MGWCC #761 — “This & That”
- Joe
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Ooh, I like that! Beamed aboard (or soon will be). I'd say his difficulty meter is back on track. This was a 2.5 IMHO.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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Beamed up, #103. Relieved to not have to spend my weekend on this one (I was psyching myself up to just opt out if so, but who knows if I could actually do that).
I looked under the "This Year" tab to see what my final count was, and it had already advanced to 2023 so oops, missed my chance. I think I was around 45 for the year, certainly I'm not in the running for prizes. Seems like it was a tough MGWCC year but maybe that was just me... lots of really good ones though!
I looked under the "This Year" tab to see what my final count was, and it had already advanced to 2023 so oops, missed my chance. I think I was around 45 for the year, certainly I'm not in the running for prizes. Seems like it was a tough MGWCC year but maybe that was just me... lots of really good ones though!
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Matt finishes the year on a high note. That meta was very clever and enjoyable. Great a-ha moment. I thought, "Could it be?...," then, "Yes, it is!" But, wow, that grid really exposed my lack of both high-brow and popular culture knowledge.
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Haha wow. Looking at Matt's page right now, apparently I submitted at the exact moment he was doing an update. On the board at #110!
- woozy
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Okay.... I'm kind of confused. I've seen several people commenting about how there isn't going to be a week 5 this week (huh? why not?) and there are well over 100 correct submissions so far which is high for a week 5. So is this a week 5 or isn't it?
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
- Wendy Walker
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Really enjoyed that puzzle, and now I get to brag about solving a "solo Week 5"! Every time I do so, Mark, my chief head-size-deflater, will point out that per Matt it was only a Week 2.5.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
- woozy
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Oh! That was a fun AHA moment. One of the best in a long time.
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
- MikeM000
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That was a lot of fun. I sent in the comment "I know 37 Across by 2 different names and neither of them fit!"
- Jeremy Smith
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If you click or tap the little “<“ link at the top of the “This Year” tab, you can go back to prior weeks and into 2022.Laura M wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:05 pm Beamed up, #103. Relieved to not have to spend my weekend on this one (I was psyching myself up to just opt out if so, but who knows if I could actually do that).
I looked under the "This Year" tab to see what my final count was, and it had already advanced to 2023 so oops, missed my chance. I think I was around 45 for the year, certainly I'm not in the running for prizes. Seems like it was a tough MGWCC year but maybe that was just me... lots of really good ones though!
- BarbaraK
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Thanks! Looks like it’s not counting today’s puzzle in either year though.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
- ChrisKochmanski
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- MikeyG
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I have a twofold response: 1. Wow, some of these puzzles this year led to so many amazing, a-ha moments and some incredible feats of construction. 2. Oh, man, if only I discovered this a few years earlier, just think of all the equally amazing moments I could have experienced!Laura M wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:05 pm Beamed up, #103. Relieved to not have to spend my weekend on this one (I was psyching myself up to just opt out if so, but who knows if I could actually do that).
I looked under the "This Year" tab to see what my final count was, and it had already advanced to 2023 so oops, missed my chance. I think I was around 45 for the year, certainly I'm not in the running for prizes. Seems like it was a tough MGWCC year but maybe that was just me... lots of really good ones though!
But, yeah, this was great, albeit slightly harder than '21, I agree!
Average solves in 2021:
Total: 420/week
Solo: 337/week (since this stat started getting disclosed)
Average solves in 2022 (excluding this one):
Total: 389/week
Solo: 327/week
Bring on '23!!
Mikey G
- Meg
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I think this was my first week 5 solo solve! So proud . Tell Mark a week 5 big head is perfectly appropriate.Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:45 pm Really enjoyed that puzzle, and now I get to brag about solving a "solo Week 5"! Every time I do so, Mark, my chief head-size-deflater, will point out that per Matt it was only a Week 2.5.
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- benchen71
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Confidently awaiting beam-up. What a fun way to end a great year of metas!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- hcbirker
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After following a few fruitless paths, I am confident I’ve beamed up. Very fun “aha” moment! Nice that it wasn’t a true week five. My weekend is mine!
Heidi
- Joe
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That movie. It's one of my absolute favorites of Kurosawa's. Do yourselves a favor. See it if you haven't!
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
- Cindy
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Matt said on the crosswordfiend.com write up last week that since Word for Word played like a week five…..this week we would have some easier fun.
- auee89
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Awaiting beamage. Fun one and now I need to finish the grid. Happy New Year Muggles!
Kevin