Place every number from 1 to 20 into one of three lists $P$, $Q$ or $O$, such that any number from $P$ added to any number from $Q$ gives a prime. What is the fewest number of elements that can be in $O$?
Good luck!
I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for, but that list looks fairly comprehensive
execution for tail deletion: no
cut in half: yes, though if synonymizing I would make sure the word is fairly long (because asking someone to synonymize and then only take two or three letters might be pushing it)
from a sort-of-draft I wrote a while back, the details on specific clue type restrictions:
- anagrams, letter extractions, and hidden words must be direct (no synonymy) - hidden words must be "full" (no combining with other pieces). homophones should also be full (these are largely due to convention, but there's a good justification behind them - breaking those often leads to a massively increased search space for your solver)
these aren't universally followed, especially the homophone one, but I think they're pretty close
(again, these rules are probably not entirely universal, especially among more libertarian setters, but if you follow them you should satisfy everyone)
That basically works. I have two objections to it (not strong enough to invalidate it exactly, but they make me unenthusiastic). First, the two definitions involved are kinda the same: the "man-chasing older woman" meaning is surely just using the "man-eating predator animal" one as a metaphor.
Second, "chases men" isn't quite a definition of "cougar". "Chases men" and "person who chases men" aren't the same thing.
(Another part-of-speech sort of thing.)
It's not that unusual for slightly-sloppy setters to use that kind of not-quite-definition but I find it a bit unsatisfactory.
(Some people might also object to it on the grounds that that usage of "cougar" is improper, demeaning, sexist, etc. Personally I don't think putting something in a cryptic clue implies any sort of endorsement of it and so am not bothered by such concerns, but I can see why some wouldn't like it.)
I have a mountain named Ul, where cars are born.
I have a great farmland, where the cars cross.
I have a mountain of cauldrons, where ships are.
I have a benevolent river, where airplanes are.
I have a king, who is one of two "great"s.
I also have a great hill and a pr...
I’m a natural wonder, hitched to a star.
You could say I’m like an electric car.
I’m hard to see, and some think I’m rare.
I’m so fast, you may wonder if I’m there.
You can try to find me where the outlook is flat,
At the end of the day, your chances are fat.
What am I?
What does a cow type when they're excited?
The hint is "keyboard layout"
I tried "cowsmash" as a play on "keysmash", "excowmation", etc, but to no avail.
I think it's something specific on the keyboard, but I'm not sure.
Place one or more distinct numbers between 1 and 100 into the lists $𝑃$ and $𝑄$, such that they contain the same number of elements and any number from $𝑃$ added to any number from $𝑄$ gives a prime. What is the largest number of elements that can be in $P$ and $Q$?
Here is a similar puzzle:...
I would like to find good What Am I riddles whose answer is a child/children. (As in filiation, not kids as in young people.) Or even an answer such as "legacy". I have tried to search for them online but even with advanced search I only get results like Easy Riddles for Kids!! or other riddles a...
Inspired, again. This time, by @Stiv. Enjoy!
You asked me what I did before I fell asleep;
Perhaps you'll know if I tell you whose watch I need to keep.
I'm the freest of them all, all things at the least.
So carefree in the air, I shall wander as I please!
My elder brother's glowing ...
My question is fairly simple is it possible to find the placement of two other randomly placed points in a sphere in relation to the center of the sphere? You could use a 3D co-ordinate grid where the center is at (0,0,0) or any other methods you like.
Inspired by jafe's Double feature series.
The following is a hybrid Star Battle and diagramless cryptic crossword. Solve the clues and the grid, then place the clued words in the grid in a logical manner.
Rules of Star Battle1
Place some stars in the grid.
Each row, ...
I see the problem with the clue I pointed out now (misread the definition, thought it could be a noun). And I'm not particularly uncomfortable with the second-last clue.
If it helps you all at all, there's no trickiness involved with the word placement - you're placing the words as they are onto the grid to form a valid crossword
and spotted a number of things that yielded 13 spaces of almost but not quite the right sizes
e.g., if you imagine putting solutions between the stars (1) on rows, (2) in columns and (3) within pieces, whenever there are >= 3 spaces to do it with (letting them run around corners as needed for #3) you get 13 places. (If you use only one of the two paths around the P.)
or if you again let the solutions run around corners within the blocks then there are 13 places again
in neither cases are the sizes quite right, but in both cases they are not so far from being right that I was sure it wasn't worth trying to find some sort of tweak
I had a brief glorious thought that, since as well as all the Es there are quite a lot of Ss and Ns and a few Ws, they might indicate what directions to turn in when placing solutions snaking around inside blocks.
Then I noticed that one of my answers was EWE and gave up on that one :-).
(I was going to remark on how "cryptic battle" turned out to be more appropriate than PiIsNot3 probably realized, but I was busy trying to fit words together)
I have a mountain named Ul, where cars are born.
I have a great farmland, where the cars cross.
I have a mountain of cauldrons, where ships are.
I have a benevolent river, where airplanes are.
I have a king, who is one of two "great"s.
I also have a great hill and a pr...
I’m a natural wonder, hitched to a star.
You could say I’m like an electric car.
I’m hard to see, and some think I’m rare.
I’m so fast, you may wonder if I’m there.
You can try to find me where the outlook is flat,
At the end of the day, your chances are fat.
What am I?
What does a cow type when they're excited?
The hint is "keyboard layout"
I tried "cowsmash" as a play on "keysmash", "excowmation", etc, but to no avail.
I think it's something specific on the keyboard, but I'm not sure.
Inspired, again. This time, by @Stiv. Enjoy!
You asked me what I did before I fell asleep;
Perhaps you'll know if I tell you whose watch I need to keep.
I'm the freest of them all, all things at the least.
So carefree in the air, I shall wander as I please!
My elder brother's glowing ...
My question is fairly simple is it possible to find the placement of two other randomly placed points in a sphere in relation to the center of the sphere? You could use a 3D co-ordinate grid where the center is at (0,0,0) or any other methods you like.
Inspired by jafe's Double feature series.
The following is a hybrid Star Battle and diagramless cryptic crossword. Solve the clues and the grid, then place the clued words in the grid in a logical manner.
Rules of Star Battle1
Place some stars in the grid.
Each row, ...
