Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 6:26 pm
Sssolved. Thanksss.
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"After Breakfast" by ajk
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Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 8:57 pm
Finally got back to this one - sssolved! Thank you, @ajk
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:07 pm
Sssolved with a nudge. Very clever. Thanks!
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:33 pm
Sssolved… sssometimes you need the nudges to tell you what you already know, but you still need ‘em anyway. Fun and delicious, Alan, thx!
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:58 am
Day 1 solver update, and we have a pretty good response. Thanks for all the kind words, and please let me know if I missed anyone. As usual, apologies if there are any muggle/crosshare duplicates.
[TS] Abide
[TS] Wendy Walker
1. fivehalves
2. sledge
3. Meg
4. Cindy Weatherman
5. lbray53
6. JM
7. boharr
8. FrankieHeck
9. whimsy
10. michaelm
11. dannyvee
12. Hector
13. LarsCaine
14. hcbirker
15. markhr
16. KayW
17. I K Snamhcok
18. MatthewL
19. Berto
20. Carolyn
21. Pair O Ducks
22. Philip Chow
23. hoover
24. Gutman
25. woozy
26. BarbaraK
27. HeadinHome
28. ky-mike
29. DCBilly
30. SamKat9
31. CPJohnson
32. Jaclyn
33. Jeremy Smith
34. benchen71
35. Laura M
36. Dave C
37. Anita
38. merlinnimue
39. Darth
40. Mwoychick
41. Cindy Heisler
42. Sendhil Revuluri
43. rjy
44. Tom Wilson
45. DIS
[TS] Abide
[TS] Wendy Walker
1. fivehalves
2. sledge
3. Meg
4. Cindy Weatherman
5. lbray53
6. JM
7. boharr
8. FrankieHeck
9. whimsy
10. michaelm
11. dannyvee
12. Hector
13. LarsCaine
14. hcbirker
15. markhr
16. KayW
17. I K Snamhcok
18. MatthewL
19. Berto
20. Carolyn
21. Pair O Ducks
22. Philip Chow
23. hoover
24. Gutman
25. woozy
26. BarbaraK
27. HeadinHome
28. ky-mike
29. DCBilly
30. SamKat9
31. CPJohnson
32. Jaclyn
33. Jeremy Smith
34. benchen71
35. Laura M
36. Dave C
37. Anita
38. merlinnimue
39. Darth
40. Mwoychick
41. Cindy Heisler
42. Sendhil Revuluri
43. rjy
44. Tom Wilson
45. DIS
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:23 am
Great way to start a Monday....Fun puzzle and Meta, thanks Alan
no nudges needed.
no nudges needed.
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:38 am
Sssolved! Fun one, Alan!
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:54 pm
A day late to the breakfast table...but sssolved it! Thanks Alan!
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:24 pm
Thanksss, Alan. SSSolved! Very enjoyable!
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:47 am
Pre-reveal solver update:
46. Cinny
47. jhseeman
48. Capn Rick
49. DrTom
50. Bird Lives
51. Trash Boat
52. Sharkicicles
53. Mr Tex
54. Qmark
55. ReB
56. Schmeel
57. BrennerTJ
58. ship4u
59. iceman
60. Dow Jones
61. Adam
62. Alvibu67
63. Darrell
64. Katiedid
65. Kyle Boberg
46. Cinny
47. jhseeman
48. Capn Rick
49. DrTom
50. Bird Lives
51. Trash Boat
52. Sharkicicles
53. Mr Tex
54. Qmark
55. ReB
56. Schmeel
57. BrennerTJ
58. ship4u
59. iceman
60. Dow Jones
61. Adam
62. Alvibu67
63. Darrell
64. Katiedid
65. Kyle Boberg
Re: "After Breakfast" by ajk
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:02 am
The meta answer is PANCAKE(S).
Eight symmetrical across entries had food-related clues, and those were the only clues that mentioned food (hence the color-themed clue for CARAMELS and the armor-related clue for TUILLE). So now what? Well, guided by the title, we look for words that might go 'after' those eight entries. And indeed, DISH/FRYING/OIL/PETER can all be followed by PAN, while FRUIT/CUP/CHEESE/FISH can each be completed with CAKE. So the meta answer is PANCAKE (or PANCAKES).
The original version of this was a bit trickier, in that I went out of my way to *not* use food clues for the themers, and there were other food mentions elsewhere (including the CARAMELS and TUILLE clues). The prompt was also more vague. Thanks to @Abide for the advice to reorganize so that the food related clues served as more subtle asterisks, and for the more direct prompt.
Oh, and the inclusion of subSTACK, which seems to have been many people's entry into the puzzle was a total accident.
As it turns out, trying to fit the themers into an 11x11 was pretty rough on my neophyte constructor skills, so pretty much the rest was just an exercise in 'can I get fill that's not (too) awful.' I actually spent a couple of minutes trying to get rid of the CARAMELS entry toward the end, but then gave up.
Anyway, as I said in the intro, not that much to it. But hope you enjoyed nonetheless. Thanks as usual for all the kind words.
Eight symmetrical across entries had food-related clues, and those were the only clues that mentioned food (hence the color-themed clue for CARAMELS and the armor-related clue for TUILLE). So now what? Well, guided by the title, we look for words that might go 'after' those eight entries. And indeed, DISH/FRYING/OIL/PETER can all be followed by PAN, while FRUIT/CUP/CHEESE/FISH can each be completed with CAKE. So the meta answer is PANCAKE (or PANCAKES).
The original version of this was a bit trickier, in that I went out of my way to *not* use food clues for the themers, and there were other food mentions elsewhere (including the CARAMELS and TUILLE clues). The prompt was also more vague. Thanks to @Abide for the advice to reorganize so that the food related clues served as more subtle asterisks, and for the more direct prompt.
Oh, and the inclusion of subSTACK, which seems to have been many people's entry into the puzzle was a total accident.
As it turns out, trying to fit the themers into an 11x11 was pretty rough on my neophyte constructor skills, so pretty much the rest was just an exercise in 'can I get fill that's not (too) awful.' I actually spent a couple of minutes trying to get rid of the CARAMELS entry toward the end, but then gave up. Anyway, as I said in the intro, not that much to it. But hope you enjoyed nonetheless. Thanks as usual for all the kind words.