13. Gone for Christmas
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13. Gone for Christmas
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Meta fans of the universe, unite! A pretty easy one this time around (again, the meta, not the crossword!); I think this should rank 1 out of 5. I sometimes have a hard time making up hard metas, but I have a non-meta toughie in the works I'm excited for you to see (stay tuned for that).
We have a bonus in this one too! Figure it out for bonus destiny points. Or something. (The bonus is something to notice separate from but connected with the meta.)
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The answer to the meta is a multi-word Christmas song.
Deadline: December 10 at 11 pm Eastern
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Leaderboard of Destiny (bolded = bonus, italics = close!!)
(Not sure how this board exploded so quickly, but we might have a record on our hands...I think that's 25 for me? One more for two winners in the drawing!!)
1. RPardoe
2. Gutman
3. benchen71
4. boharr
5. Frankie
6. Matt A
7. oldjudge
8. Hector
9. DJB
10. Cinny
11. LuckyGuest
12. Meg
13. BrennerTJ
14. Cap'n Rick
15. DannyVee
16. ky-mike
17. hoover
18. Darth
19. Abide
20. Chris K
21. KayW
22. DrTom
23. Naptown Kid
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Mikey G
Meta fans of the universe, unite! A pretty easy one this time around (again, the meta, not the crossword!); I think this should rank 1 out of 5. I sometimes have a hard time making up hard metas, but I have a non-meta toughie in the works I'm excited for you to see (stay tuned for that).
We have a bonus in this one too! Figure it out for bonus destiny points. Or something. (The bonus is something to notice separate from but connected with the meta.)
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The answer to the meta is a multi-word Christmas song.
Deadline: December 10 at 11 pm Eastern
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Leaderboard of Destiny (bolded = bonus, italics = close!!)
(Not sure how this board exploded so quickly, but we might have a record on our hands...I think that's 25 for me? One more for two winners in the drawing!!)
1. RPardoe
2. Gutman
3. benchen71
4. boharr
5. Frankie
6. Matt A
7. oldjudge
8. Hector
9. DJB
10. Cinny
11. LuckyGuest
12. Meg
13. BrennerTJ
14. Cap'n Rick
15. DannyVee
16. ky-mike
17. hoover
18. Darth
19. Abide
20. Chris K
21. KayW
22. DrTom
23. Naptown Kid
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Mikey G
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Did the puzzle and proceeded to louse up my submission so may be a while before I reach my destiny.
Like Santa on his sleigh ride, the journey was as much fun as the delivery!![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
Like Santa on his sleigh ride, the journey was as much fun as the delivery!
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
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Solved and submitted. No idea about the bonus though!
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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A clue in the NYTimes mini crossword puzzle for 11/29:
"The peculiar term for the cardboard sleeve around a coffee cup."
"The peculiar term for the cardboard sleeve around a coffee cup."
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If you didn't know that, you're between a zarf and a hard place.
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Solved and submitted. I saw one peculiarity prior to submission and then noticed another after submission. We will see if what I submitted was what was intended for us to notice.
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Edit - Solved. My bonus guess was what is described in the spoiler. Second bonus guess submitted.
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1. Sent Answer and Bonus by email yesterday morning but no response. Will use PM.
2. Scrapped meta I was currently working on. (same answer and bonus)
2. Scrapped meta I was currently working on. (same answer and bonus)
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- MikeyG
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Sorry, Abide!
The answer, as many of you have gotten, is The First Noel, not necessarily my favorite carol - but one that lends to a pretty straightforward meta.
Note that, per the bonus, I did need a second "L" in each theme entry (otherwise, "First" in the title is not as applicable and I was kind of picky on that). The bonus is that there are, as far as I'm aware, NO other unnecessary "L"s (I couldn't call it the Eaderboard of Destiny!) in:
- The answers to the puzzle
- The clues to the puzzle
- The blog post to the puzzle
- The first entry in this forum
Thanks for your muggleness!
Mikey G
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I'm being a little Grinchy, since I had a spare meta, but I think I'll just shelf it for next year's December one, bahaha. Thanks to so many of you who have tackled the crostic as well - I want to be a man of my word and actually type up the solution guide for it this year!
This meta's two winners by random draw were @RPardoe and @DrTom - congrats!
A very merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all!
Mikey G
This meta's two winners by random draw were @RPardoe and @DrTom - congrats!
A very merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all!
Mikey G