[bonanova]

Here's a wonderful set of letters that comprise seven 7-letter words interlocked in a square array.

M E R G E R S

E T E R N A L

R E G A T T A

G R A V I T Y

E N T I T L E

R A T T L E R

S L A Y E R S

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[b]Easy puzzle.[/b]

Can you square a cube?



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C U B E

U _ _ _

B _ _ _

E _ _ _

Challenging puzzle: Now, how about a circle?

C I R C L E

I _ _ _ _ _ 

R _ _ _ _ _

C _ _ _ _ _

L _ _ _ _ _

E _ _ _ _ _

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 Proper nouns are allowed. 

In fact, if onelook lists a word, you can use it. Enjoy! [/font]

[plainglazed]

uber, bees, erse

Edited October 23, 2010 by plainglazed

[bonanova]

uber, bees, erse

That works.

Two stars for the circle solver.

[bonanova]

I hate to blow the whistle on myself, but you can find the squared circle on the internet.

I'll leave it as an open puzzle for those honorable folk - that would be all of us, I think - who want to tackle it on our own.

But I'll add one I don't think can be easily found, this one from chess.

The Rook can move around a square path, and so ROOK can easily be squared.

R O O K

O _ _ _

O _ _ _

K _ _ _

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But not so, the diagonal-loving Bishop.

Three gold stars for the solver who can square the Bishop.



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B I S H O P

I _ _ _ _ _

S _ _ _ _ _

H _ _ _ _ _

O _ _ _ _ _

P _ _ _ _ _

[fabpig]

URAL

BAYS

ELSE

[fabpig]

R O O K

O B O E

O O S E

K E E P

[DudleyDude]

B I S H O P

I M P U N E

S P E I S E

H U I P I L

O N S I D E

P E E L E D

although I think "speise" is pretty weak even though it did show up on onelook. I'll keep trying for a better solution.

Edited October 24, 2010 by bonanova
use code tags to make square readable

[plainglazed]

OLDE
ODOR
KERN

ROOK

ITHACA
SHORTS
HARLOT
OCTOPI
PASTIS

BISHOP

Great puzzles Bonanova! Made for an even better breakfast. Ready to face the day, brain first.

[bonanova]

The Bishop square:

DudleyDude for first solution, with one somewhat specious word

plainglazed for first solution with bona fide words

Did we all Google the squared circle?

Or is it still being worked out?

C I R C L E
I C A R U S
R A R E S T
C R E A T E
L U S T R E
E S T E E M

Two stars for a solution that does not use Icarus.

[fabpig]

Sorry to be picky.....but my dictionary states the only plural of octopus is octopuses..... dunno if it's different in the good ol' US...here's an alternative....

B I S H O P

I N C I S E

S C H E M E

H I E M A L

O S M A T E

P E E L E D

[fabpig]

C I R C L E

I N U R E S

R U D E S T

C R E A S E

L E S S E E

E S T E E M

[bonanova]

C I R C L E
I N U R E S
R U D E S T
C R E A S E
L E S S E E
E S T E E M

Well done. Two stars, as promised.