______ the ____________: Redactle

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is it just me or is this game fucking with us now.

ledge, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 22:50 (one year ago) link

I found its English name, that is, the third and second word, and then used a hint to get the first (which would have been very doable in hindsight), but I’m expected to know its Latin name, which, no

I solved Redactle Unlimited #379 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:44. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

After 8 days when I had to cheat, today has came as a relief. Would have got it in two but put Ltd instead of Inc.

Dan Worsley, Thursday, 20 April 2023 16:25 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #379 in 4 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:13:14.

lol, I had “Inc.” as my first guess, and then thought Apple immediately, only to second-guess myself. tried Google first, and then… Microsoft.

The NeXT was a huge clue.

Dan Worsley, Thursday, 20 April 2023 17:20 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #379 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:12:10.

thought it was going to be some American sports team or something at first, then twigged the Inc., then guessed tesla :(

ledge, Thursday, 20 April 2023 17:40 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #379 in 8 guesses with an accuracy of 75% and a time of 00:03:39. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Sid Bream My Baby (Leee), Friday, 21 April 2023 03:29 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #380 in 24 guesses with an accuracy of 79.17% and a time of 00:08:49.

room for improvement (and a pony)

I solved Redactle Unlimited #380 in 7 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:06:43.

a couple of needless ground testers + the german spelling, don't know why the title uses the english.

ledge, Friday, 21 April 2023 18:37 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #381 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:43.

ledge, Saturday, 22 April 2023 16:27 (one year ago) link

380: I solved Redactle Unlimited Q150652 in 55 guesses with an accuracy of 78.18% and a time of 00:08:39. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/#Q150652
got the first two words in the first two guesses, but I didn't think to try the demonym or the bigger title for quite some time.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #381 in 18 guesses with an accuracy of 83.33% and a time of 00:03:16. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Maybe I'll remember to try the second word sooner next time I see a three-letter clue.

Sid Bream My Baby (Leee), Saturday, 22 April 2023 17:09 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #381 in 13 guesses with an accuracy of 69.23% and a time of 00:13:01.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #382 in 63 guesses with an accuracy of 76.19% and a time of 00:10:27. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I over-thought things and started trying to remember former colonies of a certain country and went too small before thinking of a more obvious place.

Sid Bream My Baby (Leee), Sunday, 23 April 2023 17:09 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #382 in 11 guesses with an accuracy of 81.82% and a time of 00:11:00.

ledge, Monday, 24 April 2023 07:52 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #382 in 55 guesses with an accuracy of 65.45% and a time of 00:30:02.

similar experience to Leee, also was thrown by “island”

I solved Redactle Unlimited #383 in 24 guesses with an accuracy of 83.33% and a time of 00:03:54. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Monday, 24 April 2023 20:40 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #383 in 133 guesses with an accuracy of 75.19% and a time of 00:44:12.

had the con-less part of the second word at roughly half the amount of guesses, no idea what was keeping me there

Never heard of it, couldn't guess the second word. But the book I was reading last night was being cagey about when it was set, it mentioned the german reformation so i googled that, was reading a page about it and bingo.

ledge, Tuesday, 25 April 2023 07:40 (one year ago) link

Cruel. Instantly saw what kind of thing it was, unable to guess which one.

ledge, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 07:33 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #385 in 70 guesses with an accuracy of 25.71% and a time of 00:11:29.

oh, this is about *words* and *language*, not about physics or somesuch nonsense. couldn’t you have told me right away?

at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 16:22 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #385 in 65 guesses with an accuracy of 24.62% and a time of 00:28:36.

yes, took an annoyingly long time to guess those two words.

ledge, Wednesday, 26 April 2023 18:27 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #385 in 132 guesses with an accuracy of 27.27% and a time of 00:09:19. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

One of these days I'll remember to guess "way."

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Wednesday, 26 April 2023 21:26 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #386 in 33 guesses with an accuracy of 84.85% and a time of 00:04:20. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Surprised that I got this one so quickly, general topic articles usually give me a lot of trouble.

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Thursday, 27 April 2023 18:01 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #386 in 9 guesses with an accuracy of 66.67% and a time of 00:16:36.

I got (international) law for my first guess & I thought of the answer but got distracted and then forgot and started pursuing legal topics.

ledge, Thursday, 27 April 2023 18:29 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #386 in 59 guesses with an accuracy of 67.8% and a time of 00:33:15.

I hit the jackpot with “country” at 58 and then went straight for the jugular. all those ‘across’es suddenly made sense.

general topic articles usually give me a lot of trouble

Case in point:

I solved Redactle Unlimited #387 in 450 guesses with an accuracy of 46.44% and a time of 00:41:08. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Friday, 28 April 2023 22:05 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #387 in 113 guesses with an accuracy of 59.29% and a time of 00:26:58.

this was fun. took me a bit too long, but I knew I was on the verge of getting there all the while, so I was fine with it

You solved it in 5 guesses. Your accuracy was 80.00%

Guess #4 was something I often guess early and Guess #5 was obvious

flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 28 April 2023 22:59 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #387 in 52 guesses with an accuracy of 53.85% and a time of 00:44:28.

spotting jekyll & hyde early on didn't help, penny didnt immediately drop after sheldon from big bang theory either.

ledge, Saturday, 29 April 2023 14:39 (one year ago) link

You solved it in 10 guesses
Your accuracy was 80.00%

On a roll

flamboyant goon tie included, Saturday, 29 April 2023 14:50 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #388 in 18 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:02:25.

I got "set of rules" in the first sentence on my second and fifth guesses, then spotted "first-past-the-post" in the second paragraph, after which it was plain sailing.

mike t-diva, Saturday, 29 April 2023 16:06 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #388 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 66.67% and a time of 00:01:04. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

probably could've aced this if I'd bothered to scan the article first, x-past-the-x was a big hint.

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Saturday, 29 April 2023 16:29 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #388 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:02:09.

first past the post, uh huh

ledge, Saturday, 29 April 2023 16:36 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #388 in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:12:56.

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Saturday, 29 April 2023 16:45 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #389 in 13 guesses with an accuracy of 76.92% and a time of 00:23:55.

"it has a high concentration of vitamin C" a reasonably obvious clue I only spotted after guessing it was a drink.

ledge, Sunday, 30 April 2023 19:00 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #390 in 38 guesses with an accuracy of 71.05% and a time of 00:05:57. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Monday, 1 May 2023 17:24 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #390 in 117 guesses with an accuracy of 61.54% and a time of 00:38:14.

had to run the full initials gambit, and even then it didn’t immediately come to me. topica… eh, sorry, typical

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Monday, 1 May 2023 19:32 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #390 in 5 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:18:31.

came to me after guessing american & company.

ledge, Monday, 1 May 2023 20:00 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #390 in 8 guesses with an accuracy of 87.5% and a time of 00:02:29.

I used to work for them, which must have helped.

mike t-diva, Monday, 1 May 2023 23:14 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #391 in 246 guesses with an accuracy of 55.69% and a time of 00:32:09. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Had a hard time pinpointing where this subject lived, as his being a billionaire and involvement in US trade of something made me think he was American, especially after yesterday's article. I tried drug, maybe he was in pharmaceuticals, because I was running out of other fields, and then dealer, and that finally did the trick.

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 17:48 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #391 in 33 guesses with an accuracy of 78.79% and a time of 00:14:42.

clear from the intro that they weren’t American. “Spanish” got me several hits, Mexico/Spain/Argentina didn’t deliver, something told me to try “kill” and lo and behold: hit the jackpot with the next country. funnily enough, the word that I had guessed as “philanthropist” turned out to be “narcoterrorist”!

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 19:30 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #391 in 14 guesses with an accuracy of 85.71% and a time of 00:16:27.

got colombia (8 letter country with 9 letter adjective) then pondered on the 4 4 um 'profession'

ledge, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 19:55 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #392 in 69 guesses with an accuracy of 57.97% and a time of 00:15:34.

”child” at guess 52 set the wheels in motion

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 3 May 2023 20:52 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #392 in 216 guesses with an accuracy of 48.15% and a time of 00:13:10. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Child at 113 and still only halfway through things -- I needed religion/religious to get there.

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Wednesday, 3 May 2023 23:30 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #392 in 101 guesses with an accuracy of 58.42% and a time of 01:02:23. Hints used: 3

thought it would be a quick one when my third guess was church. just before getting the hints I guessed baptise which wasn't that helpful. then the hints gave me baptism :/

ledge, Thursday, 4 May 2023 05:52 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #393 in 112 guesses with an accuracy of 55.36% and a time of 00:28:03.

sort of befuddling, but got there in the end

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 4 May 2023 18:59 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #393 in 13 guesses with an accuracy of 61.54% and a time of 00:19:23.

figured it was an animal, saw 'into round (balls)' and I think the answer might even have flashed across my brain but I ignored it.

ledge, Thursday, 4 May 2023 20:05 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #393 in 125 guesses with an accuracy of 50.4% and a time of 00:09:31. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I was stuck on food related items for a long time, and though I guess the first word is food for *something* I was focused on people food.

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Thursday, 4 May 2023 21:13 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #394 in 26 guesses with an accuracy of 92.31% and a time of 00:39:48.

was casting around job/work/money/government before I got to housing, took 10 guesses from there.

ledge, Friday, 5 May 2023 19:26 (one year ago) link

I solved Redactle Unlimited #394 in 87 guesses with an accuracy of 86.21% and a time of 00:08:44. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Got urban and city pretty early, but I needed to get to condition to connect the dots.

Sid Bream You My Love (Leee), Friday, 5 May 2023 20:45 (one year ago) link


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