CCCC Completion thread
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Post here when you’ve completed all 16. First twenty get Page 1 bragging rights.
I finished the 15th on Monday, with the Woychick taking Tuesday-Thursday.
Great bundle!
I finished the 15th on Monday, with the Woychick taking Tuesday-Thursday.
Great bundle!
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I'm done! I haven't commented on the individual threads because I wanted to go back and review each of the puzzles, and I already kind of used up a lot of should-have-been-working time this week :-) Here's a quick run-down though:
One that took me the longest: "Fifth Wheels" (Mark Woychick)
One where I was most unsure of the answer (but was right): "Consider All Options" (Will Pfadenhauer)
Most entertaining: "Oopsie!" (Ben Chenoweth)
Cleverest metanism, IMHO (tie): "Table Setting" (Evan Birnholz); "Working Capital" (Richard Allen)
Favorite answer: "That Ship Has Sailed!" (Rick Kennedy)
Apologies for not coming up with superlatives for all of the puzzles, because they are all fantastic!
One that took me the longest: "Fifth Wheels" (Mark Woychick)
One where I was most unsure of the answer (but was right): "Consider All Options" (Will Pfadenhauer)
Most entertaining: "Oopsie!" (Ben Chenoweth)
Cleverest metanism, IMHO (tie): "Table Setting" (Evan Birnholz); "Working Capital" (Richard Allen)
Favorite answer: "That Ship Has Sailed!" (Rick Kennedy)
Apologies for not coming up with superlatives for all of the puzzles, because they are all fantastic!
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Done! This is less impressive than it sounds it my case... 16 total puzzles, but I constructed 1, I officially test-solved 3, I unofficially test-solved 2 more, and Will asked me a question during the final editing process about a meta-related clue in one of them that I remembered while I was solving and gave away the mechanism. Also one of them I had to cheat and look up the answer (and it's probably not the one you would think). So that's 16-(1+3+2+1+1) = 8 puzzles that I actually legit solved in the final puzzle pack. They were great though!
Glad I could be a part of this project. I know from discussions with Will that this was a HUGE amount of time and effort for him to put together, but hopefully all the solvers out there agree it was worth it!
Glad I could be a part of this project. I know from discussions with Will that this was a HUGE amount of time and effort for him to put together, but hopefully all the solvers out there agree it was worth it!
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All gone! I tried to pace myself but any time I had a few minutes I just had to peek at the next meta.
This was a wonderful idea and so much fun. And best of all - $6,556 raised so far
This was a wonderful idea and so much fun. And best of all - $6,556 raised so far
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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I solved the last of them last night. I solved in the order they downloaded in the zip file - so for me Peter Abide's was last.
Thanks for all of the great puzzles - and even more so for raising money for a necessary cause!
Thanks for all of the great puzzles - and even more so for raising money for a necessary cause!
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Yeah, just finished Fifth Wheels, which was the last one holding me up. Great puzzle... great suite...great cause!
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Just finished # 16, and so I bid fond farewell, and say once again, "Many Thanks" to Will for initiating, and to the whole crew for pitching in!
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Finished, and more than a little sad it's over.
Needed nudges for two of them, but all were lots of fun and the whole project is really great. Would love to see a sequel once people forget how much work it was to put this one together.
Needed nudges for two of them, but all were lots of fun and the whole project is really great. Would love to see a sequel once people forget how much work it was to put this one together.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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Needed a nudge to get that last one to fall, but wow! What a great collection. Surprised that there are still Page 1 bragging rights to grab, but grab 'em I will!
Kudos to Will and all the constructors... enjoyed them all!
Kudos to Will and all the constructors... enjoyed them all!
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Thanks to all the constructors (and test solvers) for their dedicated work to assemble these puzzles.
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I just finished the last puzzle - it was a lot of fun, and I'm a little sorry to see them go. I hope this will become an annual event to support a good cause!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 contest-style (meta) crosswords that we've created to help raise money for cancer-related organizations - get the bundle at http://crosswordsforcancer.com
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Finished today after a couple days! (With a little help from Google, honestly...) They were a lot of fun. My favorites were "Large Print" by Pasco, "Getting In Shape" by Muller and Meller, and "Table Setting" by Birnholz.
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Weren’t they fun! I don’t think I could pick a favorite. So many, so clever.fivehalves wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:46 pm Finished today after a couple days! (With a little help from Google, honestly...) They were a lot of fun. My favorites were "Large Print" by Pasco, "Getting In Shape" by Muller and Meller, and "Table Setting" by Birnholz.
If you enjoyed those, you should check out the rest of this site. Lots more meta crosswords, including many from some of the same constructors.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)