"Caring For Animals" by benchen71
- benchen71
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If anyone needs an additional nudge...
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- DrTom
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Well even with the nudges, and what appears it HAS to be the movie I still cannot get the right answer so I'll tuck this into the unsolved column and wait and see what magic Ben has woven into the puzzle.
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- HeadinHome
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I also don’t know what the trick is on this one. I have (and had) all the information and material that the nudges are leading to, and have submitted all the girl names I can think of that are related to this set of material but am still shut out. What the what?
UPDATE: ahhh… in a conversation with one @DrTom , I was alerted to a minor spelling error in one of the submissions I had tried. Got it. Phew!
UPDATE: ahhh… in a conversation with one @DrTom , I was alerted to a minor spelling error in one of the submissions I had tried. Got it. Phew!
The other Wendy.
- KayW
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Shoved across the moat with remedial nudges. Thanks, Ben!
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I am in the same boat as DrTom and "other" Wendy. I guess it's coal in my MOAT stocking this year.
- woozy
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A slight "what the heck? I did everything right and still can't get it" nudge
Stinky Pinkies!
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
- ajk
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OK, I now understand the thing I didn't get. I have heard of it, but that's about it, so I was never going to get there. Having gotten there, though, I still don't see a path to the actual answer. Additional thought required.
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- schmidzy
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In the same boat. Nudges told me what to Google and Crosshare tells me my answer is right, but I'm still not really sure how I got here. Looking forward to the reveal.
- benchen71
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A solver update for you!
Pair O Ducks
Philip Chow
Ergcat
SeamusOL
Tyrpmom
DrTom
whimsy
Carolyn
Steve M
Berto
Mg305
HeadinHome
KayW
Mr Tex
Sharkicicles
DIS
Cindy Heisler
Jaclyn
DebbieC
Johnny Luau
CPJohnson
LindaPRmaven
That brings us up to 39! The last solver update will be Monday morning, Australia time, before the answer reveal.
If you think you have the answer but Crosshare is being contrary, spelling is ultra-important this week. There is absolutely, definitely only one correct way to spell the answer. Use Google to check what you think you know!
Pair O Ducks
Philip Chow
Ergcat
SeamusOL
Tyrpmom
DrTom
whimsy
Carolyn
Steve M
Berto
Mg305
HeadinHome
KayW
Mr Tex
Sharkicicles
DIS
Cindy Heisler
Jaclyn
DebbieC
Johnny Luau
CPJohnson
LindaPRmaven
That brings us up to 39! The last solver update will be Monday morning, Australia time, before the answer reveal.
If you think you have the answer but Crosshare is being contrary, spelling is ultra-important this week. There is absolutely, definitely only one correct way to spell the answer. Use Google to check what you think you know!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- Eric Porter
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Wow. This was difficult for me. I really needed nudge #3. No way I'd have made that connection as I hadn't heard of what you're referencing.
- edestlin
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Tough one! Needed nudges and Google, but eventually found my way across the moat. Phew!
- benchen71
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I've done some quick calculations, and if my maths is correct, Monday is Christmas! So to avoid posting the answer to "Caring For Animals" Christmas morning, I will do so Sunday evening. That means you have slightly less time than usual!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- benchen71
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It's time for the answer reveal. But first, more solvers!
JohnCarol
SJMcK
Eric Porter
edestlin
DCBilly
Jerry Miccolis
JM
Dow Jones
That got us to 47. However, with 194 grid completions, and 8 wrong answers, this was a tricky one!
JohnCarol
SJMcK
Eric Porter
edestlin
DCBilly
Jerry Miccolis
JM
Dow Jones
That got us to 47. However, with 194 grid completions, and 8 wrong answers, this was a tricky one!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- benchen71
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Here's the solution to "Caring For Animals":
My first daughter's birthday was last week. She's now 24 and this puzzle is dedicated to her. When asked to spell her name I like to say, "It's spelled the same as Katharine Hepburn." That doesn't usually help... but it led to this meta! And now, just for fun, here's a clip from the movie in question:
My first daughter's birthday was last week. She's now 24 and this puzzle is dedicated to her. When asked to spell her name I like to say, "It's spelled the same as Katharine Hepburn." That doesn't usually help... but it led to this meta! And now, just for fun, here's a clip from the movie in question:
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!