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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1047770, member: 24633&quot;]I could tell you, but then I&#039;d have to kill you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sorry! It was classified then, and is probably still classified today.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My grandmother got me interested in crossword and other word game puzzles in 1952 when I was 5. I&#039;ve been working them ever since, and something that is certainly not classified, is the TV game show &quot;Wheel of Fortune&quot;. About 75% of the time, I could figure out the phrase with just one letter. In its early years, the final game boards did not provide the consonants R, S, T, L &amp; N and the vowel E. It was so easy for me to solve these puzzles that I sent a note to the show&#039;s producer, and they eventually changed the format to give the contestants these letters and make the words and phrases more difficult. They were still easy, and I eventually stopped watching the show. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Having worked crossword puzzles and other word games for decades, I learned a lot of phrases, adages and sayings. As a result, many of them became easily visible in my &quot;mind&#039;s eye&quot;. There are also certain letter combinations that are common to fewer words. For example, if you see the letters g, h &amp; t mixed in with a bunch of other letters, you might think of the word &quot;bought&quot; or &quot;ought&quot;. As this pertains to numismatic terminology, it can help you to include or exclude certain words. As in Krispy&#039;s last &quot;jumble&quot;, how many numismatic terms have the (phonetic) sound &quot;ekt&quot; contained in the word?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>R, S, T, L, N &amp; E? Think about it!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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