"D-Grade" by Wendy Walker
- CPJohnson
- Posts: 1121
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:38 pm
- Location: Kingsport, TN
- whimsy
- Posts: 2875
- Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:51 am
- Location: Hopkinton MA
- LarsCaine
- Posts: 57
- Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2022 1:10 pm
- Location: Perryopolis, PA
- Jeremy Smith
- Posts: 1031
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:45 pm
- Location: Tampa Bay area
Sssolved! Was briefly trapped in one nonproductive rabbit hole before finally coming to my sssenses. Nice one! Thanks, Wendy!
- Wendy Walker
- Posts: 1757
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
- Location: Unionville, PA
The weather must be inclement around the world (as it is here in eastern PA) because there's been an amazing turnout so far for "D-Grade"! Thank you all for solving and for your very kind comments -- much appreciated.
AJK [TS]
Abide [TS]
1. Hector
2. Cindy Weatherman
3. Schmeel
4. BarbaraK
5. Alex Sisti
6. Pair O Ducks
7. Meg
8. kymike
9. imontoo
10. lbray53
11. dannyvee
12. boharr
13. JM
14. michaelm
15. Tim
16. rjy
17. Cruise Director Bob
18. merlinnimue
19. I K Snamhcok (Chris Kochmanski)
20. MatthewL
21. Gutman
22. DCBilly
23. heidi
24. KayW
25. Berto
26. Carolyn
27. Tom Wilson
28. woozy
29. DrTom
30. Laura M
31. Sharkicicles
32. HeadinHome
33. BethA
34. CPJohnson
35. LarsCaine
36. whimsy
37. DIS
38. Jeremy Smith
39. Qmark
AJK [TS]
Abide [TS]
1. Hector
2. Cindy Weatherman
3. Schmeel
4. BarbaraK
5. Alex Sisti
6. Pair O Ducks
7. Meg
8. kymike
9. imontoo
10. lbray53
11. dannyvee
12. boharr
13. JM
14. michaelm
15. Tim
16. rjy
17. Cruise Director Bob
18. merlinnimue
19. I K Snamhcok (Chris Kochmanski)
20. MatthewL
21. Gutman
22. DCBilly
23. heidi
24. KayW
25. Berto
26. Carolyn
27. Tom Wilson
28. woozy
29. DrTom
30. Laura M
31. Sharkicicles
32. HeadinHome
33. BethA
34. CPJohnson
35. LarsCaine
36. whimsy
37. DIS
38. Jeremy Smith
39. Qmark
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
- SamKat9
- Posts: 303
- Joined: Sat Aug 19, 2023 7:45 pm
- Location: Southeast Florida
Sssolved without nudges, thanksss so much!
Shannon
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
- benchen71
- Posts: 2561
- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Contact:
SSSolved! Took a while to get around to this one, but great puzzle!
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!
- Darth
- Posts: 785
- Joined: Sat May 15, 2021 6:51 pm
- Location: Champaign, IL
- ReB
- Posts: 681
- Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:34 pm
- Location: East Tennessee
Very pleasant solve once Wendy alerted me that this week's SSS was hers. No nudge needed.
- Bird Lives
- Posts: 2836
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:43 pm
- Location: NYC
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SSSolved, and hoping Joe can find a way to make the stars larger. It takes a lot longer to solve a puzzle when you don't notice those little critters.
Last edited by Bird Lives on Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
Jay
- CPJohnson
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(Thanks, Jay@Bird Lives ....I've been there a long time.) (Must remember reading glasses!)
Cynthia
- MarkWoychick
- Site Admin
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- Joined: Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:15 pm
- Location: Boise, ID
SSSolved, great puzzle - thank you, Wendy!
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- Joe Ross
- Moderator
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- Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:46 am
- Location: Cincinnati
I can increase the standard asterisk * size in PDF & spreadsheet, only.Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:57 am SSSolved, and hoping Joe can find a way to make the stars larger. It takes a lot longer to solve a puzzle when you don't notice those little critters.
Meta creators can use the heavy asterisk ✱, the heavy eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk ❋, or other, in crosshare, which will show in all formats.
- Anita
- Posts: 452
- Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:55 am
- Cinny
- Posts: 838
- Joined: Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:53 pm
- Location: Minoa, NY
- Contact:
- Wendy Walker
- Posts: 1757
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
- Location: Unionville, PA
Thanks for the feedback about those tiny and easy-to-miss asterisks. I'll remember that for next time.
Lots more SSSolvers to report:
40. SamKat9
41. andeux
42. Steve M
43. Philip Chow
44. FrankieHeck
45. Tyrpmom
46. kurtalert
47. Darth
48. ReB (N.B.: Poor Bob had no choice but to do this puzzle -- I pretty much ordered him to do so!)
49. markhr
50. hoover
51. Bird Lives
52. Mark Woychick
53. Jaclyn
54. Anita and Steve
55. Cinny
56. BenChen
Lots more SSSolvers to report:
40. SamKat9
41. andeux
42. Steve M
43. Philip Chow
44. FrankieHeck
45. Tyrpmom
46. kurtalert
47. Darth
48. ReB (N.B.: Poor Bob had no choice but to do this puzzle -- I pretty much ordered him to do so!)
49. markhr
50. hoover
51. Bird Lives
52. Mark Woychick
53. Jaclyn
54. Anita and Steve
55. Cinny
56. BenChen
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
- jhseeman
- Posts: 500
- Joined: Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:33 pm
- Location: Charleston, SC
- Guffman
- Posts: 198
- Joined: Tue May 18, 2021 10:02 am
- Location: Prairie Village, Kansas
Sorry for being so late, but I was obsessed with the Rabbit post. A lovely two stepper once I saw the asterisks.
- Wendy Walker
- Posts: 1757
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
- Location: Unionville, PA
More SSSolvers for the SSS!
57. JSeeman
58. Guffman
59. Cole & Maya (my college-senior nephew and his girlfriend -- Cole is introducing her to metas!)
60. Maine Marge
61. Darrell
62. Dow Jones
57. JSeeman
58. Guffman
59. Cole & Maya (my college-senior nephew and his girlfriend -- Cole is introducing her to metas!)
60. Maine Marge
61. Darrell
62. Dow Jones
Good luck, fellow Muggles!