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#626 - "Three-Quarter Time"
- hcbirker
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- ChrisKochmanski
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Beam me up!
I needed a bit of help -- but not too much. A couple of solvers were nice enough to steer me out of a couple of rabbit holes, where I might have continued digging until Tuesday. They gave me an inkling of where I might more productively focus. From there I thought long and hard, then an idea suddenly hit me, and the solution rolled from there.
Liked it! Though I can see a reason why some solvers might rank this a notch or two below Matt's best.
I needed a bit of help -- but not too much. A couple of solvers were nice enough to steer me out of a couple of rabbit holes, where I might have continued digging until Tuesday. They gave me an inkling of where I might more productively focus. From there I thought long and hard, then an idea suddenly hit me, and the solution rolled from there.
Liked it! Though I can see a reason why some solvers might rank this a notch or two below Matt's best.
- camandsampowercouple
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Now that the WSJ contest is over it's time to sit down and figure this one. This is the first week 5 since we've been solving. Onto something but not much
- DrTom
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Wow, week 5 appears to be living up to its reputation. I got NOTHING! I cannot make any association between the Title and anything else. I may end up with this one as a "learning experience"
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!
- rexthree
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Same situation for me too!
- BarbaraK
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After almost four years of doing these, I've lately been running about 50-50 with week 5s. So far, this one is looking like the end of my streak. Oh, well, that's what week 5s are for - to keep streaks from getting too long Or maybe post-enlightenment will work its magic.
- camandsampowercouple
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I dreamt about this puzzle last night but it didn't lead anywhere. I've got some homework to do and then I'm back to obsessing tonight
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- Thurman8er
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Starting to feel the same way, Barbara. Even after a couple of nudges, I'm coming up empty. Looks like 17 is as high as the streak will go.BarbaraK wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:11 pm After almost four years of doing these, I've lately been running about 50-50 with week 5s. So far, this one is looking like the end of my streak. Oh, well, that's what week 5s are for - to keep streaks from getting too long Or maybe post-enlightenment will work its magic.
- FrankieHeck
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I'm taking a loss on this one, too. I got nothing and I won't have time to stare at it in the morning. Taking a loss on PGW too. Does MMMM come out tomorrow? I kinda hope not...I think my brain needs a rest.
- ky-mike
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I haven't had much time to spend on this one, so Tuesday am will be my last shot. Nothing coming to me at all this week. I'll see what tomorrow brings.
- BrianMac
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I just got a series of nudges that had to rise to the level of a slap in the face before I got it. I've submitted a couple of times before as a group solve, where I got a little nudge, but at least did some solving. But this was such a Never-Gonna-Happen that I'm just going to take the loss. My first miss of 2020, between MGWCC and WSJ.
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Last week's MGWCC I had a strong hunch that the black keys of a piano were involved, but just couldn't figure out how. This week's WSJCC, the title very much told me what to do and after a few rabbit holes, I finally figured it out.
This one I have no effing idea ahah. One of the easiest Ls I've ever taken in my life.
This one I have no effing idea ahah. One of the easiest Ls I've ever taken in my life.
- Thurman8er
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Giving up on the streak. Really hoping this is a KAS 5 and not a KAS 4. Ugh.
- camandsampowercouple
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I can't believe it's this time of the week again. These puzzles always take over my ability to focus on anything else, especially when it's crunch time.
- camandsampowercouple
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I went through every clue and wrote down the answer and said them out loud. I noticed a few things I hadn't noticed before. Maybe some of note, but it's hard to tell with this one. Anyone able to give me a nudge?
- Bird Lives
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I hadn’t been able to find any path into this, not even a dead end. Woke in the middle of the night and finally saw a strategy that made sense and fit with the title. Went back to sleep. Got up this morning, and remembered the idea. Looked at the grid. Dead end. So I’m back where I started.
Jay
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Read three posts in WSJCC SOUND OFF that will add two tools to my solving kit. They also seem to give me some traction, here, at last, but I can't follow through to the end.
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- Bird Lives
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There's 350 of them. Can you say which three? Or is that a public nudge?
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My sentiments EXACTLY. Lookout Bear was kind enough to nudge me out of a dead end rut I was digging to China. But I see nothing else to take its place...Thurman8er wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:46 am Giving up on the streak. Really hoping this is a KAS 5 and not a KAS 4. Ugh.
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