Conference rusure::math

142.0. "Dogsmead Puzzle" by HARE::STAN () Mon Sep 03 1984 16:06

From:	ROLL::USENET       "USENET Newsgroup Distributor"  2-SEP-1984 17:21
To:	HARE::STAN
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Path: decwrl!decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!udougc
Subject: DOGSMEAD  (Re-Posting)
Posted: Thu Aug 30 12:44:27 1984

            *****     D O G S M E A D     *****

   I was given this puzzle many years ago, maybe you have see it,
maybe not, here goes........

   This puzzle was not necessarily devised this year.
   1 Rood = 1/4 Acre.
   1 Acre = 4840 sq. yds.
   20 Shilling 1 = Pound Sterling
   ( The above definitions are for none Olde English audience!!!)
   One of the numbers across is the same as one of the numbers down.
   One number in the puzzle, relating to something quite different,
   happens to be the area in roods of the rectangular field known as
   Dogsmead.

      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      +1   +    +2   +3   +    ++++++    +
      +    +    +    +    +    ++++++    +
      +    +    +    +    +    ++++++    +
      +    +    +    +    +    ++++++    +
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      +    ++++++5   +    ++++++6   +    +
      +    ++++++    +    ++++++    +    +
      +    ++++++    +    ++++++    +    +
      +    ++++++    +    ++++++    +    +
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      +    ++++++    ++++++7   +    +    +
      +    ++++++    ++++++    +    +    +
      +    ++++++    ++++++    +    +    +
      +    ++++++    ++++++    +    +    +
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      ++++++8   +    +9   +    +++++++++++
      ++++++    +    +    +    +++++++++++
      ++++++    +    +    +    +++++++++++
      ++++++    +    +    +    +++++++++++
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      +10  +    ++++++11  +    +12  +13  +
      +    +    ++++++    +    +    +    +
      +    +    ++++++    +    +    +    +
      +    +    ++++++    +    +    +    +
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      +    ++++++++++++++++14  +    +    +
      +    ++++++++++++++++    +    +    +
      +    ++++++++++++++++    +    +    +
      +    ++++++++++++++++    +    +    +
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
      +15  +    ++++++16  +    ++++++    +
      +    +    ++++++    +    ++++++    +
      +    +    ++++++    +    ++++++    +
      +    +    ++++++    +    ++++++    +
      ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++



     DOWN
     ----
     1. The value of Dogsmead in Shillings per acre.
     2. The square of Mrs. Grooby's age.
     3. Mary's age.
     4. The values of Dogsmead in pounds sterling.
     7. The square of the breadth of Dogsmead.
     8. The number of minutes farmer Dunk takes to walk around
           Dogsmead 1-1/3 times.
     9. See 10 down.
    10. 10 across times 9 down.
    12. The sum of the figures in the second column plus 1.
    13. The length of tenure of Little Piggley by the Dunks.

     ACROSS
     ------
     1. Area of Dogsmead in square yards.
     5. Age of farmer Dunk's daughter, Martha.
     6. The difference in yards betwwen the length and breadth of
           Dogsmead.
     7. The number of roods in Dogsmead times 9 down.
     8. The year when Little Piggley Farm came into the possession
           of the Dunks.
    10. Farmer Dunk's age.
    11. The year of birth of Mary, Dunk's youngest daughter.
    14. The perimeter in yards of Dogsmead.
    15. The cube of Farmer Dunk's walking speed in M.P.H.
    16. 15 across minus 9 down.


I have no solution --  have fun!!!!


                                                Doug Cutler.
                                                Medical School
                                         University of North Carolina.

I solved this using a Pascal program and just deriving a set of constraints
from the clues/grid.   Was trivial.  The year really was WAY out from when it
was written.

/Bevin

It took me 8 hours to solve this (working by hand) back in my college days.