"Connecting Through New York City" - December 12, 2021
- hashbrown
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"Connecting Through New York City" - December 12, 2021
SEASON FINALE!
This week's puzzle: Connecting Through New York City
Difficulty: Challenging
The answer to this week's meta is the entry in this grid that completes a relevant two-word phrase.
(You probably won't need Google.)
Crosshare link: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/gUe7XEy9M8mlF4uWWnQd
Will urged people in this week's email to give the puzzle a go even if the harder difficulty would normally put you off - but if you're reading or posting to this thread then you've probably already solved it or had a try!
This week's puzzle: Connecting Through New York City
Difficulty: Challenging
The answer to this week's meta is the entry in this grid that completes a relevant two-word phrase.
(You probably won't need Google.)
Crosshare link: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/gUe7XEy9M8mlF4uWWnQd
Will urged people in this week's email to give the puzzle a go even if the harder difficulty would normally put you off - but if you're reading or posting to this thread then you've probably already solved it or had a try!
-HB
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Will wrote "If you normally see "Medium", "Challenging", or "Difficult" under a puzzle and immediately look for something else to do, I urge you to give this one a shot! This one is doable, I promise!"
I opened the grid, and went back to sleep. See you next season, I guess.
I opened the grid, and went back to sleep. See you next season, I guess.
- auee89
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Grid finished in less than 40 minutes. That’s fast for me. Now, on to the meta!
Kevin
- Cap'n Rick
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Dino me! "Challenging" indeed! Needed all hints plus confirmation from Will that I was on the right track.
Thanks Will, and good luck!
Thanks Will, and good luck!
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- whimsy
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Lots of dinos in this one but they're all off the gingerbread train --
Thanks,Will, and and best of luck with your studies and exams next semester.-
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- boharr
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The nudges have helped free the dino from the box. Clever puzzle.
Happy Holidays and good luck with your exams, Will. We will miss you.
Happy Holidays and good luck with your exams, Will. We will miss you.
- MajordomoTom
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Connection made, dino'd
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
- woozy
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75% of the way there. Can't put the last bit together but what I've got, even though it doesn't appear to go anywhere, must be the correct idea.
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".
- oldjudge
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Not that difficult—Dino me . I’ll be counting the Sunday’s till Will is back. Study hard for the orals!
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Dino me!
Enjoyable season finale, looking forward to the next.
I hope the exams go well!
Enjoyable season finale, looking forward to the next.
I hope the exams go well!
- ChrisKochmanski
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Dino me!
Loved it! Got close on my own, then got antsy and read the hints. Still, a fun aha even with the help.
Terrific puzzle, Will! Knock ‘em dead on your exams!
Loved it! Got close on my own, then got antsy and read the hints. Still, a fun aha even with the help.
Terrific puzzle, Will! Knock ‘em dead on your exams!
- RPardoe
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Thanks for a fun Season 3!
Good luck w/ the exams.
Good luck w/ the exams.
Got it with the first hint, but 2nd hint probably helped, even though I would've made it on my own (delusional self-talk perhaps). Thanks to Will and good luck this winter!
- lbray53
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What a great end to the season. I really liked this puzzle with the hints which still required a bit of thinking. It took two submissions but the lightbulb finally went on.
I signed up to be a member. Looking forward to next season.
I signed up to be a member. Looking forward to next season.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
- MikeM000
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I haven't done the meta yet, but in the spirit of last week's Gen-X hoedown, I just want to note that I immediately knew 69-Across from memories of playing the Atari 2600 Raiders of the Lost Ark video game....
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Dinoed! I got part of the way on my own, but my college kid helped me across the finish line.
Will, thanks for a great season!
Will, thanks for a great season!
- hcbirker
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Dino me out of the box whatever. Thanks Will for a great season and kill it on your next semester!
Heidi
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where are these hints people are referring to?
- BarbaraK
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https://pandorasblocks.org/connectingthrunyc
Will sent the link in his email with the puzzle this morning.