNT
31. DEARQUILL
35. WETMATTER
36. IINDULGEE
38. EELTARIFF
40. PAINTCUGS
41. HOLDSITCH
42. NITECRANE
43. ASUREPIMP
45. FEATHERER

And I think these words are right:

10. UNDERPLAY
15. WATERBUCK?
22. RATEPAYER?
27. VOYEURISM
36. GUIDELINE
41. DISHCLOTH

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:36 pm

And I think these words are right:

10. UNDERPLAY
15. WATERBUCK?
22. RATEPAYER?
27. VOYEURISM
36. GUIDELINE
41. DISHCLOTH

You are correct Joseph!

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:03 pm

Is number 42 NECTARINE?

RGoodMan · Post by **RGoodMan** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:12 pm

14 = OOMPAHING?
28 = MARGARITA
45 = HEREAFTER

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:52 pm

Joseph's and RGoodman's contributions are correct

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:37 pm

20 is EPICUREAN, which should leave:

06. FEEDTRACK
13. LOSTHONEY
16. CRIMEERAS
19. OTHERNITE
21. CLUNGFEET
25. QUITCASEY
29. LADENCUNT
31. DEARQUILL
35. WETMATTER
38. EELTARIFF
40. PAINTCUGS
43. ASUREPIMP

Dan Vanniasingham · Post by **Dan Vanniasingham** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:32 pm

Some of these may well be wrong, but in any event I'll stop there and leave a few for others:

13. LOSTHONEY - holystone?
16. CRIMEERAS - screamier?
19. OTHERNITE - thereinto?
35. WETMATTER - wattmeter?
38. EELTARIFF - afterlife?
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06. FEEDTRACK
21. CLUNGFEET
25. QUITCASEY
29. LADENCUNT
31. DEARQUILL
40. PAINTCUGS
43. ASUREPIMP

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:47 pm

31 QUADRILLE

I also thought of screamier for 16, but no screamy in the dictionary

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:32 pm

Howard Somerset wrote:31 QUADRILLE

I also thought of screamier for 16, but no screamy in the dictionary

SCREAMIER it's listed under the entry for "It's creamy".

Jacob Sutton · Post by **Jacob Sutton** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:46 pm

40. PAINTCUGS = UPCASTING?

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:28 pm

Dinos, Dan, Howard and Jay have all given correct answers to the ongoing alphabet

! But SCREAMIER is incorrect though as Gavin pointed out

.

Anymore by anyone?

Damian E · Post by **Damian E** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:08 pm

RACEMISER?

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:19 pm

CAREERISM more like! Join me at the back of the class Damian!

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:43 pm

Yes CAREERISM is correct Dinos

.

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:40 pm

Just come back to this thread after a few days, and immediately saw:

6. AFTERDECK

Can't believe I didn't see that one before, as it immediately jumped out at me this time.

I'll try for another in a few days.

Chris Philpot · Post by **Chris Philpot** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:56 pm

43. ASUREPIMP -> PAUPERISM?

JasonCullen · Post by **JasonCullen** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:55 am

Chris and Howard are correct

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:51 pm

So that should leave:

21. CLUNGFEET
25. QUITCASEY
29. LADENCUNT

I was thinking that #29 began with UN, but not sure thats right.

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:36 pm

I don't know if anyone is going to get these Jason, so what are the answers?

Paul Howe · Post by **Paul Howe** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:44 pm

21 is GENUFLECT

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:08 pm

Paul Howe wrote:21 is GENUFLECT

That just leaves 25. QUITCASEY and 29. LADENCUNT.

To keep this thread going, here is a new set of 25 conundrums (excluding 'X'). Chances are though, these have all been used in previous games

. The limit is 4 conundrums per person (for now

).

Enjoy

.

01. ACNEMYTHS
02. ANKLEBEAD
03. ARMYQUERN
04. ATWELFARE
05. AURALCELL
06. BILENURSE
07. BOUTELITE
08. BRIEHOPES
09. COPYNEIGH
10. DRAWSNOWT
11. ENTAILSPY
12. FATAUNTIE
13. HAVEFOCUS
14. INUNDATES
15. LATINOLEE
16. OMITCABLE
17. PEECHARGE
18. RENALJUDO
19. RUEPARENT
20. SHAPENTIT
21. SOCCERDEN
22. SOMEBIDDY
23. SUITFORCE
24. THEIRZITS
25. TIGERSNOT

Jacob Sutton · Post by **Jacob Sutton** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:55 pm

Just had a skim through and found:

06. BILENURSE = NEBULISER
14. INUNDATES = UNSTAINED, perhaps?
16. OMITCABLE = METABOLIC

edit: just saw another,
22. SOMEBIDDY = DISEMBODY

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:33 pm

Jay S wrote:Just had a skim through and found:

06. BILENURSE = NEBULISER
14. INUNDATES = UNSTAINED, perhaps?
16. OMITCABLE = METABOLIC

edit: just saw another,
22. SOMEBIDDY = DISEMBODY

Well done Jay, these are all correct

. Which leaves:

01. ACNEMYTHS
02. ANKLEBEAD
03. ARMYQUERN
04. ATWELFARE
05. AURALCELL
07. BOUTELITE
08. BRIEHOPES
09. COPYNEIGH
10. DRAWSNOWT
11. ENTAILSPY
12. FATAUNTIE
13. HAVEFOCUS
15. LATINOLEE
17. PEECHARGE
18. RENALJUDO
19. RUEPARENT
20. SHAPENTIT
21. SOCCERDEN
23. SUITFORCE
24. THEIRZITS
25. TIGERSNOT

Steven Briers · Post by **Steven Briers** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:38 pm

I think these might be correct...

01. ACNEMYTHS = SCYTHEMAN
04. ATWELFARE = WATERLEAF
05. AURALCELL = ACELLULAR
24. THEIRZITS = ZITHERIST

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:07 am

Steven Briers wrote:I think these might be correct...

01. ACNEMYTHS = SCYTHEMAN
04. ATWELFARE = WATERLEAF
05. AURALCELL = ACELLULAR
24. THEIRZITS = ZITHERIST

WATERLEAF, ACELLULAR and ZITHERIST are all correct Steve

SCYTHEMAN isn't correct, sorry

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:14 am

10. TOWNWARDS
12. INFATUATE
17. REPECHAGE
18. JOURNALED

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:05 am

Dinos Sfyris wrote:10. TOWNWARDS
12. INFATUATE
17. REPECHAGE
18. JOURNALED

These are correct Dinos

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Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:08 pm

Joseph Bolas wrote:SCYTHEMAN isn't correct, sorry

I think SCYTHEMAN is in, but I guess you're looking for YACHTSMEN.

Damian E · Post by **Damian E** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:22 pm

3. QUARRYMEN
7. OUBLIETTE
8. BIOSPHERE
9. HYPOGENIC

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:06 pm

Jon O'Neill wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:SCYTHEMAN isn't correct, sorry
I think SCYTHEMAN is in, but I guess you're looking for YACHTSMEN.

It's not coming up in the wordlist I have got. Does it come up in Countgen or Apterous (or Netdown or whatever its now called)? YACHTSMEN was the word I was looking for

.

Damian E wrote:3. QUARRYMEN
7. OUBLIETTE
8. BIOSPHERE
9. HYPOGENIC

Well done Damian, these are correct

. That now leaves:

02. ANKLEBEAD
11. ENTAILSPY
13. HAVEFOCUS
15. LATINOLEE
19. RUEPARENT
20. SHAPENTIT
21. SOCCERDEN
23. SUITFORCE
25. TIGERSNOT

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:28 pm

And the remaining letters are C E F G K L P S V so

02. ANKLEBEAD must begin with K
11. ENTAILSPY
13. HAVEFOCUS must begin with V
15. LATINOLEE
19. RUEPARENT
20. SHAPENTIT
21. SOCCERDEN must begin with C
23. SUITFORCE must begin with F
25. TIGERSNOT must begin with G

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:05 pm

02. KNEADABLE
11. SAPIENTLY
13. VOUCHSAFE
15. LINOLEATE
19. ENRAPTURE
20. PATENTISH
21. CRESCENDO
23. FRUCTIOSE
25. GRITSTONE

Some of these I'm sure of, others not quite so sure, some I've completely made up

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:57 pm

All are correct, except for PATENTISH and FRUCTIOSE

(though one of these guesses is very close).

20. SHAPENTIT - begins with 'P'
23. SUITFORCE - begins with 'F'

Jacob Sutton · Post by **Jacob Sutton** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:06 pm

Ahh, must be FRUTICOSE

Damian E · Post by **Damian E** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:11 pm

PANTHEIST - but didnt want to answer more than 4.......CORBY *cough*

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:07 pm

Jay S wrote:Ahh, must be FRUTICOSE

Well done Jay, it was FRUTICOSE

Damian E wrote:PANTHEIST

Well done Damian

, that completes my list

Damian E wrote:but didn't want to answer more than 4.......CORBY *cough*

The list was almost complete, so I probably would've let people who got 4, be allowed to solve more conundrums

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:28 pm

Joseph Bolas wrote:It's not coming up in the wordlist I have got. Does it come up in Countgen or Apterous (or Netdown or whatever its now called)? YACHTSMEN was the word I was looking for .

Yeah sorry, it's not in.

Joseph Bolas · Post by **Joseph Bolas** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:37 pm

Jon O'Neill wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:It's not coming up in the wordlist I have got. Does it come up in Countgen or Apterous (or Netdown or whatever its now called)? YACHTSMEN was the word I was looking for .
Yeah sorry, it's not in.

Ah, no worries.

Looking over my conundrums, there was an alternative answer for one of my conundrums. For CRESCENDO, you could've also had CONCEDERS

Joseph Krol · Post by **Joseph Krol** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:41 pm

Here's the culmination of about 15 minutes work:

1) LAMELABEL
2) REDSORTIE
3) STYJINGLE
4) ARUDEKNOT
5) CLOUDMARE
6) NIGHTVECK
7) SETSTHING
8) FIVERDITI
9) LENTQUIPU
10) SHADEABUN
11) GILLYBILE
12) SOOZYPREG
13) ENCULPATE
14) SHITEGURN
15) COZYDIGIT
16) BILLYGENY
17) ATGORILLA
18) OVERAGRIN
19) TIESISTER
20) FULLYACAT
21) COMBINERY
22) WILYFLUSH
23) WONDERLAN
24) BINGEBRAY
25) MITREHANG
26) STYXCRONE

Entries are limited to four per person, but this ban will be lifted on Thursday afternoon. Apologies if this is too easy/hard/dodgy in some other way.

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:09 pm

1) MALLEABLE
12) ZYGOSPORE
15) DIZYGOTIC
21) EMBRYONIC

Joseph Krol · Post by **Joseph Krol** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:53 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:1) MALLEABLE
12) ZYGOSPORE
15) DIZYGOTIC
21) EMBRYONIC

Yep.

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:55 pm

6. KVETCHING
10. UNABASHED
17. ALLIGATOR
22. WISHFULLY

Graeme Cole · Post by **Graeme Cole** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:01 pm

7. TIGHTNESS
11. ILLEGIBLY
18. GRANIVORE
24. YABBERING

Joseph Krol · Post by **Joseph Krol** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:10 pm

All right so far.

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:52 pm

20) FACTUALLY
23) LANDOWNER
25) NIGHTMARE
26) XENOCRYST

Joseph Krol · Post by **Joseph Krol** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:12 pm

Yes. If there is sufficient request I will make another one of these

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:21 pm

2. ROISTERED

Joseph Krol · Post by **Joseph Krol** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:24 pm

Eoin Monaghan wrote:2. ROISTERED

Yes

Soph K · Post by **Soph K** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:15 pm

Try these if you want:
1.RLEUOFWDN
2.LDKAICBRB
3.OTOLECLRC
4.NDSOIVEPR
5.NITGCREEE
6.KSSTIIRFE
7.LEULEFYGL
8.UASIQTETN
9.THLIYHGUA
10.IDEPSENTC
11.PAIIHMBNA
12.TLGUIESNJ
13.AHAIKKEAT
14.REELIGNHT
15.SLYLIEOHW
16.MEONRTAUR
17.COOLAGTAN
18.GERAPEOSN
19.UOYMTIANN
20.LEEOSTCNI
21.PEOYOHLNX
22.EOTRRETCJ
23.UACTEULPF
24.LINREASUV
25.LGIYVLONE
26.NYDAZMIRA
Have fun, good luck everyone! Do tell me if there are any mistakes in them; knowing me, there'll probably be loads!
Oh and Joseph, please don't answer them (because he helped me think of some of them so he knows most of the answers).

Soph K · Post by **Soph K** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:35 pm

Joseph Krol wrote:
Eoin Monaghan wrote:2. ROISTERED
Yes

Joseph, I was looking at your signature and is RETAINS+D=strained? and you put who actually does this anymore - is it supposed to be a joke or something? i dont get it... 'who actually STRAINED anymore...???'

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:40 pm

Soph K wrote:
Joseph Krol wrote:
Eoin Monaghan wrote:2. ROISTERED
Yes
Joseph, I was looking at your signature and is RETAINS+D=strained? and you put who actually does this anymore - is it supposed to be a joke or something? i dont get it... 'who actually STRAINED anymore...???'

I think the joke is "who actually DETRAINS any more?"

Soph K · Post by **Soph K** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:20 pm

I think the joke is "who actually DETRAINS any more?"

Oh right. Still don't get it... What is detraining?

Rhys Benjamin · Post by **Rhys Benjamin** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:23 pm

Soph K wrote:
I think the joke is "who actually DETRAINS any more?"
Oh right. Still don't get it... What is detraining?

It's a thing they do on the London Underground to evacuate trains in a tunnel.