Rock Add Roll
If you substitute digits for letters this sum can be made to be correct. Each different letter stands for a different digit.

  R O C K
+ R O L L
M U S I C

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"Add CROSS + ROADS = DANGER to your puzzles for 13th December

Thanks for the resource."

Jim B, HHHS, Doncaster
Tuesday, December 12, 2006

 

"CATS + HATE = DOGS also works!"

G Bardon, Sunderland
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

 

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Answer

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  8 4 2 5
+ 8 4 7 7
1 6 9 0 2

 

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