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Treasure Chest (Posted on 2010-03-03) Difficulty: 2 of 5

Treasure Chest

T P M O O N S T O N E J P Q Q
O L J L A O A U C G A A E Q Q
U P A P G N P R I A M S R Q Q
R D E A Y P Q T R B P I Q Q Q
M E A T X H U R N E E D Q Q Q
A R R E A I O I E R R O Q Q Q
L U L M M R I N T Y T Q Q Q Q
I B I E Z E S E H L O Q Q Q Q
N Y O R S M E T O N P Q Q Q Q
E D N A L O N D E A Q Q Q Q Q
B O L I R C Z Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
S I D T O N Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

Using square letter tiles a word search puzzle was created containing the names of gems laid out horizontally and vertically.

Before miscellaneous letters were added, the board on which the letters lay was tipped to the left and then tipped upwards, or was that in reverse order? Anyway the tiles were dislodged from their original positions. On each tipping all tiles slid as far as they could possibly go.

Recreate a layout which reveals all gems and then list them. Some letters are shared with a second word while just one is shared with three.

  Submitted by brianjn    
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I added a list of gemstones to an on-line Wordsearch compiler. The layout that I printed was exactly as Dej Mar has presented. On looking at my spreadsheet I note that "Aquamarine" was on my list but I seemingly overlooked transferring it from my "hard copy"; my apologies. In fact without it "RUBY" could appear one column to the left.

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  Subject Author Date
re: solutionjbrianjn2010-03-03 22:17:20
SolutionsolutionjDej Mar2010-03-03 19:55:03
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