Sunday, November 17, 2024

The puzzler puzzled and good thoughts

 I thought, thank you Rose, it's been a while since we had a Haggard Hawks puzzle, so I got one out for you.

 


And I tried another couple. I have been known to be hasty in reading and now, a bonus, you're getting a dubble puzzle because of your humble blogista's ineptitude.

Here's the puzzle as printed


Eager Boud quickly came up with a group of five letters which worked.

Then I looked again. One dash means one letter at a time, to make five new words. Not one group of five stuffed in there. Ah.

So rather than deprive you of the pleasure, why don't you guess mine as well as Haggard's? Endless Sunday fun. Three puzzles.

Usual reminder: don't put the answer in your comment, because other people may be working on the puzzle(s). Funny clues are encouraged, especially those which are so subtle I answer them seriously and have to be kindly put right. No dear, that wasn't a real question, it was a clue.

I recommend this manual for coping with our immediate future. Written during the first T***p era, it's valuable reading. Terse and useful.



And today's walk, a bit shorter, hip complaining a bit, but still lovely.

This is what I see as I leave my back gate 



And this is where the tipping has been cleaned up. That whole house is now empty, who knows what the story was.

Here's Saturday duffers on parade, narrowly missing me with wild drives. Whoa, where'd it go, I heard. Bounced off a tree or two.


Here's the other jacket, the jade green one, same vintage as the pink one, and I'm considering what color binding to use around the edges.



Happy day everyone, those guys golf as well as I puzzle. All good.




22 comments:

  1. I, too, immediately came up with 5 consecutive letters to make a word. I was so proud. Oh well. But then I got the five words. Proud again. “Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.” Exactly what I’m trying to do. As for the color of binding, I know you’ll come up with the perfect one.

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    1. Multiple puzzles! Chances to get it right! Or in my case wrong..

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  2. That is a beautiful area for a walk, Boud. Close to home but out in nature.

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    1. I like to walk right from my house, rather than drive somewhere just to walk. This is part of why we bought this place.

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  3. Too early in the morning here for me to attempt the puzzles but I'll come back to them.

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    1. Please do. You'll do at least as well as I did.

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  4. Good advice for us this morning. Thank you.
    And what a glory that view is when you leave your gate! Really, it is.
    I think I would choose the bias tape on the bottom left but then again, I know that colors in pictures sometimes lie.

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    1. It's lovely to see that view right from my house. Never fails to raise my spirits.
      It just so happens that I did choose that tape! Great minds once again.

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  5. I get puzzled-out in the morning, but it is nice to see a bit of your neighbourhood.

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  6. I got the five letters! I never get the answers to the puzzles.

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    1. Yay you!! Yes, this isn't usually your thing.

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  7. I got the first one, and I'm pretty sure I got your five letters. (I got five letters, in any case!) You have a nice-looking condo complex there.

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    1. I really liked the first one, for content. Not surprised you got that. Another blogista has found another possibility for one of the five words. We're good students!

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  8. I’m sure that book will come in handy. Really for all of us.
    I don’t do your puzzles. I’m terrible at them
    I blame fibro fog 😉

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    1. The book is very good. Australia has plenty of attempts going on to subvert justice. Worth arming yourself.
      Puzzles aren't for everyone, agreed.

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  9. Thanks for the book. I'll look at all of it. Can't be too prepared.

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  10. The two HH puzzles took a little work, but the (or one) answer to your variation only came as I was drifting off to sleep.

    Thank you for the book recommendation. The Twenty Lessons look realistic, especially #20: "Be as courageous as you can". I appreciate that.

    Chris from Boise

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    1. I think Snyder has a lot of good advice and encouragement.

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