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"It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:00 am
by Al Sisti
Good morning Muggles!
It doesn’t seem possible that we’re coming to the end of our second full year of MMMs, or that next March will mark three years since Brian Mac published the first-ever MMM. I too am celebrating an anniversary of sorts, as today’s puzzle represents my “silver anniversary” meta, being the 25th MMM I’ve done.
This one is called “It’s Not You, It’s Me,” and I’m giving it a week 2-ish difficulty rating. Please submit your answer on Crosshare, or PM me your solution by 10 PM on Saturday, and as has become the custom, I’ll post a couple snapshots of a leaderboard during the week. Feel free to PM me for nudges, but try to stick with it for a couple days first. If nothing else, there’s always Nudge Wednesday.
One correct solver will be chosen at random and will receive an item of his/her choice from my swag bag (a Blarney Rebel Band CD, a Utica Club keepsake, or a $15 donation to a charity of your choice).
It's Not You, It's Me crosshare
It's Not You, It's Me PUZ
It's Not You, It's Me PDF
It's Not You, It's Me spreadsheet
If you enjoy solving on Crosshare, help keep the site running by donating a few bucks.
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:38 am
by whimsy
Trickiness in the grid but there ended up being a lot of fun for me in this one!
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:10 pm
by woozy
Well, I have a very clever rabbit hole non-solution.
EDIT: Oh, wait.... It WAS the way to the solution. (At least half-way).
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:31 pm
by boharr
Off the couch. Thanks, Al. Merry Christmas!
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:41 pm
by ImOnToo
Off the couch. Thanks, Al.
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:15 pm
by MatthewL
Well, submitted an answer, so I guess we'll see if I'm off the couch or stuck in the cushions.
Edited to add: Welp, apparently not. I remain ensconced on the couch.
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:30 pm
by dudeski
I am glad there is no penalty for second guesses.
Merry Christmas, Al
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:31 pm
by Dave C
Off the couch. I got part way there and then it took a minute to make the link to get home.
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:03 pm
by MarkWoychick
Off the couch - thanks, Al - I enjoyed the clues and fill (in addition to the meta)
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:07 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Off the couch!
For me, this one had the “slap head, oh now I get it” effect, which is always fun.
Thanks, Al!
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:23 pm
by KayW
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:31 pm
by Darth
OTC. Done with this guy!...
[Fun puzzle. Thanks, Al!]
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:49 pm
by rjy
This is one comfy couch, I ain’t going anywhere
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 11:58 pm
by oldjudge
🛋. I was working on cryptics most of the day and just saw this. I had the first part pretty quickly but was stumped for a while till I remembered one thing and then it all made sense. I bet it was
. Great job by Al as always
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:57 am
by DrTom
A couple of dead ends followed by a head slap and then.....I had on heck of a "there it is!"; logical, defendable, fitting EXCEPT that Crosshare said "No Cigar". I'll share (well you know me, no doubt over share) after the reveal. Thanks for some entertainment Al.
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:26 am
by Dplass
Solved, thanks for the puzzle!
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:41 pm
by HeadinHome
off the couch with two respectable answers! (Only one worked on Crosshare, which I got by trial and error).
I’m not sure I understand 46 down clue… must be thick.
fun puzzle!
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 1:45 pm
by Al Sisti
Mid-Tuesday leaderboard snapshot (please let me know if I missed you).
1 Abide
2 Meg
3 Cindy Weatherman
4 Hector
5 whimsy
6 Bbaack
7 boharr
8 woozy
9 imontoo
10 markhr
11 Dave C
12 Gutman
13 Mwoychick
14 I K Snamhcok
15 KayW
16 Darth
17 SJMcK
18 Schmeel
19 frostyjhammer
20 oldjudge
21 DrTom
22 Pair O Ducks
23 dplass
24 THC
About how I figured day one would go. Nudges will hit tomorrow.
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 6:32 pm
by BarbaraK
Well, I have one foot off the couch. Thought I saw where to put the other, but that turned out to be an empty rabbit hole. I suppose I could guess based on what I have found, but where’s the fun in that. May have to peek at the nudges tomorrow.
Re: "It's Not You, It's Me"
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 6:41 pm
by hcbirker
After getting part one yesterday, I finally figured out what I had to do. Good one Al! I also thought Ms. Norton was male for the longest time!
Off the couch. Thanks, Al!
. Great job by Al as always