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Re: Passing the time

#801 Post by LAT » Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:14 pm

Well I have since realised that I did post a spoilered answer (k) but I still can't work out how I got it! :roll:

If anyone can help I would be very pleased.

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Re: Passing the time

#802 Post by Bunnylump » Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:17 pm

Aaaaahhh, got it.
If you change the letters into numbers, they are
5 15 20 8 12
7 19 26 10 15
2 21 23 6 17
24 1 25 14 ?

So you are adding up from either side in each row to make them total the central row. So bottom row is 24+1 = 25 / 25= 14+ ?
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Re: Passing the time

#803 Post by LAT » Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:20 pm

Aaah, thanks!

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Re: Passing the time

#804 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:45 pm

Well, I know this isn't really relevant to "passing the time" apart from the fact that I've been spending time doing Guardian cryptic crosswords (which, as Scurra helpfully pointed out to me some time ago, you can do for free here https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/28624 ) But I must say that I thought that both the clue and the answer for 23 down were pretty topical at the moment! :lol: (Sorry, bit politically biased! :mrgreen: )
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Re: Passing the time

#805 Post by Wulfruna » Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:55 pm

Bunnylump wrote:
Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:45 pm
I've been spending time doing Guardian cryptic crosswords
Wow - you always used to reckon you were rubbish at cryptics (which I always doubted....) - and here you are going for the Guardian :D :D :o
I have been an addict for more years than I care to count - and we do it every evening after dinner. 'Paul' is by far the wittiest setter and that particular clue will have appealed especially to Guardian readers :lol:

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Re: Passing the time

#806 Post by Bunnylump » Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:59 pm

Yes, we do them most evenings now. I'm also getting into (very cautiously and with varying success) the Azed. Now that is a WHOLE different ball game! :lol: The combination of cryptic clues and words you would hardly believe existed - usually resulting in trawling through the trusty Chambers! Although we are at the level of sometimes being able to complete a standard one (in about 4 hours! :lol: ) but next week's prize Christmas one may be a complete non-starter!
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Re: Passing the time

#807 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:58 am

Oh my gosh. Look at this! :shock: I honestly can't unsee the window oscillating rather than spinning! (You need to skip ads first!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc
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Re: Passing the time

#808 Post by LAT » Thu Dec 23, 2021 8:39 am

That is so weird - and interesting!

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Re: Passing the time

#809 Post by Wulfruna » Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:29 pm

Wow.... I could almost see it at one point but then lost it again.

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Re: Passing the time

#810 Post by Scurra » Thu Dec 23, 2021 2:35 pm

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Re: Passing the time

#811 Post by Wulfruna » Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:52 pm

A bit too much like a migraine attack! :shock: Now you see them, now you don't.....

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Re: Passing the time

#812 Post by LAT » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:19 pm

I found that one much easier to focus on. ( Unless I have totally missed the point of i! :roll: )

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Re: Passing the time

#813 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:18 am

For anyone who missed this gem which was circulating on social media, here is a fascinating interview from 50 years ago. :lol: https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/the-voice ... en/z49cf4j
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Re: Passing the time

#814 Post by LAT » Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:29 pm

Brilliant! That brings back memories :D

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Re: Passing the time

#815 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:14 pm

It was their serious faces that made me laugh! 🤣
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Re: Passing the time

#816 Post by LAT » Fri Jul 01, 2022 8:35 pm

I know, I said as much to N. :lol:
I wonder why it is circulating again now. :?

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Re: Passing the time

#817 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:07 pm

Because it was the 50th anniversary of the interview I think!
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Re: Passing the time

#818 Post by LAT » Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:28 pm

Aaah, thanks! :)

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Re: Passing the time

#819 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:31 pm

Can't quite believe what I just said. 50 YEARS. 😱 Suddenly I feel really old!
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Re: Passing the time

#820 Post by LAT » Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:13 pm

Actually I just rechecked it, it was 60 years ago! :lol:

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