Recycling old answers
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Each of the puzzles below gives a two-word answer. Solve the puzzles and arrange the resulting 16 words into four groups of four, each with a common theme. The resulting group names form a clue for the final answer.
- Written every which way
- A manager's dilemma
- Keeping you safe
- Coordinated efforts
- Contours of a clandestine nature
- Between two walls
- Pulling a fast one
- In excess I'm lethal
wordplay knowledge metapuzzles connect-wall
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Each of the puzzles below gives a two-word answer. Solve the puzzles and arrange the resulting 16 words into four groups of four, each with a common theme. The resulting group names form a clue for the final answer.
- Written every which way
- A manager's dilemma
- Keeping you safe
- Coordinated efforts
- Contours of a clandestine nature
- Between two walls
- Pulling a fast one
- In excess I'm lethal
wordplay knowledge metapuzzles connect-wall
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I did wonder what was going on.
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– hexomino
Mar 29 at 13:49
4
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Ooohh, it all makes sense now! :D
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– user477343
Mar 29 at 13:50
1
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Each puzzle is a stand alone, so I'm ok with it.
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– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 16:59
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@North I see what you mean. I thought about posting one big puzzle, but navigating the partials would have gotten confusing pretty fast... There's already a wiki answer below listing the solutions so far.
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– jafe
Mar 29 at 17:08
1
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I like it @jafe. Well done.
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– LeppyR64
Mar 29 at 17:20
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Each of the puzzles below gives a two-word answer. Solve the puzzles and arrange the resulting 16 words into four groups of four, each with a common theme. The resulting group names form a clue for the final answer.
- Written every which way
- A manager's dilemma
- Keeping you safe
- Coordinated efforts
- Contours of a clandestine nature
- Between two walls
- Pulling a fast one
- In excess I'm lethal
wordplay knowledge metapuzzles connect-wall
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Each of the puzzles below gives a two-word answer. Solve the puzzles and arrange the resulting 16 words into four groups of four, each with a common theme. The resulting group names form a clue for the final answer.
- Written every which way
- A manager's dilemma
- Keeping you safe
- Coordinated efforts
- Contours of a clandestine nature
- Between two walls
- Pulling a fast one
- In excess I'm lethal
wordplay knowledge metapuzzles connect-wall
wordplay knowledge metapuzzles connect-wall
asked Mar 29 at 13:48
jafejafe
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7
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I did wonder what was going on.
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– hexomino
Mar 29 at 13:49
4
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Ooohh, it all makes sense now! :D
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– user477343
Mar 29 at 13:50
1
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Each puzzle is a stand alone, so I'm ok with it.
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– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 16:59
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@North I see what you mean. I thought about posting one big puzzle, but navigating the partials would have gotten confusing pretty fast... There's already a wiki answer below listing the solutions so far.
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– jafe
Mar 29 at 17:08
1
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I like it @jafe. Well done.
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– LeppyR64
Mar 29 at 17:20
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7
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I did wonder what was going on.
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– hexomino
Mar 29 at 13:49
4
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Ooohh, it all makes sense now! :D
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– user477343
Mar 29 at 13:50
1
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Each puzzle is a stand alone, so I'm ok with it.
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– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 16:59
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@North I see what you mean. I thought about posting one big puzzle, but navigating the partials would have gotten confusing pretty fast... There's already a wiki answer below listing the solutions so far.
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– jafe
Mar 29 at 17:08
1
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I like it @jafe. Well done.
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– LeppyR64
Mar 29 at 17:20
7
7
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I did wonder what was going on.
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– hexomino
Mar 29 at 13:49
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I did wonder what was going on.
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– hexomino
Mar 29 at 13:49
4
4
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Ooohh, it all makes sense now! :D
$endgroup$
– user477343
Mar 29 at 13:50
$begingroup$
Ooohh, it all makes sense now! :D
$endgroup$
– user477343
Mar 29 at 13:50
1
1
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Each puzzle is a stand alone, so I'm ok with it.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 16:59
$begingroup$
Each puzzle is a stand alone, so I'm ok with it.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 16:59
$begingroup$
@North I see what you mean. I thought about posting one big puzzle, but navigating the partials would have gotten confusing pretty fast... There's already a wiki answer below listing the solutions so far.
$endgroup$
– jafe
Mar 29 at 17:08
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@North I see what you mean. I thought about posting one big puzzle, but navigating the partials would have gotten confusing pretty fast... There's already a wiki answer below listing the solutions so far.
$endgroup$
– jafe
Mar 29 at 17:08
1
1
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I like it @jafe. Well done.
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– LeppyR64
Mar 29 at 17:20
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I like it @jafe. Well done.
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– LeppyR64
Mar 29 at 17:20
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The four groups are:
1
London: Fire, Marathon, Olympics, Underground
2
Tower: Cell, Devils, Ivory, Water
3
Guard: Coast, National, Old, Security - thanks @arbitrahj for this one
4
Duty: Cycle, Double, Heavy, Line
The answers spell out
London Tower Guard Duty, which seems to be hinting at the Yeomen Warders, whose duty it is to guard the Tower of London.
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1
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This is the intended answer. Well done!
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– jafe
Mar 30 at 11:57
add a comment |
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Aggregated Answers from the Puzzles:
Written every which way
Ivory Coast
A manager's dilemma
Fire Devils
Keeping you safe
National Security
Coordinated efforts -
Old Olympics
Contours of a clandestine nature
Underground Line
Between two walls
Cell Cycle
Pulling a fast one
Double Marathon
In excess I'm lethal
Heavy Water
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Some initial guesses:
1.
Life Line, Cycle, Double, Cell.
2.
Guard Old, National, Security, Coast
3.
Medal(metal) Heavy, Devils, underground, olympics
- ??? Kinda falls apart
red white and blue?? Fire Water, Ivory, marathon
Or
rings fire, olympics, underground, cell
Which moves
Water to life
Leaving
Heavy, devils, ivory, marathon which is still ?????
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Possible Groupings [1,2,3,4 contradict with each other, just listing some possible combinations]
1:
Lines/Contours: Coast, Line, Marathon, ?
2:
Sports [unlikely]: Olympics, Marathon, ?, ?
3:
Metal: Devils (devils metal: silver), Heavy (heavy metal), Underground?, ?
4:
Loops: Cycle, Olympics (5 cicles on flag), Underground (System map looks like a loop), ?
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The four groups are:
1
London: Fire, Marathon, Olympics, Underground
2
Tower: Cell, Devils, Ivory, Water
3
Guard: Coast, National, Old, Security - thanks @arbitrahj for this one
4
Duty: Cycle, Double, Heavy, Line
The answers spell out
London Tower Guard Duty, which seems to be hinting at the Yeomen Warders, whose duty it is to guard the Tower of London.
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1
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This is the intended answer. Well done!
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– jafe
Mar 30 at 11:57
add a comment |
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The four groups are:
1
London: Fire, Marathon, Olympics, Underground
2
Tower: Cell, Devils, Ivory, Water
3
Guard: Coast, National, Old, Security - thanks @arbitrahj for this one
4
Duty: Cycle, Double, Heavy, Line
The answers spell out
London Tower Guard Duty, which seems to be hinting at the Yeomen Warders, whose duty it is to guard the Tower of London.
$endgroup$
1
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This is the intended answer. Well done!
$endgroup$
– jafe
Mar 30 at 11:57
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The four groups are:
1
London: Fire, Marathon, Olympics, Underground
2
Tower: Cell, Devils, Ivory, Water
3
Guard: Coast, National, Old, Security - thanks @arbitrahj for this one
4
Duty: Cycle, Double, Heavy, Line
The answers spell out
London Tower Guard Duty, which seems to be hinting at the Yeomen Warders, whose duty it is to guard the Tower of London.
$endgroup$
The four groups are:
1
London: Fire, Marathon, Olympics, Underground
2
Tower: Cell, Devils, Ivory, Water
3
Guard: Coast, National, Old, Security - thanks @arbitrahj for this one
4
Duty: Cycle, Double, Heavy, Line
The answers spell out
London Tower Guard Duty, which seems to be hinting at the Yeomen Warders, whose duty it is to guard the Tower of London.
answered Mar 30 at 8:09
CarmeisterCarmeister
881511
881511
1
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This is the intended answer. Well done!
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– jafe
Mar 30 at 11:57
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1
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This is the intended answer. Well done!
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– jafe
Mar 30 at 11:57
1
1
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This is the intended answer. Well done!
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– jafe
Mar 30 at 11:57
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This is the intended answer. Well done!
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– jafe
Mar 30 at 11:57
add a comment |
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Aggregated Answers from the Puzzles:
Written every which way
Ivory Coast
A manager's dilemma
Fire Devils
Keeping you safe
National Security
Coordinated efforts -
Old Olympics
Contours of a clandestine nature
Underground Line
Between two walls
Cell Cycle
Pulling a fast one
Double Marathon
In excess I'm lethal
Heavy Water
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Aggregated Answers from the Puzzles:
Written every which way
Ivory Coast
A manager's dilemma
Fire Devils
Keeping you safe
National Security
Coordinated efforts -
Old Olympics
Contours of a clandestine nature
Underground Line
Between two walls
Cell Cycle
Pulling a fast one
Double Marathon
In excess I'm lethal
Heavy Water
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Aggregated Answers from the Puzzles:
Written every which way
Ivory Coast
A manager's dilemma
Fire Devils
Keeping you safe
National Security
Coordinated efforts -
Old Olympics
Contours of a clandestine nature
Underground Line
Between two walls
Cell Cycle
Pulling a fast one
Double Marathon
In excess I'm lethal
Heavy Water
$endgroup$
Aggregated Answers from the Puzzles:
Written every which way
Ivory Coast
A manager's dilemma
Fire Devils
Keeping you safe
National Security
Coordinated efforts -
Old Olympics
Contours of a clandestine nature
Underground Line
Between two walls
Cell Cycle
Pulling a fast one
Double Marathon
In excess I'm lethal
Heavy Water
edited Mar 30 at 3:22
community wiki
8 revs, 7 users 75%
LeppyR64
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Some initial guesses:
1.
Life Line, Cycle, Double, Cell.
2.
Guard Old, National, Security, Coast
3.
Medal(metal) Heavy, Devils, underground, olympics
- ??? Kinda falls apart
red white and blue?? Fire Water, Ivory, marathon
Or
rings fire, olympics, underground, cell
Which moves
Water to life
Leaving
Heavy, devils, ivory, marathon which is still ?????
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Some initial guesses:
1.
Life Line, Cycle, Double, Cell.
2.
Guard Old, National, Security, Coast
3.
Medal(metal) Heavy, Devils, underground, olympics
- ??? Kinda falls apart
red white and blue?? Fire Water, Ivory, marathon
Or
rings fire, olympics, underground, cell
Which moves
Water to life
Leaving
Heavy, devils, ivory, marathon which is still ?????
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Some initial guesses:
1.
Life Line, Cycle, Double, Cell.
2.
Guard Old, National, Security, Coast
3.
Medal(metal) Heavy, Devils, underground, olympics
- ??? Kinda falls apart
red white and blue?? Fire Water, Ivory, marathon
Or
rings fire, olympics, underground, cell
Which moves
Water to life
Leaving
Heavy, devils, ivory, marathon which is still ?????
$endgroup$
Some initial guesses:
1.
Life Line, Cycle, Double, Cell.
2.
Guard Old, National, Security, Coast
3.
Medal(metal) Heavy, Devils, underground, olympics
- ??? Kinda falls apart
red white and blue?? Fire Water, Ivory, marathon
Or
rings fire, olympics, underground, cell
Which moves
Water to life
Leaving
Heavy, devils, ivory, marathon which is still ?????
edited Mar 30 at 5:10
answered Mar 30 at 4:57
arbitrahjarbitrahj
1,380214
1,380214
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Possible Groupings [1,2,3,4 contradict with each other, just listing some possible combinations]
1:
Lines/Contours: Coast, Line, Marathon, ?
2:
Sports [unlikely]: Olympics, Marathon, ?, ?
3:
Metal: Devils (devils metal: silver), Heavy (heavy metal), Underground?, ?
4:
Loops: Cycle, Olympics (5 cicles on flag), Underground (System map looks like a loop), ?
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
Possible Groupings [1,2,3,4 contradict with each other, just listing some possible combinations]
1:
Lines/Contours: Coast, Line, Marathon, ?
2:
Sports [unlikely]: Olympics, Marathon, ?, ?
3:
Metal: Devils (devils metal: silver), Heavy (heavy metal), Underground?, ?
4:
Loops: Cycle, Olympics (5 cicles on flag), Underground (System map looks like a loop), ?
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Possible Groupings [1,2,3,4 contradict with each other, just listing some possible combinations]
1:
Lines/Contours: Coast, Line, Marathon, ?
2:
Sports [unlikely]: Olympics, Marathon, ?, ?
3:
Metal: Devils (devils metal: silver), Heavy (heavy metal), Underground?, ?
4:
Loops: Cycle, Olympics (5 cicles on flag), Underground (System map looks like a loop), ?
$endgroup$
Possible Groupings [1,2,3,4 contradict with each other, just listing some possible combinations]
1:
Lines/Contours: Coast, Line, Marathon, ?
2:
Sports [unlikely]: Olympics, Marathon, ?, ?
3:
Metal: Devils (devils metal: silver), Heavy (heavy metal), Underground?, ?
4:
Loops: Cycle, Olympics (5 cicles on flag), Underground (System map looks like a loop), ?
answered Mar 30 at 3:49
Omega KryptonOmega Krypton
5,4242847
5,4242847
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I did wonder what was going on.
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– hexomino
Mar 29 at 13:49
4
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Ooohh, it all makes sense now! :D
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– user477343
Mar 29 at 13:50
1
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Each puzzle is a stand alone, so I'm ok with it.
$endgroup$
– Chris Cudmore
Mar 29 at 16:59
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@North I see what you mean. I thought about posting one big puzzle, but navigating the partials would have gotten confusing pretty fast... There's already a wiki answer below listing the solutions so far.
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– jafe
Mar 29 at 17:08
1
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I like it @jafe. Well done.
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– LeppyR64
Mar 29 at 17:20