That Ship Has Sailed! by Rick Kennedy
- AnswerPfinder
- Posts: 122
- Joined: Sat Aug 08, 2020 9:49 pm
- Location: Hadley, MA
That Ship Has Sailed! by Rick Kennedy
That Ship Has Sailed! by Rick Kennedy.
The answer to this meta is a six-letter word.
This puzzle is part of the CCCC bundle. To access the bundle and for more information, see this post.
The answer to this meta is a six-letter word.
This puzzle is part of the CCCC bundle. To access the bundle and for more information, see this post.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1619
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
I am very honored to be a part of this wonderful effort coordinated by Will Pfadenhauer (aka @AnswerPfinder). Thank you for solving my meta and for donating to a cancer charity. Please feel free to PM me for a nudge.
- boharr
- Moderator
- Posts: 3260
- Joined: Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:57 am
- Location: Westchester, NY
- BarbaraK
- Posts: 2661
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:37 pm
- Location: Virginia
A classic Rick meta - clever, elegant, and fun!
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.)
- benchen71
- Posts: 2561
- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Contact:
Yep, definitely a classic @Cap'n Rick meta. Fun one!
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!
- DrTom
- Posts: 3957
- Joined: Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:46 pm
- Location: Jacksonville, FL
I do love a Cap’n Rick (even more than a Captain Morgan). Smooth, well clued and just tricky enough to make you think without making you scream. Thanks Rick
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!
- Bob cruise director
- Cruise Director
- Posts: 4604
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:38 pm
- Location: Any golf course within 500 miles of Littleton MA
I got the mechanism but had a few wrong answers that led me astray. Great meta @Cap'n Rick
I was deep in a rabbit hole because there are six of the grid answers which also have something in common but unfortunately they don't lead anywhere
It is on to @Bird Lives tomorrow.
I was deep in a rabbit hole because there are six of the grid answers which also have something in common but unfortunately they don't lead anywhere
It is on to @Bird Lives tomorrow.
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
Cruise Director
-
- Posts: 395
- Joined: Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:42 pm
Love me a @Cap'n Rick meta. Thanks for another great one, Rick!
Sara
- sharkicicles
- Posts: 952
- Joined: Fri May 10, 2019 12:03 pm
- Location: Chicago
Thanks Cap’n! (PS RIP Gordon Lightfoot, who chronicled the late Captain McSorley years ago.)
- Bird Lives
- Posts: 2836
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:43 pm
- Location: NYC
- Contact:
Unmistakably a Capn Rick -- theme and execution. But I'm surprised it wasn't saved for a different occasion.
Jay
- whimsy
- Posts: 2875
- Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:51 am
- Location: Hopkinton MA
I began to laugh as the meta answer took shape -- Great stuff as usual!
Thanks, Cap'n!
Thanks, Cap'n!
- KayW
- Moderator
- Posts: 3533
- Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:10 am
- Location: Chicago
Elegant and fun meta, finished with a lovely twist. Thanks, Rick!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
- Jeremy Smith
- Posts: 1031
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:45 pm
- Location: Tampa Bay area
Very enjoyable meta, Cap'n! I donated to National Breast Cancer Foundation in honor of my wife who is a breast cancer survivor. Due to the advances in knowledge pertaining to the best individualized treatment options made possible by prior donors, she is doing fine today. Thank you, Cap'n!
- jhseeman
- Posts: 500
- Joined: Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:33 pm
- Location: Charleston, SC
Great puzzle and Meta Cap'n...
Took a minute to get parts of it, but fun aha moment.
Thanks.
Took a minute to get parts of it, but fun aha moment.
Thanks.
- ajk
- Posts: 1033
- Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:22 pm
- Location: Colorado
Very fun sir, thanks. Took me two viewings to get rolling, but smooth sailing once I did.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
- Wendy Walker
- Posts: 1757
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
- Location: Unionville, PA
- ChrisKochmanski
- Posts: 2269
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:51 pm
- Location: Saline, Michigan
- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1619
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
I've received a few nudge requests, so here you go. (Note: If you haven't yet solved, you might want to give this one a try this weekend. )
- rjy
- Posts: 1084
- Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:52 pm
- Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Ahhhh… needed - but shouldn’t have - that first nudge. This type of meta has perpetually been a blind spot for me, but great fun, Cap’n, elegant construction!
Ray
- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1619
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
Thanks for solving, everyone. Hope you all had a very happy Mother's Day!