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"Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:54 am
by Al Sisti
Good morning Muggles, and welcome to Muggle Meta Monday! Before we go any further, how about a big hand for Tom’s excellent “Pieces of Eight” meta last week?
Today’s puzzle is called “Borne on the Fourth of July,” probably around a Week 3 rating. Please PM me your solution by 4 PM on Sunday, and this week, I’m going to try to give at least one or two snapshots of a leaderboard during the week. Feel free to PM me for nudges, but try to stick with it for a couple days first. If nothing else, Nudge Wednesday occurs on… uh, Wednesday this week.
Borne on the Fourth of July.pdf
Borne on the Fourth of July.puz
The meta answer is something people do on the Fourth of July. Good luck!
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:29 am
by BrianMac
Loved this one, Al. Maybe your best yet!
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:02 am
by Joe Ross
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:16 am
by Richard B.
Nice one, Al. The grid itself was very fair and lively - filled with good, non-obscure stuff.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:20 am
by Meg
Very nice Al. Cryptics come in handy yet again.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:47 am
by ChrisKochmanski
Off the couch!
Loved it. Tight enough, in my view, to be a WSJCC.
More Sisti-an (Sisti-esque?) clueing too. I especially liked 31D.
You go, Al!
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:09 pm
by Richard B.
Agree. My thoughts exactly as I solved. This is WSJCC quality.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:16 pm
by Hector
Thanks, Al! Elegant mechanism.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:50 pm
by Al Sisti
I was just informed that there is a non-meta-related typo at 33D; the clue should say "...three-time presidential candidate..." (not "...thee-time..."). Shoot... I hate making mistakes, that's why I'm so fanatic about proofroofreading.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:08 pm
by damefox
Off the couch! Very nice puzzle.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:24 pm
by Laura M
Off the couch! Agree this was quite well done, very professional.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:05 pm
by MarkL
ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:47 am
Off the couch!
Loved it. Tight enough, in my view, to be a WSJCC.
More Sisti-an (Sisti-esque?) clueing too. I especially liked 31D.
You go, Al!
Sistine?
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:11 pm
by TMart
Off the couch, and worshipping at the Sistine Chapel! What a great puzzle - thanks Al!
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:20 pm
by Cindy
Nice job Al.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 5:53 pm
by Beth Tyrpin
I loved this one. Thanks Al.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:28 pm
by oldjudge
Off the couch.Really a neat puzzle, but very tough if you don’t know something.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:50 pm
by FrankH
Off the couch. Fun puzzle. 46A and 47D intersection is a Natick for me and I had to get help from Mr. G.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:46 pm
by boharr
FrankH wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:50 pm
46A and 47D intersection is a Natick for me and I had to get help from Mr. G.
Can't blame you there.
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:41 pm
by FrankieHeck
Whew! I was starting to panic, but I finally figured it out. Great puzzle!
Re: "Borne on the Fourth of July"
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:53 pm
by LaceyK
Off the couch on a Monday! Yippee. 44A!
Superfun.
