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Erratum: In Alisha's Puzzle, the clue "Ctr Jff wh pprd n Th Tll Mn" should be "Ctr Jff wh pprd n Th Tll Gy"
  
 
==Transliteration Table==
 
==Transliteration Table==
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| A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H || I || J || K || L || M || N || O || P || Q || R || S || T || U || V || W || X || Y || Z
 
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| ? || ? || O || ? || ? || ? || T || ? || ? || ? || ? || E || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || ? || H || ? || ? || ?
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| Y|| C || O || W || M || P || T || D || A || V || U || E || B || G || ? || ? || S || N ||  R || I || ? || ? || H || ? || ? || L
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== Three Letter Clue ==
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It's correspondences between vowels and letters.  A="AA", B="AE", C="AI', D="AO", E="AU", F="EA", etc.
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The vowels are:
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* A = AA
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* E = AU
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* I = EO
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* O = IU
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* U = UA
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* Y = UU
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| A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H || I || J || K || L || M || N || O || P || Q || R || S || T || U || V || W || X || Y || Z
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| AA || AE || AI || AO || AU || EA || EE || EI || EO || EU || IA || IE || II || IO || IU || OA || OE || OI || OO || OU || UA || UE || UI || UO || UU || -
 
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==Acrostic==
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SCHBRTIFITSAV
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Shubert if it's a v (v maps to UE, which are the two vowels missing from Schubert)
  
 
==Answers==
 
==Answers==
  
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#* Billy Joel and Carly Simon style of music =  
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#* Billy Joel and Carly Simon style of music = SOFT ROCK => '''S'''
 
#* AAA  
 
#* AAA  
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#* GWL RCSEIZ = THE ?O????
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#* GWL RCSEIZ = THE NORMAL
 
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#* Pssbl rtr mtn fr bllrd bll
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#* Possible retro motion for a billiard ball = BACK SPIN => '''C'''
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#* TAO
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#* DAO
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#* BZKLQ DTZZ
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#* BZKLQ DTZZ = CLUES WILL
 
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#* Rob Lowe left this television drama to do The Lyons Den = The West Wing
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#* Rob Lowe left this television drama to do The Lyons Den = WEST WING => '''H'''
 
#* EAU
 
#* EAU
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#* WLZF ACK = HE?? ?O?
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#* WLZF ACK = HELP YOU
 
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#* Pts similr to grbls
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#* Pets similar to gerbils = HAMSTERS => '''B'''
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#* FECHA
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#* FEA
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#* KRHLSQGIRH  
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#* KRHLSQGIRH = UNDERSTAND
 
#  
 
#  
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#* Battle between two plans =  
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#* Battle between two planes = DOGFIGHT => '''R'''
 
#* GEE
 
#* GEE
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#* GWL BCHL = THE ?O?E
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#* GWL BCHL = THE CODE
 
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#* Part of decathlon that has running start =
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#* Part of decathlon that has running start = LONG JUMP => '''T'''
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#*  
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#* JEU
 
#* GWIG = THAT
 
#* GWIG = THAT
 
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#* area off the highway where one can rest and relax = REST STOP
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#* area off the highway where one can rest and relax = REST STOP => '''I'''
 
#* KIA
 
#* KIA
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#* QWCKZH ML  
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#* QWCKZH ML = SHOULD BE
 
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#* With child = PREGNANT
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#* With child = PREGNANT => '''F'''
 
#* LIE
 
#* LIE
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#* IFFZTLH
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#* IFFZTLH = APPLIED
 
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#* The Mrcs, in the eyes of the Rpns
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#* The Americas, in the eyes of the europeans = NEW WORLD => '''I'''
 
#* MII
 
#* MII
 
#* GC GWL = TO THE
 
#* GC GWL = TO THE
 
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#* Ctr Jeff who appeared in The Tall Man
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#* Actor Jeff who appeared in The Tall Guy = GOLDBLUM => '''T'''
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#*  
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#* NIO
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#* LTNWG-ZLGGLS
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#* LTNWG-ZLGGLS = EIGHT_LETTER
 
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#* "If I Had A Hammer", for example = SONG
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#* "If I Had A Hammer", for example = FOLK SONG => '''S'''
 
#* ROI
 
#* ROI
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#* IRQDLSQ GC = ????E?? TO
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#* IRQDLSQ GC = ANSWERS TO
 
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#* Salvador Dali art style = SURREALISM
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#* Salvador Dali art style = ABSTRACT => '''A'''
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#*  
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#* SOO
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#* GWL JCDLZZLQQ = THE ?O?E??E??
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#* GWL JCDLZZLQQ = THE VOWELLESS
 
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#* Belgium's capital = BRUSSELS
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#* Belgium's capital = BRUSSELS => '''V'''
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#* VUE
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#* BZKLQ = ???E?
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#* BZKLQ = CLUES

Latest revision as of 18:44, 23 February 2009

Puzzle Boat

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Erratum: In Alisha's Puzzle, the clue "Ctr Jff wh pprd n Th Tll Mn" should be "Ctr Jff wh pprd n Th Tll Gy"

Transliteration Table

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Y C O W M P T D A V U E B G  ?  ? S N R I  ?  ? H  ?  ? L

Three Letter Clue

It's correspondences between vowels and letters. A="AA", B="AE", C="AI', D="AO", E="AU", F="EA", etc. The vowels are:

  • A = AA
  • E = AU
  • I = EO
  • O = IU
  • U = UA
  • Y = UU
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AA AE AI AO AU EA EE EI EO EU IA IE II IO IU OA OE OI OO OU UA UE UI UO UU -

Acrostic

SCHBRTIFITSAV

Shubert if it's a v (v maps to UE, which are the two vowels missing from Schubert)

Answers

    • Billy Joel and Carly Simon style of music = SOFT ROCK => S
    • AAA
    • GWL RCSEIZ = THE NORMAL
    • Possible retro motion for a billiard ball = BACK SPIN => C
    • DAO
    • BZKLQ DTZZ = CLUES WILL
    • Rob Lowe left this television drama to do The Lyons Den = WEST WING => H
    • EAU
    • WLZF ACK = HELP YOU
    • Pets similar to gerbils = HAMSTERS => B
    • FEA
    • KRHLSQGIRH = UNDERSTAND
    • Battle between two planes = DOGFIGHT => R
    • GEE
    • GWL BCHL = THE CODE
    • Part of decathlon that has running start = LONG JUMP => T
    • JEU
    • GWIG = THAT
    • area off the highway where one can rest and relax = REST STOP => I
    • KIA
    • QWCKZH ML = SHOULD BE
    • With child = PREGNANT => F
    • LIE
    • IFFZTLH = APPLIED
    • The Americas, in the eyes of the europeans = NEW WORLD => I
    • MII
    • GC GWL = TO THE
    • Actor Jeff who appeared in The Tall Guy = GOLDBLUM => T
    • NIO
    • LTNWG-ZLGGLS = EIGHT_LETTER
    • "If I Had A Hammer", for example = FOLK SONG => S
    • ROI
    • IRQDLSQ GC = ANSWERS TO
    • Salvador Dali art style = ABSTRACT => A
    • SOO
    • GWL JCDLZZLQQ = THE VOWELLESS
    • Belgium's capital = BRUSSELS => V
    • VUE
    • BZKLQ = CLUES
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