MGWCC #740 — “Contact Sport”
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MGWCC #740 — “Contact Sport”
MGWCC #740 — Friday, August 5th, 2022 — “Contact Sport”
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a feature of football games.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
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THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a feature of football games.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO MY CROSSWORD CONTEST?:
MGWCC is available only to subscribers at my Patreon page. A subscription costs $3/month.
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Woohoo! #1. On a puzzle titled Contact Sport, of all things (says the queen of non-sportsing people)
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Is that your last badge?
#50 at 12:26.... Gaffney Beach is getting all of Isaac's traffic....
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Way to go Kay!!!
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.
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(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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It is FOR NOW... (until/unless Matt adds a few more).
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Beamed, I'm sure.
67. Joe Ross 08/05 - 12:36
67. Joe Ross 08/05 - 12:36
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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Nice!!!
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Beamed up. Never thought I'd say this, but after the last couple of weeks.... What a relief it is to have a simple one for a change!
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When I saw you at the top of the list, I was like, "I think she's not a big sports fan." Oh, the irony!
You crushed it! Great job!
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waiting for confirmation, but 100% on this one.
now back to the WSJ toughie
EDIT: confirmed at #95 on the list. NOW back to the WSJ.
now back to the WSJ toughie
EDIT: confirmed at #95 on the list. NOW back to the WSJ.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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It's not a difficult solve, but I'm still impressed by (and envious of) Matt's ability to integrate the mechanism, the answer, and the title.
Jay
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Beamed aboard. My 50 badge is gone and probably forever. Ah, the glory days. They'll pass you by.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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It's dark and bleak when one scratches a head on a week one but I know four might as well be Greek phrases that sort of but don't really fit. The one that seems most likely an answer fits logically the least.
I'd ask for a nudge from someone who actually understands this incomprehensible game pm me and let me discuss terms and find out what they *really* mean, but... I'll just submit. Not like I have a streak to defend... and isn't there a badge for a comeback?
Here goes....
EDIT: Whelp... I blew it. I guess someone had to... maybe my first guess, illogical thought it was, is what I should have gone with.
EDIT 2: Okay, you know.... maybe I should complain and argue that my answer ought to be an acceptable alternative. (Actually can someone who understands this silly game pm so I can bounce an idea off you and see if I actually have an alternative answer or if there is something I'm missing that makes the other answer the only acceptable one)
I'd ask for a nudge from someone who actually understands this incomprehensible game pm me and let me discuss terms and find out what they *really* mean, but... I'll just submit. Not like I have a streak to defend... and isn't there a badge for a comeback?
Here goes....
EDIT: Whelp... I blew it. I guess someone had to... maybe my first guess, illogical thought it was, is what I should have gone with.
EDIT 2: Okay, you know.... maybe I should complain and argue that my answer ought to be an acceptable alternative. (Actually can someone who understands this silly game pm so I can bounce an idea off you and see if I actually have an alternative answer or if there is something I'm missing that makes the other answer the only acceptable one)
Last edited by woozy on Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:41 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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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