"Epiphany" January 6, 2023
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I saw, and submitted, “I SEE IT”, but was afraid I hadn’t dug deeply enough when I noticed six ITs in the completed grid (3 in down entries, and 3 in diagonally adjacent squares) - couldn’t make anything of them, and figured that if they were needed for the answer, I didn’t see it, after all.
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I forgot to mention: I don't click "Print" on the puzzle page; I download the PDF file and print that. That produces the print format on letter-size paper shown in the picture I posted.steveb wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:31 am I like the new PDF print format just fine. I printed the puzzle on letter-size paper, specifying "Actual Size," The puzzle occupied the left side of the page and was big enough for my aging eyes to read. The right side was open space, perfect for notes.
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These issues are usually cache-related. Clear your browsers' cache, downloaded files, & history & try again.Deb F wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:45 pm
Thanks! This is the link I normally use and this is what I'm getting:
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My thought is be careful with back-solving -- it can be a trap.
I wasn’t familiar with the term “epiphany”, and I hate just looking things up, so I consulted the voice in the back of my head for back-solve ideas.
VOICE: Maybe epiphany is a salad? Try THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING, something you might say when you’re having a salad. That would fit.
ME: Yeah, but . . . I think that was used back in 2021.
VOICE: Okay, maybe it’s some form of agreement? IT’S A DEAL would fit like a glove if you’re having an agreement.
Me: Yeah, but . . . if my memory serves me right, that’s been used as well.
VOICE: Maybe an epiphany is a romantic rendezvous? IT’S A DATE would certainly fit that.
Me: Yeah, but . . . that sounds familiar, as well. Already taken, I think.
VOICE: Okay, I give up.
Lesson learned? Avoid back-solving. One might just end up in a ‘Yeah-but' hole like I did . . .
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OMG I , like TOTALLY love this! "Take on Me" is the 1st track on Totally 80s... epic!clonefitz wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:18 am Before realizing the correct mechanism, I was stuck for a while on all the AHAs in the grid. I realized that A-Ha was the one hit group that did "Take On Me", which has three words but didn't really fit as an answer. Then I saw the entry "ONME" in the grid, and thought that perhaps we need to "take" all of the "ON"s and "ME"s from the grid as a mechanism. There were several, but removing them did not provide any obvious path, so I abandoned that rabbit hole.
Not to mention the very ground breaking video that A-Ha made for the song:
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No long drawn out story this week. Only a couple of minor rat holes. Enero led me to look for alternate Spanish clues. And the other minor rat hole was looking for alternate answers to clues where…
Sage Of Omaha led to SOON as an alternate answer for AHEAD. Billy Graham led to an alternate answer of BEG for PLEA. Alas, The Taj Mahal led nowhere, and Hotel Sahara led me directly to HIS.
Then I noticed HIS could also have come from HAHAS, if AHA was replaced.
It took me a bit (And a zoom nudge) to figure out I was supposed to use the whole word and not the surrounding letters of the AHA word, but then I saw it. What would have been my Hail Mary was actually right.
Sage Of Omaha led to SOON as an alternate answer for AHEAD. Billy Graham led to an alternate answer of BEG for PLEA. Alas, The Taj Mahal led nowhere, and Hotel Sahara led me directly to HIS.
Then I noticed HIS could also have come from HAHAS, if AHA was replaced.
It took me a bit (And a zoom nudge) to figure out I was supposed to use the whole word and not the surrounding letters of the AHA word, but then I saw it. What would have been my Hail Mary was actually right.
If I'm around, I am willing to join the Muggle Zoom room at other times to lend a hand to those in need.
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I was right there with you about 30 minutes before the deadline and even submitted it as a Hail Mary. A few minutes later, I got the actual solution.
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Oh Bob… If only! I guess I can dream, right? Despite my correct entry, that cup hook in our kitchen remains vacant for another weekBob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:33 pm @ColinM Colin - is this you who won the mug this week? If so CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Those who had an “epiphany” completing Mr. Shenk’s puzzle did it like so: Six grid answers consisted of a word with the letters "AHA". Step two took a bit more searching, as there were six other grid entries that replaced those "AHA" words with a single letter … those replacement letters spelled out the meta: “I SEE IT!”
There was some thrashing about among Muggles, but nothing that caught your Rabbit’s attention … until clonefitz came to the rescue with this short but stellar excursion into MTV history.
“Before realizing the correct mechanism, I was stuck for a while on all the AHAs in the grid. I realized that A-Ha was the one hit group that did "Take On Me", which has three words but didn't really fit as an answer. Then I saw the entry "ONME" in the grid, and thought that perhaps we need to "take" all of the "ON"s and "ME"s from the grid as a mechanism. There were several, but removing them did not provide any obvious path, so I abandoned that rabbit hole.”
Bonnibel already beat your Rabbit to the punch with a video, but that doesn’t stop him from offering an encore of this lovely trip with one of the many parodies of this 80’s classic –- hey, at least it isn’t Carmen Miranda.
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@Colin We have you and ColinM as muggles. The winner was Colin McGuigan of ChicagoColin wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:47 pmOh Bob… If only! I guess I can dream, right? Despite my correct entry, that cup hook in our kitchen remains vacant for another weekBob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:33 pm @ColinM Colin - is this you who won the mug this week? If so CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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My experience exactly, and I also had more fun with the Rows Garden.
I've been trying these metas for a couple of years now, but I don't seem to be getting any better at them. I can only occasionally solve them, like Matt's recent Happy New Year puzzle. Metas seem to be more about powers of observation than puzzling. Give me a good HEX cryptic any time. And yet there's something about them that won't let me pass them up, I have to keep trying.
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Heavy boxes lifted by the Swain for me
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Warm smiles and yearning
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Sometimes the lesson of age is that
It’s hard to do the right thing
But it makes it all better if you do
And your Swain will have even
Higher regard for you.
Doors held, comments made while
I’m getting my tea
Warm smiles and yearning
Unsubtly
Sometimes the lesson of age is that
It’s hard to do the right thing
But it makes it all better if you do
And your Swain will have even
Higher regard for you.
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One more whine about the new WSJ puzzle format:
I wonder what they were thinking. As a who likes to solve the non-contest puzzles on paper in bed each morning, the new format places the top of the grid right against the paper fold which makes it quite awkward compared to the old format.
(LOL almost included a photo to illustrate. But I’ve already solved, so, spoilers.)
I wonder what they were thinking. As a who likes to solve the non-contest puzzles on paper in bed each morning, the new format places the top of the grid right against the paper fold which makes it quite awkward compared to the old format.
(LOL almost included a photo to illustrate. But I’ve already solved, so, spoilers.)
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I had to quote your message to see what the emoji was. My browser must not support sauropod, so I get the top dot of the colon and the top two-thirds of the s.KayW wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:39 am One more whine about the new WSJ puzzle format:
I wonder what they were thinking. As a who likes to solve the non-contest puzzles on paper in bed each morning, the new format places the grid right against the paper fold which makes it quite awkward compared to the old format.
(LOL almost included a photo to illustrate. But I’ve already solved, so, spoilers.)
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Interesting. You must have a more recent browser than this dinosaur doeshoover wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:59 amI had to quote your message to see what the emoji was. My browser must not support sauropod, so I get the top dot of the colon and the top two-thirds of the s.KayW wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:39 am One more whine about the new WSJ puzzle format:
I wonder what they were thinking. As a who likes to solve the non-contest puzzles on paper in bed each morning, the new format places the grid right against the paper fold which makes it quite awkward compared to the old format.
(LOL almost included a photo to illustrate. But I’ve already solved, so, spoilers.)
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Well at least the mug is getting geographically closer….Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:52 pm@Colin We have you and ColinM as muggles. The winner was Colin McGuigan of ChicagoColin wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:47 pmOh Bob… If only! I guess I can dream, right? Despite my correct entry, that cup hook in our kitchen remains vacant for another weekBob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:33 pm @ColinM Colin - is this you who won the mug this week? If so CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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It wasn't me either. Surprisingly common name and first initial.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:33 pm @ColinM Colin - is this you who won the mug this week? If so CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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bummerColinM wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:37 pmIt wasn't me either. Surprisingly common name and first initial.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:33 pm @ColinM Colin - is this you who won the mug this week? If so CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Great shout out for us Colins though!ColinM wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:37 pmIt wasn't me either. Surprisingly common name and first initial.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:33 pm @ColinM Colin - is this you who won the mug this week? If so CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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