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MGWCC #809 — “Family Man”
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Awaiting the beam... [Nice one, if somewhat meta-adjacent to mine!]
... and I'm beamed at #202.
... and I'm beamed at #202.
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Beamed.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Didn't know the wife trivia.
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It is most certainly a week #1 but I wonder if he is deliberately messing with us and intentionally plying with a common frustration one has with metas (usually week 2+s) where you figure the first step is clear sailing and .... you get a mess and you can't figure out what to do with it. I can just imagine matt chuckling "But what if ...."
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
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I'm not beamed yet, but I'm sure I will be. I'll be joining the grumbleyuck crowd. And adding my own yeesh.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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Beamed at 136!
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PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
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I have $14 that says my incorrect WAG was and will be the darkest answer submitted. It'd be sobering if I could control my chuckling.
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Solved but is it just me, or is the grammar/syntax kind of non-crosswordy on 57A and 52A?
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On the board at #269. Fun one, Matt!
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We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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I think it's some misprints in the PDF, the clues in the PUZ file are correct:Amanda Hugginkiss wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:07 am Solved but is it just me, or is the grammar/syntax kind of non-crosswordy on 57A and 52A?
52A: "Gladiator" and "Evil Dead Rise" have one
57A: Shed tears
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Thank you so much for explaining, Schmidzy! I, too, wondered about that.schmidzy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:16 amI think it's some misprints in the PDF, the clues in the PUZ file are correct:Amanda Hugginkiss wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:07 am Solved but is it just me, or is the grammar/syntax kind of non-crosswordy on 57A and 52A?
52A: "Gladiator" and "Evil Dead Rise" have one
57A: Shed tears
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On the PDF the clue for 52A is "'"Gladiator" and "Evil Dead Rise"" which is an acceptable but hard clue. The clue in the PUZ file is better.schmidzy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:16 amI think it's some misprints in the PDF, the clues in the PUZ file are correct:Amanda Hugginkiss wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:07 am Solved but is it just me, or is the grammar/syntax kind of non-crosswordy on 57A and 52A?
52A: "Gladiator" and "Evil Dead Rise" have one
57A: Shed tears
57A in the PDF is "She tears" which is just a typo that rather regrettably doesn't look like a typo and would be a valid clue for another answer.
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
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Inquiring minds want to know…
The other Wendy.
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