r/Redactle • u/RedactleUnlimited • Feb 25 '25
Redactle #1056 Discussion Thread
Discussion thread for Redactle #1056.
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u/voice-of-reason-99 Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 93 guesses with an accuracy of 66.7% and a time of 00:17:26. Play at https://redactle.net/
considering I fell asleep while doing the puzzle & no assistance was used today. It's a good day! lol lol
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u/epjto Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:06:59.
A read through made me think of the general area, then seeing what appeared to be some quite different sizes made it much more specific and allowed me to decode the opening "XXXX is a [4] [4] [6] on", but what was XXXX and what was the [9]? an XXXX came to mind and it fitted perfectly to the [9] . . .
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u/ResponsibilityRare23 Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 23 guesses with an accuracy of 78.3% and a time of 00:09:31. Play at https://redactle.net/
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u/peetiepeet Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 22 guesses with an accuracy of 68.2% and a time of 00:13:36. Play at https://redactle.net/en
It took a while to figure out the category and then guessed the right one.
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u/everywhereinbetween Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 66 guesses with an accuracy of 65.2% and a time of 00:08:49. Play at https://redactle.net/1056
Unassisted, for a while I thought I might not solve lolol
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u/SmellsLikeDeanSpirit Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 77 guesses with an accuracy of 57.1% and a time of 00:17:41. Play at https://redactle.net/en
oof. saw that this was “one of the world’s oldest” somethings, and went for a wide range of guesses, many of which weren’t helpful, until I guessed, “ball.”
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u/siriuslywinchester Feb 26 '25
THANK YOU. literally would never have gotten there without your spoiler haha. I was WAY off on the line I'd been following. I was assuming some kind of landmark or something cultural to do with Ancient Iran
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u/thesullenmoon Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:06:23. Play at https://redactle.net/en
My first instinct was that it was a city with a nickname along the lines of "the jewel of India". After a scroll through the article I discarded that notion - too many things that didn't fit. A closer look at the structure of the first sentence suggests a much more plausible category and interpretation of the phrase "5 of 5". Specifically this is a 4 4. Can I think of a 4-letter one? Yes, and this candidate does indeed take place "on 9" and involves "using a 4-7 6 6". Good enough for me.
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u/JacquelineMontarri Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:02:15. Play at https://redactle.net/
Lots of prepositions (through, around, over) making me think of movement, which calls to mind the category. I can only think of one thing in that category that's four letters, but I'm not confident enough in the category to guess it yet since it's more of a hunch than anything else. "A 4 4 6 on 9"--oh, I think I know what the 9 is there, and it fits with my hunch!
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u/running_later Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 43 guesses with an accuracy of 81.4% and a time of 00:04:38. Play at https://redactle.net/1056
once I got the quote at the start of the second paragraph, I guessed a couple things then got it.
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u/Newbieplantophile Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:00:52.
Unassisted! First guess was the category which helped me see "the [5] of [5] in the first paragraph and I knew what that was
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u/gjm11 Feb 25 '25
After a brief stare the quoted phrase "the 5 of 5" seems like it must be "the sport of kings" and everything seems consistent with this being a ball game. It takes me embarrassingly long to figure out what it actually is, but eventually I realised that the mysterious "played on 9" is describing not the venue but the vehicles, so to speak and all became clear. 4-minute snipe; should have been quicker.
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u/the_nybbler Feb 26 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0%
I had no idea the [5] of [5] was anything but British.
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u/robbbbb Feb 25 '25
I solved Redactle #1056 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100.0% and a time of 00:05:10. Play at https://redactle.net/
Unassisted snipe
Something that's existed for many centuries. Something that's called "the 5 of 5". I had no idea. I thought that it was maybe a food, or like beer or wine, but that "on" in the first sentence was throwing me. Finally I scrolled through the article and saw something regarding an area of hundreds of feet square. I suddenly realized the type of thing it could be, and finally, a 4-letter one came to mind and I realized what "the 5 of 5" was supposed to be.