Brain Teasers / Workouts etc

[Mrs5K]

You beat me to it I took screen shots of todays puzzle to do exactly what yoh have just dne for @Mich-mm. Great minds

I don’t know how to do the hidden bits where you click to reveal the info so would be interested in some pointers for this.

Well done on your successful puzzling yesterday. I am cheering you along from tye sidelines with waffle. I really want you to get to 100.

So, today I did wordle in 4.

Wordle 1,582 4/6

Waffle was a solid 3*s and my streak is now in double figures. I’m back in team elite

#waffle1366 3/5

streak: 10
#waffleelite

I had a couple of false starts with connections. I had the connection but took a couple of attempts to find the 4th one.

Once I got the first the rest were easy enough.

Connections
Puzzle #860

Hope your weekend is a good one.

[ManjiB]

@Mrs5K

Great minds

I think there are a few of us here on this forum who are on the same wavelength and I think that is why we make a great team

The hidden bits I learnt from a tutorial I was sent by admin after I joined. I expect you may have been sent it too, but maybe you didn’t complete it. It is training on how to use this forum and become an advanced user.

When witing note, at the top there are some icons for formatting etc. and one is called options.

Click on that to list available options

Click “Hide details” which will insert the below line in the message

Summary

This text will be hidden

Click on the arrow head (triangle) to open a “Hidden pane”

Summary

You can enter the text/information you want to hide replacing the “This text will be hidden” and then exit the box by clicking outside

End of tutorial

You can enter the text/information you want to hide replacing the “This text will be hidden” and then exit the box by clicking outside.

When you click reply, the feature will be switched on i.e. show/hide.

I hope this helps - I am sure you will find it easy enough.

If you need further help do let me know.

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Here are today’s miserable results.

Another blow out on connections - time constraint and sleeping on it didn’t help for once

Connections
Puzzle #860



- Really annoyed as should have done much better

Wordle 1,582 3/6*

- Wordle, run continues

#waffle1366 4/5

streak: 60 - Hit 60 and no signs of run being halted (don’t believe in Jinxing )

Well done you on hitting double figures.

[Mrs5K]

Here’s my attempt at hidden text.

Hidden text

Thank you for explaining the hide details bit. I did the tutorial but that was a few years ago now and having just had a stroke I guess it hot forgotten quickly

Bad luck with yesterdays connections. Here’s to a better result today. I did ok with them today. Although I still don’t know the bars in the purple grouo. It was a hood iob it was a default one.

Connections
Puzzle #861

Wordle was very nearly done in 2. All the right letters just in the wrong order. So 3 it was.

Wordle 1,583 3/6

Waffle didn’t go so well and I nearly blew it. No *s today but completed so streak continues. It was a definite phew though.

#waffle1367 0/5

streak: 11
#waffleelite

Weathee here is rubbish today. Very dark and dreary. A day for stopping inside I think.

Have a good one.

[ManjiB]

Hey Ann - Well done on the puzzles and the hidden text - as our friends from across the pond would say “You gaaaat it !”

I thought it was going to be another wash out on the connections and nearly gave up a few times, but it pays to be patient and let the brain do some work.

I am very pleased with the outcome which came with a bit of luck for the blue group, but “you make your own luck” - the purple group bars are American names as the only one I recognise is the Mars bar - the UK has a Crunchy but that already has the letter i.e. it is not a Crunch bar

Wordle 1,583 3/6*

#waffle1367 4/5

streak: 61 - Loving this streak

I am not sure if I have already told you this about the weather, but my first ever job was on a building site and I was working on a house renovation with some builders, one of whom was a [lovely] Irishman.

The house we were renovating was obviously owned by a wealthy person and it was in the North West (Manchester to be exact) so the weather wasn’t always great. One day we were standing under cover on a rainy day (the boss wasn’t around, otherwise we wouldn’t have been standing around ) and the Irishman (and here it would be better in person and also if I could do an Irish accent which is really what made it for me) chirped “Miszzerable weather, for a miszzerable place!” I can’t do justice for this pearl - it is something I have never forgotten and often tell this story. It tickles me - the dry Irish wit!

I can’t honestly say how today has been as I really don’t recall. I got up at 2pm having had a terrible night as Mum was troubled and we just couldn’t work out what was ailing her. In the end, I just had to admit defeat and went to bed at 6am.

Luckily, she must have “cried” herself to sleep and then had a nice refreshing body wash and hair wash and I am told by my sister she was fine all morning

Today I have taken the “executive” decision to reintroduce probiotic yoghurt to her diet - something we tried before but discontinued after a while. I plan to do this for one week to reset or improve her gut microbiome. I am doing the same for myself by eating more fermented foods, but she is nil-by-mouth and so I can’t give her these

Since returning from the hospital, stopping Asprin and going onto Omeprazole, she has taken a long time to adjust, but she does seem to be getting there but occasionally has a bad day. I have to say, her bad days now seem bad and prolonged !!

But overall, she is still doing incredibly well and if anything she is better than she has ever been since the stroke i.e. her recovery just continues and she reaches and sets new milestones

She is just so adorable and it’s always worth it in the end. Today, my sister got her to caress a balloon to help her relax. It was so nice to see her relax from this action.

[Mrs5K]

Sorry to hear your mum, & consequently you, had a bad night. That must be really difficult for you all especially as she can’t tell you what the issue is. I can’t even begin to imagine how hard it must be for you. She is definitely a trooper though & seems very determined too. The probiotic may be a good idea. It can’t do any harm. I took them for a while but stopped them now.

I love the building site story - that made me chuckle. My hubby has been in the building trade all his adult life & he has had some stories to tell over the years.

Well, my week off is over and I am back to work and it’s as busy as ever. We have a lot on at the moment which is going to keep us very busy until the new year. It’ll make the time fly by though

The week started well with the puzzles.

Waffle was a very good 4*s. After yesterdays near miss it is good to get a solid start to the week.
#waffle1368 4/5

streak: 12
#waffleelite

Wordle was done in 3 again. Took some brain wracking to think of a word mind but given the placement of the letter I got and the letters I ruled out there weren’t many words to chose from.

Wordle 1,584 3/6

I also had a great 4*s with dekuxe waffle today. I normally need more moves so am very happy with that result.

#deluxewaffle178 4/5

#waffleelite

Connections were a bit of a brain scratcher and took a lot of working out but I got there in the end. The yellow ones which are meant to be the easiest came as the default ones for me today.

Connections
Puzzle #862

All in all a satisfactory start to the week.

[ManjiB]

Thanks for your comments about Mum. One day a film will be made about her story

I am glad work will keep you busy for some time to come. I used to love being busy at work

Well done on the puzzles. A good way to start the week.

I did OK too. They came fairly easily.

Connections
Puzzle #862

Wordle 1,584 4/6*

#waffle1368 5/5

streak: 62 - Odin’s Raven! (No idea what that is - I’ll have to look it up for future reference).

[Mrs5K]

I think I would like to read a book about your Mum’s life. It would make fascinating reading. I am sure she is a lady who I would love to have met at some time in my life and would learn a lot from.

Oh, I like to be busy at work too. It is too busy at the moment though but it should quieten back to just busy in the New Year (she says but not placing any bets on it) so will just keep ploughing through until we get to that point. I do have a great team of people working for me and that helps loads. They keep me in line too

Well done on your puzzle results yesterday. You are on a roll.

Puzzling today went well for me.

Waffle was another 4*s and I now have a streak of lucky 13.

#waffle1369 4/5

streak: 13
#waffleelite

Wordle was achieved in 4 moves too.

Wordle 1,585 4/6

Connections was also done in 4 – tee hee. Seems 4 is my lucky number today.

It took me a bit to get started on the connections but once I got the first one the rest came fairly quickly. I didn’t fall into the too obvious trap today – although was tempted. When that happens I try and find another easyish connection which then helps me rule out the obvious connection I was looking at; which is what I did today.

Connections
Puzzle #863

All in all I was happy with how todays puzzles went.

Enjoy the rest of your day and I hope your mum is still settled.

[ManjiB]

It might be early days yet, but the Yakult might be helping. In addition Mum is getting a daily dose of Revitive medic as well as raising her legs above her head to circulate the blood and to move more blood to the brain

Well done on the puzzles and I am pleased to report similar results

Connections
Puzzle #863





- Was about to give up after drawing a blank after getting the orange group (this is a very poorly constructed sentence )

Wordle 1,585 3/6*

- Delighted with this and the continuation of the run (no idea what it is, but it seems a long time ago that I had a blow out, but the mind does play tricks)

#waffle1369 4/5

streak: 63 - three more stars to reach the “famous year”

Time for my resistance enriched pasta

[Mrs5K]

Good to hear the Yakult seems to be working. Does the revitive work well? I have thought about getting one but never been quite sure and didn’t want to spend a lot of money if it isn’t any good.

Puzzles today went well again.

Waffle was 3*s. Not quite a streak as good as you but I am creeping up slowly.

#waffle1370 3/5

streak: 14
#waffleelite

Wordle was a fab 3 again. It has been a while since I missed one too I think.

Wordle 1,586 3/6

Connections were achieved again too. Although I am not sure what copy pasta is.

Connections
Puzzle #864

Enjoy your Weds.

[ManjiB]

Hi Anne - It is my belief that Revitive works but I don’t know how I can prove this since Mum can offer no meaningful feedback. I do feel she looks feels better when we use Revitive and so I try to use it whenever I can. Sometimes if Mum is not up to it or is throwing a wobbly I have to skip the session. Whilst we try to stick to a routine, sometimes it can get thrown and when it is thrown it can be quite a challenge as she is so “finely tuned”.

Well done with your continued success on the puzzles.

I am stuck on the connections having made the Green and amber so I will post this and if I make the full set I will update but otherwise I’ll have to take a loss.

Wordle 1,586 4/6*

#waffle1370 3/5

streak: 64

A bien tot!

Oh dear - blew it
Connections
Puzzle #864

[Mrs5K]

Thanks for the feedback on Revitive. I will look into it a bit further. It does seem to get lots of positive feedback but you can’t always trust online reviews so to hear it from someone who has actually used it is much better.

Well done on your continued Waffle & wordle streaks. Shame about connections.

Today’s puzzles went ok again for me.
Although I almost blew Wordle. Another word that could have been many things and thankfully I had a lucky guess on the last attempt.

Wordle 1,587 6/6

Waffle was a great 4*s again. Although a 5 would be nice I am not complaining as I am happy to keep my streak going. Hopefully your streak is continuing too. I think I’ll be more disappointed than you if you don’t reach 100 now

#waffle1371 4/5

streak: 15
#waffleelite

Connections were ok too. I had a coupe of mishaps but got them all fairly easy so am happy with that.

Connections
Puzzle #865

Have a great rest of the day.

[ManjiB]

I’m afraid the Connections got me again, though I was close and thinking along the right lines.
Connections
Puzzle #865






Wordle 1,587 4/6*

- It seems I am in tune with this game

#waffle1371 3/5

streak: 65 - One more for that year

I looked into Revitie quite a bit but it was Ian Botham’s promotion of it that swung it for me. Unlike other celebrities, he comes across as a no nonsense guy and I felt I could trust him. Even so, I did ask our GP if it would be OK for Mum to use it, but they refused to comment saying they cannot comment on commercial products.

I recently asked our PT, but he came back saying send me a link to the product and I will look into it - I wasn’t impressed.

In the end, I looked at the product, its developers and thought it was worth the punt.

Hopefully you can satisfy yourself before you commit.

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Friday’s results

I’m adding today’s (Friday’s) results here as I just finished the puzzles and happily it’s a good end to the week.
Sailed thru’ the lot.
Connections
Puzzle #866




Wordle 1,588 5/6*

#waffle1372 3/5

streak: 66 - It’s that year.

Now I wonder if you might have been wondering what the year might be. My guess is you would have gone for the obvious and one most associated with this. I’ll give you a moment to think of a second option in case it’s not the obvious.

Did you work out the event for the year?

Did you guess that 66 was the year when England won their one and only football world cup?
Well, I think that might have been the one most people would go for, but actually, I discovered that in fact it was also the year when a certain Eric Cantona was born … “When the seagulls follow the trawler …”

[Mrs5K]

Yay on your puzzles & also hitting the year. Yes I thought you might be meaning world Cup. Either that or state pension age

Well, Waffle is obviously a challenge for me as I blew it again today. I needed one more move but I did make a couple of wrong moves. So back to the beginning with my streak.

#waffle1372 X/5

streak: 0

Wordle was ok but took 5 moves today. An unusual word – well in my world at least.

Wordle 1,588 5/6

Connections were achieved. I had a little hiccup along the way but in the main found them ok.

Connections
Puzzle #866

I’m disappointed with my waffle result but we’ll start building the streak again tomorrow.

I have been into the office today. I always find it extra tiring and this morning was the first time I had driven in the dark for a very long while – since my stroke really. It went ok but always gives me a headache. I am in the office a lot next week too so a restful weekend is in store for me.

Hope you’re doing ok and that things are plodding along steadily with your mum.

Have fun.

[ManjiB]

I am sorry your Waffle streak has come to an end. I think there is a way to improve your chances and I am not sure if I mentioned this before. I try to study the initial grid - this applies to any puzzle. Just look at it to see what lies where making mental notes as to which moves you might make or what words connect etc. Do this for 5/10 minutes and then you can either start or take a break to do something else.

Another tip is to look for letters from an alternative row or column. So for example if you have an orange letter in a column then you know that letter belongs to that column, but instead of using it, if there is a white letter in another row column, bring this in as the swap - ideally swapping a white for a white if that makes sense.

Your connections game is definitely stronger as you do have a better success rate on that than I do and you are more consistent.

Driving in the dark is definitely more challenging and I used to not like driving at night very much as I used to get blinded by headlights from cars that were being driven by careless drivers. Also, I used to drivers driving without lights i.e. they would jump in the car, start the car and drive off without turning on the lights. I never understood this but it was not that rare a sight.

Mum had another terrible night and she had been quite hyper during the day as well. Not sure what might have triggered it, but just to be safe I called the GP today and got Rapid Response to check her out. Unsurprisingly, she came through with flying colours as she usually does as the usual obs are always brilliant e.g. her BP was normal, oxygen saturation was perfect etc.

Whatever it is has to be internal so bloods have been taken and we await the results. It has been more than two hours and so we expect they will come back normal as they normally process this as a high priority and call us if we need to take Mum to A&E.

She has been relaxed today and so hopefully we will have a uneventful weekend. I really don’t fancy a trip to A&E on the weekend.

Get well rested for your week in the office

[Mrs5K]

Thanks for the waffle tips. I do a lot of them already but I think I am too impatient & perhaps need to take a bit more time with it. Sometimes I move a letter and drop it in the wrong place by accident. I let go of it too soon.

Sorry to hear your mum had a bad night again. I hope her bloods are fine and you don’t need a trip to A&E. Never a good place to be. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you all have a settled weekend.

[Mrs5K]

Todays puzzles were close to the wire. Having a blip I think.

Waffle was done with 1 move to spare. After missing it yesterday I will take that.

#waffle1373 1/5

streak: 1

Wordle took all 6 attempts too. I thought I wasn’t going to get there but a bit of luck on the last go saw me right.

Wordle 1,589 6/6

Connections took all my lives too but I got there.

Connections
Puzzle #867

Hope you had some success and your streaks continue.

[ManjiB]

Sometimes it’s just good to get over the line, so well done getting over the line

My streak does indeed continue:

Connections - took a while to get going, change of tact and hey presto!
Puzzle #867

Wordle 1,589 4/6*

- It seems I am in the mind of the person setting these Wordles as I continue to guess/work out with room to spare

#waffle1373 3/5

streak: 67 - I have now got 178 stars from 506 games. That’s an average of 2.84 stars per game. I wonder if I can get that average up to 3 stars. I kind of fancy that as a challenge in addition to the tonne.

Good luck for tomorrow

[Mrs5K]

Well done on your continued puzzle success. You’re on a roll.

I had a similar “just getting over the line” day again.

Waffle was 2*s for me. A streak of 2 i have 307 stars from 116 games so have an average of 2.64. I might join you in trying to get it higher

#waffle1374 2/5

streak: 2

Wordle took all 6 moves again. It was a set of letters with many options again.

Wordle 1,590 6/6

Connections went a lot better & I got them all fairly quickly. I had spotted the boxing Connection first but I wasn’t sure if it was a bit too easy so I left it till connection 3 just to be sure.

Connections
Puzzle #868

Hope your streak continues with a flourish.

[ManjiB]

Well done for getting over the line - I expect next week will be better as you will have recharged

There was a spot the deliberate mistake in my previous post

Of course it should be 506 stars from 178 games rather than 178 stars from 506 games, but the average was correct!

Having spotted it just now myself I was going to edit it, but will leave it for comic effect

Well sure enough my streak does indeed flourish. Even connections are back on track

Connections
Puzzle #868




- Well pleased with this

Wordle 1,590 4/6*

- No complaints

#waffle1374 3/5

streak: 68 - A little trivia for you. “68 Guns was a hit song by the Alarm” - 68 Guns were fictional Glaswegian Gangs in the 1960s and the Alarm were a Welsh band.

Any excuse to share music from my past, current and future !!

[Mrs5K]

I don’t think I have heard that song before. As a youngster I was more a classical fan than anything else.

Well done on your continued streak. I was relatively happy with todays puzzles.

Connections I found fairly straightforward. It looks like you’re having much more succrss in them too.

Connections
Puzzle #869

Wordle was achieved in 4. The best for me for a while.

Wordle 1,591 4/6

And waffle was a very happy 4 too..

#waffle1375 4/5

streak: 3

Here’s to more success tomorrow.