"Nominative Geography" by benchen71
- DrTom
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Fun Tuesday exercise, thanks Ben.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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- ajk
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Slightly late start, but speedy solve. Fun stuff, thanks.
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- benchen71
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The end of the first 24 hours has elapsed, so it's time for the first solver update:
woozy
Tom Wilson
SamKat9
edestlin
Pair O Ducks
Darth
JHSeeman
lbray53
Adam Doctoroff
JM
Alex Sisti
MatthewL
Schmeel
DCBilly
boharr
KayW
I K Snamhcok
Meg
whimsy
HeadinHome
Tim
Hector
Ergcat
BarbaraK
imontoo
Cindy Weatherman
DIS
Jaclyn
kurtalert
SJ
Mr Tex
hoover
Quiara
DrTom
Cindy Heisler
DrButtBeard
heidi
DebbieC
Dave C
CPJohnson
Flora Wynn
Larry Edelstein
ajk
Sendhil Revuluri
Laura M
dannyvee
Berto
LindaPRmaven
That's 48 to get us started.
woozy
Tom Wilson
SamKat9
edestlin
Pair O Ducks
Darth
JHSeeman
lbray53
Adam Doctoroff
JM
Alex Sisti
MatthewL
Schmeel
DCBilly
boharr
KayW
I K Snamhcok
Meg
whimsy
HeadinHome
Tim
Hector
Ergcat
BarbaraK
imontoo
Cindy Weatherman
DIS
Jaclyn
kurtalert
SJ
Mr Tex
hoover
Quiara
DrTom
Cindy Heisler
DrButtBeard
heidi
DebbieC
Dave C
CPJohnson
Flora Wynn
Larry Edelstein
ajk
Sendhil Revuluri
Laura M
dannyvee
Berto
LindaPRmaven
That's 48 to get us started.
Last edited by benchen71 on Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:35 am, edited 1 time in total.
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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I went on a walk this afternoon along a circuit at Cape Woolamai on Phillip Island, which is a tourist destination not far from Melbourne. We saw 5 snakes, which is a personal record! Here are photos of 4 of them. (The third one slithered away before I could get a photo.)
I'm pretty sure these are Lowland Copperheads, which are (of course!) venomous. Ah, welcome to Australia!
I'm pretty sure these are Lowland Copperheads, which are (of course!) venomous. Ah, welcome to Australia!
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!
- SamKat9
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Great pictures! I love snakes, and there's plenty of them where I live! Aside from the rare Eastern copperhead and cottonmouth (both venomous), I usually see harmless racers, rat snakes, and goofy banded water snakes (they look google-eyed to me). Then of course there's those Burmese pythons in the Everglades that are feasting on everything they can find (including alligators), but thankfully Ive never seen one of those, and I hope I never get the opportunity.
Edit: Apparently we have rattlesnakes and coral snakes too (venomous), but I haven't seen any.
Shannon
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!
- rjy
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Fun puzzle, Ben! But perilous swim thru the moat, on account of these fellers:
Look up the Collection of Unorthodox Taxidermy for more of the author's sculpture art that you might not have known of before - we got a few twenty-some years ago that hang above our fireplace... they're very cool
Look up the Collection of Unorthodox Taxidermy for more of the author's sculpture art that you might not have known of before - we got a few twenty-some years ago that hang above our fireplace... they're very cool
Ray
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Is it just me or does the Powerless Puffer remind me of someone....rjy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:27 am Fun puzzle, Ben! But perilous swim thru the moat, on account of these fellers:
Look up the Collection of Unorthodox Taxidermy for more of the author's sculpture art that you might not have known of before - we got a few twenty-some years ago that hang above our fireplace... they're very cool
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.
- benchen71
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Some more solvers to add to the list:
rjy
Tyrpmom
Bbaack
Danny K Bernstein
jbird
Carolyn
We're up to 54 now.
rjy
Tyrpmom
Bbaack
Danny K Bernstein
jbird
Carolyn
We're up to 54 now.
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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Early nudges! In order of increasing blatancy:
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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!
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Crossed the MOAT...no nudges needed...thanks for another fun meta, Ben!
- ky-mike
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- Jeremy Smith
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- Location: Tampa Bay area
Busy week traveling so I sped up my solve with the first two nudges. Fun! Thanks, Ben!
No copperheads here but we have pygmy and diamondback rattlesnakes, cottonmouth water moccasins, and coral snakes. The resident black racers here on the property make sightings of the venomous ones rare, thank goodness.
No copperheads here but we have pygmy and diamondback rattlesnakes, cottonmouth water moccasins, and coral snakes. The resident black racers here on the property make sightings of the venomous ones rare, thank goodness.
- benchen71
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We have more solvers!
Qmark
Sharkicicles
AxelPlays
Jeremy Smith
Golem
Dow Jones
Steve M
That's 61. Next (and last) update before the answer reveal, Monday morning Australia time!
Qmark
Sharkicicles
AxelPlays
Jeremy Smith
Golem
Dow Jones
Steve M
That's 61. Next (and last) update before the answer reveal, Monday morning Australia time!
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!
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- benchen71
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Just 3 more solvers, but that gets us to 64!
Gutman
Philip Chow
ReB
Onwards, to the reveal!
Gutman
Philip Chow
ReB
Onwards, to the reveal!
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 "Nominative Geography":
You'll get two puzzles from Down Under this week, MOAT and MEOW. Enjoy!
You'll get two puzzles from Down Under this week, MOAT and MEOW. Enjoy!
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!
- SamKat9
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One of my med school classmates gave me this book when we graduated, and it was such a heartwarming gesture then. Now I read it to my daughter. Definitely my fav Dr. Seuss book.
Shannon
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!