Re: "Location, Location, Location" - May 24, 2019
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 2:00 pm
Agree completely. I think over analysis is the biggest impediment to solving metas. There is usually a simple, and sometimes even elegant, solution.
A place to discuss the WSJ Weekly Crossword Contest and other "meta"-style crosswords
https://xword-muggles.com/
Agree completely. I think over analysis is the biggest impediment to solving metas. There is usually a simple, and sometimes even elegant, solution.
Ha, “know” is waaaay too strong a word. Moments before posting, I looked it up in that database just to make sure I wasn’t totally off-base in perceiving it to be an extremely rare answer (and, therefore, likely forced by the meta).Inca wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 10:01 amI love the word "crossworthy".JimmyJam wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 2:33 pm ...that PRI at the top of the grid is not “crossworthy” (according to xwordinfo, for example, the last time it appeared in a Times puzzle was 23 years ago) and therefore must be relevant to the meta. When I noticed that ANC, only slightly more crossworthy in my estimation (though I’ve certainly seen it before) was in the mirror position at the bottom of the grid, it all came together!
....and I am super-impressed that you would know exactly when the last time PRI appeared in a puzzle!
With apologies to Meg, I also should have listened to the [not-so-]little voice in my ear before posting.Meg wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 7:05 pmJoe,Joe Ross wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 6:33 pm Got it, Meg.
Don't follow crossword conventions when solving metas. Read the minds of meta-makers, when their clues might be considered by even the most casual observer to be outside the norm. There are no mistakes made by meta-makers. Do not point out inconsistencies. Do not provide feedback.
I was going to post that, per norms, "ALBANY" is a "United States state capital", but not "a U.S. state capital", and also email that to the meta-maker via the puzzle's publisher, since I did feel it' could be valuable feedback.
Clearly, I should have listened to that little voice in my head that told me not to post my previous message.