"Jazz Combos" - July 2020
- Abide
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—Brian MacDonald
—Brian MacDonald
- BarbaraK
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I spent days chasing a big juicy irresistible red herring that I couldn't get any reasonable answer from. Somewhere in there, I noticed some different things that seemed likely to be relevant, but couldn't get an answer there either. And I couldn't get myself to totally let that herring go. Finally a kind friend told me forget the herring and stick with my other idea. Then once I found some more stuff and let go of a piece that wasn't actually relevant, there was the answer.
- BarbaraK
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Hah, there's an Isaac W on the MMMM leaderboard at 4:45 this afternoon! First submission this year. Is that a muggle?
- Eric Porter
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I'm now on the leaderboard with a little help from LaceyK. Thanks!
I won't say yet exactly how close I was when I posted earlier. I had the right idea, but made mistakes carrying it out.
I won't say yet exactly how close I was when I posted earlier. I had the right idea, but made mistakes carrying it out.
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Last minute inspiration! Ashore!
I was reading the comments here and looking at the puzzle at the same time. Then I noticed something. Then basically Google/Wikipedia solved the meta for me so I can't take all the credit I guess.
I was reading the comments here and looking at the puzzle at the same time. Then I noticed something. Then basically Google/Wikipedia solved the meta for me so I can't take all the credit I guess.
- Jeremy Smith
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- BarbaraK
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So did anyone else get stuck in the rabbit whole with shared combinations of letters, like iGUANA and GUANAcos? I mean, that can't possibly be coincidence, can it? Guanacos??? It took me way way too long to let that go.
- Eric Porter
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First, I should say that I know very little about jazz. Usually I can search for what I need to know, but I found it more difficult this time.
I was at first caught up on the iGUANA and GUANAcos like BarbaraK. Even worse, there's an 'I' above GUANACOS so it looks like a second IGUANA.
At first, I was able to get only 6/10: BIRD (thanks Bird Lives), ELLA, DUKE, COUNT, FATS, & MILES.
I found some names that were a real stretch because I didn't look up nicknames for the most famous musicians. I was only using their first names, but because I had BIRD, I should have done so for the other most famous musicians.
I liked that my initials are in 27A and my first name appears in this week's WSJ meta.
I was at first caught up on the iGUANA and GUANAcos like BarbaraK. Even worse, there's an 'I' above GUANACOS so it looks like a second IGUANA.
At first, I was able to get only 6/10: BIRD (thanks Bird Lives), ELLA, DUKE, COUNT, FATS, & MILES.
I found some names that were a real stretch because I didn't look up nicknames for the most famous musicians. I was only using their first names, but because I had BIRD, I should have done so for the other most famous musicians.
I liked that my initials are in 27A and my first name appears in this week's WSJ meta.
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Just joined the Mega Meta party! Thanks to a fellow Muggle for a gentle nudge that led me back to something I’d noticed and abandoned early on.
Can’t wait for Tuesday!
Can’t wait for Tuesday!
- FrankieHeck
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I finally got the mega meta this week, too! I thought I was submitting the red herring, but apparently not.