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Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> posted:

ObPuzzle:

FORTY
TEN+
TEN+
-----
SIXTY

Phil

Vs gurer jnf n pneel bhg bs 1'f pbyhza G+R+R+pneel = G
jbhyqa'g jbex fb A=0; R=5; naq
SBE+G+G+1 = FVK.
0 vf hfrq hc fb V=1; B=9. F=S+1; E+G+G=K+19
Fb sne fb tbbq, ohg abj V pbafvqre frireny pnfrf.
Vf gurer n fubegphg?
Vs G=6 gura E/K=9/2 ohg B=9
Vs G=7 gura E/K=8/3 fb F/S=6/5 ohg R=5
Vs G=8 gura E/K=6/3 be 7/4 fb F/S=3/2
Ohg K naq S pna'g obgu or 3 fb
G=8; E=7; K=4; F=3; S=2 naq L=6 ol ryvzvangvba
N purpx fngvfsvrf juvpu V jba'g fubj fvapr ebg13


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From Newsgroup: rec.puzzles

Non-puzzle groups removed, as this is OT for them.

Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:

On 05/08/2025 10:57, Pimpom wrote:

On 05-08-2025 05:44 am, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:

This word has 10 letters. namely: 1234567890

Those are digits, not letters.

1234 - carries heredity
456 - is a period of time
567 - is a pest
and 890 - is a charged particle

What is the word?

Trivial.

But goes against the protocol of each digit standing for a different
letter. The word is better represented by: 1232456783

ObPuzzle:

FORTY
TEN+
TEN+
-----
SIXTY

Phil
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