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"National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:10 pm
by Abide
This is from a new website created by Ben Zimmer ("the Oracle" of Fill Me In podcast). At the bottom of this link the meta puzzle resides, available in the usual formats. Author uncredited (as of now). It was a nice, tidy Week 2ish for me, and I deem it muggle-worthy.
https://mailchi.mp/0bf69d77e21d/welcome ... _hD6aLeg2M
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:01 am
by ChrisKochmanski
Indeed, a fairly light lift. But enjoyable!
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 1:11 am
by oldjudge
Fun puzzle, Peter. Thanks for recommending it. I really enjoyed 31D. At first I thought it was a typo till I saw what was going on.
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:04 am
by Meg
Quite an enjoyable puzzle!
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:53 am
by boharr
Fun one. Thanks for the link.
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:58 pm
by DrTom
Abide wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:10 pm
This is from a new website created by Ben Zimmer ("the Oracle" of Fill Me In podcast). At the bottom of this link the meta puzzle resides, available in the usual formats. Author uncredited (as of now). It was a nice, tidy Week 2ish for me, and I deem it muggle-worthy.
https://mailchi.mp/0bf69d77e21d/welcome ... _hD6aLeg2M
You are correct, it was fun and I believe I got it, though it was a bit different from the tightly wrapped Gaffneys (and Abides for that matter!). LOTS of stuff a Boomer had to guess at, cross fill or look up though
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 1:02 pm
by DrTom
oldjudge wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 1:11 am
Fun puzzle, Peter. Thanks for recommending it. I really enjoyed 31D. At first I thought it was a typo till I saw what was going on.
Like sending handwashing stations to the bottom of the ocean?
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 1:50 pm
by Hector
Nice one. An aspect of it is kinda puzzle-world insidery, if I understand it.
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 2:42 pm
by Abide
Hector wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 1:50 pm
Nice one. An aspect of it is kinda puzzle-world insidery, if I understand it.
Yes, right up the alley for that audience.
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:36 am
by Beth Tyrpin
Thanks for sharing this. I liked it.
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:25 am
by lbray53
Got it with a little help from a friend.
Re: "National Banks" - Beyond Wordplay newsletter
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:10 pm
by C=64
Pretty easy meta IMHO, and I liked that the clues skewed Gen X & Boston sports.
