"One Up" - September 6, 2020
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Hi folks! Hope everyone enjoys this week's puzzle. The clue at 78-A was written with y'all in mind.
All aboard the Dino Train!
-Your friendly conductor constructor
All aboard the Dino Train!
-Your friendly conductor constructor
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(I think that translates to I got it, but I missed the explanation)
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Really liked this one.
Also, the answer to 41A was staring me in the face as I printed the puzzle; I'm writing an online textbook for tech math and need to add 41A to chapter 16.
Also, the answer to 41A was staring me in the face as I printed the puzzle; I'm writing an online textbook for tech math and need to add 41A to chapter 16.
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It's a combination of being "on the Will train" and the anagram of "I'm done" -- "Dino Me". And Dinosaur Train is a kids' show on PBS.Beth Tyrpin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:55 pm (I think that translates to I got it, but I missed the explanation)
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Ran along the tracks until a kind DINO (nudged) ME up onto the WILL TRAIN. Fun puzzle.
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Dino me!
Very much enjoyed. Nice construction.
And I can say, almost for sure, that I've never seen the entry at 79a, not in a crossword nor anywhere else.
Very much enjoyed. Nice construction.
And I can say, almost for sure, that I've never seen the entry at 79a, not in a crossword nor anywhere else.
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Also ...
I can't decide whether to view Will's Weekly Meta as the lovely start to my meta puzzling week, or the very satisfying end.
Thoughts?
I can't decide whether to view Will's Weekly Meta as the lovely start to my meta puzzling week, or the very satisfying end.
Thoughts?
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So I'm a dinosaur? Well, yeah, maybe. Clever puzzle.
I appreciate that Will tells us whether or not we're likely to need google to solve.
I appreciate that Will tells us whether or not we're likely to need google to solve.
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BothChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:22 pm Also ...
I can't decide whether to view Will's Weekly Meta as the lovely start to my meta puzzling week, or the very satisfying end.
Thoughts?
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I don't think this Dino has that connotation.
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Finally-Dino Me . Great puzzle, but I have to admit that I prefer puzzles with specific metas. In puzzles with vague metas, like “6-word letter”, you can sometimes come up with reasonable answers but not realize that there is a better answer. Minor point-I enjoyed the puzzle a lot.
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Barbara, that is no comment on your age. I started that because Will’s first few puzzles required anagrams to solve them. “Dino Me” is an anagram for “I’m done”.
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I think the idea of Sunday as the start of the week was rendered obsolete by the advent of the weekend (thank you, labor movement!).
ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:22 pm Also ...
I can't decide whether to view Will's Weekly Meta as the lovely start to my meta puzzling week, or the very satisfying end.
Thoughts?
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But...most calendars sold in the U.S. start on Sunday.Hector wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:49 pm I think the idea of Sunday as the start of the week was rendered obsolete by the advent of the weekend (thank you, labor movement!).
ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:22 pm Also ...
I can't decide whether to view Will's Weekly Meta as the lovely start to my meta puzzling week, or the very satisfying end.
Thoughts?