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Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:41 pm
by Streroto
Completely LAS. I too see a few things and that’s where it ends. Not desperate enough for a nudge. Yet.
Stay well all
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 3:36 pm
by ky-mike
Streroto wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:41 pm
Completely LAS. I too see a few things and that’s where it ends. Not desperate enough for a nudge. Yet.
Stay well all
Same boat for me. Not going to find any treasure in the next couple of hours unless it is hidden at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and clearly seen from my couch.
Glad to have until noon Tuesday for this one.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:04 pm
by Big Mac
This really has the feel of one of those I'm not going to get. I've looked at it for a long time with no clear direction. Might need the assistance of a different captain I know named Morgan to help me.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:08 pm
by oldjudge
You’re not starting off the day with the right breakfast. Try some Captain Morgan in your Cap’n Crunch.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:21 pm
by Orsys
Pretty sure I have it. Lots of refreshing the page until i am certain.
edit YAY!!
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:20 pm
by Laura M
I'm still stranded on some planet or other, wearing my red shirt, out of transporter range...
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:25 pm
by Andrew Bradburn
Schep, sorry, but for some reason my PM to you is stuck in my outbox...
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:28 pm
by BarbaraK
Andrew Bradburn wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:25 pm
Schep, sorry, but for some reason my PM to you is stuck in my outbox...
PMs always stay in your outbox until the recipient reads them. It’s a quirk of the forum software.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:40 pm
by markhr
Safely on shore with a cup of grog. Whew. That one played like a week 4 to me.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:42 pm
by Dplass
Also stuck on planet. Would appreciate a nudge from a kind stranger (or friend).
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:16 pm
by DrTom
Well, I am glad to hear that I am not the only one digging dry holes in search of treasure. Like many of the comments, I see things that I cannot believe are coincidence. However, that said, I have been in that same position before and it turned out to be coincidence, or maybe planned detours. Unfortunately I won't ave much time to try to solve since I am working tomorrow and Tuesday and they get real picky if I am paying more attention to a crossword puzzle than patients - spoilsports! It also keeps me from trying Oldjudge's breakfast suggestions for Captain's Squared, another no-no from the propriety police, SHEESH!
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:27 pm
by Cindy
DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:16 pm
Well, I am glad to hear that I am not the only one digging dry holes in search of treasure. Like many of the comments, I see things that I cannot believe are coincidence. However, that said, I have been in that same position before and it turned out to be coincidence, or maybe planned detours. Unfortunately I won't ave much time to try to solve since I am working tomorrow and Tuesday and they get real picky if I am paying more attention to a crossword puzzle than patients - spoilsports! It also keeps me from trying Oldjudge's breakfast suggestions for Captain's Squared, another no-no from the propriety police, SHEESH!
Thankfully I am on vacation. But they get real Picky if I don’t count their money correctly Because I am doing puzzles. Life is tough.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:10 am
by hcbirker
This is a week 4 and I am lost in space. Throwing in the towel (or Tribble).
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:07 am
by ky-mike
I'm not yet ready to throw in the towel, but I would accept a nudge or someone who I could bounce ideas off of. Seeing lots of things that can't be coincidental, but cannot pull them together.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:29 am
by ellgee
i am also here, hat in hand, hoping for a nudge. i've been working on something that seems way too deliberate to be coincidental, but so far it's not yielding much more than gibberish. any help would be greatly appreciated!
Update: submitted thanks to a helpful nudge from Cindy!
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:58 am
by tonyrobots
Stuck on the planet and - just my luck - I'm wearing a red shirt today. After having whiffed on the WSJ this week, would really like to find this treasure. Have a slight clue, but nothing terribly meaty. Will continue staring for a bit.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:27 pm
by rexthree
Dplass wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 2:12 pm
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 1:37 pm
I see things that seem like they could not be accidental. I have an idea, quite possibly wrong, as to the general strategy used to construct the puzzle. But none of that has proven useful so far.
Same here.
Me three! I feel like I have so many good leads but can't get to the meta solution.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 4:47 pm
by Jeremy Smith
142 solvers so far. With all that the year 2020 has thrown before us, who could have guessed that there would not be a third Friday in August.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:11 pm
by spotter
I'm stumped. I was away all weekend without a printer or Across Lite so only looking at it today for the first time. My only idea of what to look for is fruitless so far.
Re: #638 - "Treasure Hunt"
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:42 pm
by ky-mike
Finally on shore after a couple of soft nudges.