PCC#21 "Hit the Gym" (Dec. 30, 2023)
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PCC#21 "Hit the Gym" (Dec. 30, 2023)
Please see below for the latest puzzle PCC#21 - "Hit the Gym"
[Level 3] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is where I spend most of my time (instead of going to the gym like I should)
Note: the level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
Have fun and keep in mind if you're ever lost at sea, google is your best friend (actually, I don't know if you'd get internet service in the middle of the ocean)
-Phil
Links courtesy of Joe Ross (thank you as always for the tech support!)
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PUZ
PDF
spreadsheet
Edit: The clue for 19-Across should be plural (Scoundrels)... Note this does not affect the meta. Sorry for the oversight. Thanks to LCL for pointing it out on Crosshare.
Nudges below:
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
Hint #3:
Hint #4:
Hint #5:
Solution below - SPOILER ALERT:
Answer explanation:
[Level 3] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is where I spend most of my time (instead of going to the gym like I should)
Note: the level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
Have fun and keep in mind if you're ever lost at sea, google is your best friend (actually, I don't know if you'd get internet service in the middle of the ocean)
-Phil
Links courtesy of Joe Ross (thank you as always for the tech support!)
crosshare
PUZ
spreadsheet
Edit: The clue for 19-Across should be plural (Scoundrels)... Note this does not affect the meta. Sorry for the oversight. Thanks to LCL for pointing it out on Crosshare.
Nudges below:
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
Hint #3:
Hint #4:
Hint #5:
Solution below - SPOILER ALERT:
Answer explanation:
Last edited by pchow13 on Sun Jan 07, 2024 6:28 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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Nice one, Phil! Happy New Year!
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Pretty Clever Construction - thanks!
(and now feeling a tad guilty myself for skipping the gym this morning )
(and now feeling a tad guilty myself for skipping the gym this morning )
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Thanks Phil. I needed hint #2, but that’s OK. Happy new year!
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Solved, with nudges!
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Solved with nudges! Great puzzle, and Happy New Year!
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PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
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Nice to have a Saturday puzzle… thanks for the work out! (No nudges needed.)
The other Wendy.
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Solved with the first nudge, then slapped my head to display my own dismay. Nicely done.
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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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Wow - great construction! Needed just the second nudge, but still got a pretty good AHA out of it… looking forward to seeing what else you have up your sleeve!
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Finally got to this one and TURNED THE CORNER after the first nudge.
I may have gotten this with a little more effort but after a busy weekend with familiy I am still trying to catch up. I went to the nudges early.
I may have gotten this with a little more effort but after a busy weekend with familiy I am still trying to catch up. I went to the nudges early.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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I had to chuckle at your anecdote for 8D:
Waffle ___ (kitchen appliance that my mom used a total of two times and now just sits in the garage collecting dust because it's too annoying to clean)
Too funny!
Waffle ___ (kitchen appliance that my mom used a total of two times and now just sits in the garage collecting dust because it's too annoying to clean)
Too funny!
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Needed the first nudge .
Fun puzzle.
Fun puzzle.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.