#569 - "Weird Neighbors" - April 26, 2019

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#569 - "Weird Neighbors" - April 26, 2019

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We finish "Gentle April" with the search for a fourth country, whose name has seven letters, that should also be in the grid but isn't.
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Gentle indeed. Back to struggling with the WSJXC...
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Actually got it, even though it involves not one, but two of my weak points! (I won't elaborate because spoilers, but I have a lot of weak points.) I see I'm on the board just after BarbaraK :-)
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Got it! Now I'm a little sad because I have no meta to ponder all weekend.
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Beam me up, Scotty! :)

Solved, in spite of my effort to ridiculously overcomplicate this. I expect this will be another good week 2 turnout.
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Got it. Another day, another fun Gaffney puzzle.
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I got it after visiting a few places not on the official tour.
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Beam me up, Scotty! Pretty impressive how he came up with all that. Relatively quick and fun solve.
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Another nice one that felt right in the "Week 2" sweet spot.

I am both looking forward to and also dreading the second half of May when these will start getting harder again. :?
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Got it! Amazing puzzle construction! Don't want to say more for fear of giving out a hint.
-Doug Morack
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I agree it’s a solid week 2. No complaints from me!
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Beam me up Scotty! Very clever! (Heidi)
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Very much enjoyed! I was thinking Week 3-level, but others here are viewing it as a Week 2. Maybe ... Week 2.4?? Anyway ..

I hesitated to write "on shore" here, re: MGWCC. Is the whole Love Boat thing only for WSJCC?

No, probably not, because then Robert would need to explain a whole 'nother set of insider-speak to the newbies!
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:43 pm Very much enjoyed! I was thinking Week 3-level, but others here are viewing it as a Week 2. Maybe ... Week 2.4?? Anyway ..

I hesitated to write "on shore" here, re: MGWCC. Is the whole Love Boat thing only for WSJCC?

No, probably not, because then Robert would need to explain a whole 'nother set of insider-speak to the newbies!
Last week, Heidi suggested a Star Trek theme for the MGWCC board. Once you solve the puzzle, Scotty will beam you back up.
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Cool! I'm on the Enterprise. Which is good, because my battle with the Meta Monster nearly destroyed me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 11:16 pm Cool! I'm on the Enterprise. Which is good, because my battle with the Meta Monster nearly destroyed me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM
Fortunately, you re-invented gunpowder and won the day. :geek:
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 11:16 pm Cool! I'm on the Enterprise. Which is good, because my battle with the Meta Monster nearly destroyed me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM
That is the WORST fight scene ever! Thanks for sharing Chris! (Heidi) :lol:
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9 in a row! With a Week 1 and Week 2 ahead of me, I have high hopes for 11. After that? I'll need some luck.
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That took us way longer than it should have. Beam us up, Scotty!
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Solved this one too.
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