"Government Malfeasance" by benchen71
- Meg
- Posts: 2185
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:41 pm
- Location: St. Petersburg, FL
I crossed the moat and fortunately didn’t fall off my horse. Riding sidesaddle is tricky.
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- whimsy
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- Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:51 am
- Location: Hopkinton MA
Thanks for a humdinger, Ben!
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- Location: Ottawa, Canada
Crossed the MOAT...thanks for another great construction Ben!
- benchen71
- Posts: 2501
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There's still time before the end of the first 24 hours since the puzzle dropped. But the following were not put off by the super-sized grid and made it to the answer:
Hector
hoover
Danny K Bernstein
woozy
markhr
Dow Jones
Tom Wilson
Berto
Pair O Ducks
boharr
LarsCaine
Darth
DCBilly
kymike
AxelPlays
KayW
MatthewL
Cindy Heisler
Carolyn
dannyvee
Bird Lives
kurtalert
ajk
lbray53
Cindy Weatherman
heidi
DrTom
DIS
JM
edestlin
Laura M
Johnny Luau
DebbieC
Dave C
CPJohnson
Tim
LindaPRmaven
Golem
Ergcat
Alvibu67
I K Snamhcok
frostyjhammer
Meg
whimsy
Qmark
We start with 45!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
Hector
hoover
Danny K Bernstein
woozy
markhr
Dow Jones
Tom Wilson
Berto
Pair O Ducks
boharr
LarsCaine
Darth
DCBilly
kymike
AxelPlays
KayW
MatthewL
Cindy Heisler
Carolyn
dannyvee
Bird Lives
kurtalert
ajk
lbray53
Cindy Weatherman
heidi
DrTom
DIS
JM
edestlin
Laura M
Johnny Luau
DebbieC
Dave C
CPJohnson
Tim
LindaPRmaven
Golem
Ergcat
Alvibu67
I K Snamhcok
frostyjhammer
Meg
whimsy
Qmark
We start with 45!
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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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- HeadinHome
- Posts: 1112
- Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:06 am
- Location: Charlotte, NC
Fell asleep with this on my lap last evening (not that it was boring… but stamina ran out!). Finished grid and quickly sussed out the mech over coffee this morning… what a treat, to be able to focus on a meta crossword and our fun community, rather than read the news the morning after Super Tuesday (used to enjoy following political news; now it just depresses me).
Oversized castle stormed!
Oversized castle stormed!
The other Wendy. ![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
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- rjy
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- Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:52 pm
- Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Quite the grid fill! Swam for an extra day there but crossed and stormed nonetheless. Clever one, Ben~
Ray
- benchen71
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- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Solver update followed by nudges!
Tyrpmom
HeadinHome
Sara
rjy
Sharkicicles
Gutman
That brings us to 51.
Tyrpmom
HeadinHome
Sara
rjy
Sharkicicles
Gutman
That brings us to 51.
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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- benchen71
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- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
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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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- Jeremy Smith
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- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:45 pm
- Location: Tampa Bay area
- benchen71
- Posts: 2501
- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Solver update:
Spid4567
Alex Sisti
noneuclidean
Jaclyn
SJMcK
Mr Tex
That's 57. Last update before the answer reveal Monday morning, Aussie time!
Spid4567
Alex Sisti
noneuclidean
Jaclyn
SJMcK
Mr Tex
That's 57. Last update before the answer reveal Monday morning, Aussie 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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- benchen71
- Posts: 2501
- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Just one more solver, bringing us to a grand total of 58:
Rick
Rick
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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- benchen71
- Posts: 2501
- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Here's the solution to "Government Malfeasance":
Regular-sized MOAT coming your way in a day and a half!![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
Regular-sized MOAT coming your way in a day and a half!
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)