MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
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SJMcK
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Meg
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Not a speedy solve for me, but I got there. Energized!
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minimuggle
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I believe I am on the right track but it isn't coming together yet. Is there going to be a zoom to discuss this one? I would love that.
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sharkicicles
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Got it, with probably the same caveat everyone else is talking about.
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Joe Ross
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I'm being lazy in correcting mistakes I have but can back solve them.
Now, I'm being lazy in submitting without a net. 🤨
Now, I'm being lazy in submitting without a net. 🤨
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Conrad
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Matt amended the instructions:
After some thought I have decided to amend the instructions to MGWCC #778, "What's Wrong?"
The new instructions are:
This week's contest answer is a 15-letter automotive term.
If you have already submitted an answer that was marked incorrect and would like to submit a new entry, please e-mail me at crosswordcontest@gmail.com with your new answer and your MGWCC username in the body of the e-mail.
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Conrad
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Sorry, I stole #50 from you! The old double-steal.
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Laura M
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Beamed up! I had a bad moment of counting letters after the update email and before I checked if I was on the leaderboard, but all good. Not sure what specific uncertainty others are referring to but there were a few things I had to think about.
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woozy
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That is a *heck* of a lot of submissions for a week 4! I'm sure it's not as easy as it's looking to be.
EDIT: Well, I'll be. It *was* as easy as it was looking to be. Week 1.5 on my scale.
EDIT2: I didn't get to the puzzle until after the update. I'm not sure if I'd have as much confidence without it but I'm not sure I'm seeing enough to cause doubt if I hadn't the update.
Okay, it *is* harder than a 1.5 but not for the usual reasons that makes a puzzle hard. More for the things that made this a slow solve.
EDIT: Well, I'll be. It *was* as easy as it was looking to be. Week 1.5 on my scale.
EDIT2: I didn't get to the puzzle until after the update. I'm not sure if I'd have as much confidence without it but I'm not sure I'm seeing enough to cause doubt if I hadn't the update.
Okay, it *is* harder than a 1.5 but not for the usual reasons that makes a puzzle hard. More for the things that made this a slow solve.
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Got the answer earlier but sat on it, being unsure. Happy to get the clarified prompt, allowing me to submit the first 15 of my 16 letters. Cheers all!
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schmidzy
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Looks like Matt's been marking some answers correct after the fact!Conrad wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:07 pmSorry, I stole #50 from you! The old double-steal.
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Beam me up! Glad I got to this late so I had the additional instructions.
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BarbaraK
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I've beamed up.
I didn't start this one until after the revised instructions came out; guess that was lucky. But I'm curious to know what wrong answer people submitted before and what was the uncertainty that some early solvers mentioned. I had one question mark in my notes, but the rest of it made it obvious what to do there, and the answer felt nice and solid. Now I'm trying to backsolve a wrong answer and not having any luck with that
I didn't start this one until after the revised instructions came out; guess that was lucky. But I'm curious to know what wrong answer people submitted before and what was the uncertainty that some early solvers mentioned. I had one question mark in my notes, but the rest of it made it obvious what to do there, and the answer felt nice and solid. Now I'm trying to backsolve a wrong answer and not having any luck with that
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Awaiting the beam...
... and I'm beamed!
... and I'm beamed!
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DrTom
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Well maybe not hard but difficult. I have submitted what I feel should be a good answer but I do not have a 100% certainty. I'll have to wait for the update. It seems like I should be right, but I have said that many times before and have been incorrect!
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Jeremy Smith
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I believe I have it....what I've found is too much of a coincidence....but....I'm going to sleep on it.
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Joe Ross
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Awaiting beamage.
12:20 PM ET Update: Do not show on the This Week nor Overall tabs & cannot submit, again. In limbo.
12:20 PM ET Update: Do not show on the This Week nor Overall tabs & cannot submit, again. In limbo.