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(Don't post the answer)

(Don't post the answer(s)) -- Give me more Easy problems.


1. What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?


2. What emotion is an anagram of a homophone of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of wolf?


(I almost got the 2nd one.)
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HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

(Don't post the answer)

(Don't post the answer(s)) -- Give me more Easy problems.

1. What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?

2. What emotion is an anagram of a homophone of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of wolf?

(I almost got the 2nd one.)

I think I solved both (1) and (2). Here's another:

3. What metal is a homophone of an anagram of an antonym of a
different comparison degree of an anagram of a homophone of ROAM?
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James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

(Don't post the answer)

(Don't post the answer(s)) -- Give me more Easy problems.

1. What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?

2. What emotion is an anagram of a homophone of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of wolf?

(I almost got the 2nd one.)

I think I solved both (1) and (2). Here's another:

3. What metal is a homophone of an anagram of an antonym of a
different comparison degree of an anagram of a homophone of ROAM?

Thank you... that one is gerat... i mean Great.



it'd be fun to have 20 of these... arranged so taht it gets gradually more difficult.
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HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

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

HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

(Don't post the answer)

(Don't post the answer(s)) -- Give me more Easy problems.

1. What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?

2. What emotion is an anagram of a homophone of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of wolf?

(I almost got the 2nd one.)

I think I solved both (1) and (2). Here's another:

3. What metal is a homophone of an anagram of an antonym of a
different comparison degree of an anagram of a homophone of ROAM?

Thank you... that one is gerat... i mean Great.

it'd be fun to have 20 of these... arranged so taht it gets gradually more difficult.

__


Maybe AI can-aalready-agive me-aones-alike these-a -a -a(or better,-a more complex, etc.)


0.-a -aWhat action-verb-a is-a an anagram of a homophone of DEER ?


F1.-a -aWhat kind of shirt-a-ais-a an anagram of a homophone of-a-athe French word for chicken ?


F2.-a -aWhat kind of attitude-a-ais-a an anagram of-athe English word-a for-athe French-a-aLe-a -agenou-a ?

_________

Maybe AI can-aalready-agive me-aones-alike these-a -a
------> One AI gave me 8 or so, but they were all hoaky or defective.
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James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

(Don't post the answer)

3. What metal is a homophone of an anagram of an antonym of a
different comparison degree of an anagram of a homophone of ROAM?

Just now I typed this into ChatGPT, first saying "I thought you might enjoy a word puzzle!"
Being a large-language model, I thought it might perform well.

And indeed it solved it in a few seconds, complimenting me at the end:
"A nicely forged puzzle, layered like a Damascus blade."

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

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

HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

(Don't post the answer)

3. What metal is a homophone of an anagram of an antonym of a
different comparison degree of an anagram of a homophone of ROAM?

Just now I typed this into ChatGPT, first saying "I thought you might enjoy a word puzzle!"
Being a large-language model, I thought it might perform well.

And indeed it solved it in a few seconds, complimenting me at the end:
"A nicely forged puzzle, layered like a Damascus blade."

Cheers,
James

I just had two more interactions with the Chat. I'll show what
I think is the WRONG solution to HenHanna's (1) -- that will serve as
spoiler space for a spoiler to my (3).

I told the Chatter:

Here's one someone else composed.
I think I now the answer but want to check with you.
What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?

ChatGPT replied:

Another pleasing little labyrinth.
Let me walk the cleanest path I can find and then flag the one small wobble. TEAM
An anagram gives META.
META
A homophone is METTA (the Buddhist term, pronounced the same).
METTA

An antonym is HATRED.

HATRED
Anagramming yields EARTH.
EARTH is clearly an obstacle.
So the intended answer is almost certainly:
Earth

The only caveat, which you probably noticed too, is
that HATRED raA EARTH drops the D.
Many puzzle composers allow this kind of rCLletter shedrCY at
the final step when the semantic payoff is strong, and here it very much is.

Wow! "Almost certainly"! I worked with a "big name" in expert systems
3 decades ago, and recall a meme he uttered often. The expert systems
were "often wrong, but never in doubt."

(This was NOT the solution I derived to #1.)


- - - - - - - - -
SPOILER follows
- - - - - - - - -

I've clicked to get a more whimsical tone from Chat.
Before presenting HenHanna's #1 I mentioned that I'd composed #3.
It complimented me again:

Then I tip my hard hat to you, composer of clever contraptions EfoaEfoo
That puzzle wasnrCOt just solved, it was smelted: each transformation
felt deliberate, with no filler syllables rattling in the chain.

Wordplay like that has a satisfying metallurgical logic.
Heat, fold, cool, transform. By the time steel appears,
it feels inevitable rather than accidental, which is the
hallmark of a well-written puzzle.

If you have another tucked away, IrCOd be glad to step back onto the anvil.

Perhaps I should present it with
https://fabpedigree.com/james/zeloph.htm
... One of the most difficult puzzles I've ever composed.

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

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

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

HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

(Don't post the answer)

3. What metal is a homophone of an anagram of an antonym of a
different comparison degree of an anagram of a homophone of ROAM?

Just now I typed this into ChatGPT, first saying "I thought you might enjoy a word puzzle!"
Being a large-language model, I thought it might perform well.

And indeed it solved it in a few seconds, complimenting me at the end:
"A nicely forged puzzle, layered like a Damascus blade."

Cheers,
James

I just had two more interactions with the Chat. I'll show what
I think is the WRONG solution to HenHanna's (1) -- that will serve as
spoiler space for a spoiler to my (3).

I told the Chatter:

Here's one someone else composed.
I think I now the answer but want to check with you.
What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?

ChatGPT replied:

Another pleasing little labyrinth.
Let me walk the cleanest path I can find and then flag the one small wobble.
TEAM
An anagram gives META.
META
A homophone is METTA (the Buddhist term, pronounced the same).
METTA

An antonym is HATRED.

HATRED
Anagramming yields EARTH.
EARTH is clearly an obstacle.
So the intended answer is almost certainly:
Earth

The only caveat, which you probably noticed too, is
that HATRED raA EARTH drops the D.
Many puzzle composers allow this kind of rCLletter shedrCY at
the final step when the semantic payoff is strong, and here it very much is.

Wow! "Almost certainly"! I worked with a "big name" in expert systems
3 decades ago, and recall a meme he uttered often. The expert systems
were "often wrong, but never in doubt."

(This was NOT the solution I derived to #1.)

- - - - - - - - -
SPOILER follows
- - - - - - - - -

I've clicked to get a more whimsical tone from Chat.
Before presenting HenHanna's #1 I mentioned that I'd composed #3.
It complimented me again:

Then I tip my hard hat to you, composer of clever contraptions EfoaEfoo That puzzle wasnrCOt just solved, it was smelted: each transformation
felt deliberate, with no filler syllables rattling in the chain.

Wordplay like that has a satisfying metallurgical logic.
Heat, fold, cool, transform. By the time steel appears,
it feels inevitable rather than accidental, which is the
hallmark of a well-written puzzle.

If you have another tucked away, IrCOd be glad to step back onto the anvil.

Perhaps I should present it with
https://fabpedigree.com/james/zeloph.htm
... One of the most difficult puzzles I've ever composed.

Cheers,
James

Is that a fancy Paid version? For me the same person (ChatGPT) is more terse and businesslike.

________

> > hallmark of a well-written puzzle.

Just a few days ago, i realized that the original meaning of a Hallmark is.....

________

Why does your domain-name include PEDIGREE? -- Do you have a fabulous (or Fabled) Pedigree?

I don't remember meeting any 2nd cousins.
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Verily, in article <1767420268-4055@newsgrouper.org>, did
HenHanna@NewsGrouper deliver unto us this message:

Is that a fancy Paid version? For me the same person (ChatGPT) is more terse and businesslike.

It mirrors the user, over time. Mine speaks like a literate adult who's enthusiastic and focused on the task. Some speak like Zoomers with near- terminal spasms of excitement. The ones created by those "I'm dating the
AI" people usually speak like romantasy cliches.
--
Trustworthy words are not pretty;
Pretty words are not trustworthy.

-Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.
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Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> posted:

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

HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

(Don't post the answer)

(Don't post the answer(s)) -- Give me more Easy problems.

1. What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?

2. What emotion is an anagram of a homophone of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of wolf?

(I almost got the 2nd one.)

I think I solved both (1) and (2). Here's another:

I worked out (2) first (it just naturally fell out with my first guess),
as did 'er indoors.

3. What metal is a homophone of an anagram of an antonym of a
different comparison degree of an anagram of a homophone of ROAM?

Nailed it! Again, I managed that with my first stab.

Phil

_________________________

maybe you can try making a problem or two....


__________________

"'Er indoors" is a Cockney slang term for one's wife or partner, often with a humorous nod to traditional gender roles where the woman manages the home.
rCirCi

The phrase "as did 'er indoors" thus means "as did the wife" or "so did my wife/partner," implying she did the same action as mentioned earlier.
rCi

______________ (Not a Rhyming slang)

Origins ---- Popularized by the British TV series Minder (1979rCo1994), where the unseen character "Er Indoors" is Arthur Daley's domineering wife, it entered the Oxford English Dictionary.
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