______ the ____________: Redactle

I solved Redactle Unlimited #418 in 49 guesses with an accuracy of 75.51% and a time of 00:27:26.

should have guessed it a bit earlier, got “native”, but didn’t take the logical next step right away

I solved Redactle Unlimited #418 in 15 guesses with an accuracy of 60% and a time of 00:02:39. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I solved Redactle Unlimited #418 in 11 guesses with an accuracy of 90.91% and a time of 00:08:33.

would have got it slightly quicker if I hadn't been pussyfooting around the non-pc term.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #419 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:51.

lol

I solved Redactle Unlimited #419 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:27.

if I hadn't seen your post first I might have thought about it a bit longer!

guess I should have hidden-tagged it instead:

I’m lovin’ it

I solved Redactle Unlimited #419 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:01:06. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Every dog has its day!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #420 in 10 guesses with an accuracy of 90% and a time of 00:16:11.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #420 in 73 guesses with an accuracy of 69.86% and a time of 00:04:35. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

All the subscripts pointed towards something chemical, which led to oxygen, but I muddled around the atmosphere, chemistry, and geology before trying "human" on a whim.

It’s been a few days, but I managed to solve Redactle Unlimited #423 in 147 guesses with an accuracy of 70.07% and a time of 00:28:35.

the thing was apparent soon enough, its name less so (altho it turned out to be extremely obvious). got it as a fluke: wanted to throw in the *verb* as a guess while I was busy filling up the blanks

got what kind of thing yesterday's was in 5 but had to cheat. then read the article - poor guy!

I solved Redactle Unlimited #423 in 19 guesses with an accuracy of 57.89% and a time of 00:20:08.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #424 in 21 guesses with an accuracy of 57.14% and a time of 00:11:27.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #424 in 7 guesses with an accuracy of 57.14% and a time of 00:16:17.

would've been two if I'd thought of 'soviet' as a country of origin.

lol oops

Had to cheat today, goes to show selling quarter of a billion records doesn’t mean international fame.

same although even if i'd heard of her i might not have got it as i couldn't think of a three letter word that goes before 'singer' :/

didn't get yesterday's either despite getting the first word in one, when a plausible candidate for the 15 letter word in the first para somehow popped into my head.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #427 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:04:18.

no strong ideas till I scrolled all the way to the end and saw all the 'the ____ and the ____' titles.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #427 in 51 guesses with an accuracy of 72.55% and a time of 00:21:59.

momentarily blanked on the name

Not doing too well lately:

I solved Redactle Unlimited #427 in 129 guesses with an accuracy of 72.87% and a time of 00:09:30. Hints used: 1 Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Another cheat today. My knowledge of Croatian handball players is nonexistent.

ha, well done for getting the country at least, I gave up after I finally got the sport.

one of the best handball players of all time, no less

I solved Redactle Unlimited #429 in 130 guesses with an accuracy of 36.92% and a time of 00:07:00. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Transport eventually led to ship, and I'd already had oil/petroleum by then.

4 but I cheated - after getting ship & one wrong guess I thought eh fuck it and searched for a list of ship types.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #429 in 100 guesses with an accuracy of 44% and a time of 00:14:56.

got a #429 yesterday evening that had already been solved for me, weirdly enough - an earlier one, I think, for “census”. it’s only this morning that I’m getting the actual #429

yeah same

I solved Redactle Unlimited #430 in 13 guesses with an accuracy of 84.62% and a time of 00:18:03.

could have been under 10 if I'd thought a bit harder about what 'my ding-a-ling' deals with.

or indeed had 'sex' as my first guess, but I went for 'art' instead and got sidetracked.

I got today’s in 11, I came to the answer embarrassingly quickly.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #431 in 3 guesses with an accuracy of 66.67% and a time of 00:01:54. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I went with the wrong two letter title.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #431 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:01:46.

took me a bit long to remember who was in nwa. fun story, circa 1988 someone wrote 'nwa' on my pencil case in school and I didn't know what it meant.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #431 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:05:13.

those movie titles gave it away (A T R and M W T C)

so yeah,

the answer is clear, but what’s the official name? I have a feeling it’s going to be a familiar word or at least ring a bell (does it start with an m?), but I probably won’t be able to come up with it myself. will fill up the blanks some more for now

I solved Redactle Unlimited #432 in 46 guesses with an accuracy of 56.25% and a time of 00:29:25. Hints used: 3

knew I had no chance after I got the common name, etymology (via hints) was a giveaway).

never heard this word before in my life

I solved Redactle Unlimited #432 in 125 guesses with an accuracy of 70.4% and a time of 00:37:13. Hints used: 2

oh yeah,

forgot about the hints, thank you ledge! so, not an m-word at all. the first part is crossword-familiar, but as the name for an individual species, not the family as a whole

I solved Redactle Unlimited #433 in 1 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:28.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #433 in 1 guess with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:15:51.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #433 in 18 guesses with an accuracy of 72.22% and a time of 00:03:18. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Well done yall.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #434 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:01:11. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

Helped that the first word is one of my standard guesses.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #434 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:19.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #434 in 2 guesses with an accuracy of 100% and a time of 00:00:16. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

The unredacted word in the first sentence pretty much gives the article away.

https://media.tenor.com/DKA0vt4mlFgAAAAd/blazing-saddles-fast-draw.gif

I solved Redactle Unlimited #434 in 19 guesses with an accuracy of 57.89% and a time of 00:12:26.

I solved Redactle Unlimited #435 in 122 guesses with an accuracy of 38.52% and a time of 00:20:53.

I was very slow to catch on, there were some *big* clues

I solved Redactle Unlimited #435 in 133 guesses with an accuracy of 45.11% and a time of 00:10:04. Play at https://redactle-unlimited.com/

I solved Redactle Unlimited #435 in 19 guesses with an accuracy of 47.37% and a time of 00:06:27.

computer > video (was thinking games) > picture > movie > moving. wasn't thinking I had the answer when I typed it in.

does this word really need a wiki page? seems more like a job for wiktionary. also - Two-dimensional images may be created through optical devices – such as cameras, mirrors, lenses, telescopes, microscopes, and natural objects and phenomena, such as the human eye or water. - er, what?

water can function as a mirror, so reflections