"Stress Test" - July 3, 2020
- sanmilton
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I was adrift with the
Breeze on a holiday
Weekend and hoping that
Land would appear.
Puzzle pursuits can be
Monomaniacal,
Yet when they’re solved, I have
Nothing to fear!
Mr. Gaffney had me going for quite a while with this one, but at least I set it aside yesterday and got a good night's sleep. I have several things to say about this astute stumper, but I'll refrain for now rather than risk a spoiler, however oblique. So happy I am to have it done and submitted in time for Friday's Martini, at least.
Have a great holiday weekend, everyone!
Breeze on a holiday
Weekend and hoping that
Land would appear.
Puzzle pursuits can be
Monomaniacal,
Yet when they’re solved, I have
Nothing to fear!
Mr. Gaffney had me going for quite a while with this one, but at least I set it aside yesterday and got a good night's sleep. I have several things to say about this astute stumper, but I'll refrain for now rather than risk a spoiler, however oblique. So happy I am to have it done and submitted in time for Friday's Martini, at least.
Have a great holiday weekend, everyone!
- TPS
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I’m fortunate if I get them within two years of each other!Thurman8er wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:07 pm I got them both within two minutes of each other. Anyone else ever experience something like that?
- JoeS
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On shore. Wacky? Straightforward really. An hour in, saw what mattered and the rest fell into place. But the construct is a little funny, I agree. Catfish Friday with a draft Ziegenbach sounds just right.
- tim1217
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If the path to the answer is what I think it is, then this will definitely not be in my wheel house. And given a full day of yard work in 90+ degree heat, I'm happy to just sit with Isaac and enjoy several martinis (along with a couple of Tylenol).
- Eric Porter
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- Location: Nashville, TN
On shore. I needed a a nice puzzle like this one to end the week.
From the beginning, I was thinking "I bet Gaffney would do this." I still took a little while looking for other things before trusting my first instinct.
From the beginning, I was thinking "I bet Gaffney would do this." I still took a little while looking for other things before trusting my first instinct.
- MarkL
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- Location: Tampa Bay, FL
For now, no mas
Pick it up, again, on Sunday!
Pick it up, again, on Sunday!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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Stress Test = trying to solve this meta
Completed grid, bases loaded and I’m batting zero.
Any nudges available?
Completed grid, bases loaded and I’m batting zero.
Any nudges available?
- Bob cruise director
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People knew that Sandy Koufax or Mariano Rivera were going to throw them a curve ball but they still could not hit it.
That was me this week. I got the sign from the catcher but still whiffed.
I am on the shore but it required help from the umpire giving me the benefit of some good calls.
I will be watching and hoping a muggle gets the mug. And crying in my beer on Tuesday evening.
That was me this week. I got the sign from the catcher but still whiffed.
I am on the shore but it required help from the umpire giving me the benefit of some good calls.
I will be watching and hoping a muggle gets the mug. And crying in my beer on Tuesday evening.
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
Cruise Director
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An enjoyable and fun trip to shore... I wonder if there'll be fireworks....
- whimsy
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I am definitely still on the ship --- or possibly that bus others have since abandoned ---- or maybe the donkey boat ---- yup, that lost!
- Tom Shea
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C'mon Bob!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:01 pm People knew that Sandy Koufax or Mariano Rivera were going to throw them a curve ball but they still could not hit it.
That was me this week. I got the sign from the catcher but still whiffed.
I am on the shore but it required help from the umpire giving me the benefit of some good calls.
I will be watching and hoping a muggle gets the mug. And crying in my beer on Tuesday evening.
Koufax did have a great curveball. But Rivera only threw the cutter. Every single pitch. And they still couldn't hit it without a lot of luck.
Fun fact: I never met him but Koufax is a fraternity brother of mine.
Rufus T. Firefly
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- Al Sisti
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After yesterday's solve, recalling that LAS is our shorthand for Lost at Sea, I started typing shorthand for "Toes in the sand," but quickly decided against it.
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On shore! I'm not 100% but close enough to go with it. Safe drinking a Saint Errant Overgolded Double Dry hopped IPA.
- TPS
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You know I almost posted pretty much this same comment but then I thought 95% of the people on here already think I am petty know it all that sucks at and whines about the meta - why give them another reason to think about the petty know it all part!
But I am glad I wasn’t the only baseball fan that thought this.
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Solved the grid Thursday evening and then wrote the answers in my WSJ Friday morning. Took that paper all around town with me while doing the holiday shopping. No aha moments yet.
Maybe the mimosa with oatmeal from last weekend is throwing me off...
Happy birthday, America!
Maybe the mimosa with oatmeal from last weekend is throwing me off...
Happy birthday, America!
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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Landed ashore on Friday night just before last call! Make me a double so I can catch up.
I enjoyed this one. I’m still waiting for a Mad magazine-like meta where you fold the puzzle just so to reveal the answer.
I enjoyed this one. I’m still waiting for a Mad magazine-like meta where you fold the puzzle just so to reveal the answer.
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On shore in time for Fourth Festivities (watching/cheering a socially distanced neighborhood parade from the driveway & baking a Strawberry Rhubarb Meringue pie.)
Enjoy the weekend everyone!
Enjoy the weekend everyone!
- TPS
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I have tried this on several occasions - of course it never worked.MileHighSolver wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:41 am
I enjoyed this one. I’m still waiting for a Mad magazine-like meta where you fold the puzzle just so to reveal the answer.
- DrTom
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Hmmm, perhaps that's why the Apollo program, though normally very fond of abbreviations, never used one for "back at lunar lander site"?
Sorry everyone, blame Al he started this, musical group discussions, and oh so many other things. (gosh I do love commamenting on things while wearing my oxfords - Mwah Ha Ha)
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!