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Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges, characterize Cyprus / Cuba / Crete. Count couplet's components, country's command central, Cairo, Chicago & Cebu.
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Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges, characterize Cyprus / Cuba / Crete. Count couplet's components, country's command central, Cairo, Chicago & Cebu.
Correct comeback comprises 10 characters.
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Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges, characterize Cyprus / Cuba / Crete. Count couplet's components, country's command central, Cairo, Chicago & Cebu.
Correct comeback comprises 10 characters.
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edited Nov 8 at 13:24
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Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges, characterize Cyprus / Cuba / Crete. Count couplet's components, country's command central, Cairo, Chicago & Cebu.
Correct comeback comprises 10 characters.
riddle knowledge geography
riddle knowledge geography
edited Nov 8 at 13:24
Bass
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asked Nov 8 at 7:08
jafe
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edited Nov 8 at 13:24
Bass
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asked Nov 8 at 7:08
jafe
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Bass
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edited Nov 8 at 13:24
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Pretty sure the clue is leading us to
ONE [Columbus had one coccyx] ISLAND [Cyprus, Cuba, Crete] TWO [components in a couplet] CAPITAL [country's command central] CITIES [Cairo, Chicago and Cebu -- strictly Cebu City]
in which case the obvious 10-letter answer is
HISPANIOLA.
Credit where it's due:
I originally had "ONE COUNTRY TWO CAPITALS" and El-Guest, in comments, suggested breaking that last one up a little, a clear improvement.
answered Nov 8 at 10:43
Gareth McCaughan♦
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As AHKieran pointed out, Chicago isn't the capital of anything (not even Illinois) but otherwise this answer seems convincing.
– hexomino
Nov 8 at 11:52
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But Chicago is a capital
– Chowzen
Nov 8 at 12:05
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Personally, I think that the lines can be spread out leading to a clearer answer. Namely, Count couplet’s components = GJB; Country’s command central = PNCVGNY; Cairo, Chicago, and Cebu = PVGVRF. You wouldn’t have to wrangle with your classification of Chicago or Cebu in this case.
– El-Guest
Nov 8 at 12:17
2
@El-Guest Ah, that's plausible. Will adjust. (Though I'm pretty sure "Cebu" should still be "Cebu City", strictly speaking.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 8 at 13:07
Completely correct! Checkmark comes correspondingly.
– jafe
2 days ago
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I have answers for each section but have no idea how to put them together.
Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges
coccyges is the plural of coccyx (the tail bone), of which Christopher Columbus would have had ONE(1)
characterize Cyprus, Cuba or Crete
Each of these places are islands, so I would characterise them as such.
Count couplet's components
A couplet comprises of TWO(2) components.
country's command central, Cairo, Chicago and Cebu.
Cairo is in Egypt, Chicago is in the USA, and Cebu is in the Philippines. These have the ISO 3166 country codes of EG, US, and PH respectively (if that means anything). To me, command central would indicate the country's capital cities, Cairo is Egypt's capital, but Chicago is not even the capital of Illinois, let alone the entire US, and Cebu City is the capital of the Cebu province, but Manilla is the capital of the Philippines.
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
2
active
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active
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active
oldest
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up vote
12
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Pretty sure the clue is leading us to
ONE [Columbus had one coccyx] ISLAND [Cyprus, Cuba, Crete] TWO [components in a couplet] CAPITAL [country's command central] CITIES [Cairo, Chicago and Cebu -- strictly Cebu City]
in which case the obvious 10-letter answer is
HISPANIOLA.
Credit where it's due:
I originally had "ONE COUNTRY TWO CAPITALS" and El-Guest, in comments, suggested breaking that last one up a little, a clear improvement.
answered Nov 8 at 10:43
Gareth McCaughan♦
58.4k3145225
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As AHKieran pointed out, Chicago isn't the capital of anything (not even Illinois) but otherwise this answer seems convincing.
– hexomino
Nov 8 at 11:52
2
But Chicago is a capital
– Chowzen
Nov 8 at 12:05
2
Personally, I think that the lines can be spread out leading to a clearer answer. Namely, Count couplet’s components = GJB; Country’s command central = PNCVGNY; Cairo, Chicago, and Cebu = PVGVRF. You wouldn’t have to wrangle with your classification of Chicago or Cebu in this case.
– El-Guest
Nov 8 at 12:17
2
@El-Guest Ah, that's plausible. Will adjust. (Though I'm pretty sure "Cebu" should still be "Cebu City", strictly speaking.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 8 at 13:07
Completely correct! Checkmark comes correspondingly.
– jafe
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
Pretty sure the clue is leading us to
ONE [Columbus had one coccyx] ISLAND [Cyprus, Cuba, Crete] TWO [components in a couplet] CAPITAL [country's command central] CITIES [Cairo, Chicago and Cebu -- strictly Cebu City]
in which case the obvious 10-letter answer is
HISPANIOLA.
Credit where it's due:
I originally had "ONE COUNTRY TWO CAPITALS" and El-Guest, in comments, suggested breaking that last one up a little, a clear improvement.
answered Nov 8 at 10:43
Gareth McCaughan♦
58.4k3145225
3
As AHKieran pointed out, Chicago isn't the capital of anything (not even Illinois) but otherwise this answer seems convincing.
– hexomino
Nov 8 at 11:52
2
But Chicago is a capital
– Chowzen
Nov 8 at 12:05
2
Personally, I think that the lines can be spread out leading to a clearer answer. Namely, Count couplet’s components = GJB; Country’s command central = PNCVGNY; Cairo, Chicago, and Cebu = PVGVRF. You wouldn’t have to wrangle with your classification of Chicago or Cebu in this case.
– El-Guest
Nov 8 at 12:17
2
@El-Guest Ah, that's plausible. Will adjust. (Though I'm pretty sure "Cebu" should still be "Cebu City", strictly speaking.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 8 at 13:07
Completely correct! Checkmark comes correspondingly.
– jafe
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
Pretty sure the clue is leading us to
ONE [Columbus had one coccyx] ISLAND [Cyprus, Cuba, Crete] TWO [components in a couplet] CAPITAL [country's command central] CITIES [Cairo, Chicago and Cebu -- strictly Cebu City]
in which case the obvious 10-letter answer is
HISPANIOLA.
Credit where it's due:
I originally had "ONE COUNTRY TWO CAPITALS" and El-Guest, in comments, suggested breaking that last one up a little, a clear improvement.
answered Nov 8 at 10:43
Gareth McCaughan♦
58.4k3145225
Pretty sure the clue is leading us to
ONE [Columbus had one coccyx] ISLAND [Cyprus, Cuba, Crete] TWO [components in a couplet] CAPITAL [country's command central] CITIES [Cairo, Chicago and Cebu -- strictly Cebu City]
in which case the obvious 10-letter answer is
HISPANIOLA.
Credit where it's due:
I originally had "ONE COUNTRY TWO CAPITALS" and El-Guest, in comments, suggested breaking that last one up a little, a clear improvement.
answered Nov 8 at 10:43
Gareth McCaughan♦
58.4k3145225
edited Nov 8 at 13:08
answered Nov 8 at 10:43
Gareth McCaughan♦
58.4k3145225
answered Nov 8 at 10:43
Gareth McCaughan♦
58.4k3145225
answered Nov 8 at 10:43
Gareth McCaughan♦
58.4k3145225
58.4k3145225
3
As AHKieran pointed out, Chicago isn't the capital of anything (not even Illinois) but otherwise this answer seems convincing.
– hexomino
Nov 8 at 11:52
2
But Chicago is a capital
– Chowzen
Nov 8 at 12:05
2
Personally, I think that the lines can be spread out leading to a clearer answer. Namely, Count couplet’s components = GJB; Country’s command central = PNCVGNY; Cairo, Chicago, and Cebu = PVGVRF. You wouldn’t have to wrangle with your classification of Chicago or Cebu in this case.
– El-Guest
Nov 8 at 12:17
2
@El-Guest Ah, that's plausible. Will adjust. (Though I'm pretty sure "Cebu" should still be "Cebu City", strictly speaking.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 8 at 13:07
Completely correct! Checkmark comes correspondingly.
– jafe
2 days ago
add a comment |
3
As AHKieran pointed out, Chicago isn't the capital of anything (not even Illinois) but otherwise this answer seems convincing.
– hexomino
Nov 8 at 11:52
2
But Chicago is a capital
– Chowzen
Nov 8 at 12:05
2
Personally, I think that the lines can be spread out leading to a clearer answer. Namely, Count couplet’s components = GJB; Country’s command central = PNCVGNY; Cairo, Chicago, and Cebu = PVGVRF. You wouldn’t have to wrangle with your classification of Chicago or Cebu in this case.
– El-Guest
Nov 8 at 12:17
2
@El-Guest Ah, that's plausible. Will adjust. (Though I'm pretty sure "Cebu" should still be "Cebu City", strictly speaking.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 8 at 13:07
Completely correct! Checkmark comes correspondingly.
– jafe
2 days ago
3
3
As AHKieran pointed out, Chicago isn't the capital of anything (not even Illinois) but otherwise this answer seems convincing.
– hexomino
Nov 8 at 11:52
As AHKieran pointed out, Chicago isn't the capital of anything (not even Illinois) but otherwise this answer seems convincing.
– hexomino
Nov 8 at 11:52
2
2
But Chicago is a capital
– Chowzen
Nov 8 at 12:05
But Chicago is a capital
– Chowzen
Nov 8 at 12:05
2
2
Personally, I think that the lines can be spread out leading to a clearer answer. Namely, Count couplet’s components = GJB; Country’s command central = PNCVGNY; Cairo, Chicago, and Cebu = PVGVRF. You wouldn’t have to wrangle with your classification of Chicago or Cebu in this case.
– El-Guest
Nov 8 at 12:17
Personally, I think that the lines can be spread out leading to a clearer answer. Namely, Count couplet’s components = GJB; Country’s command central = PNCVGNY; Cairo, Chicago, and Cebu = PVGVRF. You wouldn’t have to wrangle with your classification of Chicago or Cebu in this case.
– El-Guest
Nov 8 at 12:17
2
2
@El-Guest Ah, that's plausible. Will adjust. (Though I'm pretty sure "Cebu" should still be "Cebu City", strictly speaking.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 8 at 13:07
@El-Guest Ah, that's plausible. Will adjust. (Though I'm pretty sure "Cebu" should still be "Cebu City", strictly speaking.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 8 at 13:07
Completely correct! Checkmark comes correspondingly.
– jafe
2 days ago
Completely correct! Checkmark comes correspondingly.
– jafe
2 days ago
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4
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Partial:
I have answers for each section but have no idea how to put them together.
Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges
coccyges is the plural of coccyx (the tail bone), of which Christopher Columbus would have had ONE(1)
characterize Cyprus, Cuba or Crete
Each of these places are islands, so I would characterise them as such.
Count couplet's components
A couplet comprises of TWO(2) components.
country's command central, Cairo, Chicago and Cebu.
Cairo is in Egypt, Chicago is in the USA, and Cebu is in the Philippines. These have the ISO 3166 country codes of EG, US, and PH respectively (if that means anything). To me, command central would indicate the country's capital cities, Cairo is Egypt's capital, but Chicago is not even the capital of Illinois, let alone the entire US, and Cebu City is the capital of the Cebu province, but Manilla is the capital of the Philippines.
answered Nov 8 at 9:53
AHKieran
3,474631
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
Partial:
I have answers for each section but have no idea how to put them together.
Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges
coccyges is the plural of coccyx (the tail bone), of which Christopher Columbus would have had ONE(1)
characterize Cyprus, Cuba or Crete
Each of these places are islands, so I would characterise them as such.
Count couplet's components
A couplet comprises of TWO(2) components.
country's command central, Cairo, Chicago and Cebu.
Cairo is in Egypt, Chicago is in the USA, and Cebu is in the Philippines. These have the ISO 3166 country codes of EG, US, and PH respectively (if that means anything). To me, command central would indicate the country's capital cities, Cairo is Egypt's capital, but Chicago is not even the capital of Illinois, let alone the entire US, and Cebu City is the capital of the Cebu province, but Manilla is the capital of the Philippines.
answered Nov 8 at 9:53
AHKieran
3,474631
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
Partial:
I have answers for each section but have no idea how to put them together.
Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges
coccyges is the plural of coccyx (the tail bone), of which Christopher Columbus would have had ONE(1)
characterize Cyprus, Cuba or Crete
Each of these places are islands, so I would characterise them as such.
Count couplet's components
A couplet comprises of TWO(2) components.
country's command central, Cairo, Chicago and Cebu.
Cairo is in Egypt, Chicago is in the USA, and Cebu is in the Philippines. These have the ISO 3166 country codes of EG, US, and PH respectively (if that means anything). To me, command central would indicate the country's capital cities, Cairo is Egypt's capital, but Chicago is not even the capital of Illinois, let alone the entire US, and Cebu City is the capital of the Cebu province, but Manilla is the capital of the Philippines.
answered Nov 8 at 9:53
AHKieran
3,474631
Partial:
I have answers for each section but have no idea how to put them together.
Calculate Christopher Columbus's coccyges
coccyges is the plural of coccyx (the tail bone), of which Christopher Columbus would have had ONE(1)
characterize Cyprus, Cuba or Crete
Each of these places are islands, so I would characterise them as such.
Count couplet's components
A couplet comprises of TWO(2) components.
country's command central, Cairo, Chicago and Cebu.
Cairo is in Egypt, Chicago is in the USA, and Cebu is in the Philippines. These have the ISO 3166 country codes of EG, US, and PH respectively (if that means anything). To me, command central would indicate the country's capital cities, Cairo is Egypt's capital, but Chicago is not even the capital of Illinois, let alone the entire US, and Cebu City is the capital of the Cebu province, but Manilla is the capital of the Philippines.
answered Nov 8 at 9:53
AHKieran
3,474631
answered Nov 8 at 9:53
AHKieran
3,474631
answered Nov 8 at 9:53
AHKieran
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answered Nov 8 at 9:53
AHKieran
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