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Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:38 pm
by Rhys Benjamin
John made a right pig's ear of the third numbers, don't know why he didn't see the rather easier 9 x 5 x 10 + 8 + 7 - 1.

Rachel appears to be wearing an ice lolly today.

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:00 pm
by Zarte Siempre
...he got it right?

I don't give a shit if he went into the millions - if he gets the right answer, it's not a pig's ear...

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:37 pm
by Elliott Mellor
Is that a spot of Hansfording I saw on the conundrum......?

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:55 pm
by Tim Down
Rhys Benjamin wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:38 pm John made a right pig's ear of the third numbers, don't know why he didn't see the rather easier 9 x 5 x 10 + 8 + 7 - 1.

Rachel appears to be wearing an ice lolly today.
I disagree. The target was fairly obviously a multiple of 8 and of 16, so that seems a natural first strategy to try, especially when you've got an 8 in the selection (which led me quickly to my solution of (10*5+9-1)*8).

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:32 pm
by Noel Mc
I thought his R9 solve was awesome!

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:22 pm
by L'oisleatch McGraw
Elliott Mellor wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:37 pm Is that a spot of Hansfording I saw on the conundrum......?
Tis, yep.
He Hansforded Tuesday's one as well, but to better effect.

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:16 am
by Elliott Mellor
L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:22 pm
Elliott Mellor wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:37 pm Is that a spot of Hansfording I saw on the conundrum......?
Tis, yep.
He Hansforded Tuesday's one as well, but to better effect.
Sort of tarnishing my view of him a bit.

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:55 pm
by Mark Kudlowski
Rhys Benjamin wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:38 pm John made a right pig's ear of the third numbers, don't know why he didn't see the rather easier 9 x 5 x 10 + 8 + 7 - 1.

Rachel appears to be wearing an ice lolly today.
Another 3rd nos. solution was ((10 x 5) + 8) x (7 + 1)

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:35 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Rhys Benjamin wrote: Wed Jul 26, 2017 2:38 pm John made a right pig's ear of the third numbers, don't know why he didn't see the rather easier 9 x 5 x 10 + 8 + 7 - 1.

Rachel appears to be wearing an ice lolly today.
I think "making a meal out of it" is probably a more appropriate phrase for situations like this.

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26 July 2017

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:56 pm
by David Williams
(9 x 7 - 5) x 8
Anything more than four numbers is making a meal of it.

And I assume he thought the conundrum was LITERALLY, buzzed, and realised his mistake. Not a true Hansford.