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EV 972 Extraction by Oxymoron
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Oh no, it's Mr. O! Greetings you Brits, Swiss (honorary) and any Croatians who may be lurking.
A difficult EV, I thought, that would not be out of place as a Listener. Many obscure words for answers; the only saving grace was that the extra letter was usually fairly easy to spot. The instructions revealed themselves at about the 2/3 point; working backwards the rest of the way made things simpler. A straightforward but very nice endgame!
Almost time for the US Open where I will be rooting for Rory to not blow it this time.
A difficult EV, I thought, that would not be out of place as a Listener. Many obscure words for answers; the only saving grace was that the extra letter was usually fairly easy to spot. The instructions revealed themselves at about the 2/3 point; working backwards the rest of the way made things simpler. A straightforward but very nice endgame!
Almost time for the US Open where I will be rooting for Rory to not blow it this time.
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Hi all.
Back home after a very enjoyable visit to Italy to see my new grandson, and I find myself facing a puzzle from Mr O!
It was quite heavy going until the instruction became clear and I found the whole project really quite satisfying.
Rory is only off at 8,20 UK time so a few hours to worry for him! He learned an important lesson at the Masters and I expect him to hold on this time.
Back home after a very enjoyable visit to Italy to see my new grandson, and I find myself facing a puzzle from Mr O!
It was quite heavy going until the instruction became clear and I found the whole project really quite satisfying.
Rory is only off at 8,20 UK time so a few hours to worry for him! He learned an important lesson at the Masters and I expect him to hold on this time.
Have managed to look at this on and off over the last three days. Have solved all the clues and can manage the first part of the instruction but can't see the second even though ( I think ) I know what i'm looking for. Beyond that I'm not sure about the unchecked letter in each of the two unclued answers although there seems to be only one possibilty for the second of them. Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.
Evening all, Kk, I too am just back from Italy (Puglia) where the sunshine and blue skies were just wonderful,so I came to this EV a bit late. All completed apart from the 2 unclued "theme" words. I can deduce the 4 letter one but unless I've gone wrong somewhere I can make no sense of the 7 letter one. ....a bit like Novalis, I think.
Kayakamina
Thanks, got there in the end. The theme is clear and have identified the provider. Solved all clues and I have to say my copy of Chambers has never been so well thumbed! However still can't see the relevance of the two unclued entries and like Novalis not sure what the unchecked letters are.
Thanks, got there in the end. The theme is clear and have identified the provider. Solved all clues and I have to say my copy of Chambers has never been so well thumbed! However still can't see the relevance of the two unclued entries and like Novalis not sure what the unchecked letters are.
I think this was my first encounter with Oxymoron. Wow! Even with all the clues solved, those two unchecked letters in the unclued entries still had me baffled as to the theme. Eventually I stopped trying to identify felines, (I'd solved 1 to 31 Ac, but not 27Ac), obliterate teeth, isolate dentists, locate masseurs, concoct anagrams of the 2 unclued words until I finally saw the neatness of the construction, as is usual with "wordsearches", staring me right in the face! My last act was to complete the unclued entries. I'd never heard of the longer one. Bravo Mr O!
Many thanks for the guidance. I couldn't see the letters reflecting the second part of the instructions through looking too hard. As for the unclued answers I should have reached out to a book which is some 30 inches away from where I'm sitting. The irony is that the shorter unclued answer is the name of the town where I live!
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