______ the ____________: Redactle

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.

Redactle Unlimited seems to be down today

Redactle Unlimited seems to be down today

…and today as well lol

I solved Redactle Unlimited #456 in 14 guesses with an accuracy of 78.57% and a time of 00:02:23. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Really the main question was whether this was in Africa or Europe.

455: I solved Redactle Unlimited #455 in 249 guesses with an accuracy of 63.45% and a time of 00:21:06. Hints used: 2 Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/#Q600751

Not a great performance, clearly!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #456 in 5 guesses with an accuracy of 80% and a time of 00:05:09.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #456 in 14 guesses with an accuracy of 92.86% and a time of 00:13:11.

it’s working again on my end

I solved Redactle Unlimited #457 in 91 guesses with an accuracy of 91.21% and a time of 00:34:39.

steadily worked my way toward solving this wonderful game

I solved Redactle Unlimited #457 in 200 guesses with an accuracy of 79% and a time of 00:14:53. Hints used: 1 Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I had a hard time figuring out the second word, I think I may have originally heard of it in some kind of Sherlock Holmes thing.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #457 in 26 guesses with an accuracy of 84.62% and a time of 00:43:35!

pulled it from somewhere in my subconscious, don't know where I've heard it from. 'jewel in the crown' gave me the india theme straight away.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #458 in 8 guesses with an accuracy of 87.5% and a time of 00:08:19.

guessed city, then lake, then water. and 'water... beneath' dinged a bell and got me away from terrestrial things.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #458 in 66 guesses with an accuracy of 69.7% and a time of 00:06:36. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I started the science route but animal game Mr nothing so I spent a lot of time chasing civic possibilities. Strangely it took the handful of hits for the different units of time that made me think of a Martian day, which put me in the right space.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #459 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:30. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I solved Redactle Unlimited #459 in 68 guesses with an accuracy of 72.06% and a time of 00:15:06.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #459 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 66.67% and a time of 00:04:54.

I thought one of the five letter words was metal so spent ages trying to think of one of those.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #460 in 17 guesses with an accuracy of 82.35% and a time of 00:01:03. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Probably 15 guesses too many. We had a previous MJ article before, right?

I solved Redactle Unlimited #460 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:01:06. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

The italicised “Off the“ was a huge clue.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #460 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:59.

yep same

I solved Redactle Unlimited #460 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:04:35.

thought it was about the song/single and entered “track”, although that’s not the Wikipedia header terminology at all

You solved Redactle Unlimited #460 in 2 guesses with 100% accuracy and a time of 00:00:14

I solved Redactle Unlimited #461 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:32. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Rare clean sweep two days running. Back to 200+ tomorrow.

Knew it was a location given the latitude symbol and as there was only one wasn’t a point but a line.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #461 in 4 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:02:16.

tried “Earth” and “circle” first, then the road was clear

I solved Redactle Unlimited #461 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:28. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Made up for yesterday's oversight!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #461 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:02:13.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #462 in 51 guesses with an accuracy of 41.18% and a time of 00:26:28. Hints used: 3

didn't think of body till about guess 30, then got the second word but had to rely on hints. I suppose it might have crossed my mind eventually.

Knew my good run wouldn’t last.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #462 in 218 guesses with an accuracy of 45.87% and a time of 00:49:19. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I solved Redactle Unlimited #462 in 40 guesses with an accuracy of 60% and a time of 00:03:26. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Good old "water," led me to "body" and then "human," both of which disabused me of the geography route. Getting to the right answer was pretty much the limit of my anatomy knowledge, though.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #463 in 19 guesses with an accuracy of 63.16% and a time of 00:02:18. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Got the second on my first guess, but not knowing its locale made me feel like I was taking a shot in the dark. If I'd thought about the need for the disambiguating parenthetical longer, I might've been able to get this in 2.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #463 in 84 guesses with an accuracy of 54.76% and a time of 00:15:39.

what a canard!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #463 in 16 guesses with an accuracy of 62.5% and a time of 00:12:44.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #464 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:25.

https://img.picturequotes.com/3/1033/1032114/dont-stop-me-now-im-having-such-a-good-time-im-having-a-ball-quote-1.jpg

lol

I solved Redactle Unlimited #464 in 1 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:35.

i spent 10 seconds too long thinking about inches