Passing the time
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Re: Passing the time
Well I have since realised that I did post a spoilered answer (k) but I still can't work out how I got it!
If anyone can help I would be very pleased.
If anyone can help I would be very pleased.
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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+ ?
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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Aaah, thanks!
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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! (Sorry, bit politically biased! )
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Wow - you always used to reckon you were rubbish at cryptics (which I always doubted....) - and here you are going for the Guardian
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
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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! 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! ) but next week's prize Christmas one may be a complete non-starter!
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Oh my gosh. Look at this! 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBap_Lp-0oc
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“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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That is so weird - and interesting!
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Wow.... I could almost see it at one point but then lost it again.
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Find the curvy lines...
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A bit too much like a migraine attack! Now you see them, now you don't.....
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I found that one much easier to focus on. ( Unless I have totally missed the point of i! )
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For anyone who missed this gem which was circulating on social media, here is a fascinating interview from 50 years ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/the-voice ... en/z49cf4j
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
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Brilliant! That brings back memories
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It was their serious faces that made me laugh!
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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I know, I said as much to N.
I wonder why it is circulating again now.
I wonder why it is circulating again now.
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Because it was the 50th anniversary of the interview I think!
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
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Re: Passing the time
Aaah, thanks!
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Can't quite believe what I just said. 50 YEARS. Suddenly I feel really old!
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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Actually I just rechecked it, it was 60 years ago!
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