MEOW #69 Central Casting UPDATED
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- Meg
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You know, Whimsy, @DrTom made a much more serious blunder in his puzzle last year. I don’t even remember what the error was. I just know it was much worse than your minor misspellings. I am in awe of anybody who can construct a meta crossword. I think you are very brave. Plus, we are a very forgiving folk. Simple and forgiving.
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Thanks, Meg. I know I'm among friends, and I 'm not really beating myself up that much -- just my lighthearted, self-deprecating way of getting the word out!Meg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:39 am You know, Whimsy, @DrTom made a much more serious blunder in his puzzle last year. I don’t even remember what the error was. I just know it was much worse than your minor misspellings. I am in awe of anybody who can construct a meta crossword. I think you are very brave. Plus, we are a very forgiving folk. Simple and forgiving.
And see! I so much want to be like you, @DrTom that I've provided myself with my own ultra moment.
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(There goes my post-retirement career of being a meta tester...)
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Well that 67A clue could be interpreted a number of ways, and together with the puzzle title and certain other elements in the grid, this has me stumped. Will keep watching for nudges to be posted!
The other Wendy.
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I did the same thing ( accidentally hit “reveal” and saw the answer)…. but I still don’t see the mechanism ! I’m really dense, I guess!
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Why dense? It took me some time too. Keep looking - you'll get it!
I found that solving on the phone made it more difficult - I like being able to see the whole thing at the same time.
Good luck!
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Ah, that helped! Kudos to those who figured it out without this.whimsy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 9:33 pm
For those solving with the PDF or PUZ and who thought a bit more direction would have been better, you were absolutely right.
I must have used older versions to make the links. I had updated Crosshare to emphasize a directional hint; this is how the
New Clue
for 67 Across should read --
67A ______ the moon, which you might be when you figure out the key for solving the meta
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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Kudos to those who figured it out with this.
// fixed it for you
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I owe you a NUDGE!
Here's this week's cat picture --
And a knock-knock joke courtesy of Mr. Lives -- (Didn't want to give away the answer to 26A! )
Here's this week's cat picture --
And a knock-knock joke courtesy of Mr. Lives -- (Didn't want to give away the answer to 26A! )
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Yeah, but how do we get The _________ from the puzzle? ( : That's what I can't figure out.
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Cat has been freed, with a LOT of patient assistance from @whimsy
Brilliant meta.
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Well I am embarrassed, solved - if I can actually say that with all the help I got, but oh my I was dense. Very clever puzzle if you are smart enough to follow the signs, and special kudos to those who got there without corrections or nudges. Now if you''ll excuse me I have quickly buy a sandwich before I get back on the train...
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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I got it without corrections or nudges. It doesn't take smarts to enter the names of movie characters until one of them is confirmed by crosshare.
Oh, I guess when it comes to solving it, knowing the answer ahead of time is about as big a nudge as one can get. Okay, I didn't get it without a nudge-- I gave myself the biggest possible nudge one can have.
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".
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I thought I posted this earlier but it seems not to have shown up, so: I liked this a lot, and I didn't notice the clue errors at all :-) I would have had a much tougher time without the intended 67A clue, but fortunately I solved on Crosshare. Thanks, @whimsy!
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Stealing from MikeyG and producing a leader board (of 29D.)
Cap'n Rick
madhatter5
Hector
Meg
boharr
dplass
woozy
Laura M
oldjudge
Gutman
Schmeel
Bird Lives
ChrisKochmanski
Tyrpmom
Dave C
BarbaraK
Bbaack
dudeski
KayW
DrTom
CromsFury
HeadinHome
benchen71
No asterisks regarding nudges or not, fumble-fingers or not, unintentional "hard" version vs easier version, etc.
One big happy family!
Cap'n Rick
madhatter5
Hector
Meg
boharr
dplass
woozy
Laura M
oldjudge
Gutman
Schmeel
Bird Lives
ChrisKochmanski
Tyrpmom
Dave C
BarbaraK
Bbaack
dudeski
KayW
DrTom
CromsFury
HeadinHome
benchen71
No asterisks regarding nudges or not, fumble-fingers or not, unintentional "hard" version vs easier version, etc.
One big happy family!
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Finally solved between bouts of work this afternoon, thanks to encouragements from @Woozy. Everything the published nudges said, and most of what Woozy gave me, was stuff already on my radar, but focusing on just two of those things in combination did the trick.
Really impressed by those who got this with NO help!!
(Cat laid down and went to sleep in bag long ago… I’ll let her nap.)
Really impressed by those who got this with NO help!!
(Cat laid down and went to sleep in bag long ago… I’ll let her nap.)
The other Wendy.
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Cat's out of the bag. Thanks for a fun puzzle!
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In the glitchy way this puzzle's going, while I cross referenced posts and Crosshare to make the solvers list, I neglected PMs.
So let me begin the next grouping (which I'll edit and add to over the next day or two) with:
Cynthia
Carolyn
Cindy Heisler
Mark Woychick
Ergcat
Jack Sullivan
LindaPRmaven
Darth
A couple more nudges in an hour or so --
So let me begin the next grouping (which I'll edit and add to over the next day or two) with:
Cynthia
Carolyn
Cindy Heisler
Mark Woychick
Ergcat
Jack Sullivan
LindaPRmaven
Darth
A couple more nudges in an hour or so --
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NUDGES
Most probably have the movie and the, ahem, at this point.
And are considering the significance of the 6 appropriate six-letter symmetrical entries.
Now for the nitty-gritty -- (a cascade of nudges so you can take them on one at a time if you like*)
Two words --
Big
*asterisk
Most probably have the movie and the, ahem, at this point.
And are considering the significance of the 6 appropriate six-letter symmetrical entries.
Now for the nitty-gritty -- (a cascade of nudges so you can take them on one at a time if you like*)
Two words --
Big
*asterisk