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Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:27 pm
by Conrad
I finished the grid and had nothing, nothing, nothing, and then BAM!!
Fun "aha" moment!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:27 pm
by benchen71
I'm still at the "nothing" stage!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 7:48 am
by Al Sisti
Loved this one...
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 11:26 am
by boharr
Sweet.
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 3:13 pm
by sharkicicles
This happened to be the first one I did… nice introduction!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 6:17 pm
by Cindy
Solved. Nicely done.
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 10:52 pm
by BarbaraK
Awww! That was cute!
I did as 68A said, even though I was asking myself "why?" That made it perfect!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 6:21 pm
by damefox
This one was cute! Reminded me of a PGWCC crossword from a long time ago (which I failed to solve -- fool me once). Also seems like an apt meta for Pete, since you could just change the prompt to "an American rock band" and have a solid MMMM puzzle.
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 12:55 am
by benchen71
This one took me far longer than it should have. To see why, click the spoiler button, but only if you've solved! I didn't see the meta hint in 50 down since the clue was truncated in my app and I never looked at the clues on their own!
That brings me to the end of CCCC. Of the 15 puzzles that I didn't construct, I was able to solve 14 of them. Definitely lots of fun! Thanks @AnswerPfinder!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 8:45 pm
by Jeremy Smith
Solved. Nicely done!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 8:40 pm
by KayW
Excellent puzzle and meta. Thanks!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 1:47 pm
by jhseeman
Great AHA moment/reveal.
Thanks for the puzzle and Meta.
J
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 2:59 pm
by Wendy Walker
Very cute! Thanks, guys!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 10:56 am
by rjy
Thoroughly enjoyed the grid fill as well as the end result… Thanks Pete and Mack
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 3:45 pm
by ajk
Very fun. Took just the right amount of time before it hit me. Thanks!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Thu May 11, 2023 2:50 pm
by DrTom
Grid gave me a little pause, lots of things not in my general knowledge area, but certainly doable with crosses. I kept looking for the mechanism, looking for the mechanism and then....
Nicely done and no easy constructing task I am sure.
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 3:34 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Lovely!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 7:53 pm
by whimsy
This one's taken me the longest to solve to date --( but still 4 more to go.)
Overnight thinking, and then had to convince myself to utilize every crumb to make the cookie!
Thank you, dynamic duo constructors!
Re: Getting in Shape by Pete Muller & Mack Meller
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 10:16 am
by lbray53
Very fun! So many spoilers come to mind. A band (as mentioned previously) and several apt songs.
I really liked the way the answer "appeared from the mist" on this one.
