______ the ____________: Redactle

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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/

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

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.

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.

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.

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”!

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'

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

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.

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 :/

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #394 in 111 guesses with an accuracy of 74.77% and a time of 00:23:19.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #395 in 7 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:21:20.

was a bit annoyed I didn't get the first two in two, but then the third took three guesses anyway.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #395 in 176 guesses with an accuracy of 82.95% and a time of 00:52:32.

had the first two in the 30s, but couldn’t think of the third word, so I just started filling in the blanks until it would come to me, since it clearly had to be something pretty obvious. and it did come to me - one minute after I had decided to call it a day. the brain, how does it work?

and it us funny, that brain. when I tried “hardware” it could feel it trying to tell me I was so close. it even pushed me to try “software” (as a filling-out option) at one point, and I had that overwhelming feeling again: so far away but yet so close

I ended up cheating yesterday even though I had the first two words because I thought I'd already guessed the third word.

Today was much better though.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #396 in 9 guesses with an accuracy of 44.44% and a time of 00:02:02. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I solved Redactle Unlimited #396 in 31 guesses with an accuracy of 58.06% and a time of 00:25:03.

thought I was on to a sure thing with first cuisine then english; took me 9 guesses to get computer - hate these super general topic ones!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #396 in 216 guesses with an accuracy of 41.2% and a time of 00:34:09.

impressive stuff, there’s no other word for it

I solved Redactle Unlimited #397 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 66.67% and a time of 00:18:47.

should have gotten this in one, but tragically overlooked one crucial sea. truly a black day for all involved

I solved Redactle Unlimited #397 in 1 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:06:53.

shamelessly cheated by looking at a map to see what's to the west of the black sea.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #397 in 68 guesses with an accuracy of 80.88% and a time of 00:08:43. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I thought this was an animal at first.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #398 in 43 guesses with an accuracy of 76.74% and a time of 00:05:00. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

One of these days I'll see the 7 of x and guess that first word immediately.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #398 in 11 guesses with an accuracy of 90.91% and a time of 00:09:43.

ditto

I solved Redactle Unlimited #398 in 61 guesses with an accuracy of 70.49% and a time of 00:14:46.

I never plan to see those numbers

I solved Redactle Unlimited #399 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:10:54.

couldn't think of any coming of age novels that fitted, until i realised the main characters were female.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #399 in 52 guesses with an accuracy of 73.08% and a time of 00:18:14.

I totally assumed this would be about a CoA *movie*, so I didn’t even bother to check for “movie/film” (or for “director” for that matter)

I solved Redactle Unlimited #399 in 80 guesses with an accuracy of 76.25% and a time of 00:06:12. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I saw 6-of-3, but didn't 6 seemed like too few letters for "coming" lol. War -> Civil was the giveaway, though.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #400 in 110 guesses with an accuracy of 57.27% and a time of 00:06:10. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Martial theme again.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #400 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 66.67% and a time of 00:08:00.

if I'd read it all before guessing, as I do every single other time, it would have been a hole in one. (xx,000) (tons) were (dropped) (on)...

I solved Redactle Unlimited #401 in 121 guesses with an accuracy of 46.28% and a time of 00:07:06. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Thankfully I've never had firsthand experience with today's subject, and was kind of stumped when the first word wasn't head.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #401 in 67 guesses with an accuracy of 52.24% and a time of 00:13:53.

bit of a headscratcher this one when “insect” gave me only one hit somewhere down the article after I got “eggs” as early at 6, when “birds” had already proven a dead-end as well

I solved Redactle Unlimited #401 in 75 guesses with an accuracy of 44% and a time of 00:48:53.

got the second word in 8, then guessed every four letter **** part even though I knew they were all wrong, kicked myself in the end obv.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #402 in 1 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:02:09.

hats off! I guess I’m not familiar enough with sports that are mainly popular in Scotland

I solved Redactle Unlimited #404 in 110 guesses with an accuracy of 40.91% and a time of 00:27:19. Hints used: 1, the hint I used was the name in Chinese, which I then pinyinned, which for some reason only worked successfully for the second part of the name. cheated to get the first part right

good one for #404

I solved Redactle Unlimited #405 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:22.

more or less the easiest puzzle so far

I solved Redactle Unlimited #405 in 1 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:36.

spent too long checking it was definitely correct!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #405 in 8 guesses with an accuracy of 75% and a time of 00:01:44. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Yesterday aside, it's been a tough run and I had to cheat today:

I solved Redactle Unlimited #406 in 343 guesses with an accuracy of 58.31% and a time of 00:28:59. Hints used: 3 Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I got as far European Higher Education Area and managed to guess Lisbon, but beyond that I had basically no way to solving this one on my own.

when i turned up (with hints) a series of ministerial meetings i was all 'thanks but no thanks'.