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One Word Wonders are puzzles where the answer to the puzzle is exactly one word. For a better idea on how to solve this puzzle see an example
Wants to stump you with this puzzle:
How to play: Answer this puzzle with exactly one word.
Wants to stump you with this puzzle:
How to play: Answer this puzzle with exactly one word.
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43 Comments
zyzzva
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:11 PM |
wat do u do with the numbers?
GertSoB
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:13 PM |
I've got step 1, but what's next?
Rocketeer
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:18 PM |
Just wondering - typo in 2nd? Should be (7+3) ...? Hmm.
scoutmom
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:20 PM |
[3] 7? I count 8
RPardoe
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:23 PM |
I count 8 as well and 8 it was.
QurqirishDragon
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:23 PM |
[1] I think they are just word lengths. I have all but CaCO3 (if they are word lengths, I only have a 7-letter word for that one)
Haven't figured out what to do with them, yet.
tdallis
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:23 PM |
is it "spell" or a "spill" -maybe some hint there
DanielWilson
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:25 PM |
You solved this puzzle in 16 minutes and 49 seconds and were the 16th Tanga member to solve it. You earned 95 points for solving this.
Thank God for chem class....
RPardoe
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:25 PM |
CaCO3 is a bit of a stretch (not my first thought either)- but the necessary word is found at Wiki
soccer_ref
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:25 PM |
[3] No, 8+3 is correct.
tdallis
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:26 PM |
i dont see how the numbers are the lengths of words
BigSlick
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:26 PM |
are we looking for the "real" names or the more common ones?
soccer_ref
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:26 PM |
[11][12] Look for the common names of those compounds.
scoutmom
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:26 PM |
[12] Look for a name that (fits) what you are given for the first step.
RPardoe
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:27 PM |
[7]The title is correct as written....and a clue
QurqirishDragon
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:27 PM |
Got it! I was right about the parenthesized numbers, wrong about CaCO3.
perihelion
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:28 PM |
Aw, good one. Had me barking up the wrong tree for a while.
Verve640
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:30 PM |
Great first puzzle Tarindel...
tdallis
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:33 PM |
not seeing it...
BigSlick
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:35 PM |
OK, I think I have all the common names (common to me anyway - I had to change one) but still not getting anything that makes sense. I am probably applying the numbers incorrectly, especially the ones w/ the "+" in 'em. Any more salt?
Docbug
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:36 PM |
[20] Think of the "+" as a space. (Not that I know what to do with my list of common names either...)
BigSlick
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:37 PM |
Is the last one 1 or 2 words?
andythewxman
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:40 PM |
I have all the names, I just don't know what to do with them. Anyone care to help a fellow STU out?
scoutmom
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:41 PM |
Are you looking at the right numbers now?
andythewxman
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:44 PM |
Thanks [24]. Just enough salt to push me in the right direction.
Rastus
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:44 PM |
Wow, that was really good. [24] got it for me.
RANN96
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:53 PM |
[24] awesome salt! thnx a bunchez of oats
Arnott
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:54 PM |
Yeah, I thought this puzzle was really cool. Especially for a first effort.
davey
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:58 PM |
Thanks a million [24] ... I never would have gone back and noticed that.
Erich
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 07:58 PM |
Oh, THOSE numbers.
BigSlick
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:01 PM |
THOSE numbers don't work for me! I still must have the wrong names somewhere!
king_neptune
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:04 PM |
Perfect clue [24]!
I agree [28], nice puzzle!
Tahnan
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:06 PM |
Whoa. Very nice.
gst
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:07 PM |
Very nifty puzzle. I had to look them all up, except water. Chem class was a looong time ago :-)
Tankerbay
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:22 PM |
Wow, not bad. Can't believe that's a first puzzle.
LightInfo
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:24 PM |
Well I tried using what I thought were the "right" numbers but it gave me something that sounded like (not really spelled like) a girl's name. Tried that and fixing the spelling and go nowhere.
Docbug
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:27 PM |
Wow. Yes, perfect clue [24], and yes, darned good puzzle!
LightInfo
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:30 PM |
anyone willing to verify common names at least via TG?
monocle
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:41 PM |
Even with a few wrong I still managed to get something that looked and sounded close enough to be a word. So I tried variations of the word until I got the right spelling. Nice puzzle. It was hard to know what one person thought was the right answer for some of those. And I'd swear there is an even more common name for one of them... at least in the racing scene. Overall, a good puzzle. Keep em coming.
BigSlick
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:47 PM |
[39] Yes, there is a more common name for the last one.
bcgrote
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 08:54 PM |
These right numbers gave me "agsrreae" I don't know what that is... do I need Ana now?
Aha! Hmm, I always added an "E" there...
Sweet puzzle! I liked it a lot!!!
dagibbs
Posted on Tue May 13, 2008 10:01 PM |
Yes, step one was (to me) pretty obvious, though it took a bit of work to pick out the right common name for each. Thankfully the cryptic-crossword numbers helped. But [24] was just what I needed for stage 2.
hunibuns
Posted on Wed May 14, 2008 11:24 AM |
These things make me feel soooo stupid....
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