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oAlt
oAlt
00:34
CCCC: Guitarist can (and may) stumble while covering back (4 5)
 
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bobble
bobble
05:00
@Rubio, would you like to update the "proper attribution" link in your default comment to point to our site-specific FAQ?
Rubio
Rubio
05:37
@bobble I was actually looking at that right after I posted it this time. i need to see if I can get the longer link to fit.
evidently the answer is yes. updated the comment.
 
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Stiv
Stiv
18:06
I feel like this CCCC answer is JOHN MAYER (guitarist) = JOHN (can) + MAY + RE< ('covering' reversed), but I cannot see what 'stumble' does in my suggested wordplay. Can anyone spot a correction or an oversight of mine that might make this right??
msh210
msh210
18:45
@Stiv hm, that looks very promising. I wonder whether the clue has a mistake.
(Pinging @oAlt )
 
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Sphinx
Sphinx
20:06
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Q: Cryptic Sundays #1

1357924680aWelcome to our first episode of Cryptic Sundays, a cryptic collection that starts on, well, you know, every Sunday! We have some puzzles to begin, so let's start now! Still, there are wild lionesses (9) David hides in comic RO's sanctuaries (5) Oculars, said first person (3) Marx's word with c...

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Q: Lengths of sides of a right-angle triangle

Vassilis ParassidisLet's have a right angle triangle. The sides have lengths equal to rational numbers. The area of the triangle is equal to 39, the length of the hypoteneuse is 31.3 and the difference of the other two sides is 28.7. What are the lengths of these two sides?

calculation-puzzle geometry
 
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oAlt
oAlt
23:41
@Stiv Almost there

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