EV1737
What He Said by Vismut
Solution
Category: Vismut (EV)
EV 1737 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1737 (Hints)
What He Said by Vismut
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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Our friend(s) Gemini claimed that the “commonality” is Vismut (the setter’s name and the nordic name for Bismuth), namely “Bi” in the periodic table.… Continue reading
EV 1724 (Solution)
EV 1724 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1724 (Hints)
First or Second by Vismut
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Following his notable success with Operation Market Garden, I asked Claude, “In a themed crossword, we have to identify some words from an epitaph, unscramble a description of five events, find all but one of the contestants who came first or second in these events, and then establish the final resting place of the remaining contestant. Do you have any ideas?”
EV 1710 (Solution)
EV 1710 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1710 (Hints)
Immutable by Vismut
Hints and tips by Phibs
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Always keen to steal a march on the setter, I told Claude, “A themed crossword puzzle asks us to identify an ‘immutable’ character, and we are required to add coloured circles into the completed grid. Who or what might this immutable character be?”
EV 1690 (Solution)
EV 1690 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1690 (Hints)
Nob by Vismut
Hints and tips by Phibs
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In contrast with the AI-fidelity of my fellow blogger, I decided to continue on my technologically promiscuous way by giving ChatGPT the chance to answer the question “In a themed crossword puzzle, we have to find the name, title and nickname of a person who is in some way connected with ‘nobs’. Any ideas?”
EV 1677 (Solution)
EV 1677 (Hints)
Enigmatic Variations 1677 (Hints)
No Fine Feathers by Vismut
Hints and tips by Gabriel
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In the olden days (15 years ago!) I was a blogger (on a couple of the other sites) but blog quality and sophistication has improved considerably since. Me not so much.
My qualification then was that I self-described as a beginner and Peter Biddlecombe (Hi Peter!) wanted to demonstrate that mere mortals such as myself were cryptically capable.
Incidentally, my solving partner (to be introduced) pointed out it’s ironic for us to be writing this blog since this is where we come ourselves for help (thanks Phibs!).
Enough about us…