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MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:36 am
by Joe Ross
MGWCC #768 — Saturday, February 18th, 2023 — “Second Look”
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer, which is 10 letters long, is what you’ll need to use to solve the meta.
NOTE: Due to the delayed post, the deadline for submitting entries this week is Wednesday, February 22nd, at noon ET.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
Matt
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Re: MGWCC #768 — POSTPONED Until Saturday, February 18th at Noon ET
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:18 pm
by oldjudge
I’m not sure why Matt doesn’t just make this a Saturday puzzle. It would give him extra time to prepare it and would give solvers the ability to more accurately block out time for working on it.
Re: MGWCC #768 — POSTPONED Until Saturday, February 18th at Noon ET
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:30 pm
by MMe
oldjudge wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:18 pm
I’m not sure why Matt doesn’t just make this a Saturday puzzle. It would give him extra time to prepare it and would give solvers the ability to more accurately block out time for working on it.
Sure, if you want to get the puzzles on Sundays...
Re: MGWCC #768 — POSTPONED Until Saturday, February 18th at Noon ET
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:55 pm
by ky-mike
oldjudge wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 4:18 pm
I’m not sure why Matt doesn’t just make this a Saturday puzzle. It would give him extra time to prepare it and would give solvers the ability to more accurately block out time for working on it.
Puzzles are still 7 days apart. Not sure if the day of the week difference matters. I am surprised that Matt doesn't have a few puzzles ready to go that he could pull from. I have never created a crossword puzzle, so I don't know what effort it takes to prepare. I would guess, though, that the week 3-4-5 puzzles are much more difficult to prepare than the week 1-2 puzzles.
Re: MGWCC #768 — POSTPONED Until Saturday, February 18th at Noon ET
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:18 pm
by oldjudge
Just from looking at Daily Crossword Links it appears that Matt does a Sunday-Thursday crossword for the Daily Beast, a Friday puzzle for The Week and every other week he does the WSJ a meta. Unless I am missing some others it appears that the hole in his schedule is Saturday. I also have no idea how long puzzles take to create, especially really creative ones like his late-month offerings, but since it has become common for Friday puzzles to slip to Saturday it may just easier, for both Matt and the solvers, to make the MGWCC a Saturday puzzle.
Re: MGWCC #768 — POSTPONED Until Saturday, February 18th at Noon ET
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 9:09 pm
by benchen71
Thanks,
@MattGaffney, for the shout out! There have been a few new successful solvers, already.
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:37 pm
by Abide
I think I have a solid answer but can't make it 100%. Very frustrating.
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:07 pm
by MikeyG
Abide wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:37 pm
I think I have a solid answer but can't make it 100%. Very frustrating.
I have whole milk but can't make it 2%.
Re: MGWCC #768 — POSTPONED Until Saturday, February 18th at Noon ET
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:21 pm
by Bird Lives
oldjudge wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:18 pm
Just from looking at Daily Crossword Links it appears that Matt does a Sunday-Thursday crossword for the Daily Beast, a Friday puzzle for The Week and every other week he does the WSJ a meta. Unless I am missing some others it appears that the hole in his schedule is Saturday. I also have no idea how long puzzles take to create, especially really creative ones like his late-month offerings, but since it has become common for Friday puzzles to slip to Saturday it may just easier, for both Matt and the solvers, to make the MGWCC a Saturday puzzle.
I've also seen his puzzles (larger grids) in New York Magazine. I don't know how often he does those because I don't go to the dentist all that often.
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:25 pm
by hcbirker
I think I have step one but now what?
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:30 pm
by MikeyG
I have to go with it. With apologies to Ivory soap, I'm 99.44% certain. Wish me luck on the beaming!
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:34 pm
by markhr
In at #9. Solid week 3 puzzle.
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:37 pm
by MikeyG
markhr wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:34 pm
In at #9. Solid week 3 puzzle.
Right behind the person who's right behind you at #11!
Not sure how the floodgates opened for me on this one, but they somehow managed to. Clever and fun!
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 1:47 pm
by Berto
Got hung up on an incorrect assumption but finally ironed out the kink. Waiting nervously for the beam…
EDIT
Wowsers. Not sure I’ve made the top 100 before let alone top 20. Saturday effect maybe…
#14
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 2:11 pm
by ky-mike
Submitted. I am pretty confident after taking a second look at it.
Edit #16
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:25 pm
by woozy
I am literally half there. Unless I'm in a rabbit hole. But that a solid half.
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:58 pm
by Cindy
Abide wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:37 pm
I think I have a solid answer but can't make it 100%. Very frustrating.
I’m with you 100%!
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:26 pm
by ajk
Beamed with the help of the Discord hive. I might nominate the last step for SAD status all on its own.
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:30 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Beam me up!
Like others, I wasn’t 100% sure, but confident enough to submit. I was correct, but there may still be a fine point I’m missing.
Re: MGWCC #768 — “Second Look”
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2023 4:30 pm
by AaronT
On the board, also thanks to nudges from the hive mind.