"You're Surrounded" - September 25, 2020
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"You're Surrounded" - September 25, 2020
This week's puzzle is titled "You're Surrounded" by Matt Gaffney
The answer to this week's contest crossword is a 36-Across
Good luck getting the grid and the meta
The answer to this week's contest crossword is a 36-Across
Good luck getting the grid and the meta
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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Iโm on the beach. Whereโs my cabana boy? Oh! There he is. A large margarita please!
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Meg -
Since it's just you and me at present, does that make me the cabana boy?
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It depends. Can you carry a tray without tipping it?
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Matt Gaffney is endlessly creative when it comes to crosswords, but it looks like he might be running out of titles for his crossword contests. For those of you who don't subscribe to MGWCC (You should) his most recent puzzle was titled "We're Surrounded." I'll know I'm right if next week's puzzle is called "I'm surrounded."
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Ashore! Until today, I've never had a drink on the beach before 5 o'clock. Or before 9 o'clock, either, if you must be a stickler for accuracy.
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I knew this one was not gonna be one I could do last week during the Q&A when his tester made a comment about this puzzle.
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My pleasure is another margarita. Sucked that first one down pretty fast. Iโm not going to say this meta is easy because most of us hate to see that in a comment. The first thing I tried was the correct path. It happens that way sometimes.
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I edited my earlier post to say that I was going to get you a Megarita. I hope that's OK. I went down a different path before I found the right one, but I was close on your heels!
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Ashore
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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T,
I went back and checked the video. In the comment section, Matt's test solver said "Just gonna say: Love Matt's next meta, which is a week from tomorrow." I donโt know if one can infer difficulty from that.
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I can - at least for me - I've never come close to solving a puzzle that a good solver "loves." Most good solvers tend to like puzzles that are unique or challenging - I can never solve those. I can solve the ones with methods I've seen before.
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Toes in sand!
Strange thing. We drove 10 hours yesterday, to see the kids. On the way we discussed THE VERY TOPIC OF THIS PUZZLE. So the answer came fast.
Strange thing. We drove 10 hours yesterday, to see the kids. On the way we discussed THE VERY TOPIC OF THIS PUZZLE. So the answer came fast.
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Onshore. Not a tough solve, but impressive construction nonetheless.
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