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Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:04 pm
by Eric Porter
I now have step 1 after taking a fresh look this morning. It took some Googling...
I still can't figure out how to get an 8-letter word. Either I didn't fully do step 1 or there's something else I don't recognize.
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:18 pm
by Dplass
Eric Porter wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:04 pm
I now have step 1 after taking a fresh look this morning. It took some Googling...
I still can't figure out how to get an 8-letter word. Either I didn't fully do step 1 or there's something else I don't recognize.
Same.
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:39 pm
by kurtalert
Dplass wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:18 pm
Eric Porter wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:04 pm
I now have step 1 after taking a fresh look this morning. It took some Googling...
I still can't figure out how to get an 8-letter word. Either I didn't fully do step 1 or there's something else I don't recognize.
Same.
Me three... hoping some ideas come to me!
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:24 pm
by minimuggle
Still stuck at what I think is step 1. I'm old enough to get this, but just not familiar enough with the subject. May need the nudges. Fingers are cramping from all the googling.
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:58 pm
by HeadinHome
I also am at step one, waiting for another idea to hit me. I’ve tried a couple things. Wondering if maybe there’s a familiarity thing going on (I did have to google already to get step one).
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:56 pm
by whimsy
Off the couch and calling for backup --
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:16 pm
by HeadinHome
oops - submitted on Crosshare with one letter missing (7-letter words won’t work?? ha). Definitely a new one on me (the answer), but makes logical sense with the meta!
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:44 pm
by michaelm
Off the couch w/o the early nudges.
Great grid, clues and meta.
Thanks Jay!
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:26 pm
by hcbirker
Got it without nudges. Finally figured out what to Google. Spelled it incorrectly the first time on Crosshare! Oops!
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 9:48 pm
by Dplass
Got with the nudges. TFTP!
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:17 pm
by TeamDoubleTow
We thought we got the correct answers after seeing that last nudge but Crossshare did not agree! We still enjoyed it though even if we got the wrong answer. We did need to Google to confirm details and for last step. Thanks for the fun puzzle! Editing to add...my phone's "spelling" suggestions are to blame. Resubmitted with the correct spelling.
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:19 pm
by woozy
Why, oh, why on earth, did spoiler 3 never occur to me to do? In hindsight it seemed "of course you'd do that" I even googled something else but.....
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:28 am
by Eric Porter
Got it with nudges. Thanks!
I didn't need the second 3 nudges, but I just saw them all now. I really just needed the third. I did the same thing as woozy and Dplass.
I'd only heard of 1 without using Google.
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:36 am
by edestlin
I'm with woozy, dplass, and Eric Porter.
I'm so mad at myself for not seeing step two much earlier. Got the step one without Google and thought I *might* sneak in first on Monday morning... Stared, stumped for the next two days. Nudge 3 helped.
Delightful meta, Jay. Thank you!
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:16 am
by Dave C
Finally, after all the nudges...
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:44 am
by Cinny
Finally off the couch. It shouldn't have taken me this long. I just couldn't see the next step. Thanks, Jay!
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:54 am
by bhamren
Off the couch DEFINITELY with the nudges and google
Re: Call For Backup
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:29 am
by CPJohnson
Off the couch, finally; I'd never heard of 2 of the themers. Thanks, Jay!