Dec 29, 2006 One Word Wonder Puzzle

Um....does anyone else think this LOOKS way to simple

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FIRST TOP TEN WOOOOOO!!!!

sometimes a flagpole is just a flagpole.

For some reason, this one clicked.

does the fact that the words go 9 8 7 6 in amount of letters have anything to do with this?

Can't believe I got this salt free for once.

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It just clicked for me too.

My best ever. Just had to pat my self on the back.

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It took you 43 seconds.
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(And no, I didn't preview)

No, Dr. Phil.

No, Dr Phil. But tsmaster's comment is kinda salty.

#6 is a good block of salt

Took me 4 minutes, mostly because I was thinking a framing square was something else..

Sorry, folks. Guess I shook a little too hard on the salt shaker. My #6 is gone.

haha i was wonderin why jswheeler said #6 was helpful

so that makes my post number 6 and it is not salty at all.

Me too, darkjedi26.

I wasn't sure what a framing square was so I looked it up on Wikipedia and immediately knew what the answer to the puzzle was.

lol, I was thinking a framing square was something else too. Once I realized I was wrong, it all clicked

Ah, it takes a puzzle like that to get me back into shape.

My wife made me Google framing square. That's when we got it.

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It took you 3 minutes and 8 seconds.
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Looks like several people are getting this one right away. It wasn't immediately obvious to me, but when I saw someone got it in 50 seconds I figured it was something apparent if I just looked at things the right way. And indeed it was.

jswheeler, your recent guests made 16th salt free too. But you beat our time! good job!

Ahem, former #6 bad. Current #18 good? Or is it all in the timing?

Wow possibly my best AHA moment so far...

Man, that took me way too long to figure out. Once again, overthinking rears its ugly head.

Never saw #6. Is it similar to my current [18]?

Good job Leadfoot. Mama bird is in the air and headed for Munich.

@dajagr-yes

Not that I mind really, but I think it has just as much salt. Wording was very similar.

Suppose we'll see it gone, then. Oh, well. :)

I think they'll leave it because at that point 50% had solved it. Now it's up to 63%.

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You were the 58th Tanga member to solve this puzzle.

... how is this possible?

Is this another puzzle?

sorry to go off topic but my post (#26) was my 21st post and my post (#27) was also my 21st post????

It's funny, but I couldn't get this one until my kids came into the room. Then they were like, 'isn't a framing square...' and I smacked my head and knew the answer.

8 minutes, too. I should have called them around minute 1.

jswheeler - it looks like the post numbers update every time for all in this blog (see your #6 post too.

that's right, this site is built for speed. You have to admit this is a real clean interface.

This is a good interface, however the disappearing entries with no placeholders do tend to make things more difficult to follow.

Why do I feel like a complete idiot! I've tried the last 5 puzzles and never even gotten close. Am I just that slow or do these take some time to get used to?

I thank Belle's salt from yesterday

don't worry deerspider - I'm confused tonight too. Sometimes things just click but tonight I need help.

Deerspider - It takes time to get in the swing of things. Last night, I went back and looked at the solutions for some of the past puzzles that I missed. It helped. Plus, you have to get accustomed to the cryptic messages posted here. Once you learn the code, things click much faster.

deerspider - yes, there is some 'getting used to' that can help over time, especially when the puzzles are crafted by the same person. But when the puzzler is in an especially twisted frame of mind...

practice on old puzzles and look through old blogs
It'll get easier

Cute puzzle, it was timed well what with the Saddam hanging...

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For me this is an accomplishment! For those of you who just stare at these and feel stupid, you are not alone. I have gone back and gotten several but alot were way over my head. I dont know how you guys manage to get them in a matter of seconds! I keep battering myself with them though in hopes I will get one and feel "smart" for a few minutes...lol.

Does anyone remember the helpfull #6

The #6 left before I had a chance to notice it. I don't understand how today's #18 would be too salty, but yesterday's salt from Belle really did help me.

It's similar to #18

As with most of the cryptic posts on here, it helps to say the clues, or in this case hints, out loud...

Now I'm getting "aha's" about the salt! Of course there's salt in #18. Must be time to go to bed.

leadfoot- my BOC is supposed to be here on Jan. 2nd!

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This clicked for me, too. Then I see that my 18 second time is only good for 30th! Man!!

can't wait to find out...

im very dense tonite... nothing is clicking at all even with all the supposed salt...
only thing that i keep thinking of is that bizarre progressive band, tangerine dream...

Steel Beam would have been a better second clue.

tek -
at the risk of over-seasoning
use your mind's eye

believe me, i've got all these things dancing around in my head like so many sugarplums and all i have is a headache!!
i understand the salt so far and it just isn't clicking, i know i'm over-thinking it or just frustrated by the computer i'm assembling at the same time.
I'm gonna take a shower, drink a beer and come back to it... i have definitely ruined the average time for this one already..

nevermind...
i got it...
i actually had to use my fingers!!!
i know a blonde joke that goes along with the answer, but it would be way too salty

thanks!!
off to the showers now..

okay, that was a really lame puzzle.

Then again, I'm probably bitter that it took me so long to figure it out.

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Sweet! #18 was very salty!

I am utterly lost.

As with the vast majority of Tanga puzzles, logic has nothing to do with solving this one.

As clues go, the best would have to do with visualizing these objects alongside one another, something that my linear thinking mind would never consider doing without the benefit of someone's prompting.

I feel like the 142nd fastest gun in the west...

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It took you 2 hours, 55 minutes and 21 seconds.
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A picture is worth 1000 words.

Actually CR, it looks like you're the 278th. But I bet your gunning for 279! ;)

I knew what everything was but just couldn't get there. I was even unfocusing my eyes like you do to see those hidden picture posters to see some pattern! Then I saw the #18 salt and just though 'no way this could be that simple'. *click*

This one doesn't click with me anymore than any of the other 20 miserables puzzles I have failed at here.
Now I need to read the salt like a bleeding jackass.
These puzzles make me hate myself. what fun.

finally my mind was lubricated... thanks for the salt - so where do you find out how long it took you and when do they start measuring?

I hate to say it, but I need more salt...

does the "old west wanted poster"-style of it have anything to do with this?

pmboos: Look at the puzzle again, your stats will be at the top.

I spent an hour or more last night visualizing these things the wrong way. [60] is a good hint. So is [53], for different reasons.

#5 was misleading for me. I would disregard it. #53 about the Steel Beam is what finally did it for me. Thanks.

My suggestion is to think VERY SIMPLE. Easy to over think this one.

Very slow to catch on today. #60 made me realize where I was going wrong.

I like my answer better Hangman

[60] was just the salt I needed. (331st fastest at 17:49 minutes ouch!)

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I was overthinking it for a couple minutes, then I simplified. Very much simplified.
Let me spell it out for you: S I M P L I F Y

Actually [53] should be a Steel Column.

[66] Yes, and the color of the letters & background. Nice!

Nice. Very simple. I was, of course, trying to overthink it...ha ha!

Ouch, just got it. Cute.

don't worry about the style. It makes some sense once you have the answer, but the puzzle is much simpler than that.

Thanks, darkjedi -- your [11] was just what I needed. Talk about overthinking... :þ

thats a slick puzzle

Thanks DaveD - I noticed them when I went back to the puzzle - horrible stats - I was better off not knowing... I just need to clear my mind more; become one with the puzzle...

any last minute hints? - I'm still stuck

Still don't get this - I find innocuous references are the "keys" to these puzzles. I'm not thinking innocuously enough yet today.

[60] was the only thing here that made this click for me, thanks Rick!