Colin Conundrum Challenge

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Joseph Krol
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Colin Conundrum Challenge

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For those who don't know, in the COLIN puzzle mag there was a conundrum challenge. There were all kinds of conundrums, the variants included:

Standard
Goatdown
Hyper
Hypergoat
Junior
Junior Goat
Touchdown
Hypertouch
Touch Junior
Nasty
Hypernasty
Nasty Junior
Omelette
Aegilops
Spoilage
Hyperhyper

If anyone wants me to email them all of them or a particular variant or a selction of variants, PM me and I'll send you them back. Any answers that no-one has so far posted may be posted here, but please do them in white.
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Re: Colin Conundrum Challenge

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Here are the ones me and Kai solved during lunch at COLIN:

Standard
GRAMPULUS - SUGARPLUM
AGORAPHRB - BAROGRAPH
NUCLEATEP - PETULANCE
Goatdown
SAGOREEF - FOSTERAGE
CHEABIES - BEACHSIDE
RATCCHET - ARCHITECT
Hyper
TAMOOUQINIST - MISQUOTATION
VISSEPIOENTS - POSITIVENESS
Hypergoat
PERGUPSIONS - PRESUPPOSING
INCSNGRUITS - SCRUTINISING
Junior
SHOONER - ONSHORE
TIGHALO - GOLIATH
GALLLEY - LEGALLY
Junior Goat
OSODEA - SEAFOOD
THORPP - PROPHET
SIIRKY - RISKILY
Touchdown
DANVANGDC - ADVANCING
FOOZLEDFD - OFFLOADED
FLAKYIEIY - FAIRYLIKE
Touch Junior
VVVAAPO - PAVLOVA
AUYQDXD - SQUADDY
VXBEJKO - JUKEBOX
Nasty
SHOOTLOKE - TOKOLOSHE
MODIOLITC - DOLOMITIC
Hypernasty
EXCLAIMSAINT - ANTICLIMAXES
COLINSATCOOL - COLLOCATIONS
Nasty Junior
OAFMUST - SFUMATO
Omelette
FIRTHIR - THRIFTIER
Hyperhyper
ICYSKILLACALADA - LACKADAISICALLY
ASATINLIONCABIN - CANNIBALISATION
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Re: Colin Conundrum Challenge

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I should probably post this here for all to enjoy seeing as the event's been and gone. I'll post the other puzzles in the games/puzzles forum tomorrow night- Ryan's already uploaded his crossword.

STANDARD
GRAMPULUS
AGORAPHRB
NUCLEATEP
GOATDOWN
SAGOREEF
CHEABIES
RATCCHET
HYPER
VENDUESTRIAD
TAMOOUQINIST
VISSEPIOENTS
HYPERGOAT
AGITATIONNS
PERGUPSIONS
INCSNGRUITS
JUNIOR
SHOONER
TIGHALO
GALLLEY
JUNIOR GOAT
OSODEA
THORPP
SIIRKY
TOUCHDOWN
DANVANGDC
FOOZLEDFD
FLAKYIEIY
HYPERTOUCH
UNTWINESTCCY
ABEEEHLSSSSS
CORONARYMYFI
TOUCH JNR
VVVAAPO
AUYQDXD
VXBEJKO
NASTY
SASSYSITE
SHOOTLOKE
MODIOLITC
HYPERNASTY
EXCLAIMSAINT
COLINSATCOOL
RETICULARCUS
NASTY JNR
CATARAN
SUPEMAN
OAFMUST
OMELETTE
HADALGG
FIRTHIR
RUNNEUM
AEGILOPS
ROADU
CHARLS
SVRD
SPOILAGE
SSMAG
VNRBE
REITEND
HYPERHYPER
ICYSKILLACALADA
ASATINLIONCABIN
UAMPLEURINEPOON
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Re: Colin Conundrum Challenge

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Thanks Ben - brings back memories spending 10 minutes finding an anagram of goatdown.
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Re: Colin Conundrum Challenge

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Ben Wilson wrote:I should probably post this here for all to enjoy seeing as the event's been and gone. I'll post the other puzzles in the games/puzzles forum tomorrow night- Ryan's already uploaded his crossword.
I've not done all the conundrums and I'm halfway through the sudoku but I got stuck :( The keyword is solid but I've not given it too much thought yet. Will probably do it today (or a least try to).
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