______ the ____________: Redactle

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I solved Redactle #822 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:10:32.

apparently there are two more same-number-of-letters ******* + ******* sets in the world

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Saturday, 6 July 2024 18:59 (three months ago) link

I solved Redactle #822 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:00:11.

lucky it was the easy pair.

ledge, Saturday, 6 July 2024 19:05 (three months ago) link

I solved Redactle #823 in 36 guesses with an accuracy of 75.0% and a time of 00:14:09.

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Sunday, 7 July 2024 19:15 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #823 in 62 guesses with an accuracy of 51.6% and a time of 00:30:41.

stymied by my misogynistic male body

ledge, Sunday, 7 July 2024 19:40 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #824 in 22 guesses with an accuracy of 63.6% and a time of 00:15:59.

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Monday, 8 July 2024 20:15 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #826 in 31 guesses with an accuracy of 71.0% and a time of 00:15:08.

a one-man self-contained redactle solver, going places no one’s ever gone before, that’s me

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 10 July 2024 20:18 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #826 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 83.3% and a time of 00:10:18.

missed the giveaway right there in the first para.

ledge, Wednesday, 10 July 2024 21:35 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #827 in 225 guesses with an accuracy of 71.1% and a time of 00:50:14. Hints used: 1

didn’t know the official name, tried with the etymology, but no dice

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 11 July 2024 22:02 (two months ago) link

what was the giveaway?

xp

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 11 July 2024 22:02 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #827 in 42 guesses with an accuracy of 69.0% and a time of 00:15:30. Hints used: 1

same except I didn't try the etymology.

the acronym was a clear giveaway for me.

ledge, Friday, 12 July 2024 07:19 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #828 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:15:54.

there I was thinking the adjective form was an 11-letter word

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Friday, 12 July 2024 19:51 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #828 in 13 guesses with an accuracy of 69.2% and a time of 00:29:22.

Likewise. If I'd thought of the song I would have been quicker.

ledge, Saturday, 13 July 2024 07:37 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #829 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:06:29.

phew still got it

ledge, Saturday, 13 July 2024 17:25 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #829 in 53 guesses with an accuracy of 49.1% and a time of 00:15:02.

it’s not that black-and-white now, is it? q to ledge: was it the hyphens that did it?

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Saturday, 13 July 2024 19:30 (two months ago) link

yep.

ledge, Saturday, 13 July 2024 20:31 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #830 in 49 guesses with an accuracy of 63.3% and a time of 00:31:47. Hints used: 2

took some prodding of my brain, but was able to reach the other shore in the end

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Sunday, 14 July 2024 22:41 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #831 in 11 guesses with an accuracy of 81.8% and a time of 00:14:36.

make that 9 - fat fingered one, but more annoyingly, who cares how it’s spelled in English

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Monday, 15 July 2024 20:05 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #832 in 44 guesses with an accuracy of 63.6% and a time of 00:14:19.

took me some time to recall the English name for what we call by a quite a different type of name in Dutch

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 16 July 2024 20:50 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #832 in 71 guesses with an accuracy of 53.5% and a time of 00:30:08.

took too long for the penny whistle to drop.

ledge, Tuesday, 16 July 2024 20:59 (two months ago) link

404
Daily article not found

??

Clay, Thursday, 18 July 2024 01:16 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #833 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:12:19.

took me about 12 minutes too long, I mean, what a low-hanging clue

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 18 July 2024 05:21 (two months ago) link

btw, I couldn’t access the site yesterday either, but it works fine for me today

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 18 July 2024 05:38 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #833 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:07:49.

ledge, Thursday, 18 July 2024 06:53 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #834 in 30 guesses with an accuracy of 56.7% and a time of 00:06:10.

gift-wrapped it for ya!

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 18 July 2024 19:37 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #834 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:14:04.

didn't have the remotest idea for ages then "worn" at the top jumped out at me.

ledge, Thursday, 18 July 2024 19:47 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #835 in 4 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:04:21.

make that 3, Redactle

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Friday, 19 July 2024 18:46 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #835 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:04:18.

ledge, Friday, 19 July 2024 18:58 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #836 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:07:53.

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Saturday, 20 July 2024 18:06 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #836 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:11:09.

Didnt have any idea so took a lucky guess for the first name. Four hole in ones in a row!

ledge, Saturday, 20 July 2024 19:17 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #837 in 117 guesses with an accuracy of 60.7% and a time of 00:19:29.

it’s that me redactle

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Sunday, 21 July 2024 21:45 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #837 in 8 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:10:24.

pretty much just got lucky tbh.

ledge, Monday, 22 July 2024 07:52 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #839 in 74 guesses with an accuracy of 64.9% and a time of 00:12:14.

nice one

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 23 July 2024 16:30 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #839 in 15 guesses with an accuracy of 53.3% and a time of 00:10:51.

ledge, Tuesday, 23 July 2024 16:43 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #839 in 21 guesses with an accuracy of 52.4% and a time of 24 minutes.

I started doing redact again! I like it again.

Tim, Tuesday, 23 July 2024 21:54 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #840 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:04:54.

comfort zoning

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 24 July 2024 18:34 (two months ago) link

Well done!

I solved Redactle #840 in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 60.0% and a time of 00:24

Tim, Wednesday, 24 July 2024 19:23 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #840 in 7 guesses with an accuracy of 57.1% and a time of 00:22:00.

half cheated, after I'd worked out the definition I had to get a list.

ledge, Wednesday, 24 July 2024 19:54 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #841 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:20

Tim, Thursday, 25 July 2024 16:47 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #841 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:19:10.

ledge, Thursday, 25 July 2024 19:04 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #841 in 38 guesses with an accuracy of 73.7% and a time of 00:20:31.

yes, focussing on the first word would have been a much better strategy

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 25 July 2024 20:13 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #842 in 5 guesses with an accuracy of 80.0% and a time of 00:19:13. Hints used: 1

got a hint for the name in Greek.

ledge, Friday, 26 July 2024 19:32 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #842 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:05 but I cheated because I worked out which kind of thing the answer was and had to look up the names of the thing and its mates . I'm not sorry.

Tim, Friday, 26 July 2024 21:25 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #842 in 144 guesses with an accuracy of 54.2% and a time of 00:30:22. Hints used: 1 - best use of a hint ever, same one as ledge

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Friday, 26 July 2024 21:35 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #843 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:07.

Tim, Sunday, 28 July 2024 08:29 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #844 in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 90.0% and a time of 00:11:49.

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Sunday, 28 July 2024 18:35 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #843 in 140 guesses with an accuracy of 53.6% and a time of 00:31:23.

Hints used: 3 thank you, pronunciation guide!

slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Sunday, 28 July 2024 19:43 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #843 in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 80.0% and a time of 00:11:25.

I solved Redactle #844 in 7 guesses with an accuracy of 71.4% and a time of 00:14:34.

ledge, Sunday, 28 July 2024 20:05 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #844 in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:48.

Hints used: 1

Tim, Monday, 29 July 2024 09:56 (two months ago) link

I solved Redactle #845 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:22.

Hints used: 1

Blatant use of Wikipedia to look up the answer once I understood what kind of thing it was and knew I didn't know it: 1

Tim, Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:02 (two months ago) link

845 - took me about 50 guesses to remember that Romania is a thing. And i didn't guess 'war' (too obvious) so didn't twig to the war crimes for ages either. then gave up. never heard of him, prob an interesting article to read.

I solved Redactle #846 in 12 guesses with an accuracy of 83.3% and a time of 00:15:03.

including two misspellings, bloody ligature.

ledge, Tuesday, 30 July 2024 20:01 (two months ago) link


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