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Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:28 pm
by oldjudge
Bob-I have to help you out—eliminate Seriema. First, it is not the answer, and second it sounds like a urological disease (or Venus’ sister).
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:17 pm
by LesY
OTC as well. I’m proud of myself for actually knowing one. Just one.
Nice job, Brian!
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:50 pm
by LaceyK
Unconfirmed OTC. Excellent puzzle.
I needed google at times, which is my answer to 24A.
I wasn't around for Pageant, but anyone have flashbacks?
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:00 pm
by C=64
Solved! Got a chuckle out of 66A.
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:03 pm
by Bob cruise director
oldjudge wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:28 pm
Bob-I have to help you out—eliminate Seriema. First, it is not the answer, and second it sounds like a urological disease (or Venus’ sister).
I am relieved. Only 157 left
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:12 pm
by Dplass
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:39 pm
Good news - there are only 158 animals with seven letters.
Ha! You got further than I did then!
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:46 pm
by lbray53
Got it! I will be impressed if anyone solved this without heavy surfing.
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:01 pm
by Beth Tyrpin
My son helped me solve the grid. We were cracking up at the clues. He ditched me when the grid was finished, but I’m 🛋.
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:12 pm
by hcbirker
OTC. Great puzzle Brian!
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:32 pm
by BrianMac
End of Monday Leaderboard:
- damefox
- BarbaraK
- Meg
- ChrisKochmanski
- Cindy
- Tom Wilson
- Richard B.
- boharr
- Laura M
- RPardoe
- TMart
- MarkL
- oldjudge
- joequavis
- FrankieHeck
- hcbirker
- LaceyK
- C=64
- Beth Tyrpin
- lbray53
Thanks everyone for solving and for the comments. Another update tomorrow.
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:44 pm
by Dplass
OTC. Well done.
Thanks for the free puzzle.
(And I agree, it'd be very impressive for someone to get this without heavy surfing.)
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:53 pm
by TPS
Dplass wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:44 pm
(And I agree, it'd be very impressive for someone to get this without heavy surfing.)
I was gonna try this tonight and then I saw this ^^^ So it looks like I'll watch the Falcons-Packers game instead.
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:18 am
by BrianMac
The clue for 12-Down seems to have been cut off the bottom of the PDF. I think the answer is still pretty inferrable from the cut-off clue, "Janis Joplin's second," but the full clue should actually read: "Janis Joplin's second and final studio album."
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 1:22 am
by Schmeel
Of the couch!
Not much google needed for the grid, but couldn't get the answer without it.
Amused by some of the cluing, fun puzzle!
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:19 am
by Bob cruise director
BrianMac wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:18 am
The clue for 12-Down seems to have been cut off the bottom of the PDF. I think the answer is still pretty inferrable from the cut-off clue, "Janis Joplin's second," but the full clue should actually read: "Janis Joplin's second and final studio album."
Thanks. I got it because she did not have a second of anything else (and the cross words).
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:38 am
by Al Sisti
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:19 am
BrianMac wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:18 am
The clue for 12-Down seems to have been cut off the bottom of the PDF. I think the answer is still pretty inferrable from the cut-off clue, "Janis Joplin's second," but the full clue should actually read: "Janis Joplin's second and final studio album."
Thanks. I got it because she did not have a second of anything else (and the cross words).
Hard to believe it's been 50 years since she died. I went to bed with "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama" album on the turntable, and woke up to a radio DJ reporting the awful news.
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:40 pm
by Abide
Busy day yesterday, and solved this morning without much insight. Reading all the "you must Google" comments gave me the nudge I needed. Great meta, flawless fill and cluing.
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:31 pm
by hashbrown
OTC - thanks for the puzzle Brian!
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:13 pm
by KayW
That was a fun - and educational - solve. Thanks, Brian!
Re: "Herd Mentality"
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:16 pm
by Bird Lives
C=64 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:00 pm
Solved! Got a chuckle out of 66A.
He was the kind of player often described as "scrappy."