______ the ____________: Redactle

a very big double-clue somewhere way down the article

I solved Redactle Unlimited #439 in 30 guesses with an accuracy of 63.33% and a time of 00:06:50. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I solved Redactle Unlimited Q1103 in 5 guesses with an accuracy of 80% and a time of 00:03:15. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/#Q1103

I solved Redactle Unlimited #439 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:09:01.

had to scroll all the way down to ____ & ___'_ _________ _________ and then spend some time wondering who it would be and trying to remember his real name.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #440 in 22 guesses with an accuracy of 72.73% and a time of 00:15:39.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #440 in 13 guesses with an accuracy of 84.62% and a time of 00:03:19. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Should've realized sooner this was going to be in either "North" or "South" Asia, and of course only the latter is a thing.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #440 in 20 guesses with an accuracy of 65% and a time of 00:23:03.

Not sure why it took me so long to realise that Pakistan is an eight letter county in Asia.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #441 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:01:24.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #441 in 115 guesses with an accuracy of 81.74% and a time of 00:44:43.

lol it took me sooo long to get that few-lettered country, I thought I had already covered everything, but had forgotten about the *a*i**ea*. not that I was in any particular hurry, it’s warm here and I’ve had a long day at work

still haven’t figured out that behemoth of American stand-up comedy of Irish stock tho. it’s obviously something blindingly obvious, but I’ve got nothing (well, I had Lenny Bruce right away (before the Irishness became apparent) - it’s not like I haven’t got any credentials in this field)

I solved Redactle Unlimited #441 in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:01:09. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

The first four-letter country I thought of was Peru, but that put me in the right hemisphere at least, and when I tried "revolution" the answer came pretty quickly.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #442 in 68 guesses with an accuracy of 45.59% and a time of 00:11:46.

rocky start, nothing stuck (including “religious”), until I tried “concept”, then I was there within 15. luckily, the first case-relevant concept I tried turned out to be the right one

I solved Redactle Unlimited #442 in 151 guesses with an accuracy of 27.81% and a time of 00:10:49. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Same as BC, "religious" turned up nothing nor did "theory," and the "formula" in the third paragraph put me on a very fruitless goose chase.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #442 in 56 guesses with an accuracy of 71.43% and a time of 01:25:37.

I had religion, Indian and even samsara after six guesses - nevertheless utterly failed to achieve enlightenment.

"the ultimate state of soteriological release" i mean i'm not against long words but lol wikipedia sure hates to pander to its readers

I solved Redactle Unlimited #443 in 35 guesses with an accuracy of 42.86% and a time of 00:16:59.

am I losing it? yesterday I couldn't think of one of the most basic concepts in Buddhism, today it took me 30 guesses to realise there are professions other than writer, composer, scientist, philosopher, who produce titled works. then, though I knew it was probably wrong, it took me literally ten minutes to think of the name of degas. oh and i had to look up the real guy's first name.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #443 in 201 guesses with an accuracy of 46.27% and a time of 00:12:39. Hints used: 2 Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

If it wasn't Fragonard, I wasn't going to get this. I've come across the answer before but it hasn't been something I bothered to commit to memory.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #444 in 94 guesses with an accuracy of 52.13% and a time of 00:07:35. Hints used: 3 Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I had to resort to using the hints to get the first word, but I'm glad that I got it without googling.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #444 in 7 guesses with an accuracy of 85.71% and a time of 00:12:55. Hints used: 1

also used a hint for the first word.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #445 in 1 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:02:29.

found in all the world's oceans as well as on land... might have helped that i saw some land living crabs in a documentary not so long ago.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #446 in 34 guesses with an accuracy of 79.41% and a time of 00:09:11. Hints used: 2

cheated by using the hints for the symbol and the origin of its name. never heard of this one

445: I solved Redactle Unlimited Q40802 in 83 guesses with an accuracy of 46.99% and a time of 00:06:03. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/en#Q40802

446: I solved Redactle Unlimited #446 in 30 guesses with an accuracy of 83.33% and a time of 00:05:01. Hints used: 1 Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Same as bc, I used a hint on the element symbol and googled it, but the difference is that I HAVE heard of it, or at least its discoverer.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #446 in 16 guesses with an accuracy of 50% and a time of 00:19:32. Hints used: 2

same as breastcrawl, hadn't heard of it or him.

Her.

omg kneejerk sexism, didn't even check her first name! sorry!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #447 in 105 guesses with an accuracy of 54.29% and a time of 00:28:27.

lol thought I’d already tried the second word!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #447 in 96 guesses with an accuracy of 57.29% and a time of 00:09:33. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Strangely I got the first word before I got the second, which I felt like was more of a struggle to uncover.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #448 in 127 guesses with an accuracy of 65.35% and a time of 00:10:44. Hints used: 1 Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Feel pretty lucky to have gotten this at all. I got the second word on my own but needed a hint to get near the first word.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #447 in 19 guesses with an accuracy of 36.84% and a time of 00:14:22.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #448 in 27 guesses with an accuracy of 62.96% and a time of 00:08:20.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #449 in 173 guesses with an accuracy of 55.49% and a time of 00:11:20. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

"Mass" early on but that kept me in physics/chemistry with little success (with a brief, fruitless detour into religion), and being American I tried "shoot" with no results, discouraging me from "kill" until guess 171.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #449 in 75 guesses with an accuracy of 85.33% and a time of 00:24:40.

got the first word in about 20, lucked into the second one, just something I tried for the text itself

I solved Redactle Unlimited #449 in 19 guesses with an accuracy of 63.16% and a time of 00:11:57.

didn't look at all related at first but I tried species anyway at about guess 10.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #450 in 206 guesses with an accuracy of 51.46% and a time of 00:52:37. Hints used: 1

checked the *yr*ll*c for the surname. would have been guessable after all. should have tried pets and animals

I solved Redactle Unlimited #450 in 40 guesses with an accuracy of 40% and a time of 00:29:23. Hints used: 1

i'm losing it again - got behaviourism, tried (bf) skinner, then thought um what's that guy's name with the dogs and the bell? couldn't remember it, got distracted, moved on. found out he was russian, guessed the first four letter russian name I could think of, bingo! guessed a few russian surnames, not bingo. got the cyrillic hint. groaned audibly.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #450 in 187 guesses with an accuracy of 54.01% and a time of 00:20:02. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Got scientist, but couldn't figure out what field, did get a hit for West which eventually led to Russia. I tried every letter of the alphabet which revealed B. F. which led to Skinner, which FINALLY got me to social science.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #451 in 1 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:03:47.

first thought was clothing, then i saw ___-and-_____ which I thought might be cut-and-cover, well known (by london nerds) technique for digging shallow tube lines.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #451 in 176 guesses with an accuracy of 54.55% and a time of 00:20:05. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I missed ledge's clue and I'm American so it doesn't mean much to me, the military angle threw me for a loop.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #451 in 36 guesses with an accuracy of 63.89% and a time of 00:23:22.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #452 in 23 guesses with an accuracy of 91.3% and a time of 00:13:56.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #452 in 55 guesses with an accuracy of 56.36% and a time of 00:28:35.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #453 in 20 guesses with an accuracy of 80% and a time of 00:10:34.

the one big clue there turned out to be a sideshow, but proved to be a nice building block just the same

I solved Redactle Unlimited #453 in 47 guesses with an accuracy of 59.57% and a time of 00:04:04. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

452: I solved Redactle Unlimited Q174989 in 74 guesses with an accuracy of 64.86% and a time of 00:04:31. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/#Q174989

A little inexplicable that I needed this long to get it given that this is basically my job.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #453 in 4 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:12:50.

kind of fluked this. I saw a title with "round _____" in, thought of table (was that the big clue?) and guessed legend, then guessed castle, then thought of the first word.

yep

I solved Redactle Unlimited #454 in 121 guesses with an accuracy of 55.37% and a time of 00:06:50. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Definitely not in my wheelhouse, almost dragged this out much longer than it should've been when I got the adjective form but didn't try the noun.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #454 in 15 guesses with an accuracy of 66.67% and a time of 00:22:45.

definitely my wheelhouse (i have a philosophy degree) but i wasted a lot of time, though only one or two guesses, thinking about christianity after I'd already decided the date was something BCE.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #454 in 69 guesses with an accuracy of 65.22% and a time of 00:17:36.

hadn’t noticed, in my hurried earlier stage of play, that I had “******* of thought” “in the ****** period” sitting there in the opening sentence for some time already. made swift of work of it after that

I solved Redactle Unlimited #455 in 45 guesses with an accuracy of 73.33% and a time of 00:14:19.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #455 in 36 guesses with an accuracy of 52.78% and a time of 00:24:54.

quite a few hits for government and suchlike distracted me for a while.