A_MS
_IDE_IDE_IDE_IDE_IDE
BE_TBE_TBE_T
BE_SBE_S
A_MSA_MS
S_AREDS_AREDS_AREDS_ARED
BEA_
_IDE_IDE_IDE
BE_TBE_TBE_TBE_T
BEA_
PE_KPE_KPE_K
_AST_AST
BEA_BEA_BEA_BEA_
A_MSA_MS
_ONS_ONS_ONS_ONS
T_ET_E
_IGHT_IGHT_IGHT_IGHT_IGHT_IGHT
A_MS
S_AREDS_ARED
BE_TBE_TBE_TBE_T
WA_ES
POL_POL_POL_
1 Answer
Let us
fill in the blanks to create the following words:
AIMS
SIDE AIDE WIDE TIDE HIDE
BEET BEAT BENT
BEGS BEES
ALMS AIMS
SNARED STARED SHARED SEARED
BEAM
AIDE RIDE BIDE
BELT BEET BEAT BENT
BEAD
PECK PEAK PERK
VAST EAST
BEAD BEAU BEAN BEAT
AIMS ALMS
IONS SONS EONS TONS
THE TIE
MIGHT FIGHT RIGHT EIGHT EIGHT MIGHT
AIMS
SCARED SHARED
BEET BELT BEAT BENT
WAGES
POLE POLL POLO
giving us the quote
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." - Michelangelo
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1$\begingroup$ how did you come to putting the letters on each line in a correct order? $\endgroup$ Feb 4, 2022 at 13:32
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$\begingroup$ Joining to htmlcoderexe: and how did you come up with having to use the same solution for each singular "A_MS" but a different one for each singular "BEA_"? $\endgroup$– zovitsFeb 4, 2022 at 14:47
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$\begingroup$ @htmlcoderexe and zovits — I will be curious to hear user39583's answer, but the way I envisioned someone solving it would be: first, make a list of all the letters that could fit in the blanks, and then rearrange the letters to see what words begin to emerge. $\endgroup$ Feb 4, 2022 at 15:12
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2$\begingroup$ @SlowMagic That's pretty much it, although it seemed quite impossible to start from the beginning so I had to start by spotting the Michelangelo at the end and then recognizing the quote. $\endgroup$ Feb 4, 2022 at 15:34