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phrontister

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Callous Count Crewell

Hi all!

Now that plutoman has solved two of the three cross-number puzzles I've posted here (NOHOW's still unsolved) I feel very encouraged to post another one!

This one has a gripping storyline that sets the solver right in the middle of the action of those bygone days of yore - emotions and all!

Will the two lovers escape Callous Count Crewell's clutches?! (note the alliteration).

It's a fun but tricky puzzle along the lines of Little Pigley Farm...but with a few extra twists and turns.

For anyone not familiar with the imperial measuring system:
1 pound = 16 ounces
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet
1 mile = 1760 yards

Last edited by phrontister (2009-12-09 20:59:17)

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phrontister

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

Hi!

Having just tried out MathsIsFun's new Cross Number Puzzle game I recalled this crossnumber puzzle that I posted over a year ago and was never solved.

I've also posted it on another forum, where several members solved it and said it was a very enjoyable, fun puzzle...and they wished there were more like it.

So...I thought I'd bump it back up and maybe find some interest in it.

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Bob

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

hi phrontister

Tucked this away for a moment when I ran out of puzzles.  Good challenge.  What thinkest thou to my answer?

Bob

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phrontister

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

Hi Bob,

Me thinkest 'twas nice going!

Just one error: the common digit of the intersecting answers 22A & 19D.

You've got the prince dawdling at rescuing Jenny by taking much longer than he really did, thus displaying a surprising lack of interest in effecting a successful rescue attempt...from a room that I think you rotated 90 degrees from true.

And...did you solve the ultimate question, whether or not the story had a happy ending? Or did Callous Count Crewell catch up with the fugitives before they reached the safety of the Prince's home?!

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Bob

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

hi phrontister

Arrhhh.  That was just carelessness.  I did L + W instead of L + H.  So I've changed a 6 to a 3.  OK now?

I've got the Prince going 1.5x as fast as the Count so that seems to suggest that Jenny stays rescued. 

Hurray for the happy ending! 

Methinks this is a lesson for us all.  The Count is clearly a portly fellow and has paid the price for this.

Thanks for the puzzle and feedback.

Bob

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Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob

phrontister

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

Hi Bob,

6 to 3 = good.

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Bob

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

hi phrontister

Oh!  Back to the drawing board.  I'll post again later.

Bob

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Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob

Bob

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

Arha.  Is it just that I've got my Count mixed up with my Prince?

ie. Count's speed = Princes' speed x 1.5

Bob

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Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob

phrontister

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

Arha.  Is it just...

Er...no. There's something else in the storyline that you appear to be overlooking.

ie. Count's speed = Princes' speed x 1.5

That reckoning needs an overhaul.

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Bob

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

hi phrontister

If this isn't right I think you are going to have to explain it to me.

Bob

Last edited by Bob (2011-11-11 21:26:01)

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Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob

phrontister

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Re: Callous Count Crewell

Hi Bob,

You have a wild imagination! >chuckle<

Last edited by phrontister (2011-11-12 13:03:35)

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