Put it All Together
- DrTom
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Put it All Together
When the Captain asked me for a Smooth Sailing Sunday Solve (wait is that too many S's?) I could not resist. What I had to resist is trying to Tom this darn thing up. It is VERY hard to do what the Captain does; make a fun, interesting, challenging but not mind-bending puzzle with solid fill. Truthfully if he had not helped me I probably would not have managed.
I'm hoping this is just right for this Sunday and doesn't keep you tied up trying to determine (1) what I am getting at (2) WHY Cap'n Rick even asked me in the first place.
There are a few nudges in case you need them, but I'd bet most do not.
I want to extend a thanks to @boharr who graciously tested and gave some great feedback on making the puzzle better.
Crosshare - Put it All Together
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Last edited by DrTom on Sun May 12, 2024 2:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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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Yep, that should say "Type of enemy". That one's on me.
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Sssolved! Took a bit too see what I needed to see, but a nice moment when I did!
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Actually it is equally on me. I saw that when getting ready to post and overlooked that the word would need an E to make it fit both.
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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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Eh, I saw what you were getting at there. Wasn’t confusing.DrTom wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 8:26 amActually it is equally on me. I saw that when getting ready to post and overlooked that the word would need an E to make it fit both.
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- woozy
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Got it without nudges. But I have to confess I can't make any sense out of the first three nudges. (And isn't nudge 1 just plain wrong?)
Is there more to the mechanism I just don't get?
Is there more to the mechanism I just don't get?
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.
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Got it with the nudges, as I was not close to being on the correct wavelength. Fun stuff though, thanks. Appreciate the shout-out at 56D
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I put it all together and sssolved the puzzle!
Not that type of puzzle...though those are fun too!
Not that type of puzzle...though those are fun too!
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Thanks, @woozy. Yes, the meta answer is 7 letters long.
- KayW
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SSSolved. Thanks Tom!
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Sssolved! The corrected nudge#1 confirmed my guess, and then I saw that the guess was confirmed another way also.
The other Wendy.
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Sssolved, but needed the correction to nudge 1. Total guess, but now I see the mechanism. Very clever. Thanks for the puzzle!
Matthew
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