Not to worry, that's a club we all belong to. I went through almost all of Whimsy's "Pas a Deux" (which I had commented on in depth during testing) before I recognized I had seen this somewhere before...
MEOW #123 Play Dough
- DrTom
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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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Got it, after far too many passes of seeing some things but not other things. Fun, thanks.
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I went down a seductive rabbit hole, which would have been quite difficult had it actually been the metanism. Fortunately, I was finally able to let go of it and see the light. Cat's out.
Check out and support http://CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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I think I may be the only person more familiar with this particular puzzle than you
I remember an earlier version. This one is mucho better.
I think I may be the only person more familiar with this particular puzzle than you
I remember an earlier version. This one is mucho better.
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- TeamDoubleTow
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Cat is out of the bag! Thanks for the delightful puzzle.
Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
- KayW
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The kitten is out. Thanks Dr Tom!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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You are correct! The early iteration suffered from a much poorer title (and I can thank Josh for help on that) non symmetry and clunkier fill (which I can thank you for elucidating and encouraging me to tighten up). It DOES take a village!
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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Thank you!TeamDoubleTow wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 8:35 pm Cat is out of the bag! Thanks for the delightful puzzle.
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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Well you have to know we (and me in particular) will want to hear about that.
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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Hmmm, Whimsy better look out, you are stealing her "right on the money" graphics. Thanks Kay
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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Well, what a difference a fortnight makes. Whereas I believe "Rotten Trick" had a total of 30 solvers by day 6, "Play Dough" is already at:
1 Abide (T)
2 Madhatter (T)
3 DebbieC
4 Hector
5 Dow Jones
6 Meg
7 benchen71
8 boharr
9 Bird Lives
10 rjy
11 Al Sisti (T)
12 JHSeeman
13 kymike
14 Chris Kochmanski
15 MatthewL
16 Darth
17 JM
18 kurtalert
19 Laura M
20 woozy
21 troysail
22 whimsy (T)
23 dplass (T)
24 DCBilly
25 CPJohnson
26 edestlin
27 Cindy Weatherman
28 Carolyn
29 Bbaack
30 Sharkicicles
31 DIS
32 ajk
33 Jeremy Smith
34 somylai
35 Teamdoubletow
36 BarbaraK
37 berto
38 KayW
Apparently if you make a decent puzzle people will actually solve it. No more Pumas/Lions from me, no sir!
1 Abide (T)
2 Madhatter (T)
3 DebbieC
4 Hector
5 Dow Jones
6 Meg
7 benchen71
8 boharr
9 Bird Lives
10 rjy
11 Al Sisti (T)
12 JHSeeman
13 kymike
14 Chris Kochmanski
15 MatthewL
16 Darth
17 JM
18 kurtalert
19 Laura M
20 woozy
21 troysail
22 whimsy (T)
23 dplass (T)
24 DCBilly
25 CPJohnson
26 edestlin
27 Cindy Weatherman
28 Carolyn
29 Bbaack
30 Sharkicicles
31 DIS
32 ajk
33 Jeremy Smith
34 somylai
35 Teamdoubletow
36 BarbaraK
37 berto
38 KayW
Apparently if you make a decent puzzle people will actually solve it. No more Pumas/Lions from me, no sir!
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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Cat is out! Nice work. Thanks Dr. Tom.
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Four more cat fanciers:
39 Tyrpmom
40 lbray53
41 Cinny
42 jbird
Nudges tomorrow if people want them.
39 Tyrpmom
40 lbray53
41 Cinny
42 jbird
Nudges tomorrow if people want them.
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!
- DrTom
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Friday Nudge Day!
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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Okay.... I couldn't resist.Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:57 pm Got it! Re: the 46D clue, are you referring to Swift's Houyhnhnms? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houyhnhnm
The_Servants_Drive_a_Herd_of_Yahoos_into_the_Field,_from_Gulliver's_Travels.jpg
That is now a key component to my latest woozy meta
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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I just solved this very creative meta - a fun solve with a great aha! moment. Thanks woozy!woozy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:16 pmOkay.... I couldn't resist.Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:57 pm Got it! Re: the 46D clue, are you referring to Swift's Houyhnhnms? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houyhnhnm
The_Servants_Drive_a_Herd_of_Yahoos_into_the_Field,_from_Gulliver's_Travels.jpg
That is now a key component to my latest woozy meta
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Three more to add to the ranks:
43 Ergcat
44 PuzNewbie
45 SeamusOL
Not sure if the nudges helped or not. but I'll give one more:
43 Ergcat
44 PuzNewbie
45 SeamusOL
Not sure if the nudges helped or not. but I'll give one more:
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!