RASH Puzzle Rules: The clues are
mixtures of components (words or syllables) that, when verbally
replaced with appropriate counterparts, will integrate into answers
that correspond to the puzzle’s theme.
- Relatives are like things. Apples and oranges
are relatives in the fruit family; Cupid and Blitzen are relatives
in Santa’s reindeer; Mars and Jupiter are relatives in the
family of planets.
- Antonyms are opposites: black and white, will
and won’t, now and then.
- Synonyms are different words with similar
meanings: yellow and amber, cold and brisk, trash and rubbish, near
and close.
- Homophones/homonyms. Homophones are pronounced
the same, have different meanings, and may or may not have the same
spelling: merry, marry and Mary. Homonyms have the same spelling
and pronunciation but different meanings: bank (edge of a river,
carom, or depository).
Here are a few explanatory notes to help you solve:
- If you can get a part of a clue, you can usually reason through
the twisted combination of “nyms” to get the whole
answer.
- Italicized words identify homonyms that are not exact, but
close. For example, Won't-sweetpotatos might translate
into Will (antonym of won't)- yams (synonym for sweetpotatos)
resulting in Williams after translating the rough homonym. Such
rough homonyms are denoted in italics to alert the solver
to beware.
- Hyphens separate partial word (usually a syllable) clues. For
example, Grass-peacesign-gassy could translate to Hay
(synonym for grass) - vee (synonym for peacesign) - airy (synonym
of gassy) resultinfg in Aviary.
- Multiple words with no spaces or hyphens constitute a single
syllable or word. For example, dopeslap could be replaced
by duh.
- Underlined words or letters are not replaced; they are left
as-is. For example, the remains untranslated as the
in the answer.
Determine the coordinates from the following observations about
the correct answers to the 40 RASH elements.
A = How many times the letter "J" occurs in all 40
elements.
B = How many times the letter "W" occurs in all 40
elements.
C = How many times the letter "C" occurs in all 40
elements.
D = How many of the 40 elements include a
color.
E = How many of the 40 elements refer to a major
US city or state.
F = How many of the 40 elements contain a
geographic reference to a country or a continent.
G = How many times the letter sequence "apr" or
"may" or "jun" occurs in the 40 elements.
North:
42
C + F - E
(B + D - A) * (E + F)
West:
071
C + D
(A + G) * D * (B + F - E)
A map of the area is provided at the trailhead in a can on the back
of the conservation land sign.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.