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R14: (100+4)*10-50=990 to leave -75/25 and Bob’s your uncle.

MARIGOTS in R2
PIMENTON in R8

R9 LNAFP from my mum: (9+9+7)*10-3 = 247

So UNFLYABLE is a word and BANEFULLY isn't?

David Williams wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:37 pm So UNFLYABLE is a word and BANEFULLY isn't?

They’re both words; it depends on the lexicographer which unfortunately causes the problem. BANEFULLY is in the Collins dictionary but not in Oxford Dictionaries Premium. On balance, unless BANEFULLY is the scramble, I don’t think it’s a good conundrum.

A malevolent look is baleful, not baneful

Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:36 pm A malevolent look is baleful, not baneful

That's as maybe, but baneful is the adjective derived from bane (a cause of great distress or annoyance), as in "the bane of my life".