#650 - "Nothing But Neighbors"
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#650 - "Nothing But Neighbors"
This weekโs contest answer is a landlocked country.
NOTE: Matt's website specified an incorrect prompt ("ten-letter phrase," i.e., last week's prompt) initially; since fixed.
NOTE: Matt's website specified an incorrect prompt ("ten-letter phrase," i.e., last week's prompt) initially; since fixed.
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Solved. This is supposed to be a week 1 to make up for last week's harder than normal week 1. I would say this one also misses the mark; easier than last week's but not a true week 1.
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Agree. The grid is hard for obvious reasons, and the meta is at least a titch harder than a hit-you-over-the-head week 1 (esp. if you're looking for a 10-letter phrase ). No complaints from me; I much prefer this to a "true" week 1.
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Tough grid but beam me up!
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Still awaiting confirmation, but pretty sure I'm beamable.
I liked the land-locked-country motif. Didn't find the grid difficult, aside from a country I never heard of.
Also, this is one where Joe Ross's shadeable Excel versions would be very useful.
I liked the land-locked-country motif. Didn't find the grid difficult, aside from a country I never heard of.
Also, this is one where Joe Ross's shadeable Excel versions would be very useful.
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Fun puzzle, but not really sure Iโd call it a week 1. Energize!
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Beam me up as well. Tougher grid than meta.
Now, back to the WSJ meta, which again isn't jumping out at me so far this week.
Now, back to the WSJ meta, which again isn't jumping out at me so far this week.
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Hahaha! Yes!
(Edit: Referring to 44D, not e.a. missing)
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"Today's puzzle is Week 2 of 4 in November, but note that it will be Week 1 difficulty to compensate for last week's especially tough Week 1."
I beg to differ...There are just ...so...many...countries...that I don't know who lives where or what city is where or etc.
I beg to differ...There are just ...so...many...countries...that I don't know who lives where or what city is where or etc.
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Beam me up as well!
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Beam me up! Was overthinking at first until I saw the difficulty note. Not sure this is easier than last week (which I thought was a snap), but I enjoyed them both! Happy weekends, everybody.
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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On the leaderboard. I agree with the previous comments that this was harder than the promised week 1 difficulty.
... and in 20-20 hindsight, this puzzle is an impressive feat of construction.
... and in 20-20 hindsight, this puzzle is an impressive feat of construction.
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IMO, this was the easiest meta I've seen since starting in April, 2019. Different strokes.
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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With that said, with judicious use of a highlighter (I forget who suggested it but it has helped recently), beam me up.