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#1 2019-11-19 19:12:26

deadman88
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Registered: 2019-11-19
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Help

I spent 2 hours on the 1st 10 puzzles and still solved 6 of them only.

Anybody care to nudge me in the right direction for this puzzle?

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#2 2019-11-19 19:43:29

Stavr0s
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Re: Help

I'm stuck here too.
I do have some idea of what the numbers could refer to

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From bottom to top:
24: hours
7: days
12: months
12: ??? Years ???

but I fail to see how the 'all', 'any' and such fits in and how that relates to a word.

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#3 2019-11-19 20:45:13

winterer
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Re: Help

Stavr0s wrote:

I'm stuck here too.
I do have some idea of what the numbers could refer to

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From bottom to top:
24: hours
7: days
12: months
12: ??? Years ???

but I fail to see how the 'all', 'any' and such fits in and how that relates to a word.

You're working in the right direction.

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Think of 'all' or 'any' as set operations.

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'All of X' gives you a full set, whereas 'any' gives you an element. What do you get?

Extra hint:

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It's an acrostic.

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#4 2019-11-20 07:02:13

deadman88
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Re: Help

I still don't get it. No idea

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#5 2019-11-20 17:51:21

Alex55
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Re: Help

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you mean any of the word hr?

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#6 2019-11-21 20:32:29

winterer
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Re: Help

Alex55 wrote:
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you mean any of the word hr?

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No, the word itself

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#7 2019-11-22 13:06:32

Alex55
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Re: Help

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we have years, months, days and hours, we must take letters from these words?

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#8 2019-11-22 14:29:52

winterer
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Alex55 wrote:
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we have years, months, days and hours, we must take letters from these words?

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One of your words is not correct. And, yes, you then take a letter.

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#9 2019-12-01 00:46:42

bqnonumbers
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Re: Help

What's the point of them saying 'any' or 'all' or '2/4' if we just have to pick one letter? Isn't that the same as saying 'any' for all of them?

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#10 2019-12-08 19:40:43

racketaddict
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Re: Help

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Based on the above clues, am I meant to take for example the 2nd & 4th letter of Days, so A and S. Also is Months the first answer or the second? I cant think of anything else related to time which has 12 sections

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#11 2019-12-08 20:34:28

Alex55
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Re: Help

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4 LETTER WORD

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#12 2019-12-08 22:06:31

racketaddict
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Re: Help

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OK thanks. Is the 2/4 One to do with the 2nd & 4th Days?

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#13 2019-12-09 08:03:38

Alex55
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Re: Help

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.no D or A..

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#14 2019-12-12 18:57:23

kaarterdme
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Re: Help

I am still totally lost on this one.   I currently have:

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mmonthyshour

help!

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#15 2019-12-12 19:40:59

Alex55
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Re: Help

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only four letters m y..

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#16 2020-02-09 01:21:39

bqnonumbers
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Re: Help

I have

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MYDH 

but can't turn it into a word. Am I on the right track?

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#17 2020-02-15 15:10:59

racketaddict
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Re: Help

bqnonumbers wrote:

I have

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MYDH 

but can't turn it into a word. Am I on the right track?

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It is only the 3rd letter which is wrong. Yes D could apply but think specifically about the 2nd & 4th D

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#18 2020-08-12 07:43:53

AcidBurn39
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Re: Help

SOLVED

bqnonumbers wrote:

I have

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MYDH 

but can't turn it into a word. Am I on the right track?

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replace 3rd letter smile

Last edited by AcidBurn39 (2020-09-11 09:09:53)

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