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Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:04 pm
by MarkWoychick
benchen71 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:46 pm
MarkWoychick wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:39 am
Congrats to the solvers so far:
"I PMed you with my solve," said benchen71, aggrievedly.
"My apologies," said Mark sheepishly. You did indeed, and I'll update the post
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:04 pm
by CPJohnson
"I haven't solved; waiting on tomorrow's nudges," said Cynthia hopefully.
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 6:54 pm
by CPJohnson
Finally got it, after the translation. Thanks, Mark!
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 7:52 pm
by Cinny
Cat is out. Needed the nudges, though. Thanks, Mark!
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:33 am
by Thruster17
Sigh. The nudges helped me as much as … well, they didn’t.
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:23 pm
by MarkWoychick
Here's another update 8 more solvers, bringing the total to 36:
ReB
lbray53
Alex Sisti
CPJohnson
Jim Dean
Cindy Heisler
markhr
clev
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:23 pm
by MarkWoychick
Thruster17 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 9:33 am
Sigh. The nudges helped me as much as … well, they didn’t.
I PM'd you some nudges - I hope they will help
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:46 am
by MarkWoychick
One more solver since my last post - congrats to Lance and the 36 other solvers. On to the reveal:
The answer to how you will apply the Swifties is...APTLY
The path to this answer was to apply the "Appropriately Appropriate" title to the company names in the Tom Swift clues - that is, remove the LY - and then find the synonyms in the grid. I was hoping the nudge "'I could use some company,' said Tom firmly" might help make that connection.
Several solvers tried SWIFTLY as the meta answer, which is a great idea. Maybe a future puzzle? Additionally, I made it inadvertently harder on solvers by not noticing several other possible substitutes in the grid (ATEASE for Zen, EGGS for Oat (breakfast alternative), and TWOS or LENTIL for Bit (morsel in clue). Having these entries in the grid made what proved to be a difficult puzzle even harder - definitely not my intent, and I will try to avoid that in the future.
Thanks to all who did the puzzle, whether you solved or not - happy holidays and I wish you a healthy and prosperous new year!
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:02 pm
by ajk
Had TRANQUIL and and YOUTHFUL, but fell into both the LENTIL and EGGS traps (though I was suspicious of the LENTIL one as being not quite on point). Also was trying to force Current into 'Shocked reaction' somehow, even though I knew better. But couldn't see AIRFLOW for some reason.
All in all, my fault rather than the puzzle's.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
Re: MEOW #107: Appropriately Appropriate
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:21 am
by DrTom
Thanks Mark, as usual a big hit. "It was so nice that so many people could seize on the answer", Tom said fittingly