#639 - "Can You Find a Better Example?"

[BarbaraK]

Going nowhere on this one. Must be overthinking or under thinking this.

Those do seem the two obvious options. I guess there’s mis-thinking too.

[Beth Tyrpin]

Laura, I just knew those three X’s were important (or maybe islet was the key or something else). Scouring the clues lead me to the clue about three III’s being Iotas. OK now we’re talkin’. Greek letters in groups of three. I couldn’t figure out what to do with them , or even what Greek letters they represented, so as the deadline approached I sent in 2K as my long shot guess (only one K in the grid). To my shock my name appeared on the leaderboard.

Sorry, I'm... confused... 2K was accepted as a correct answer?

(I also was sure that the III clue meant something!)

No. I sent an email that my answer was wrong and was accepted by accident. Matt fixed it.

[AnswerPfinder]

Stumped, at least for now... Maybe I'll brew a cup and see if my coffee's also magic.
Normally I'm not too bothered by not being able to solve a week 4, but with my last name, this one's personal!

[AnswerPfinder]

Stumped, at least for now... Maybe I'll brew a cup and see if my coffee's also magic.
Normally I'm not too bothered by not being able to solve a week 4, but with my last name, this one's personal!

It worked! My coffee's also magic!!

Well...kinda... got the first step for sure. Still trying to figure out where to go now.

[AnswerPfinder]

Stumped, at least for now... Maybe I'll brew a cup and see if my coffee's also magic.
Normally I'm not too bothered by not being able to solve a week 4, but with my last name, this one's personal!

It worked! My coffee's also magic!!

Well...kinda... got the first step for sure. Still trying to figure out where to go now.

Holy cow, I think I got it! Waiting for confirmation, but feeling good - Thanks Joe for the suggestion!!

[802puzzler]

Grid solved, but I'd love a nudge because I can't wait until Wednesday to see what I'm missing. TIA

[Joe]

Stumped, at least for now... Maybe I'll brew a cup and see if my coffee's also magic.
Normally I'm not too bothered by not being able to solve a week 4, but with my last name, this one's personal!

It worked! My coffee's also magic!!

Well...kinda... got the first step for sure. Still trying to figure out where to go now.

Holy cow, I think I got it! Waiting for confirmation, but feeling good - Thanks Joe for the suggestion!!

You're welcome! Magic coffee is the answer to a lot of things.

[Jeremy Smith]

I really enjoyed this one. Beam me up! Unfortunately, I’m still LAS on the WSJCC.

[Joe Ross]

Going nowhere on this one. Must be overthinking or under thinking this.

Those do seem the two obvious options. I guess there’s mis-thinking too.

There are those of us that succumb to rethinking.

[Joe Ross]

Going nowhere on this one. Must be overthinking or under thinking this.

Those do seem the two obvious options. I guess there’s mis-thinking too.

There are those of us that succumb to rethinking.

And my kids are sick of hearing me say (about life's problems, big & small), "Sometimes you have to out-think it!"

[SusieG]

Ugh, I think I'm getting worse at these. Nothing, nothing, and more nothing. Maybe I should just stick to the WSJ.

I feel that way most weeks...maybe I should just stick to regular crosswords...

I think that about half the time. Although I feel so smart the other half of the time when I solve a meta! I guess that’s what keeps me coming back for more.

[burak]

Quickest MGWCC Week 4 I'll ever solve probably. Yes, Matt probably compensated a little for what happened last week but that's not the only reason for why I was super fast with this one. Will say more after the deadline.

[hashbrown]

Would appreciate a small nudge or someone to chat through potential leads with, been coming up empty so far...

[Dplass]

Would appreciate a small nudge or someone to chat through potential leads with, been coming up empty so far...

Same please.

[Amanda Hugginkiss]

Grid solved, but I'd love a nudge because I can't wait until Wednesday to see what I'm missing. TIA

If you check the Diary of a Crossword Fiend blog, they usually have the writeup Tuesday morning around 9 a.m. Pacific.

[Orsys]

Whew. Got it. It was a painful journey.

[MajordomoTom]

LAS

[Dplass]

After getting various nudges I submitted something and am anxiously awaiting a leaderboard update.

[MikeM000]

I would love some tiny kick in the right direction from any willing party....

[DrTom]

Well I think I may actually have solved this week 4, believe it or not. I do think that Matt may have taken his foot off the pedal but I don't care. If I have solved a week 4 I am going to carve it into the dining room table. I am waiting for confirmation but I am very sure its correct. I'll let you all know.