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Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:26 pm
by ajk
Needed the second nudge to remind me that I was already doing the right thing but needed to keep at it. Very spiffy indeed, thanks.

Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:44 pm
by HeadinHome
Castle stormed… where’s the mead??

Really enjoyed this one (prolly because I saw it pretty quickly, despite its cleverness). Keep ‘em coming, Benchen!!

Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:53 pm
by Jeremy Smith
After an easy WSJ, I''m completing the rest of this week's metas. Fun one! Thanks, Ben!

Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2023 7:25 pm
by whimsy
Nudge #3 launched me.

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Saw this at Urquhart Castle several years ago.
Never would have guessed then that it would come in so handy today.

Thank you, Ben, for another high-flyin' puzzle.

Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:56 am
by ReB
Crossed the MOAT with a lifeline...

Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:18 pm
by KayW
:crossed_swords: :rabbit: :european_castle: Nudged across the moat. Fun one, and informational too. Thanks!
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High five! (at a Halloween celebration at a nearby museum yesterday)

Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:06 am
by Cap'n Rick
Finally got to the MOAT and finally crossed it! Great job, @benchen71!

Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:28 am
by MikeyG
I'm happy I knew 38-A right away, but I haven't read any of her works (I hear they're pretty avant-garde).

Got the meta! Grid in 4 minutes, meta in another 3 or 4 or so. Fun and smooth, thanks Ben!

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Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:47 pm
by benchen71
I have been very remiss in not posting any solver updates since posting the nudges. And now it's time for the answer reveal! So here's the last solver update, bringing us to 55 solvers:

Darth
Dow Jones
SeamusOL
Pair O Ducks
Alex Sisti
hoover
Dave C
heidi
ajk
HeadinHome
Jerry Miccolis
Darrell
Jeremy Smith
Sendhil Revuluri
whimsy
MrTheHan
Katiedid
Julie bookworm
ReB
DIS
Spid4567
KayW
Capn Rick
Jaclyn
BarbaraK
Mikey G

Re: "High Fives" by benchen71

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 5:48 pm
by benchen71
Here's the solution to "High Fives":

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This one turned out to be a lot easier than a "week 4". Perhaps tomorrow's Halloween "week 5" will make up for that! :o