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Artful Linked Letters
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04/23/13 07:12 AM
04/23/13 07:12 AM
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Cue
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Decipher the members of a hidden category by linking letters together. Each letter on both sides of the arrows is used at least once. Answers can be one word or multiple words. As you solve, you may find words that don't fit the category - these should be discarded.
Start with a letter on the left of an arrow and link it to one of the letters to the right of the same arrow. Find that second letter on the left and link it to a letter on its right. Continue the process until an answer is formed.
The number in parentheses indicates the number of answers in the category. Each answer is at least four letters long. Please answer an entire category.
--CATEGORY 1: (9)
A -> GKNPS B -> ELU D -> HL E -> AIRT F -> F G -> L H -> IO I -> AFLPT K -> I L -> ELMO M -> AE N -> DI O -> DMNOTU P -> AEIOP R -> AO S -> T T -> AITW U -> LN W -> EH --CATEGORY 2: (9)
A -> BCDLNT B -> ABL C -> K D -> ESZ E -> ADEFLNP F -> U G -> R H -> A I -> NR K -> SY L -> ADEIY N -> AHIY P -> ELPU Q -> U R -> ADPUV S -> AHK T -> EH U -> ELRS V -> A Y -> NR Z -> E --CATEGORY 3: (9)
A -> ABLNRSY B -> O C -> H D -> AH E -> AENRSW G -> DIR H -> AOR I -> NSV K -> SW L -> AELO M -> A N -> DEGKTZ O -> GRUW R -> DIOS S -> DGT T -> EHIM U -> N V -> AI W -> AEY Y -> E Z -> A --CATEGORY 4: (9)
A -> DLNRST B -> AO C -> AKO E -> AL G -> O I -> CNTU K -> E L -> ADETU M -> I N -> IU O -> BLNT P -> LO R -> B S -> IS T -> AI U -> M
Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?
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Re: Artful Linked Letters
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04/23/13 08:09 AM
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Redz
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3. Holidays (special days) Christmas Thanksgiving Easter Valentines Day Groundhog Day Halloween New Year's Day Labor Day Arbor Day uh-oh...Arbor Day doesn't work How about...Kwanza
Last edited by Redz; 04/23/13 08:19 AM.
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Re: Artful Linked Letters
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04/23/13 03:01 PM
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manxman
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4. Elements (thanks for the corrections Cue) Nickel Aluminium Gold Lead Cobalt Titanium Carbon added: Potassium, Platinum
Last edited by manxman; 04/23/13 06:10 PM. Reason: Cue's help
Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
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Re: Artful Linked Letters
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04/23/13 03:33 PM
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BobH
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Wow! These are really hard. My hat's off to the solvers. I think I know the categories to 1 and 2 and have a few examples but not getting them all.
Good luck to all and thanks Cue for an interesting puzzle.
Bob As I've grown older, I've found that my memory is not as good as I used to think it was.
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Re: Artful Linked Letters
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04/23/13 04:10 PM
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Cue
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manxman, I wasn't being that specific. I was just going for elements on the periodic table. It's like chemistry class here today and you're doing well. "tin" is too short according to the rules and "cadmium" doesn't work. Look at the available letters because I believe you haven't used all of them. Bob, I borrowed this puzzle from our illustrious leader - Pandora. I'd like to claim the credit but... The hardest part is cracking the category. Once you work that out the rest should come a little easier.
Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?
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Re: Artful Linked Letters
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04/23/13 07:07 PM
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Jema
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1. Dogs Akita Beagle Bloodhound Bullmastiff Papillon Pomeranian Poodle Rottweiler Whippet I haven't seen one of these for a long time. Cue
Wouldn't that jar your mustard!
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