Word Equations
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1) 1 = Number of S in T that S N L
2) 3 = C in a F
3) 6 = D of S between T P
4) 7 = S of R
5) 9 = L a C has
6) 10 = L P
7) 12 = L of H
8) 14 = L in a S
9) 88 = T F L
10) 1000 = Y of S
e.g. 41=T+AB => 41= Thieves + Ali Baba
9.5=W, F by AL => Weeks, Film by Adrian Lyne
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3) 6= degrees of seperation between two people?
5) 9= lives a cat has (i got 1!)
Chris Cole
> Crack these word equations
> 1) 1 = Number of S in T that S N L
> 2) 3 = C in a F
> 3) 6 = D of S between T P
> 4) 7 = S of R
> 5) 9 = L a C has
> 6) 10 = L P
> 7) 12 = L of H
> 8) 14 = L in a S
> 9) 88 = T F L
> 10) 1000 = Y of S
Welcome to rec.puzzles. You may be interested in this
entry from the rec.puzzles archive:
==> language/english/meaning/equations.p <==
What are the solutions to various letter equations like:
1 = W on a U
3 = BM
4 = Q in a G
5 = D in a ZC
7 = W of the AW
8 = S on a SS
9 = P in the SS
11 = P on a FT
12 = S of the Z
13 = S on the AF
18 = H on a GC
24 = H in a D
26 = L of the A
29 = D in F in a LY
32 = DF at which WF
40 = D and N of the GF
54 = C in a D
57 = HV
64 = S on a C
88 = PK
90 = D in a RA
200 = D for PG in M
1000 = W that a P is W
1001 = AN
==> language/english/meaning/equations.s <==
Morgan Worthy (http://mworthy.home.mindspring.com/) originated the
puzzle form now called "linguistic equations." The first ones were
published in his 1975 book, Aha: A Puzzle Approach to Creative
Thinking (Chicago: Nelson Hall) - now out of print.
Here are his comments on how he thought of the idea in the first place,
and why they have become such perennial favorites:
I got the idea for linguistic equations from graffiti someone had
written in the form of an obscene formula on a restroom wall at the
University of Florida. When the answer suddenly came to me, I realized
the format was a good one for eliciting the "aha effect". After that I
used such items as exercise material when teaching workshops on
creative thinking.
My guess is that one reason a person enjoys linguistic equations is
that the answer hits him or her all at once rather than being solved in
an incremental fashion. It is similar to what happens when we suddenly
see an embedded figure pop into focus; the satisfaction is viseral
rather than just intellectual. My experience was that people often had
the answer to an item come to them when they were not consciously
thinking about the puzzles, but relaxed, such as in the shower or about
to fall asleep.
Another factor is that with well-written items, success does not hinge
on obscure information. Ideally, a person should never have to feel, "I
could never have gotten that one no matter how long I worked on it."
There is something ego enhancing about knowing you have the answer
inside and just need to find it.
Morgan Worthy
Following are some of the original linguistic equations from this
book:
(1) 8D. - 24H. = 1W.
(2) 4J. + 4Q. + 4K. = all the F.C.
(3) T. = L.S.State
(4) 23Y. - 3Y. = 2D.
(5) C. + 6D. = N.Y.E.
(6) S.R. of N. = 3
(7) 1 + 6Z. = 1M.
(8) B. or G. - F. - M. = O.
(9) " R. = R. = R."
(10) Y. + 2D. = T.
This puzzle form reappeared as 24 "equations" by Will Shortz, printed
in the May-June 1981 issue of Games magazine, with an acknowledgement
to Morgan Worthy. Games ran several followups in subsequent issues,
and reported that people kept resubmitting the puzzle to them,
sometimes as original work! Many people have now added to the list of
equations. The 24 original ones are starred (*) below.
A few more comments are needed about the esthetics of this type of
puzzle in addition to those of Morgan Worthy above. A good letter
equation emphasizes the uniqueness of the number on the left-hand side
of the equation, and is not merely one in a long series of equations.
For example, the equation 8 = AN of O = Atomic Number of Oxygen is
excluded from the following collection, along with equations involving
atomic weights, levels on some scale, years in which well-known events
occurred, etc. Also, the left-hand side must be an exact integer, thus
18.5 = ME from the WT = Minutes Erased from the Watergate Tapes is
excluded, along with fundamental constants, non-integral conversion
factors between units of measure, well-known dimensions, etc.
Finally, we finish with one matter of convention. If a number occurs
on the right-hand side of the equation, it is spelled out (as in 1 =
B in the HWT in the B = Bird in the Hand Worth Two in the Bush).
0 = BLSB = Business Like Show Business
0 = M = Mostel
0 = MAA (WS) = Much Ado About (William Shakespeare)
0 = O for MB = Orchids for Miss Blandish
0 = SB in a S = Swim Bladders in a Shark
0 = SC in H = Snowball's Chance in Hell
1 = A is AFD = April is April Fool's Day
1 = B in the HWT in the B = Bird in the Hand Worth Two in the Bush
1 = C in an A = Cell in an Amoeba
1 = CA in M = Carbon Atom in Methane
1 = D at a T = Day at a Time
1 = E on a C = Eye on a Cyclops
1 = EOHFPPE = Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater
1 = F by OHZ is a G = Followed by One Hundrd Zeroes is a Googol
1 = F in the G = Foot in the Grave
1 = FO the CN = Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1 = GL for M = Giant Leap for Mankind
1 = GTDA = Good Turn Deserves Another
1 = H on a U = Horn on a Unicorn
1 = KE(B) = Kelly's Eye (Bingo)
1 = KK on the ESB = King Kong on the Empire State Building
1 = MW to MWHD = Man Went to Mow With His Dog
1 = O the E = Over the Eight
1 = S on a MS = Side on a Moebius Strip
1 = SC in DP = Single Calorie in Diet Pepsi
1 = SDM a S = Swallow Doesn't Make a Summer
1 = SS = Singular Sensation
1 = SS for a M = Small Step for a Man
1 = SUP is a B = Stroke Under Par is a Birdie
1 = T that OK = Time that Opportunity Knocks
1 = TR per Y = Tree Ring per Year
1 = W on a U = Wheel on a Unicycle *
1 = if by L = if by Land
1 = the LN = the Loneliest Number
2 = A-BP in a BM = All-Beef Patties in a Big Mac
2 = B on a CW = Bails on a Cricket Wicket
2 = BG = Brothers Grimm
2 = C in the T by CD = Cities in the Tale by Charles Dickens
2 = C of BC (R and W) = Colours of Blood Corpuscles (Red and White)
2 = CA in E = Carbon Atoms in Ethane
2 = CB as B as O = Can Be as Bad as One
2 = E of E = Elizabeths of England
2 = F of J = Faces of Janus
2 = G for EB (SC) = Girls for Every Boy (Surf City)
2 = G in a P = Gallons in a Peck
2 = G of V = Gentlemen of Verona
2 = G on a R = Goalies on a Rink
2 = H are BTO = Heads are Better Than One
2 = H in a W = Halves in a Whole
2 = H of C = Houses of Congress
2 = H on a BC = Humps on a Bactrian Camel
2 = L in the HB = Lungs in the Human Body
2 = LDB = Little Dickie Birds
2 = M for SS = Mules for Sister Sarah
2 = M in a WN = Minims in a Whole Note
2 = N in a D = Nickels in a Dime
2 = O in a DP = Outs in a Double Play
2 = P in a B = Pieces in a Bikini
2 = P in a D = Parts in a Duet
2 = P in a P = Peas in a Pod
2 = P in a Q = Pints in a Quart
2 = PJP = Pope John Pauls
2 = Q in a H-D = Quarters in a Half-Dollar
2 = S of a LT = Shakes of a Lamb's Tail
2 = S to ES = Sides to Every Story
2 = SP in the N = Ships Passing in the Night
2 = SUP is an E = Strokes Under Par is an Eagle
2 = TD, and a P in a PT = Turtle Doves, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
2 = T in the WTC = Towers in the World Trade Center
2 = T the PAR = Times the Postman Always Rings
2 = TT = Ton Tessie
2 = WDM a R = Wrongs Don't Make a Right
2 = WS in C = Wicked Stepsisters in Cinderella
2 = YB the M = Two Years Before the Mast
2 = if by S = if by Sea
2 = of each A on NA = of each Animal on Noah's Ark
3 = B in L of the R = Books in Lord of the Rings
3 = B in the GF = Bears in the Goldilocks Fairytale
3 = B in the HE = Bones in the Human Ear
3 = B of the USG = Branches of the United States Government
3 = BGG = Billy Goats Gruff
3 = BMSHTR! = Blind Mice, See How They Run! *
3 = C in a F = Coins in a Fountain
3 = CA in P = Carbon Atoms in Propane
3 = CB in S = Coffee Beans in Sambucca
3 = D for J in the B of the W = Days for Jonah in the Belly of the Whale
3 = D of the C = Days of the Condor
3 = ES (B) = Eroica Symphony (Beethoven)
3 = F in a Y = Feet in a Yard
3 = F of E = Faces of Eve
3 = G (M, S and E) = Gorgons (Medusa, Stheno and Euryale)
3 = G in a HT = Goals in a Hat Trick
3 = I on the RS = Inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone
3 = KLD (R, G and C) = King Lear's Daughters (Regan, Goneril and Cordelia)
3 = L on a T = Legs on a Tripod
3 = LF in an IBP = Little Fishes in an Itty Bitty Pond
3 = LKTLTM = Little Kittens They Lost Their Mittens
3 = LP = Little Pigs
3 = M and a B = Men and a Baby
3 = ME = Minute Egg
3 = M in a B (JKJ) = Men in a Boat (Jerome K Jerome)
3 = M in a TR a DD = Men in a Tub Rub a Dub Dub
3 = MI (NPS) = Mile Island (Nuclear Power Station)
3 = N in an AC (US) = Numbers in an Area Code (United States)
3 = OKCF = Old King Cole's Fiddlers
3 = P in a BS = Pieces in a Business Suit
3 = P in a HG = Periods in a Hockey Game
3 = P into which AG was D = Parts into which All Gaul was Divided
3 = P of an I = Parts of an Insect
3 = PC = Primary Colors
3 = R in a TRC = Rings in a Three Ring Circus
3 = S (C) = Sisters (Chekhov)
3 = S (L, M, and C) = Stooges (Larry, Moe and Curly)
3 = S and YO = Strikes and You're Out
3 = S in a D = Scruples in a Dram
3 = S in a T = Sides in a Triangle
3 = S of CC = Ships of Christopher Columbus
3 = S on the B of an I = Segments on the Body of an Insect
3 = S to H (S) = Steps to Heaven (Showaddywaddy)
3 = S to the W = Sheets to the Wind
3 = SYO at the OBG = Strikes You're Out at the Old Ball Game
3 = T a L (LR) = Times a Lady (Lionel Richie)
3 = V on a T = Valves on a Trumpet
3 = W in M = Witches in Macbeth
3 = W on a T = Wheels on a Tricycle
3 = WM at B = Wise Men at Bethlehem
3 = Y and a COD = Yards and a Cloud of Dust
3 = on a M = on a Match
4 = B in a W = Balls in a Walk
4 = C in a Q = Cups in a Quart
4 = C in a S = Corners in a Square = Crotchets in a Semibreve
4 = C in the FF = Children in the Famous Five
4 = C in the HH = Chambers in the Human Heart
4 = CA in B = Carbon Atoms in Butane
4 = F in a G (US) = Fluidounces in a Gill (United States)
4 = F on MR = Faces on Mount Rushmore
4 = G in a P = Gills in a Pint
4 = GM in C = Gang Members in China
4 = H of ND = Horsemen of Notre Dame
4 = H of the A = Horsemen of the Apocalypse
4 = I in a H = Inches in a Hand
4 = Is in M = Is in Mississippi
4 = L in a DW = Letters in a Dirty Word
4 = L on a LC = Leaves on a Lucky Clover
4 = LC that I'm LO = Leaf Clover that I'm Looking Over
4 = M in a S = Movements in a Symphony
4 = M of the B = Members of the Beatles
4 = M with TD = Months with Thirty Days
4 = P in a B = Pecks in a Bushel
4 = Q in a FG = Quarters in a Football Game
4 = Q in a G = Quarts in a Gallon *
4 = S and SYA = Score and Seven Years Ago
4 = S in a D of C = Suits in a Deck of Cards
4 = S in a R = Sides in a Rectangle
4 = S in a S = Sides in a Square
4 = S in a Y = Seasons in a Year
4 = S on a MB = Stations on a Monopoly Board
4 = S on a V = Strings on a Violin
4 = Ss in M = Ss in Mississippi
4 = TFDREP = Terms FDR Elected President
4 = W and a F = Weddings and a Funeral
4 = W on a C = Wheels on a Car
4 = Y in an O = Years in an Olympiad
4 = Y in one PT = Years in one Presidential Term
5 = B in the T = Books in the Torah
5 = C in CA = Countries in Central America
5 = CA in P = Carbon Atoms in Pentane
5 = CP = Cinque Ports
5 = CRM = Camptown Racetrack Miles
5 = D in Y = Dice in Yahtzee
5 = D in a ZC = Digits in a Zip Code *
5 = EP = Easy Pieces
5 = F in a G (UK) = Fluidounces in a Gill (United Kingdom)
5 = F on a H = Fingers on a Hand
5 = FTE of B = Foot Two Eyes of Blue
5 = GL = Great Lakes
5 = MB in J and the B = Magic Beans in Jack and the Beanstalk
5 = O'C is QT = O'Clock is Quitting Time
5 = P in a N = Pennies in a Nickel
5 = R on the OF = Rings on the Olympic Flag
5 = S in a P = Sides in a Pentagon
5 = S in the SC = Stars in the Southern Cross
5 = T on a HF = Toes on a Human Foot
5 = W in the A = Words in the Answer
6 = B in an O = Balls in an Over
6 = BC = Brandenburg Concertos
6 = CA in H = Carbon Atoms in Hexane
6 = D of C = Days of Creation
6 = D of the C = Days of the Condor
6 = F in a F = Feet in a Fathom
6 = F over T = Flags over Texas
6 = FU = Feet Underground
6 = GA = Geese A-laying
6 = HD of O for RC = Holy Days of Obligation for Roman Catholics
6 = ITBB (LC) = Impossible Things Before Breakfast (Lewis Carroll)
6 = L on an I = Legs on an Insect
6 = P in a P = Pigs in a Poke
6 = P on a PT = Pockets on a Pool Table
6 = S in a H = Sides in a Hexagon
6 = S on a C = Sides on a Cube
6 = S on a D = Sides on a Die
6 = TZ in the US = Time Zones in the United States
6 = V in the EL = Vowels in the English Language
6 = W of H the E = Wives of Henry the Eighth
6 = of O and a HD of the O = of One and a Half Dozen of the Other
7 = A of M = Ages of Man
7 = B for SB = Brides for Seven Brothers
7 = C in a R = Colors in a Rainbow
7 = C on the E = Continents on the Earth
7 = D in SW = Dwarfs in Snow White
7 = D in a TN (US) = Digits in a Telephone Number (US)
7 = DS = Deadly Sins
7 = FL at RBM = Family Lamentations at Ridyah Bar Mitzvah
7 = H of R = Hills of Rome
7 = K of F in HP = Kinds of Fruit in Hawaiian Punch
7 = LGS in the BS = Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat
7 = P (D of A) = Pleiades (Daughters of Atlas)
7 = P for B in S = Points for Black in Snooker
7 = P for a TD = Points for a Touch Down
7 = P in a WPT = Players in a Water Polo Team
7 = P of W = Pillars of Wisdom
7 = S of R (Q) = Seas of Rhye (Queen)
7 = S on a FPP = Sides on a Fifty Pence Piece
7 = V of S = Voyages of Sinbad
7 = W of the AW = Wonders of the Ancient World *
7 = Y of BL for B a M = Years of Bad Luck for Breaking a Mirror
8 = A on an O = Arms on an Octopus
8 = B in a B = Bits in a Byte = Bits in a Buck
8 = D a W (B) = Days a Week (Beatles)
8 = D in an O = Drams in an Ounce
8 = D of H = Days of Hanukkah
8 = EKCH = English Kings Called Henry
8 = F in a F = Fluidrams in a Fluidounce
8 = GT in a LBC = Great Tomatoes in a Little Bitty Can
8 = KH of E = King Henrys of England
8 = L on a S = Legs on a Spider
8 = P of S in the EL = Parts of Speech in the English Language
8 = Q in a P = Quarts in a Peck
8 = Q in a WN = Quavers in a Whole Note
8 = S in a O = Sides in a Octagon
8 = S on a SS = Sides on a Stop Sign *
8 = SR = Santa's Reindeer
8 = T on an O = Tentacles on an Octopus
9 = C in a G of F = Calories in a Gram of Fat
9 = C of H in the DC = Circles of Hell in the Divine Comedy
9 = CL = Cat's Lives
9 = D in a ZC with the SC (US) = Digits in a Zip Code with the Street Code
(US)
9 = GM = Greek Muses
9 = I in a BG = Innings in a Baseball Game
9 = J of the SC (US) = Justices of the Supreme Court (US)
9 = L of a C = Lives of a Cat
9 = M in a HGP = Months in a Human's Gestation Period
9 = P in the SS = Planets in the Solar System *
9 = S by B = Symphonies by Beethoven
9 = S in T-T-T = Squares in Tic-Tac-Toe
10 = A in the B of R = Amendments in the Bill of Rights
10 = C = Commandments
10 = D in a R of Q = Dollars in a Roll of Quarters
10 = DS (PMR) = Downing Street (Prime Minister's Residence)
10 = E in a D = Events in a Decathlon
10 = F in B = Frames in Bowling
10 = LIG = Little Indian Girls
10 = P in a S in B = Pins in a Strike in Bowling
10 = P in C = Provinces in Canada
10 = P of E = Plagues of Egypt
10 = RP = Rillington Place
10 = S in a CD = Seconds in a Count Down
10 = T on a S = Tentacles on a Squid
10 = TN on the P = Top Notch on the Parallels
10 = W in an I of C = Wickets in an Inning of Cricket
10 = Y in a D = Years in a Decade
11 = F in a C = Fathoms in a Chain
11 = H and S in KFC = Herbs and Spices in Kentucky Fried Chicken
11 = L = Legs
11 = P on a CT = Players on a Cricket Team
11 = P on a FT = Players on a Football Team *
11 = S in the C = States in the Confederacy
12 = A at the LS = Apostles at the Last Supper
12 = B on a T = Buttons on a Telephone
12 = C of AR = Caesars of Ancient Rome
12 = D of C = Days of Christmas
12 = D of J = Disciples of Jesus
12 = E in a D = Eggs in a Dozen
12 = E of a C = Edges of a Cube
12 = I in a F = Inches in a Foot
12 = J on a J = Jurors on a Jury
12 = L of H = Labors of Hercules
12 = M (or W) in a J = Men (or Women) in a Jury
12 = N on a C = Numbers on a Clock
12 = P of R in the HB = Pairs of Ribs in the Human Body
12 = P on a MC = Points on a Maltese Cross
12 = PCP = Popes Called Pius
12 = S in a 300 G = Strikes in a 300 Game
12 = S of the Z = Signs of the Zodiac *
12 = T of I = Tribes of Israel
13 = BD = Baker's Dozen
13 = C in a S = Cards in a Suit
13 = OC = Original Colonies
13 = P for the Q of S in H = Points for the Queen of Spades in Hearts
13 = P in a RLT = Players in a Rugby League Team
13 = S on the AF = Stripes on the American Flag *
14 = D in a F = Days in a Fortnight
14 = L in a S = Lines in a Sonnet
14 = P in WWP = Points in Woodrow Wilson's Plan
14 = S of the C = Stations of the Cross
15 = M of F per P (AW) = Minutes of Fame per Person (Andy Warhol)
15 = M on a DMC = Men on a Dead Man's Chest
15 = PW a VG = Points Win a Volleyball Game
16 = O in a P = Ounces in a Pint = Ounces in a Pound
16 = O of M = Orders of Mammals
16 = S and NBK = Sweet 16 and Never Been Kissed
16 = T and WDYG? = Tons and What Do You Get?
17 = PBN and SV = Parallel Between North and South Vietnam
17 = S in a H = Syllables in a Haiku
18 = H on a GC = Holes on a Golf Course *
18 = I in a C = Inches in a Cubit
18 = W on a TTT = Wheels on a Tractor Trailer Truck
18 = YO to V (US) = Years Old to Vote (United States)
19 = GS for the VP = Gun Salute for the Vice President
20 = C in a P = Cigarettes in a Pack
20 = CB in a N = Champagne Bottles in a Nebuchadnezzar
20 = G in a S = Grains in a Scruple
20 = H in a T = Hundredweight in a Ton
20 = MP in a HG = Minute Periods in a Hockey Game
20 = P in an O = Pennyweight in an Ounce
20 = QA, V, or M = Questions Animal, Vegetable or Mineral
20 = Y in a S = Years in a Score
20 = YS by RVW = Years Slept by Rip Van Winkle
21 = GS = Gun Salute
21 = JS = Jump Street
21 = K of the D = Key of the Door
21 = S in a G = Shillings in a Guinea
21 = S on a D = Spots on a Die
22 = C = Catch
23 = P of C in a HC = Pairs of Chromosomes in a Human Cell
23 = P on a GJ = People on a Grand Jury
24 = B in a P = Blackbirds in a Pie
24 = B in the I (H) = Books in the Iliad (Homer)
24 = BB in a P = Blackbirds Baked in a Pie
24 = BB to a C = Beer Bottles to a Case
24 = DP to the I for MI = Dollars Paid to the Indians for Manhattan Island
24 = G in a P = Grains in a Pennyweight
24 = H in a D = Hours in a Day *
24 = L in the GA = Letters in the Greek Alphabet
25 = P in a Q = Pennies in a Quarter
25 = Y of M for a SA = Years of Marriage for a Silver Anniversary
26 = B in the VC = Bones in the Vertebral Column
26 = C of EC in a D = Cards of Each Color in a Deck
26 = L of the A = Letters of the Alphabet *
27 = A to the USC = Amendments to the United States Constitution
27 = CF in a CY = Cubic Feet in a Cubic Yard
27 = DWW by GG = Different Wigs Worn by Gregory Giggs
28 = D in F = Days in February
29 = D in F in a LY = Days in February in a Leap Year *
29 = P in a PCH = Points in a Perfect Cribbage Hand
30 = D has S, A, J & N = Days has September, April, June & November
30 = P of SG to J = Pieces of Silver Given to Judas
30 = S for FJ = Seconds for Final Jeopardy
30 = S over T = Seconds over Tokyo
31 = F of BRIC = Flavors of Baskin Robins Ice Cream
32 = DF at which WF = Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes *
32 = OF in the BA of SL (T) = Odile's Fouettes in the Black Act of Swan
Lake (Tchaikovsky)
32 = T counting WT = Teeth counting Wisdom Teeth
33 = CQ for the IFH = Cars Qualify for the Indianapolis Five Hundred
34 = S on the UF in the ACW = Stars on the Union Flag in the American
Civil War
35 = MA of a USP = Minimum Age of the United States President
35 = Y of M for the CA = Years of Marriage for the Coral Anniversary
36 = I on a YS = Inches on a Yard Stick
36 = N on a RW = Numbers on a Roulette Wheel
36 = RM = Righteous Men
38 = N on a RW = Numbers on a Roulette Wheel
39 = JB's A = Jack Benny's Age
40 = D and N of the GF = Days and Nights of the Great Flood *
40 = D in L = Days in Lent
40 = H in a WW = Hours in a Work Week
40 = L in ML = Lashes in Moses' Law
40 = P in a F = Poles in a Furlong
40 = W = Winks
40 = WLBGHM = Whacks Lizzie Borden Gave Her Mother
40 = Y in the D for I = Years in the Desert for Israelites
41 = S of WAM = Symphonies of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
41 = WLBGHF = Whacks Lizzie Borden Gave Her Father
42 = A to O = Assistants to Osiris
42 = A to the UQ (DA) = Answer to the Ultimate Question (Douglass Adams)
42 = OM of the L of N = Original Members of the League of Nations
42 = WYGIYMSBN (DA) = What You Get If You Multiply Six By Nine (Douglass
Adams)
43 = B in EC of N = Beans in Each Cup of Nescafe
44 = HC = Hanukkah Candles
44 = L of BC in F = Length of Badminton Court in Feet
44 = W of SPA in Y = Width of Soccer Penalty Area in Yards
45 = D in a O = Degrees in an Octant
45 = RPM = Revolutions Per Minute
46 = C in a HC = Chromosomes in a Human Cell
47 = PP in EE = Pythagorean Propositions in Euclid's Elements
48 = C in a PD = Cards in a Pinochle Deck
49 = B in the NL = Balls in the National Lottery
49 = RA in a R = Reasons All in a Row
50 = S in the U = States in the Union
50 = W to LYL (PS) = Ways to Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon)
50 = Y in a J = Years in a Jubilee
50 = Y of M for the GA = Years of Marriage for the Golden Anniversary
51 = A in which the RIO = Area in which the Roswell Incident Occurred
51 = SN in the BC = Sovereign Nations in the British Commonwealth
52 = C in a D = Cards in a Deck
52 = W in a Y = Weeks in a Year
53 = OS of the D of I = Original Signers of the Declaration of
Independence
54 = C in a D with the J = Cards in a Deck with the Jokers *
54 = S on a RC = Squares on a Rubik's Cube
55 = Y of M for the EA = Years of Marriage for the Emerald Anniversary
56 = C in the H of ST = Curls in the Hair of Shirley Temple
57 = HV = Heinz Varieties *
57 = S of the D of I = Signers of the Declaration of Independence
58 = F in BC or ECD = Facets in Brilliant Cut or Emerald Cut Diamonds
59 = L of VC in F = Length of Volleyball Court in Feet
60 = B of BM = Base of Babylonian Mathematics
60 = CA in B = Carbon Atoms in Buckminsterfullerene
60 = D in EA of an ET = Degrees in Each Angle of an Equilateral Triangle
60 = M in a D = Minutes in a Degree
60 = M in a F = Minims in a Fluidram
60 = S in a M = Seconds in a Minute
60 = Y of M for the DA = Years of Marriage for the Diamond Anniversary
61 = HRH by RM in OS = Home Runs Hit by Roger Maris in One Season
62 = WWS (A of W and G) = West Wallaby Street (Address of Wallace and
Grommit)
64 = L of QVR (y) = Length of Queen Victoria's Reign (years)
64 = S on a CB = Squares on a Chess Board
64 = YOWIHYWSNM = Years Old When I Hope You Will Still Need Me
66 = B in the KJB = Books in the King James Bible
70 = D of C = Disciples of Christ
71 = H of a CS in C = Height of a Cricket Stump in Centimetres
72 = H in the OGC = Holes in the Open Golf Championship
72 = P in an I = Points in an Inch
73 = "P" by eec = "73 Poems" by ee cummings
75 = Y of M for the DA = Years of Marriage for the Diamond Anniversary
76 = TL the BP (MM) = Trombones Led the Big Parade (Music Man)
77 = SS = Sunset Strip
78 = C in a TD = Cards in a Tarot Deck
80 = C in a M = Chains in a Mile
80 = DA the W = Days Around the World
81 = C in the TTC = Chapters in the Tao Te Ching
84 = CCR = Charing Cross Road
88 = C in the S = Constellations in the Sky
88 = PK = Piano Keys *
88 = TFL = Two Fat Ladies (Bingo slang)
89 = C in the FG = Chapters in the Four Gospels
90 = D in a RA = Degrees in a Right Angle *
94 = L in F of a PBC = Length in Feet of a Professional Basketball Court
94 = SS by H = Surprise Symphony by Haydn
95 = MLT = Martin Luther's Theses
96 = T by ? = Tears by ?
97 = L of the H of L (f) = Length of the House of Lords (feet)
97 = PW = Pound Weakling
99 = B of B on the W = Bottles of Beer on the Wall
100 = AW (W the P) = Aker Wood (Winnie the Pooh)
100 = C in a D = Cents in a Dollar
100 = P in a H = Pounds in a Hundredweight
100 = USS = United States Senators
100 = Y in an AFF = Yards in an American Football Field
101 = D in the DM = Dalmations in the Disney Movie
101 = a SML = a Silly Millimeter Longer
102 = F in the ESB = Floors in the Empire State Building
109 = JKPTB = John Kennedy's PT Boat
110 = CCB = Cornets Came Behind
110 = F in the WTC = Floors in the World Trade Center
110 = Y in a CFF = Yards in a Continental Football Field
112 = P in a LH = Pounds in a Long Hundredweight
116 = Y in the HYW = Years in the Hundred Years War
144 = G = Gross
147 = MB in S = Maximum Break in Snooker
150 = P in the B = Psalms in the Bible
151 = P in the ROB = Psalms In the Russian Orthodox Bible
176 = V in the LP = Verses in the Longest Psalm (#119)
180 = D in a T = Degrees in a Triangle
180 = D to RD = Degrees to Reverse Direction
200 = D for PG in M = Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly *
200 = M in a C = Milligrams in a Carat
206 = B in the HB = Bones in the Human Body
221 = BBSA of SH = B Baker Street Address of Sherlock Holmes
235 = I of U in the AB = Isotope of Uranium in the Atomic Bomb
240 = P in a P = Pennyweight in a Pound
300 = B in the T of C = Bees in the Tomb of Childeric
300 = PG in B = Perfect Game in Bowling
320 = R in a M = Rods in a Mile
364 = P from MTL = Presents from My True Love
365 = D in a Y = Days in a Year
366 = D in a LY = Days in a Leap Year
432 = P in a H = Pints in a Hogshead
435 = M of the H of R (US) = Members of the House of Representatives (US)
451 = DF at which BB = Degrees Fahrenheit at which Books Burn
480 = G in an O = Grains in an Ounce
500 = FC = Fortune Companies
500 = MR at I = Mile Race at Indianapolis
500 = S in a R = Sheets in a Ream
501 = L-SJ = Levi-Strauss Jeans
600 = C in the LB = Charged in the Light Brigade
640 = A in a SM = Acres in a Square Mile
666 = N of the B in the B of R = Number of the Beast in the Book of
Revelation
714 = BN of SJF = Badge Number of Sgt Joe Friday
800 = W in V = Warriors in Valhalla
1000 = E has the N = Eyes has the Night
1000 = I in NY = Islands in New York
1000 = M in a K = Metres in a Kilometre
1000 = P of L = Points of Light
1000 = SL by the F of H of T = Ships Launched by the Face of Helen of Troy
1000 = W that a P is W = Words that a Picture is Worth *
1000 = Y in a M = Years in a Millennium
1001 = AN = Arabian Nights *
1001 = C a BBC = Cleans a Big Big Carpet
1296 = SI in a SY = Square Inches in a Square Yard
1440 = M in a D = Minutes in a Day
1600 = PA the WH = Pennsylvania Avenue the White House
1728 = CI in a CF = Cubic Inches in a Cubic Foot
1760 = Y in a M = Yards in a Mile
2000 = P in a T = Pounds in a Ton
2001 = ASO = A Space Odyssey
2240 = P in a LT = Pounds in a Long Ton
5280 = F in a M = Feet in a Mile
5760 = G in a P = Grains in a Pound
10000 = D of YM = Duke of York's Men
20000 = LU the S = Leagues Under the Sea
43560 = SF in an A = Square Feet in an Acre
46656 = CI in a CY = Cubic Inches in a Cubic Yard
102400 = SR in a SM = Square Rods in a Square Mile
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> 5) 9= lives a cat has (i got 1!)
I suggest the following:
14 Lines in a Sonnet
88 is called Two Fat Ladies in Bingo (also called Lotto)
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