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I am surprised someone hasn't got two of the four remaning conundrums Keep suggestions coming

I am sorry, Jason. Already had my fill of these conundrum rounds after the first or second one was posted. I think you might get more interest if you and Dinos don't post them so frequently. Also, the fact that some are not in the ODE 2r means that I don't want to even look at them in case I think it's valid when the finals are on.

David O'Donnell wrote:

I am surprised someone hasn't got two of the four remaning conundrums Keep suggestions coming

I am sorry, Jason. Already had my fill of these conundrum rounds after the first or second one was posted. I think you might get more interest if you and Dinos don't post them so frequently. Also, the fact that some are not in the ODE 2r means that I don't want to even look at them in case I think it's valid when the finals are on.

Indeed. I've been doing them a few months and you've already surpassed me in quantity! And as many people have said, it is annoying when non-ODE 2r-approved ones crop up (used to be guilty of this all the time). If you don't have the current dictionary I suggest you download Countmax and check your conundrums on there before submitting them. Its really easy to use. Here's a link to the recap writer. There's a link to Countmax from there. http://thecountdowncorral.com/cd/recapwriter.asp

I hope JC and DS don't mind, but I would like to set a conundrum challenge . If the word list I have got is up to date then all these words should be in the ODE2r. Some of these words may have been used before, so hopefully it wont be too hard . Also #22 IS jumbled up .

01. AGILERRIB
02. ALMUCEJUS
03. ANTIJUTES
04. ASSOILDIG
05. AWOLGONAD
06. CEASEFIRS
07. COLEADING
08. CRESTONYX
09. ELECTCORE
10. FEINTSINS
11. FUNDCATTY
12. IDLEFIQUE
13. ITCHYLEAN
14. LITMUSBRA
15. MIDZANIER
16. NOTBESERK
17. NURSEDIED
18. QUAILHERN
19. REACHTOAD
20. REAMSISIS
21. RECOVERUS
22. SEPARATED
23. SHITPAINS
24. TRAQUETET
25. URGESTONY
26. YETIVOMIT

Enjoy .

01. AGILERRIB
02. ALMUCEJUS
03. ANTIJUTES
04. ASSOILDIG
05. AWOLGONAD
06. CEASEFIRS
07. COLEADING
08. CRESTONYX
09. ELECTCORE
10. FEINTSINS
11. FUNDCATTY
12. IDLEFIQUE
13. ITCHYLEAN
14. LITMUSBRA
15. MIDZANIER
16. NOTBESERK
17. NURSEDIED
18. QUAILHERN
19. REACHTOAD
20. REAMSISIS
21. RECOVERUS
22. SEPARATED
23. SHITPAINS
24. TRAQUETET
25. URGESTONY
26. YETIVOMIT

At first glance:

05 WAGONLOAD
08 XENOCRYST
15 ZEMINDARI
18 HARLEQUIN
24 QUARTETTE
25 YOUNGSTER
26 EMOTIVITY
19 OCTAHEDRA

Joseph Bolas wrote:I hope JC and DS don't mind, but I would like to set a conundrum challenge . If the word list I have got is up to date then all these words should be in the ODE2r. Some of these words may have been used before, so hopefully it wont be too hard . Also #22 IS jumbled up .

01. AGILERRIB
02. ALMUCEJUS
03. ANTIJUTES
04. ASSOILDIG
05. AWOLGONAD
06. CEASEFIRS
07. COLEADING
08. CRESTONYX
09. ELECTCORE
10. FEINTSINS
11. FUNDCATTY
12. IDLEFIQUE
13. ITCHYLEAN
14. LITMUSBRA
15. MIDZANIER
16. NOTBESERK
17. NURSEDIED
18. QUAILHERN
19. REACHTOAD
20. REAMSISIS
21. RECOVERUS
22. SEPARATED
23. SHITPAINS
24. TRAQUETET
25. URGESTONY
26. YETIVOMIT

Enjoy .

01: IRRIGABLE?
03: JAUNTIEST
04: DIGLOSSIA
06: SCAREFIES (why does this word remind me of Indiana Jones?)
07: GENOCIDAL
12: LIQUEFIED
13: THYLACINE
14: BRUTALISM
16: KERBSTONE
17: UNDERSIDE
22: PAEDERAST
26: EMOTIVITY.

Conor wrote:
01: IRRIGABLE?
03: JAUNTIEST
04: DIGLOSSIA
06: SCAREFIES (why does this word remind me of Indiana Jones?)
07: GENOCIDAL
12: LIQUEFIED
13: THYLACINE
14: BRUTALISM
16: KERBSTONE
17: UNDERSIDE
22: PAEDERAST
26: EMOTIVITY.

I don't have SCAREFIES for #06, but the rest are correct . That leaves:

02. ALMUCEJUS
05. AWOLGONAD
06. CEASEFIRS
08. CRESTONYX
09. ELECTCORE
10. FEINTSINS
11. FUNDCATTY
15. MIDZANIER
18. QUAILHERN
19. REACHTOAD
20. REAMSISIS
21. RECOVERUS
23. SHITPAINS
24. TRAQUETET
25. URGESTONY

I don't think you have included yound Dinos's efforts.

Here a couple more: COLLECTOR, FRICASEE, NIFTINESS and the dodgy SAINTSHIP?

David O'Donnell wrote:I don't think you have included yound Dinos's efforts.

Here a couple more: COLLECTOR, FRICASSEE, NIFTINESS and the dodgy SAINTSHIP?

You are right, I did forget Dinos' words, sorry Dinos . All of Dinos' are correct too and FRICASSEE, NIFTINESS and the dodgy SAINTSHIP are correct too. Sorry, but there is only 1 'L' for #09.

The last 5 letters are 'A', 'C', 'M', 'R' and 'V' and are:

02. ALMUCEJUS
09. ELECTCORE
11. FUNDCATTY
20. REAMSISIS
21. RECOVERUS

EDIT: After checking the ODE 2r, all the words are in with, except for 'A' where its not mentioned but there is a noun for the singular word so I think it can be pluralised. In my quest for perfection, I did include a plural word .

11. FUNDCATTY candytuft
21. RECOVERUS verrucose

Ginger Jono wrote:11. FUNDCATTY candytuft
21. RECOVERUS verrucose

These are correct . That just leaves 'A', 'M' and 'R':

02. ALMUCEJUS
09. ELECTCORE
20. REAMSISIS

I don't think anyone is going to get these words, so I will reveal the answers:

02. ALMUCEJUS = MAJUSCULE
09. ELECTCORE = RECTOCELE
20. REAMSISIS = AIRMISSES*

*AIRMISS is listed in the dictionary as a noun so not sure if this can be pluralised.

Its been a few weeks since the last game, so here is a new set of words to solve. These should be trickier than last time and all answers are allowed in Countdown (well according to the Countmax program anyway ). By the way, does anyone know whats happened to JaCu (Jason Cullen)?

01 - ACHESERUM
02 - BARETANGO
03 - BINCENTUM
04 - DARNMERGE
05 - DEMONWOOL
06 - EFTCUPULA
07 - EQUINECAR
08 - KABDEJECT
09 - LASSERRED
10 - LENDLEASH
11 - LOANEDFAR
12 - LYRICALZO
13 - MINUSJERK
14 - MOOTRIVIA
15 - OKRAUNITE
16 - PAIDWHEWS
17 - PAPILLOTE
18 - PODIUMYEP
19 - RATEDWEED
20 - REXROAMED
21 - SAGAFIXER
22 - SEXUNITES
23 - TORCHMEET
24 - TUGGEDMEN
25 - WOKROUTER
26 - YENHELMET

Joseph Bolas wrote:*AIRMISS is listed in the dictionary as a noun so not sure if this can be pluralised.

AIRMISSES is an acceptable word, just not as a conundrum (plurals aren't aloud you see)

I'll give this new bunch a try later.

At first glance:

2. INCUMBENT
15. KETONURIA

5. LEMONWOOD?
25. OUTWORKER?

14 is VOMITORIA

dinos_the_chemist wrote:

Joseph Bolas wrote:*AIRMISS is listed in the dictionary as a noun so not sure if this can be pluralised.

AIRMISSES is an acceptable word, just not as a conundrum (plurals aren't aloud you see)

I'll give this new bunch a try later.

I wasn't sure if the plural was allowed (as a 9-letter word) but I knew it wasn't allowed as a conundrum . I said in a previous message:

In my quest for perfection, I did include a plural word .

But these words I have done now are perfect, there will be no faults .

dinos_the_chemist wrote:At first glance:

03. INCUMBENT
15. KETONURIA
05. LEMONWOOD?
25. OUTWORKER?

Corby wrote:14 is VOMITORIA

All of these are correct . Well Done Dinos and Corby.

Solved

03 - INCUMBENT
05 - LEMONWOOD
14 - VOMITORIA
15 - KETONURIA
25 - OUTWORKER

Unsolved

01 - ACHESERUM
02 - BARETANGO
04 - DARNMERGE
06 - EFTCUPULA
07 - EQUINECAR
08 - KABDEJECT
09 - LASSERRED
10 - LENDLEASH
11 - LOANEDFAR
12 - LYRICALZO
13 - MINUSJERK
16 - PAIDWHEWS
17 - PAPILLOTE
18 - PODIUMYEP
19 - RATEDWEED
20 - REXROAMED
21 - SAGAFIXER
22 - SEXUNITES
23 - TORCHMEET
24 - TUGGEDMEN
26 - YENHELMET

13 - JUNKERISM?
16 - WHIPSAWED?

these just sound like the crap I make up when i'm playing countdown online with people...

Both JUNKERISM and WHIPSAWED are correct .

Solved
03 - INCUMBENT
05 - LEMONWOOD
13 - JUNKERISM
14 - VOMITORIA
15 - KETONURIA
16 - WHIPSAWED
25 - OUTWORKER

Unsolved
01 - ACHESERUM
02 - BARETANGO
04 - DARNMERGE
06 - EFTCUPULA
07 - EQUINECAR
08 - KABDEJECT
09 - LASSERRED
10 - LENDLEASH
11 - LOANEDFAR
12 - LYRICALZO
17 - PAPILLOTE
18 - PODIUMYEP
19 - RATEDWEED
20 - REXROAMED
21 - SAGAFIXER
22 - SEXUNITES
23 - TORCHMEET
24 - TUGGEDMEN
26 - YENHELMET

5 seconds for each one..

02 - BARETANGO abengator
08 - KABDEJECT bedjacket?
21 - SAGAFIXER saxifrage
26 - YENHELMET methylene

I'm sure Jono meant ABNEGATOR, but I'll take all the credit if it's right.

Charlie Reams wrote:I'm sure Jono meant ABNEGATOR, but I'll take all the credit if it's right.

No, he definitely meant ABENGATOR. It's a Malaysian crocodile with a pointed snout and purplish blotchy markings.

jimbentley wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:I'm sure Jono meant ABNEGATOR, but I'll take all the credit if it's right.

No, he definitely meant ABENGATOR. It's a Malaysian crocodile with a pointed snout and purplish blotchy markings.

Is it related to the BATORANGE, the favourite fruit of the Caped Crusader?

Charlie Reams wrote:

jimbentley wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote:I'm sure Jono meant ABNEGATOR, but I'll take all the credit if it's right.

No, he definitely meant ABENGATOR. It's a Malaysian crocodile with a pointed snout and purplish blotchy markings.

Is it related to the BATORANGE, the favourite fruit of the Caped Crusader?

Not related to it in the physical sense, no, that would be a bit weird and disturbing, not to mention biologically dubious. But they have been known to eat these delicious fruits in times of low availability of the GOBEANRAT, their principal food source.

Anyway, back to the game:

06 - EFTCUPULA = TEACUPFUL
17 - PAPILLOTE = POPLITEAL

All the others were too hard for me.

ABNEGATOR, BEDJACKET, SAXIFRAGE, METHYLENE, TEACUPFUL and POPLITEAL are correct, well done guys. That just leaves:

Unsolved
01 - ACHESERUM
04 - DARNMERGE
07 - EQUINECAR
09 - LASSERRED
10 - LENDLEASH
11 - LOANEDFAR
12 - LYRICALZO
18 - PODIUMYEP
19 - RATEDWEED
20 - REXROAMED
22 - SEXUNITES
23 - TORCHMEET
24 - TUGGEDMEN

Solved
02 - ABNEGATOR
03 - INCUMBENT
05 - LEMONWOOD
06 - TEACUPFUL
08 - BEDJACKET
13 - JUNKERISM
14 - VOMITORIA
15 - KETONURIA
16 - WHIPSAWED
17 - POPLIETAL
21 - SAXIFRAGE
25 - OUTWORKER
26 - METHYLENE

DEWATERED
REDRESSAL

QUERIANCE sounds like a word, right?

So does MARCHEUSE for the first one.

similarly ZORICALLY for Z...maybe...

Assuming REDRESSAL, DEWATERED and QUERIANCE are correct (MARCHEUSE cant be, as M is METHYLENE. CHARMEUSE perhaps?) CEFGHNUXYZ remain

01 - ACHESERUM - CHARMEUSE?
04 - DARNMERGE - GRANDMERE?
10 - LENDLEASH
11 - LOANEDFAR - F
12 - LYRICALZO - Z
18 - PODIUMYEP - Y
20 - REXROAMED - X
22 - SEXUNITES - UNSEXIEST?
23 - TORCHMEET
24 - TUGGEDMEN - NUTMEGGED?

I'll wait for them to be confirmed before adding them to the solved list though.

Solved
ABNEGATOR
BEDJACKET
C
D
E
F
G
H
INCUMBENT
JUNKERISM
KETONURIA
LEMONWOOD
METHYLENE
N
OUTWORKER
POPLIETAL
Q
R
SAXIFRAGE
TEACUPFUL
U
VOMITORIA
WHIPSAWED
X
Y
Z

23 is obviously CHROMETTE as well. Maybe.

Man, I'm getting really shit at conundrums. I tried to do the conundrum challenges on the corral last night, and I could barely finish a single sprint let alone any of the harder ones

Yuppiedom I'm pretty sure of.

Xeradrome?

DEWATERED, REDRESSAL, CHARMEUSE, UNSEXIEST, NUTMEGGED and YUPPIEDOM are all correct.

QUERIANCE, ZORICALLY, GRANDMERE and XERODERMA are incorrect sorry.

That leaves the letters: E, F, G, H, Q, X, Z,

04 - DARNMERGE
07 - EQUINECAR
10 - LENDLEASH
11 - LOANEDFAR
12 - LYRICALZO
20 - REXROAMED
23 - TORCHMEET

Germander?

Zocillary?

Echometer?

Is this a bit pointless just making random anagrams until we happen to chance upon the right ones?

Well TUTORSHIP was an easy-ish one that was missed but I can't think of the other.

Edit: whoops, I just replied to the first page which referred to conundrums from about a month back!

Corby wrote:Germander?

Zocillary?

Echometer?

Is this a bit pointless just making random anagrams until we happen to chance upon the right ones?

GERMANDER is right but I agree with Corby. It would be a lot more challenging for the setter if they tried to disguise words that everybody actually knows. There are some words that are hard to spot. For instance I thought BOULEVARD was an excellent conundrum because it is a word we all know and also, it contains the two red herrings of OVER and ABLE.

Joseph Bolas wrote:DEWATERED, REDRESSAL, CHARMEUSE, UNSEXIEST, NUTMEGGED and YUPPIEDOM are all correct.

QUERIANCE, ZORICALLY, GRANDMERE and XERODERMA are incorrect sorry.

The word Corby offered was XERADROME. You just gave us the right answer!

dinos_the_chemist wrote:The word Corby offered was XERADROME. You just gave us the right answer!

It was obvious that I was what I meant though, it was just a typo.

That leaves the letters: E, F, H, Q, Z,

07 - Q - EQUINECAR
10 - E/H - LENDLEASH
11 - F - LOANEDFAR
12 - Z - LYRICALZO
23 - E/H - TORCHMEET

No idea what they are though.

David O'Donnell wrote:GERMANDER is right but I agree with Corby. It would be a lot more challenging for the setter if they tried to disguise words that everybody actually knows. There are some words that are hard to spot. For instance I thought BOULEVARD was an excellent conundrum because it is a word we all know and also, it contains the two red herrings of OVER and ABLE.

I thought if I focused on words that everyone will know, it might've been too easy, hence why I used rather obscure words . Youse have done good though to get almost all of them .

dinos_the_chemist wrote:The word Corby offered was XERADROME. You just gave us the right answer!

Sorry about that .

dinos_the_chemist wrote:That leaves the letters: E, F, H, Q, Z,

07 - Q - EQUINECAR
10 - E/H - LENDLEASH
11 - F - LOANEDFAR
12 - Z - LYRICALZO
23 - E/H - TORCHMEET

No idea what they are though.

I will post the answers below, because I don't think anyone will have heard of these words before .

E - ECTOTHERM
F - FARANDOLE
H - HANSELLED
Q - QUERENCIA
Z - ZIRCALLOY

Gargh I kept thinking "ECTOMORPH... no that isnt right!" I definitely should have got ZIRCALLOY though!

dinos_the_chemist wrote:Gargh I kept thinking "ECTOMORPH... no that isnt right!" I definitely should have got ZIRCALLOY though!

They were pretty hard though.

I think I will leave the next set of conundrums to someone else .

I think the criticism has been unfair. I think the current pace of solutions trickling in is perfect. If it was too hard, more than half would be left; if the words are any more well-known then someone who is a natural anagrammer could solve them all in one swoop, as has more or less happened before.

Keep up the good work Mr. Bolas.. don't be discouraged by the whiners!

Ginger Jono wrote:I think the criticism has been unfair. I think the current pace of solutions trickling in is perfect. If it was too hard, more than half would be left; if the words are any more well-known then someone who is a natural anagrammer could solve them all in one swoop, as has more or less happened before.

Keep up the good work Mr. Bolas.. don't be discouraged by the whiners!

Thank you Mr. O'Neill.

I have set the last few challenges though so I will take a break and let someone else set challenges . That way also, I can look over the words and find a set that should meet expectations . I do my best to please .

Here is another one of my conundrum alphabets. My apologies if these conundrums have either; been repeated in this forum, shown on TV or are too easy (although I think this alphabet is more difficult than the previous one I made) After a lot of stick from some unruly forumites, I have decided to give conundrums that are accepted by CountMax only and none from my own dictionary - which is unreliable.

Enjoy and no cheats please!

1. DINEGOLLY
2. GOONYRULE
3. OKIMGRASS
4. INTICEADI
5. SOYAGUNGE
6. IWATCHTOE
7. FAMEBORIS
8. RUINDREAM
9. ARAMTHEFT
10. RIDEHARRY
11. DOLEMOVER
12. VIKCLOSET
13. SUEFORGED
14. DARTQUEER
15. SWEATINNS
16. COILNODDY
17. COMETIGER
18. TOADVOTER
19. RANDYBEST
20. REETGOONS
21. BOOMINGLY
22. BUNCEJAIL
23. UNOISEGUN
24. IRISSOAPS

N.B. There is no conundrum for the letter "X" and for "Z" - for obvious reasons

01. PULMONARY
02. UNCHAINED
06. LETHARGIC
08. NEWSAGENT
10. QUICKSAND
13. ZOOLOGIST
14. JITTERING
17. FRICASSEE
22. SAFEGUARD

So far so good Joseph. Leave some for the others though

I just have a few more:

3. BRIMSTONE
5. REARGUARD (Hardly scrambled!! )
7. ECOSYSTEM
9. GINORMOUS
19. MISPLACED
20. DODGEBALL
21. VOCALISER
23. ITINERANT
24. COCKROACH
25. ORGANISM

Obviously, I have the rest but I thought I'd leave a few or something.

Edit: I just checked the answers to the rest and I have missed a few easy ones, good scramble Jason - most of these are tricky but get-able.

4. YOUNGSTER
11. HISTAMINE
18. ARTHROPOD

Solved: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Unsolved: 12 15 16

12. COINPEEKS
15. GREATNOTE
16. PLOWWRILE

15. TERATOGEN and
16. WILLPOWER

There is only one left to solve.

12. COINPEEKS - Must begin with a 'K'

Yes David I did struggle to mix up REARGUARD . They were fairly easy ones overall and certainly get-able. The last one does begin with "K" but what is it?

Btw number 25 is incorrect David. It is scrambled as GROINMAGS. Any takers?

ORGASMING

jasoncullen wrote:Btw number 25 is incorrect David. It is scrambled as GROINMAGS. Any takers?

I had to double check this just incase you made this word up

Just the K word to find now

jasoncullen wrote:Just the K word to find now

It's KINESCOPE and I know I am right because I totally cheated.

David O'Donnell wrote:

jasoncullen wrote:Just the K word to find now

It's KINESCOPE and I know I am right because I totally cheated.

I think thats actually appeared a few times in these Conundrum Alphabet games hasn't it? I Should know this word by now.

My sincerest apologies if KINESCOPE has appeared before. Mind you, no-one seemed to have got it so there was no feeling of de ja vu amongst the forumites

jasoncullen wrote:My sincerest apologies if KINESCOPE has appeared before. Mind you, no-one seemed to have got it so there was no feeling of de ja vu amongst the forumites

You don't need to apologise, I was most likely being a pedant .