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MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 11:55 am
by Joe Ross
MGWCC #799 — Friday, September 22, 2023 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a
six-word phrase that I hope will describe those solvers who’ve figured out the meta.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive
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Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:11 pm
by docison
Holy cow! I need to convince Matt to add a new badge for "#1 solver 2 weeks in a row"! That was a grueling grid - but, as MikeyG said, the meta made me laugh.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:15 pm
by MikeyG
docison wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:11 pm
Holy cow! I need to convince Matt to add a new badge for "#1 solver 2 weeks in a row"! That was a grueling grid.
The grid was brutal (hey, so are mine), but the meta made me smile, and that's what good metas should do! Bronze me!
This "last cat" is first in my book!
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:26 pm
by schmidzy
Super fun (after I let myself google the grid answers I didn't know)! Time to start bracing for week 5...
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:46 pm
by SamKat9
Tough grid, but I enjoyed it. Beamed on the ship
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:05 pm
by DCBilly
Beamed up, nice one.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:07 pm
by ajk
Beamed after seeing mention of a relevant observation. Fun one.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:17 pm
by Joe
That was pretty hilarious. And I did it without any help! Awaiting beamage, but it's a sure thing.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:42 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Beamed!
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:49 pm
by MMe
I hear the answer in Aziz Ansari's voice.
Quite a feat of construction!
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:56 pm
by mattythewsjpuzzler
Beamed. Funny eye of the beholder...I thought grid was fairly normal. Only 1 or 2 Mr. G uses.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 2:03 pm
by boharr
Beamed.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 2:13 pm
by HunterX
Awaiting transporter beam.
What a construction! That must have been tricky to accomplish to say the least.
Edit. Beamed up.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 3:07 pm
by markhr
Beamed up. A 68D will hit the spot.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 3:20 pm
by Laura M
Beamed! No uncertainty this week.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:03 pm
by Andrew Bradburn
This one was a lot of fun.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:41 pm
by Brainbow
Woot! Now I can enjoy the weekend.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:00 pm
by lbray53
Awaiting the beam.
EDIT: On the board at #90. I saw this one early for once. I only followed one short rabbit trail, but abandoned it before going down the hole.
I was happily filling in the grid with no Googling, wondering what people were complaining about. Then I met my Waterloo in the southeast corner. More on that after the reveal if I remember to comment.
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:27 pm
by KayW
Beaming. This has to be my fastest week 4 solo solve ever (after a very late start)
Re: MGWCC #799 — “And the Last Shall Be First”
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:44 pm
by hcbirker
KayW wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:27 pm
Beaming. This has to be my fastest week 4 solo solve ever (after a very late start)
Me too Kay! I have beamed!
Beaming. This has to be my fastest week 4 solo solve ever (after a very late start)