#77 - "Matters of Taste"
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Ruh roh. I jumped the gun. Peter told me I was warm, so I revisited the puzzle, saw what I needed to, and resubmitted. Now confirmed correct.
Hey, I kinda like the idea of a mini meta. Really focuses your attention. Wouldn't mind seeing more.
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Just submitted, now worried I might have jumped the gun as it seemed self-contained, but did I miss something.
Did ask PGW if my solution was the answer or not.
Postscript - got it. Didn't jump the gun. Phew.
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I'm afraid I've given up on this one, it's just beyond me! I have an answer but it's so much less than a 100% click that I'm not going to embarrass myself by sending it in. I enjoyed the grid and really like the idea of a mini-meta puzzle though!
- Beth Tyrpin
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I peek at this each day and so far I got nada, but I will try to look again before the deadline.
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Submitted with confidence. Surprised to get an email from Peter late tonight: "No, sorry." Wonder what I missed.....
- Scott M
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Ditto. Can't find a starting point.Beth Tyrpin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:31 pm I peek at this each day and so far I got nada, but I will try to look again before the deadline.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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- Hector
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I've sent in a guess based on a version of the first idea that came to mind. Not nearly 100%, and unlike Laura I'm alway fine with embarrassing myself. ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Edit: "Sorry, no."
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Edit: "Sorry, no."
- Al Sisti
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Had the right idea, but whiffed with my answer... well, more like my foul tip was held by the catcher. Whatever; a K is still a K. Even though my second answer was verified as correct, my new streak starts tomorrow (or with the next puzzle).
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Need a nudge. I have no clue.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Didn't click the "with proper names" box in the anagram solver.
I also really wanted SWEET SALT SOUR BITTER UMAMI to play some role & was reluctant to give that up.
Edit: it's really super impressive how clean the grid is, especially the long, paired downs, given the constraint from the center across stack.
I also really wanted SWEET SALT SOUR BITTER UMAMI to play some role & was reluctant to give that up.
Edit: it's really super impressive how clean the grid is, especially the long, paired downs, given the constraint from the center across stack.
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Nope, never would have gotten this, sorry PGW! Anagrams are not my thing. (Of course I still tried to anagram practically everything this puzzle--using an online generator--but never really with the right context...) I did think that the full celebrity names were significant, but I always included the down entry NINA AGDAL with the across three. And like Hector I was completely convinced that sweet/salty/sour/bitter/umami played a part somehow!