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Listener Crossword 4023 - Pentomino Factory by Oyler

starwalker | 17:58 Fri 27th Feb 2009 | Crosswords

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Another week, another thread. This week's Listener is the "dreaded" numbers puzzle, which actually looks like it might be fun.

pick me up 9

Keith,s crossword,no (432)

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Mikeoboy

I find the number ones fairly easy for the most part, but I often have to build up a mass of spreadsheets to find the solution. This one was the easiest that I have met. The beginning was understanding how to go about the solving process. When I realised that it was crossing points the rest, especially the end, was easy. I found the Wikipedia entry useful - and I, too, had initially inverted the 2s and 7s.

Sarrie

I agree this was not taxing but I don't know where I'd have been were it not for Mysterons posting. Is the average Joe meant to know all about these blessed pentominos ?

Mysterons

Thank you, Sarrie, I appreciate that.

To answer your question, I think that 'average Joe' might be fairly clueless (no offence cJ !) when it comes to pentominoes, as I was when I first encountered them in 2002 (see my posting above). I seem to remember that Oyler's puzzle was rather more challenging, and therefore more interesting, than this one.

cluelessJoe

actually perseverer and easterfool, I think you'll find that you needed to use the flag colours of Guinea, Senegal, Mali and Lithuania ... !

Cruncher

I too hope the next Listener will be more of a stinker - if only to improve the quality of this thread. I, most sadly, have started trawling through the archives in search of other fodder.

perseverer

Positively my last word on colours!

Would like to claim some level of creative thought went into the choice of colours - in fact it was determined by the only highlighter pen I possess, plus the first 2 of my daughter's felt tips which came to hand.

The colours do seem popular in the world of flags though.

Friday can't come soon enough if it will stop me drivelling on about colours - personally I'll vote for reasonably difficult, rather than a stinker!

Mysterons

Apologies to all, of course I should have said Tangent's puzzle in my last posting - I thought I had kept a copy of this, but so far have been unable to lay my hands on it - I shall keep searching.

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