There is an old miner named prospector Pete.
Who seeks the treasure that lies under feet.On a weary journey on a hungry mare,
he comes across a food stocked lair.But the kitchen's guarded by a nasty sheep,
who only wants to bite and bleat.And if he wants a meal from there,
he'll need to secure the beast somewhere.Just to keep things short and sweet:
The previous parts are obsolete.These words in order and sized with care,
the solution's hidden fair and square:Ram rope, ore area, pea & meat.
Just one thing 'til it's complete.And that one thing is simply:______
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That one thing is simply:
EAT
because
you can pack it all in thus:
ROPE
AREA
MEAT
reading ROPE, AREA, MEAT across and RAM, ORE, PEA, and EAT down.
Though I remark that
we're awfully close to being able to get MARE in there too, which would have been nice :-).
answered Jan 14, 2019 at 17:13
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$\begingroup$ Oops, that's what I meant to write. [EDITED to add:] Now fixed. Sorry about that. [EDITED again to add:] In case anyone suspects me of bad faith, note that the second spoiler block, which I have not changed, already made explicit that that was the word I had in mind. The error in the first block was simply a typo. $\endgroup$– Gareth McCaughan ♦Jan 14, 2019 at 17:20
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$\begingroup$ In a district, while hoping to dine, / He sees sphagnum upon an incline. / Two vases on top / Hold cookie and chop. / He gets up and consumes with some twine. $\endgroup$ Jan 15, 2019 at 18:54
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The one thing is simply
(to) EAT
Because if you arrange the words as follows:
ROPE
AREA
MEAT
The following is true:
Reading the columns gets you RAM, ORE, and PEA, and the final missing word, EAT.
