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Listener Crossword 4634 Latin Primer By Nipper
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Eventually got this completed, at times by plodding rather than by managing a logical sequence of solving. It's a pity something doesn't emerge in the final grid to convince you that it is filled correctly.
Thanks anyway to Nipper, a new setter?
Thanks anyway to Nipper, a new setter?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Not as hard as some numericals. Most of my time was spent in constructing a list of Primes in Roman numerals, then sorting them into length order. (I really must write an Excel macro!). It must have taken some doing for Roman traders to do the necessary sums quickly enough - though familiarity does bring speed. Looking at a Roman abacus doesn't help in the slightest (though the examples I found tend to be late, with extra numerals). This is what makes a good numerical - something spins off from it. Thanks, Nipper
Quite different from normal numericals and once a strategy was in place it wasn't too bad. It was also unusual that not all the variables were defined when the puzzle has been completed!
I enjoyed it. The same can't be said for John Green -- if he has 500 of these to check he'll be needing a visit to the optician.
Thanks, Nipper. I liked the idea.
I enjoyed it. The same can't be said for John Green -- if he has 500 of these to check he'll be needing a visit to the optician.
Thanks, Nipper. I liked the idea.
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