‘Word Squares’ by Elap
Posted by Encota on 8 Dec 2017
A very nice puzzle – thank you Elap! The initial Preamble was pretty daunting and, combined with the terseness of the clues has perhaps set a new ‘High Score’ for:
(number of characters in Preamble)/(number of characters in Clues)
The numerical deductions took a while but it was all worth it. I was briefly thrown when my electronic Chambers didn’t give SAIRS as a plural of SAIR but the BRB definition fully backed up its use – phew!
And Elap did ask us to follow the instruction: VARY, to re-arrange all 25 letters involved. What follows are my alternative results …
Introduction: I retire at Elap’s masterclass
Describing the squares and their contents: similar aspect (as letters are)!
Describing both letter square constructions: all are artist’s masterpieces!
And describing the endgame. Crisp tail: same letters, areas
Great fun – thanks again! In summary: Elap is a secret trial master!!
cheers all,
Tim/Encota
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