"Poles Apart" by benchen71
- schmidzy
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I've submitted the only thing I can make the letters read. Can't for the life of me figure out the Sorry, Ben, I'm sure there's a genius twist here but I just can't see it!
- benchen71
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Your submission made me smile, but I will not be accepting it as a valid answer, sorry!
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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- woozy
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For those having trouble.... don't forget, Ben is from down under.
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Annoying thing is I didn't use the nudges. But I did . Then again I Hail Maryed and couldn't use the nudges.
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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".
- rjy
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Ahhh… FINALLY got it. Moat crossed and castle merely gently approached, but a nice aha remained after all that. Nice twist, Ben!
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- Darth
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DeMOATed: Took the Polar Express to the castle...
but hit a snow drift! Got it now! Thank you, Ben.- benchen71
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... which is more than I can say about the WSJ this week, despite your redirecting nudge!
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- ReB
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"Poles Apart" - as opposed to "Germans Apart" or "Ukrainians Apart"? At this point, I'm still poles apart from the answer...
- benchen71
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A solver update for you. 8 more solvers brings us up to 39:
lbray53
Mg305
DCBilly
Darth
rjy
hoove
Jaclyn
Tyrpmom
Sharkicicles
Next (and last) update tomorrow morning Australia time, right before the answer reveal.
lbray53
Mg305
DCBilly
Darth
rjy
hoove
Jaclyn
Tyrpmom
Sharkicicles
Next (and last) update tomorrow 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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- benchen71
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Two more solvers, for grand total of 41:
Gutman
Mikey G
Answer reveal coming up in 3... 2... 1...
Gutman
Mikey G
Answer reveal coming up in 3... 2... 1...
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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- benchen71
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Here's the solution to "Poles Apart":
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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- ReB
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Well it looks like I had the mechanism figured out all along but didn't put the letters together in the correct sequence to make intelligible words. Oh well. Another ingenious concept from Ben here.
- HeadinHome
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I was trying hard to think of a phrase about op-art, involving magnets.
The other Wendy. ![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
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- benchen71
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No, there was no hint as to direction. Sometimes you just have to try everything!
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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! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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So I instinctively "guessed" that the meta was OPPOSITES ATTRACT, from the title and prompt, about halfway through the grid. Since CROSSHARE allows multiple guesses, I entered it and, voila, I was right. I then tried to back solve but didn't get past the N-S letters.
- ajk
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lol I had it instantly but never thought to look up instead of down. Ah well. These things happen. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
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