Re: Joe Ross' Guide to Solving the WSJ Meta with Excel
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:14 pm
The following links are the latest 15x15, 17x17, & 21x21 grid-sized Excel blank templates. These links will continue to be up-to-date. 15x15 & 17x17 grids last updated 12-11-2021. (All feedback is welcome & requested.)
202YMODY-METATYPE-15x15_GRID
202YMODY-METATYPE-17x17_GRID
202YMODY-METATYPE-21x21_GRID
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EDITING FORMS FOR INDIVIDUAL PUZZLES pdf
I am publishing these because I may not be as reliable on posting links for puzzles in a timely manner, going forward. I want solvers to be able to create their own, should they desire.
As it is, I tend to create & post links for Excel forms for the public metas which I solve & those which creators send their files to be uploaded to the Xword Muggles server & linked. Those are the WSJCC, MMM, & MOAT. I also create them for MGWCC & MMMM, but do not publicly post links for these subscription-based metas.
I PM the links to the MGWCC forms to 15 to 20 muggles who subscribe within an hour of the puzzle dropping. If you'd like to receive these links, let me know, please.
Other puzzles I try my best to attempt to solve, such as the great Pandora's Box metas, seem to want the online form to be used for solving & entering. If I am incorrect about this, please tell me.
I wish to respect all creators' wishes. To that end, if any creator would want me to or not want me to create or publish links to Excel templates of their puzzles, PLEASE PM me. Thank you!
If creators DO want me to create & publish links to their puzzles, I request that you send me any form of or link to the puzzles as far ahead of their drop dates & times as possible. This will allow your solvers the quickest use of them to solve. This will also give me the freedom to create on my schedule and not feel guilty about not publishing soon after dropping.
For any metas that I do receive ahead of time, I will not post myself as solving until the 2nd page within its topic, so as not to annoy the more competitive solvers. (N.B. I am not requesting early access for WSJCC, MGWCC, nor MMMM.)
202YMODY-METATYPE-15x15_GRID
202YMODY-METATYPE-17x17_GRID
202YMODY-METATYPE-21x21_GRID
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EDITING FORMS FOR INDIVIDUAL PUZZLES pdf
I am publishing these because I may not be as reliable on posting links for puzzles in a timely manner, going forward. I want solvers to be able to create their own, should they desire.
As it is, I tend to create & post links for Excel forms for the public metas which I solve & those which creators send their files to be uploaded to the Xword Muggles server & linked. Those are the WSJCC, MMM, & MOAT. I also create them for MGWCC & MMMM, but do not publicly post links for these subscription-based metas.
I PM the links to the MGWCC forms to 15 to 20 muggles who subscribe within an hour of the puzzle dropping. If you'd like to receive these links, let me know, please.
Other puzzles I try my best to attempt to solve, such as the great Pandora's Box metas, seem to want the online form to be used for solving & entering. If I am incorrect about this, please tell me.
I wish to respect all creators' wishes. To that end, if any creator would want me to or not want me to create or publish links to Excel templates of their puzzles, PLEASE PM me. Thank you!
If creators DO want me to create & publish links to their puzzles, I request that you send me any form of or link to the puzzles as far ahead of their drop dates & times as possible. This will allow your solvers the quickest use of them to solve. This will also give me the freedom to create on my schedule and not feel guilty about not publishing soon after dropping.
For any metas that I do receive ahead of time, I will not post myself as solving until the 2nd page within its topic, so as not to annoy the more competitive solvers. (N.B. I am not requesting early access for WSJCC, MGWCC, nor MMMM.)