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What letter completes this sequence?

A, T, G, C, L, V, L, S, S, C, A, ?
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On 29/04/2026 00:42, David Entwistle wrote:

What letter completes this sequence?

A, T, G, C, L, V, L, S, S, C, A, ?

P.

(Thinking: "what sequences have exactly 12 elements? and "what ways can you get a sequence of
letters from a sequence of words?"...)

Mike.
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David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> writes:

What letter completes this sequence?

A, T, G, C, L, V, L, S, S, C, A, ?

W?
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Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> posted:

David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> writes:

What letter completes this sequence?

A, T, G, C, L, V, L, S, S, C, A, ?

W?

P

(Signs of the zodiac)
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:42:16 -0000 (UTC), David Entwistle wrote:

What letter completes this sequence?

A, T, G, C, L, V, L, S, S, C, A, ?

Solution:

'P' for Pisces.

They are the first letters of the twelve signs of the Zodiac: Aries,
Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo etc.
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On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:42:20 -0000 (UTC), David Entwistle wrote:

'P' for Pisces.

Well done if you got that.

If you had something different, I'd be interested to know your thoughts.
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Ilan Mayer <user4643@newsgrouper.org.invalid> writes:

Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> posted:

David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> writes:

What letter completes this sequence?

A, T, G, C, L, V, L, S, S, C, A, ?

W?

P

(Signs of the zodiac)

Yeah, I didn't consider zodiac. I don't even know the names. Thought it
may be dna.
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On Sun, 03 May 2026 23:13:30 -0700, Daniel wrote:

Yeah, I didn't consider zodiac. I don't even know the names. Thought it
may be dna.

Chat GPT5-mini answered 'T' giving the following explanation:

I guessed T because the sequence begins with the four DNA bases in order
(A, T, G, C) and then appears to repeat that 4-step cycle; after the
second block's first three letters (L, V, L) the next position follows the pattern's corresponding slot, so the next base repeats T.
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David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> writes:

On Sun, 03 May 2026 23:13:30 -0700, Daniel wrote:

Yeah, I didn't consider zodiac. I don't even know the names. Thought it
may be dna.

Chat GPT5-mini answered 'T' giving the following explanation:

I guessed T because the sequence begins with the four DNA bases in order
(A, T, G, C) and then appears to repeat that 4-step cycle; after the
second block's first three letters (L, V, L) the next position follows the pattern's corresponding slot, so the next base repeats T.

I asked my WifeGPT.
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More sequences ok?

David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> posted:

What letter completes this sequence?
A, T, G, C, L, V, L, S, S, C, A, ?

What are the missing words in this sequence?

son
grandson
son
brother
???
son
son
son
brother
???
son


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On Fri, 08 May 2026 04:55:05 GMT, James Dow Allen wrote:

What are the missing words in this sequence?

I think I have that one, but it surprises me how little I know about the subject.
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On Fri, 08 May 2026 04:55:05 GMT, James Dow Allen wrote:

More sequences ok?

A few more sequences...

a) What number comes next in this sequence?
3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, ?

b) What number completes this sequence?
7, 8, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 6, 9, 7, 8, ?

c) What number completes this sequence?
7, 5, 5, 4, 7, 6, 6, ?

d) What letter is next in this sequence?
a, a, a, a, n, a, a, a, a, a, a, ?
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David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> posted:

A few more sequences...

I'll answer the "easy" one since it's likely to be the only one I get.

b) What number completes this sequence?
7, 8, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 6, 9, 7, 8, ?

Gur svany ahzore vf gur fnzr nf gur frpbaq naq ryriragu ahzoref.
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On Fri, 8 May 2026 09:08:14 -0000 (UTC), David Entwistle wrote:

Solutions:

n) Jung ahzore pbzrf arkg va guvf frdhrapr?
3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, ?

Gur ahzore bs yrggref va gur Ratyvfu ynathntr ahzoref; bar (3), gjb (3), guerr (5) rgp...

o) Jung ahzore pbzcyrgrf guvf frdhrapr?
7, 8, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 6, 9, 7, 8, ?

Gur ahzore bs yrggref va gur Ratyvfu ynathntr zbaguf bs gur lrne; Wnahnel
(7), Sroehnel (8), Znepu (5) rgp...

p) Jung ahzore pbzcyrgrf guvf frdhrapr?
7, 5, 5, 4, 7, 6, 6, ?

Gur ahzore bs yrggref va gur Ratyvfu ynathntr anzrf bs gur fbyne flfgrz cynargf, jbexvat bhgjneqf sebz gur Fha; Zrephel (7), Irahf (5), Rnegu (5) rgp...

q) Jung yrggre vf arkg va guvf frdhrapr? n, n, n, n, a, n, n, n, n, n,
n, ?

Gur ynfg yrggref bs gur yrggref bs gur Terrx nycunorg; nycun (n), orgn
(n), tnzzn (n) rgp..

Well done if you got those.
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How long should a puzzle poser wait before posting a self-spoiler?
Or at least a hint?

James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

What are the missing words in this sequence?

I started the list at an arbitrary point.
I'll add the immediate predecessor to the posted list.

! 2nd cousin

son
grandson
son
brother
???
son
son
son
brother
???
son

Hint: The two missing ("???") are female relations.

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