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#1 2009-12-10 19:44:20
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Callous Count Crewell
Hi all!
Now that plutoman has solved two of the three cross-number puzzles I've posted here (NOHOW's still unsolved) I feel very encouraged to post another one! 
This one has a gripping storyline that sets the solver right in the middle of the action of those bygone days of yore - emotions and all!
Will the two lovers escape Callous Count Crewell's clutches?! (note the alliteration).
It's a fun but tricky puzzle along the lines of Little Pigley Farm...but with a few extra twists and turns.
For anyone not familiar with the imperial measuring system:
1 pound = 16 ounces
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet
1 mile = 1760 yards
Last edited by phrontister (2009-12-10 19:59:17)
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#2 2011-02-17 12:36:37
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Hi!
Having just tried out MathsIsFun's new Cross Number Puzzle game I recalled this crossnumber puzzle that I posted over a year ago and was never solved.
I've also posted it on another forum, where several members solved it and said it was a very enjoyable, fun puzzle...and they wished there were more like it.
So...I thought I'd bump it back up and maybe find some interest in it.
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#3 2011-11-11 03:38:58
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hi phrontister
Tucked this away for a moment when I ran out of puzzles. Good challenge. What thinkest thou to my answer?
Bob
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#4 2011-11-11 09:45:50
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Hi Bob,
Me thinkest 'twas nice going!
Just one error: the common digit of the intersecting answers 22A & 19D.
You've got the prince dawdling at rescuing Jenny by taking much longer than he really did, thus displaying a surprising lack of interest in effecting a successful rescue attempt...from a room that I think you rotated 90 degrees from true.
And...did you solve the ultimate question, whether or not the story had a happy ending? Or did Callous Count Crewell catch up with the fugitives before they reached the safety of the Prince's home?!
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#5 2011-11-11 19:36:52
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hi phrontister
Arrhhh. That was just carelessness. I did L + W instead of L + H. So I've changed a 6 to a 3. OK now?
I've got the Prince going 1.5x as fast as the Count so that seems to suggest that Jenny stays rescued.
Hurray for the happy ending!
Methinks this is a lesson for us all. The Count is clearly a portly fellow and has paid the price for this.
Thanks for the puzzle and feedback.
Bob
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
#6 2011-11-12 03:37:49
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Hi Bob,
6 to 3 = good.
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#7 2011-11-12 03:43:27
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hi phrontister
Oh! Back to the drawing board. I'll post again later.
Bob
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#8 2011-11-12 03:53:39
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Arha. Is it just that I've got my Count mixed up with my Prince?
ie. Count's speed = Princes' speed x 1.5
Bob
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#9 2011-11-12 04:05:57
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Arha. Is it just...
Er...no. There's something else in the storyline that you appear to be overlooking.
ie. Count's speed = Princes' speed x 1.5
That reckoning needs an overhaul.
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#10 2011-11-12 20:23:10
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hi phrontister
If this isn't right I think you are going to have to explain it to me.
Bob
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#11 2011-11-12 22:13:30
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Hi Bob,
You have a wild imagination! >chuckle<
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