Redactle - THE HINTS THREAD

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Given how difficult it is to offer hints for redactle, without giving it away/being too obvious, this is a specific thread for hints.

Doesn't mean that they should give the game away, but it just stops other players seeing the hint every time they access the main thread.

So from now on, just keep your stats and general comments on the main thread and come here for any hints!

I'm really impressed by people who manage to solve these things - even if it takes a lot of guesses - if they don't know much/anything about the topic. That takes perseverance!

i did science and maths in cse,
not even o level!
i generally get there, touch wood, in the end

I try to make myself go to 100 guesses before I start looking for hints/googling but sometimes I just don't know what else to put eg I have a pretty limited range of 'physics' words :)

If under the title you see (xx, xxxxxxxx, xxxx - xx, xxxxxxx, xxxx) that is a date of birth and death. Should be able to get those in less than 50 guesses if you are prepared to use Google date pages.

The presence of (xx:xx) is quotes of biblical verses - tougher but it least it points you in the right direction.

The presence of things like { or / with small blanks in between or either side is indication of maths.

Subscript small redacted box shapes are usually chemistry, especially when there are a few alternating with single letters.

If under the title you see (xx, xxxxxxxx, xxxx - xx, xxxxxxx, xxxx) that is a date of birth and death. Should be able to get those in less than 50 guesses if you are prepared to use Google date pages.

Noting that format is useful to know the topic is a person, of course, but then working out nationality and occupation(s) can get you to the answer in fewer guesses.

Anyone else find today's an absolute git?

Perhaps there is a generational divide on this one, there used to be one or more in most households. Though I suppose not everyone would have known that.
There does seem to be a marked divide between people who found it very obvious - mainly from the word lengths perhaps if you are familiar with the term - and those finding it a pig.

I took longer than I should have, because I never knew it was hyphenated. I fell into the same trap the time it was the new-fangled version too, you'd think I'd learn!

You may be right Errol. I have definitely heard the term, probably once in science a long time ago, despite being familiar with the "object" in a home sense.

seemed like a repeat to me

I got sidetracked by what looked like a 22 letter word which turned out to be not/a/22/letter/word.

i can never find out the length of the word

Any chance of a clue for today? Pretty please 🙏🏻 ☺️

Have you got anything?

I have location. I googled and got what I thought would be right, but it wasn't. Initials LK.

Your second initial is right, but not the first.

Those aren't the initials. I really don't know how to do hints for this game! You will need a lot more than just location.

It's an absolute sod. Once you get the right nationality, you just need to go for typical first names. Good luck getting the surname though!

The second one isn't right at all. If it helps both words start with the same letter.

Doh! I’m wrong. They are both wrong. Sorry.

It’s very obscure. Once you get the first word then Google for the second for words with 9 letters that fit the right geographic area and time frame.

Let's say his first name is Bob. I ended up googling 'famous Bobs' and found someone with the right number of letters, location and time period :)

I identified a key thing the person had done, then googled.

I've been all round the globe and can't get the nationality!