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justbazz Super user
Posts : 1127 Join date : 2015-07-16 Age : 76 Location : Plovdiv
| Subject: T he portal crossword. Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:17 pm | |
| Just curious...does anyone else spend a few minutes every/some days completing the crossword which is featured in the portal section? I usually have a coffee around 10.30 in the morning and tackle the daily puzzle while taking a break...takes my mind off tasks allocated for the rest of day.
After a few years of doing this, even though I'm almost always able to complete the puzzle without help, I've never been able to understand the scoring system...which is better: a high number or the lower one? eg. over the last week, my score has varied between 273 and 761, but I always seem to be able to complete the puzzle in around 12 and 15 minutes.
Does anyone know what is the better score?
As above, I'm just curious. |
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oddball Moderator
Posts : 7312 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 66
| Subject: Re: T he portal crossword. Mon Feb 13, 2017 10:23 pm | |
| I do it every now and than no don't know the scoring rate. Chirs would know more about it though or maybe Ashley |
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justbazz Super user
Posts : 1127 Join date : 2015-07-16 Age : 76 Location : Plovdiv
| Subject: subject Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:43 am | |
| Just completed todays puzzle...seemed a bit trickier than usual, but got it done in about 18 mins. (471) |
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cowshed-sarah Super user
Posts : 316 Join date : 2010-03-24 Age : 76
| Subject: Re: T he portal crossword. Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:59 am | |
| Well done I've never managed to complete it yet without cheating |
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justbazz Super user
Posts : 1127 Join date : 2015-07-16 Age : 76 Location : Plovdiv
| Subject: subject Tue Feb 14, 2017 1:48 pm | |
| I sometimes have to resort to asking for a letter...usually when it involves an abbreviation eg. one of the bits today requested the abbreviation for something to do with pensions and I had no idea.
On whole though, I only have to cheat about one in ten times.
It's a good way to pass the time. |
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oddball Moderator
Posts : 7312 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 66
| Subject: Re: T he portal crossword. Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:01 pm | |
| Had a go at it last evening but did not finish it |
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justbazz Super user
Posts : 1127 Join date : 2015-07-16 Age : 76 Location : Plovdiv
| Subject: subject Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:20 pm | |
| Did you get stuck or just run out of time? |
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oddball Moderator
Posts : 7312 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 66
| Subject: Re: T he portal crossword. Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:27 pm | |
| Got distracted with skype so forgot about the crossword |
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justbazz Super user
Posts : 1127 Join date : 2015-07-16 Age : 76 Location : Plovdiv
| Subject: subject Wed Feb 15, 2017 3:49 am | |
| Fair enough. |
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justbazz Super user
Posts : 1127 Join date : 2015-07-16 Age : 76 Location : Plovdiv
| Subject: subject Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:37 am | |
| 19 mins and 495 with one cheat. I need to try harder. |
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oddball Moderator
Posts : 7312 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 66
| Subject: Re: T he portal crossword. Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:09 pm | |
| Well done you!! |
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justbazz Super user
Posts : 1127 Join date : 2015-07-16 Age : 76 Location : Plovdiv
| Subject: subject Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:41 pm | |
| Thank you Berni...something seems to have changed with the set up today. Early this morning the crossword was the same as yesterdays, a few hours later, a new one had appeared and I completed it...now there is yet another one on there.
Curious. |
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oddball Moderator
Posts : 7312 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 66
| Subject: Re: T he portal crossword. Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:46 pm | |
| Oh ahhhhhhhhhhh we must have gremlings |
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justbazz Super user
Posts : 1127 Join date : 2015-07-16 Age : 76 Location : Plovdiv
| Subject: subject Wed Feb 15, 2017 2:06 pm | |
| Not bothered too much...I went ahead and did it anyway. 476 in 16 mins and no cheating.
The clock is still haywire and I noticed that two of the days on the calender are highlighted in blue...what's that all about? |
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oddball Moderator
Posts : 7312 Join date : 2009-10-20 Age : 66
| Subject: Re: T he portal crossword. Wed Feb 15, 2017 2:52 pm | |
| - justbazz wrote:
- Not bothered too much...I went ahead and did it anyway. 476 in 16 mins and no cheating.
The clock is still haywire and I noticed that two of the days on the calender are highlighted in blue...what's that all about? Well done again! I think, like everything else, once you start making changes in anything technical something else changes too. Am sure Ash will get to the bottom or it before long. |
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