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Year Yearn (Posted on 2014-05-23) Difficulty: 2 of 5
73801 Doone is a classical novel written by R. D. Blackmore.

AS*ANY = ALLY + FOR

(i) AS*ANY denotes a year. Which year?

(ii) What significance do the year denoted by ALLY have in American history?

(iii) This legendary boxer, whose nickname is denoted by 93006, was the World Heavyweight Champion who subsequently lost his title to Muhammad Ali. Which boxer?

(iv) 1 ? 2 8 ? ?   ? ? 9 ? ? 8 denotes the name of a legendary science fiction author. Which author?

(v) ? 1 2 2 R ? ?   ? U 8 8 3 W ? denotes the name of a famous English actress. Which actress?

*** Each question mark denotes a letter, whether same or different.

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
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AS ANY ALLY FOR
19 106 1776 238
(i, ii) ally is 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence signing.
(iii) "Sonny" Liston lost his title to Muhammed Ali, known that time as Cassius Clay.
(iv) Alfred Bester.
(v) Saffron Burrows.

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionSolutionLarry2014-05-24 13:38:46
Some Thoughtsre: (v)Ady TZIDON2014-05-23 11:05:08
SolutionAll answers+some triviaAdy TZIDON2014-05-23 10:57:38
Solution(v)tomarken2014-05-23 10:57:32
(v) spoilerSteve Herman2014-05-23 10:56:55
SolutionAll except (v)Charlie2014-05-23 10:39:46
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