Each puzzle answer consists of 13 letters that are one letter away from forming a winning mahjong hand. (A winning mahjong hand consists of four melds of 3 tiles/letters and one pair of tiles/letters; a meld can consist of three of a kind or of a straight of three consecutive tiles/letters. So, for instance, MIDDLE KINGDOM gives DDD, EG, II, KLM, and MNO; add an F to form a winning hand.) Take the letter that can be added to each answer to give a winning hand, and the resulting letters spell the answer FIND A FOURTH.
Answer | Melds | Added Letter |
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MIDDLE KINGDOM | DDD, EG, II, KLM, MNO | F |
FANTASMAGORIE | AAA, EFG, I, MNO, RST | I |
FIGHTING IRISH | FGH, GHI, III, N, RST | N |
CRANIOGRAPHER | AA, CE, GHI, NOP, RRR | D |
TONIGHT AT NOON | A, GHI, NNN, OOO, TTT | A |
BANK OF JAMAICA | AAA, ABC, F, IJK, MNO | F |
PEDIATRICIANS | AA, CDE, III, NP, RST | O |
NEVER FORGET ME | EEE, EFG, MNO, RR, TV | U |
BE OF GOOD CHEER | BCD, EEE, FGH, OOO, R | R |
NIL SINE NUMINE | EE, III, LMN, NNN, SU | T |
QUOTA SAMPLING | AA, GI, LMN, OPQ, STU | H |