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A weekly meta crossword created by members of the forum. Difficulty levels will vary. Hints are usually available starting Wednesday, and solutions are posted on Sunday.
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#21

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woozy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:26 pm Not only do I not get the meta, I don't get the prompt....
Which isn't to say I'm complaining.

I love a challenge.
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
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#22

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Fun puzzle all around.

(Think 42 across meant to reference 28 down.)
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#23

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Tom Shea wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:52 pm
(Think 42 across meant to reference 28 down.)
Ah, that makes much more sense than 26D.
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#24

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Ok, finally saw the light. Silly me. TFTP!
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rjy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:19 pm
KayW wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:43 am :crossed_swords: :rabbit: :couch_and_lamp: Fun one! Extra credit submitted...

EDIT: So apparently I found EXTRA extra credit (it was a bit of a stretch). Extra credit re-submitted...
We may be of like mind on this. I got the correct - yet incorrect - extra credit answer, but settled for resubmitting with the incorrect - yet correct - extra credit answer. All in good fun... :lol:
Actually rjy your extra extra credit was different from KayW’s extra extra credit. While both are technically valid, my fifth theme entry that follows the pattern shouldn’t require Google.
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#26

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I have submitted two extra credit answers, one that I’m pretty sure is Peter’s answer, and an extra one that also works.
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#27

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OTC. Thanks for the challenge, Peter.
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#28

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For the love of .....
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
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#29

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To limit the range of “extra credit answers”, prompt is revised as follows:


The meta answer is a summer rerun. For extra credit, find the two additional words that would make a good fifth theme entry.
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#30

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OK, I think I have this iteration solved also.
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Abide wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:53 pm To limit the range of “extra credit answers”, prompt is revised as follows:


The meta answer is a summer rerun. For extra credit, find the two additional words that would make a good fifth theme entry.
I'm not sure I see how that limits things.

EDIT: Oh, never mind. There is a *specific* 5th entry that can be derived from the crossword puzzle... not sure why I wasn't getting that and figured it could be *any* fifth entry.
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
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#32

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Light finally went on - solved/confirmed on Crosshare. Also think I have the extra credit and will send it in to confirm. Thanks for the puzzle, Peter - very fun
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#33

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Found the grid tough, but just a few googles finished it. Meta took a little while but saying things out loud helped a bit for some reason. once i got that, the bonus entry was easy (and fun!).
off the couch, back to the desk chair for a few more hours :cry:
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#34

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ibid to what @HeadinHome aka the other Wendy said except for the back to the desk chair part
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Off the couch, with a pending extra credit submission. Nice puzzle!
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#36

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Off the couch. Extra credit confirmed.
Fun puzzle.
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#37

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Submitted and awaiting.
Got an extra credit story: hubby in junior high had an extra credit question on a science class quiz which was: who played the thing in the original movie “The Thing”? He was the only one who got it right. James Arness. And it wasn’t even a meta!
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Off the couch and extra credit confirmed.
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#39

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Confirmed!
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Off the couch!
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