Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? I had some fun with this one! Hopefully you will enjoy this puzzle as much as I enjoyed putting it together. The answer to the meta is the focus of most social media content.
PM me with your submissions or submit on Crosshare. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.
Don't forget that the 1st Pre-release MOAT Pack is available for purchase at https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html. US$10 gets you a pack of 12 meta puzzles - with PUZ and PDF files - including nudges and solutions.
Last edited by benchen71 on Sun May 22, 2022 7:38 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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woozy wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 2:40 am
Was 35 down supposed to refer to 50 Across rather than 58A?
Fun grid. And I get the first step and gyst of the meta but... not the meta itself. Funny grid though.
Yes, that's an error. I've fixed it on Crosshare and here. The same links work.
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I expect to find that a few more will have joined her when I wake up tomorrow morning. Good night everyone!
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SJMcK wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 9:11 am
After two incorrect submissions, I figured out the right answer.
Me too! Crossed the MOAT!
NIcely done. I was SO sure of my second guess, but alas, it was incorrect. I thought something was wrong with Crosshare for a bit. Then the light came on.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
Al Sisti wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 10:21 am
I was equally sure of my first two guesses; both were equally wrong.
Hmmmph..... If the answer is anything but my first incorrect guess then I don't see how anyone is supposed to be able to guess... and yet two people did.
Nearing the end of the first 24 hours and Laura M indeed has company!
Laura M
SJMcK
lbray53
ChrisKochmanski
rjy
dplass
Tom Wilson
boharr
madhatter5
Schmeel
woozy
DIS
Dow Jones
Carolyn
Meg
Cindy Weatherman
Bird Lives
Jack Sullivan
We're up to 18 successful social media experts!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
