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Letters In Boxes #19
Think fast! How quickly can you say the alphabet... backwards? It's harder than you might think! That sort of backwards intuition is what will help you succeed in this week's Letters In Boxes challenge. You've got to throw your brain in reverse to walk away from this puzzle series a winner. (It was either that, or making you guess European football crests or catching paper butterflies in nets.)
Take a look at the puzzle posted below. Click on it to open it up in a new window, and see what you can make of the muddled matrix. When you think you've spotted an answer, move up to the address bar and change the image name (in this case, "neetenin") to your answer, making sure you stay in the same directory and keep the same file extension. If you're right, you'll move backward— I mean, forward to the next puzzle! If you're wrong, you'll hit a dead end, but like every good maze solved, you can just back up and try again.
This batch of puzzles contains four puzzles to solve. On the fourth puzzle, you'll find the email address for sending your final answer. We'll hand out a prize to the first correct entry we receive, plus one additional randomly-selected correct entry. Please include your Casual Gameplay account display name with your entry. You must be at least 13 years of age to enter. Only one submission per participant, please. Offer void where prohibited. Your deadline for submitting your answers is Monday, October 24th at 11:59 PM (GMT-5:00). Kcul doog!
Update: Congratulations to the following winners! :D
Both winners were given a choice of prizes. Congratulations and thanks for playing with us! Look for another Letters in Boxes again soon!
- Dataman ...First!
- Zzedar
Walkthrough Guide
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We're back, with the answers!
Puzzle 1
Solving the first puzzle was as simple as reading backwards. From right to left, bottom to top, the letters spell JUST READ BACKWARDS TO GET FEASIBLE.
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 2 Answer
The second puzzle is a backwards variation on the standard "A=1, B=2" puzzle. By using the reversed pairings of Z=1, Y=2, and so on until A=26, the given numbers spell out the word BOWLING.
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 3 Answer
Eleven five-letter words could be found in the diagram, all backwards (horizontally, not diagonally or vertically). When all of the words are listed, you might notice that all of the words start with letters in the latter half of the alphabet, and no two words start with the same letter. When the words are rearranged in reverse-alphabetical order (and favorably in a column), the middle letters of the words spell out BENEDICTION.
Puzzle 4
Puzzle 4 Answer
For the final puzzle, each of the clue were to be put into the grid to form a larger word, but with the added trick that the words formed by clues on the bottom row would be backwards. By overlapping the words in their proper orientation, you can arrive at the final answer, ELABORATED.
Winners will be announced soon!
Posted by: Steve
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October 25, 2011 1:15 PM