"No Minor Entertainer" by benchen71
- benchen71
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What a difference a day (and early nudges!) makes. We have 20 solvers to add to the list:
markhr
Ergcat
Pair O Ducks
Cindy Weatherman
boharr
MrTheHan
Meg
whimsy
Berto
woozy
Kent
Carolyn
Darth
Darrell
Tane
I K Snamhcok
MatthewL
DCBilly
lbray53
Laura M
That brings us up to 23.
markhr
Ergcat
Pair O Ducks
Cindy Weatherman
boharr
MrTheHan
Meg
whimsy
Berto
woozy
Kent
Carolyn
Darth
Darrell
Tane
I K Snamhcok
MatthewL
DCBilly
lbray53
Laura M
That brings us up to 23.
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- benchen71
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By the way, over night (for me, at least!) my total solves on Crosshare passed the 20,000 mark!
And you might be interested to see "There's More To This" has taken top spot on my all-time most solved grids!
And you might be interested to see "There's More To This" has taken top spot on my all-time most solved grids!
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
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MOAT crossed with some difficulty, seems I was out of tune. Good puzzle though Ben. You can't help it if I am a music desert.
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!
- benchen71
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At the end of day 2 we have a total of 26, after the following solvers made it over the moat:
DrTom
Gutman
Spid4567
DrTom
Gutman
Spid4567
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!
- Cinny
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FINALLY across the moat. Needed nudges, but a great aha moment. Thanks, Ben!
Cindy Heisler
- benchen71
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Another solver update, bringing us up to 30:
CPJohnson
Cindy Heisler
Jaclyn
Abide
I'm thinking the next update will be Monday morning (Australia time) right before the answer reveal.
CPJohnson
Cindy Heisler
Jaclyn
Abide
I'm thinking the next update will be Monday morning (Australia time) right before the answer reveal.
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!
- ReB
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Yeah, I have no idea what to do after nudges 1-3.5, or how those connect to nudges 4 and 5. Time to start googling.
- MikeyG
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I took all the nudges, even though they didn't tell me anything I wasn't already anticipating (except ). Definitely banged my head when I got the answer, as I was musing doing a meta regarding this musician in the future! Nice one, Ben!
Yes, it's 3:45 am. I'm going to bed now, I promise (I had a long nap earlier).
Yes, it's 3:45 am. I'm going to bed now, I promise (I had a long nap earlier).
- KayW
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Across the MOAT at last. None of the nudges revealed anything new, but for some reason I just wasn't connecting the dots...
Thanks for a fun meta!
Thanks for a fun meta!
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- benchen71
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Solver update:
ellequin
kurtalert
DIS
ReB
Cate C
JM
Philip Chow
Patrick OBrien
Sanne
Mikey G
KayW
That's a total of 41. Answer soon...
ellequin
kurtalert
DIS
ReB
Cate C
JM
Philip Chow
Patrick OBrien
Sanne
Mikey G
KayW
That's a total of 41. Answer soon...
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!
- benchen71
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Here's the solution to "No Minor Entertainer":
This was intended to be a "week 1" puzzle. However, it was made more difficult by the fact that the acronym VFT for VERY FAST TRAIN was not well known in the US. Sorry about that!
This was intended to be a "week 1" puzzle. However, it was made more difficult by the fact that the acronym VFT for VERY FAST TRAIN was not well known in the US. Sorry about that!
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!
- Seattle DB
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- Location: Seattle
I greatly enjoy Benchen's puzzles, and he is an Adult Entertainer, but I don't know which one of these guys is him...
- benchen71
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I have a beard so that narrows the options slightly!Seattle DB wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:03 pm I greatly enjoy Benchen's puzzles, and he is an Adult Entertainer, but I don't know which one of these guys is him...
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!
- benchen71
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It's taken me a while to find time to process the competition result, but the winner of the MOAT Music Meta Pack is...
@spid4567
Congratulations! Your pack has been sent to the email address you supplied. If it doesn't appear in your inbox, check the spam folder!
If you didn't win and you have not yet bought a copy, check it out here. US$10 gets you access to 12 music-themed metas that will not be publicly available at any time in the future. In other words, this is not a pre-release pack!
@spid4567
Congratulations! Your pack has been sent to the email address you supplied. If it doesn't appear in your inbox, check the spam folder!
If you didn't win and you have not yet bought a copy, check it out here. US$10 gets you access to 12 music-themed metas that will not be publicly available at any time in the future. In other words, this is not a pre-release pack!
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!
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I take it BLANK SPACE has something to do with Taylor Swift?
- benchen71
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Yes, one of her big hits:
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!
- MikeyG
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I can't believe I missed BLANK SPACE! Great Easter egg. When it comes to fun meta constructors, I'll write your name!
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Ben,
Thanks so much for the MOAT Music Meta Pack! It was in the spam folder, so thanks for the heads up! I am looking forward to going through it!
Thanks so much for the MOAT Music Meta Pack! It was in the spam folder, so thanks for the heads up! I am looking forward to going through it!