Redhead64's Obscure Puzzle Blog!: ANSWERS: Semicircle Sorting

Sunday, August 2, 2020

ANSWERS: Semicircle Sorting

It's been thirteen days since my first "Semicircle Sorting" puzzle was posted on this blog, and eleven people since then have successfully solved it, all of whom are listed below:

Grant Fikes ****
Joe Bernard ****
Cindy Heisler ****
Kevin Orfield ****
Tyler Hinman ****
Stephen Potter ****
Sam Levitin ****
Mom ****
Giovanni Pagano ****
Lynn Sweeney ****
Debbie Benford ****

Now head below the break for the answers!

The semicircles that go together have matching colors

Answers (in alphabetical order): AVOCADO, BLOCKY, INSTINCT, KILLER, POWERFUL, RHYMING

The words that combine to make a two-word phrase are KILLER INSTINCT

Patron Joe Bernard "Enjoyed the puzzle but the instructions were a little hazy. ”Turning 180 degrees” can be accomplished in two ways: first, by imagining the letters are on a bicycle tire and spinning (correct); or second, flipping the semicircle on its bottom horizontal axis (incorrect)."

Solver Stephen Potter got the correct answer, "though I was really hoping BLOCKY AVOCADO was a video game"

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Grant FikesAugust 8, 2020 at 5:48 PM
That last line that says "Solver" looks like an incomplete thought. :)
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Redhead64August 8, 2020 at 5:53 PM
Whoops! I tend to put that there in case I get more solver comments, but I guess I accidentally left it in this time! I'll go get rid of it as soon as I can!
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Every week on Monday, I post a new puzzle for you guys to solve. Just send me the FINAL ANSWER to each puzzle within two weeks of its posting via email (redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com) and if it's right, you'll win bragging rights and a place on the solvers list. Sometimes, I might even give away some prizes on some puzzles! Starting with puzzle #329, you can even ask for as many hints as you want from me, but you'll get a mark noting that you did so next to your name on the solvers' list.

From May 2015 until the very end of March 2021, I had made use of a "hint star" system: Each potential solver starts out with four "hint stars" that will go next to their name on the solvers list, and if you would like help on solving the puzzle (be it an alternate clue or a nudge towards a right answer or something like that), you can email me using the same email addresses that you use to send me the FINAL ANSWER, and I'll provide you with a hint as quickly as I can, but at the expense of one of those stars. So someone who solved it after two hints will get two stars next to their name, while someone who solved it with no hints gets all four stars next to their name when I post the solvers list.

Good luck, and happy solving!

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Sunday, August 2, 2020

ANSWERS: Semicircle Sorting

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