Hi, only just turned to EV, and just come on to check on an obscure word in something else when I saw your post. So not very far into it, but as you say another tough one, and I agree does seem elementary so far. I expect by now you have progressed further. All the best
I suspect I am just being very dense this week, have done many of the clues but am totally confused by the enigma. Can somebody give me (what I suspect will have to be a fairly hefty) push in the right direction please?
Many thanks to all will have another bash though I don't have too much hope! My brain was 'out to lunch' when mathematical expertise was dished out and the words Magic Square bring on a feeling of dread - will hope for a literary compiler next week!!
thanks to MatydaLover I have now been able to enter answers, and have the 10 numbers (whether I can work out the missing 6 is another matter, trial and error I suppose) thanks again, mad max
mad max Start working on the diagonal coming down from top LHS and the two middle columns. Let one missing number be X and the other Y. Knowing they should all have the same total leads to two linear simultaneous equations to solve. The rest fall one by one.
agree with the above posts! The clues themselves are not too tough, but keep going goggle-eyed trying to work out which squares to pick, and get easily sidetracked by letters that may not figure in the final answer to each clue. 10a,11a is giving me trouble though. It's the only row where I'm very short on answers. Currently my row reads
I??IH???RI?N but this may, I realise, be irrelevant.
Hope everyone is well and not suffering from January blues
thanks, slaney. Trying to tidy up the grid a bit now, but still not got the full 10 to make a square. Need to think, but had a hard day at work. Any help or hint appreciated as ever - I'm out of practice and won't be submitting (hardly ever do!)
Hi Physicsgirl!
Hope you're well!
This should be right up your street in your alter ego as Chemistrygirl. In fact you should be in your element(s). As pointed out above, the sides of the magic square are not aligned with the sides of the grid. I would imagine that you are a far better mathematician than I am so once you have the ten squares the six blanks will present you with no problems.