"Executive Search" - June 5, 2020
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I can’t let this opportunity pass by.
My college anthropology prof was given to embellishing his lectures with irrelevant asides.
I’ve never forgotten this one:
Poke the tailor and he’ll fill more orders.
That reminder of presidential sequence actually came in handy with a WSJ crossword clue some years ago
“ president preceding Fillmore”.
I know the early and the recent ordering, but I’m lost in the midstream- except for these 3.
My college anthropology prof was given to embellishing his lectures with irrelevant asides.
I’ve never forgotten this one:
Poke the tailor and he’ll fill more orders.
That reminder of presidential sequence actually came in handy with a WSJ crossword clue some years ago
“ president preceding Fillmore”.
I know the early and the recent ordering, but I’m lost in the midstream- except for these 3.
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Surprised no one has mentioned all the nicknames in the grid. CHET, TRU, CAL, W, TR (or TED), RON, even ERA (part of Monroe’s nickname). I went deep down this rabbit hole among many others. I usually get the WSJCC meta and am 0/2 past two weeks...ouch. Never left the bar again this week. Isaac make it a double!!
Ah well Thursday is another day...to paraphrase TARA DENIZEN.
Stay well all.
Ah well Thursday is another day...to paraphrase TARA DENIZEN.
Stay well all.
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I'm a newbie who blithely ignored the crux of the two-word hint and found a bunch of unsatisfying possibilities that other folks have mentioned, such as MONROE, REAGAN, and a brief look at our boys from Vermont, CHET AR TH UR and CALyx COOGILLEEGE.
But here's my mad rabbit hole, straight down the center column: ONE SELLFOR EWE must mean "1 cell for you" which indicates answer 1D, james k. POKE. Maybe 54D POLO was also involved, 54-40 or fight?
I wisely decided not to submit a guess.
But here's my mad rabbit hole, straight down the center column: ONE SELLFOR EWE must mean "1 cell for you" which indicates answer 1D, james k. POKE. Maybe 54D POLO was also involved, 54-40 or fight?
I wisely decided not to submit a guess.
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Tremendous work there!C=64 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:57 pm I'm a newbie who blithely ignored the crux of the two-word hint and found a bunch of unsatisfying possibilities that other folks have mentioned, such as MONROE, REAGAN, and a brief look at our boys from Vermont, CHET AR TH UR and CALyx COOGILLEEGE.
But here's my mad rabbit hole, straight down the center column: ONE SELLFOR EWE must mean "1 cell for you" which indicates answer 1D, james k. POKE. Maybe 54D POLO was also involved, 54-40 or fight?
I wisely decided not to submit a guess.
Haven’t laughed as hard in a long time.
KeepQuiet, Silent CALyx COOGILLEEGE
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Count me in the executive nickname search.
That early Chet was a harbinger of many false leads to come.
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Matt has many posts on this meta over on Crossword Fiend
https://crosswordfiend.com/2020/06/07/w ... ne-5-2020/
He didn’t know ZT was the 12th prez
Interesting back and forth thoughts about the Ronald Reagan option.
https://crosswordfiend.com/2020/06/07/w ... ne-5-2020/
He didn’t know ZT was the 12th prez
Interesting back and forth thoughts about the Ronald Reagan option.
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I was also considering a non US GOVERNMENT president. Like the president of a large US company
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This puzzle clearly threw a curveball to lots of solvers! We had 1219 entries, about 60% correct. Lots of votes for NIXON (67, I think because you could spell out the 12 letters of his name in the 12 two-word anwers?), VAN BUREN (33, a two-word president), MONROE (37, why?), plus lots and lots of others.
Congratulations to this week's winner, Debbie Torrance of Atlanta!
Congratulations to this week's winner, Debbie Torrance of Atlanta!
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Thanks Mike for the #s and major hats off to all the solvers and to Debbie!
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It wasn't my submission and given the 2 answers it is obvious that MG intended for it to be ZT, but I absolutely think Ronald Reagan is a perfectly legitimate answer as well....good searching skills.yourpalsal wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:20 amThank you, TPS. I rewrote my post to pay respect to Matt Gaffney, and for ease of use:TPS wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:55 amIf it had been prompted similar to JEFFERSON AIRPLANE it would have invalidated your answer - but since it wasn’t I think your answer is fine. And that’s why I’ve said this meta could have been a little bit better.yourpalsal wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:46 am Call me difficult, but I don’t find the answer so satisfying. I went with Ronald Reagan because his was the only 12 letter, two word official Presidential name (no middle initial) whose letters could be distributed one letter per two-word answer. Folks, why is my answer less valid just because it wasn’t the intended answer? I’m not being rhetorical - it’s an honest question.
PAYUP - A
YOURERIGHT - R
OHHI - O
KEEPQUIET - E
ANGLEE - G
NOMORE - N
GRAPEJUICE - A
SELLFOR - L
EASEBY - A
DEJAVU - D
XEROXCOPY - R
IWON - N
Matt Gaffney is amazing, a genius, and this is another strong meta. I don’t believe his answer is the sole answer. I went with Ronald Reagan because his was the only 12 letter, two word official Presidential name (no middle initial) whose letters could be distributed one letter per two-word answer. Folks, why is my answer less valid just because it wasn’t the intended answer? I’m not being rhetorical - it’s an honest question.
YOURERIGHT - R
OHHI - O
NOMORE - N
GRAPEJUICE - A
SELLFOR - L
DEJAVU - D
XEROXCOPY - R
KEEPQUIET - E
PAYUP - A
ANGLEE - G
EASEBY - A
IWON - N
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MONROE because the exact anagram NOMORE is in the grid. You'd have to have had significant Gaffney experience to know (as I certainly did) that it couldn't be that easy or that lazy of a mechanism, and it fits the title at least as well as the actual answer, so I wouldn't myself be comfortable rejecting it.MikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:49 am This puzzle clearly threw a curveball to lots of solvers! We had 1219 entries, about 60% correct. Lots of votes for NIXON (67, I think because you could spell out the 12 letters of his name in the 12 two-word anwers?), VAN BUREN (33, a two-word president), MONROE (37, why?), plus lots and lots of others.
Congratulations to this week's winner, Debbie Torrance of Atlanta!
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Hmm.... Reagan did not make the top three. This week's numbers surprise me. Would have expected more entries and a higher number correct.
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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While pencil & paper worked well for many muggles, this puzzle was custom-made for using Excel. It took me less than a minute to:boharr wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:30 pmPencil and paper seem required for this one.Tony S wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:25 pm "It is interesting that the hardest metas seem to be a piece of cake for others, and others struggle over what pops out at me quickly. I guess the sea looks very different to some versus others."
After missing two metas in a row (King Me and Build Your Brand) I'm back on track. I found this one to be a KAS 1. The giveaway clue, "two word" answers, prompted me to write all of them down on paper --- I immediately noticed an unusual array of letters. I then wrote out the alphabet and systematically checked off the ones that were used, leaving only Z and T. I'm not sure I would have seen this without the pencil-and-paper exercise --- my hat's off to those who see these things on their phones! And, of course, hat's off to Matt Gafney for an incredible construction.
- search for, copy, paste, edit, & sort the U. S. presidents
- type out the initials of 67A two-word grid answers
- sort them to find that Z & T were missing
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Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:46 pmI believe you. I’ve checked out your Excel templates. They look great. But I don’t think I can master the customizations I’d need to do to use them easily.boharr wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:30 pm
While pencil & paper worked well for many muggles, this puzzle was custom-made for using Excel. It took me less than a minute to:
- search for, copy, paste, edit, & sort the U. S. presidents
- type out the initials of 67A two-word grid answers
I was lucky to find the method so quickly, but Excel also allowed me to solve this puzzle in a personal best time.
- sort them to find that Z & T were missing
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I'm not sure of any customizations you'd need, but I'm interested in helping, if I can.
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Thanks, JoeJoe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:17 pmI'm not sure of any customizations you'd need, but I'm interested in helping, if I can.
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I just want to say THANK YOU Joe - In the few months I've been active you have been nothing but a valuable resource. It is nice to have someone with both your experience, wisdom, and patience - willing to provide the support that you do!Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:17 pm I'm not sure of any customizations you'd need, but I'm interested in helping, if I can.
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