Look Both Ways
- HeadinHome
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Wanted the answer to be , so my letter count was not working out! Got it now.
The other Wendy.
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OTC with the nudges and ignoring the “10-letter” prompt!
Thanks for a great puzzle!
Thanks for a great puzzle!
- ky-mike
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- MikeyG
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I was almost 100% sure my first 10-letter thought would've been correct, but no dice! I do see a tiny nit with my answer even so, so I'll keep chewing (like Ginger on catnip)!
Love the cluing!
Love the cluing!
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I stubbornly held off submitting until I got what I felt was the intended 10-letter answer. It finally occurred to me this afternoon.
It's fair to say I overthought this, as usual. An interesting change-of-pace puzzle from schmidzy.
It's fair to say I overthought this, as usual. An interesting change-of-pace puzzle from schmidzy.
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Had the mechanism but needed the nudges to help me find the right expression. Thanks for the meta!
- KayW
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Nudged off the couch. I was looking all ways but the right way Thanks!
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Off the couch. Finally got all my ! Enjoyed this one!
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
- Cap'n Rick
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I gave up on the WSJ for now and went back and refocused on @schmidzy's MMM. Finally off the couch with nudges. Very nice idea and execution!
- schmidzy
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Puzzle reveal coming soon! In the meantime, lots more solvers to report since Wednesday (if my count is correct, I think that brings us up to 64 solves):
DCBilly
minimuggle
woozy
CPJohnson
Eric Porter
DIS
heidi
Katiedid
Anita and Steve
JM
Chris Barbee
HeadinHome
bhamren
Johnny Luau
Sharkicicles
david
Ergcat
kymike
Mikey G
edestlin
SeamusOL
markhr
michaelm
KayW
Dow Jones
Qmark
BarbaraK
DrButtBeard
Tom Wilson
Jaclyn
Capn Rick
Abide
PuzNewbie
Tane
Streroto
DCBilly
minimuggle
woozy
CPJohnson
Eric Porter
DIS
heidi
Katiedid
Anita and Steve
JM
Chris Barbee
HeadinHome
bhamren
Johnny Luau
Sharkicicles
david
Ergcat
kymike
Mikey G
edestlin
SeamusOL
markhr
michaelm
KayW
Dow Jones
Qmark
BarbaraK
DrButtBeard
Tom Wilson
Jaclyn
Capn Rick
Abide
PuzNewbie
Tane
Streroto
- schmidzy
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And as promised, the reveal:
And for the curious, Merriam Webster has a fascinating short read on the history of "the side eye," including references dating as far back as 1797 (and, for the literary-inclined, an appearance in James Joyce's Ulysses!) You can read it here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordpla ... g-side-eye. I know this one played a little more towards the younger crowd, so thank you everyone for bearing with me this week and I hope you enjoyed the challenge. Until next time,
Pair-O-Ducks
And for the curious, Merriam Webster has a fascinating short read on the history of "the side eye," including references dating as far back as 1797 (and, for the literary-inclined, an appearance in James Joyce's Ulysses!) You can read it here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordpla ... g-side-eye. I know this one played a little more towards the younger crowd, so thank you everyone for bearing with me this week and I hope you enjoyed the challenge. Until next time,
Pair-O-Ducks
- dsbened
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I'm still laughing over the "Pokey Bowl" clue! And the killer whale - Spanish island "My Orca" is over the top too!
Seattle DB
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Hey Mikey - did you give "Pair O Ducks" some hints on punny cluing? It sure seems like it, and I love it!
Seattle DB
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I think that's just about the highest praise I could ever receive!