Inquisitor 1279 "2 Possible Sets Of Instructions"

[shikasta]

I have the question & the 2 responses & the 22 cells; I presume the source of the lines continues with "2 possible sets of instructions" & I can see how shading in 2 colours might work; but I have no idea either from Google or asking people down the pub what the source of the lines is.

Any tips as to where I should look?

Thanks

[Gregsdad]

Think as the "security" isn't actually secure according to the response, this implies an instruction that will give you an insecure type of binding, try Wikipedia.

[shikasta]

Thanks - I transposed the completed grid into Excel & now think I can see the "instructions" after swapping over 2 answers that could fit in 2 grid settings - just have to work out how the shading works to make the "insecure" rather than the "secure" version of the binding.

[Gregsdad]

Hi

Think row 11 helps with this although there's no allusion to this in the preamble.

[x_word_fan]

Gregsdad. Did you do the R or the G - neither are particularly safe but there are 2 ways to draw the G so I am leaning towards the R

[x_word_fan]

But row 11 can be read in two ways - the 7th and 12th cells are interchangeable

[x_word_fan]

- and also there is (I think) the question of mirror symmetry

[Gregsdad]

Hi x_word_fan

I just went by the response to the question i.e. the binding isn't secure so i went for the G. You're right about cells 7 and 12 of row 11 of course but given the nature of the responseIi went for R....L rather than L.....R. But that's just my logic, others may have a different take ?

[shikasta]

I did as Gregsdad did - though I think the preamble does allude to row 11 (my original Q about "2 possible instructions") - & R...L leads to the less secure option (G rather than R).

That leaves 2 shading options - starting with the upper RH side or the lower - upper made most sense to me since a) the response reads forwards rather than backwards & b) at least 3 of the resolved clashes leave real words in the grid (presumably all 4, do - I have a copy of Chambers on order which should reveal if this is the case).

[Gregsdad]

Thanks Shikasta, you're right about the instructions. Starting top RH I get, across, three real words and one ex-govt. department !

[crosswhit99]

Does anyone else find the choice of wording in the preamble strange ? Following the instructions 'for real' resolves the clashes as I (not A), R, N (not L), E

[Gregsdad]

Hmm.. Did wonder what was meant by 'for real'. Could it mean the four letters of 'real' ? But that doesn't seem to give me the G binding....but I was never a boy-scout so who knows ?

[Indy-trier]

I also noticed the REAL but assumed it meant in a practical sense, so I tried it using my coloured speaker leads! This at least helped me with the line drawing bit and my coloured shading. Given the response thread I agree with the G solution in Row 11. A brilliant puzzle! Now I'm off to sort out my tangled cables!