#616 - "A Quiet Place"

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#616 - "A Quiet Place"

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This week's contest answer is 14 letters long.
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Since it's 2:12pm EDT and no one had yet created this thread, is it possible others are having the same luck as I am, i.e., none?
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damefox wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:13 pm Since it's 2:12pm EDT and no one had yet created this thread, is it possible others are having the same luck as I am, i.e., none?
Still looking at it. Have an idea but it's not panning out. Lot's of time to work on this one. I and my fellow Californians are not going anywhere!
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I see FrankieHeck is on the board, and running the table this week! I myself am striking out so far . . .
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I couldn't solve it while staring at it. While I went to go microwave leftover pizza, my brain finished the job. I love it when brain does that. :)
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submitted and awaiting the update, but pretty confident.
Edit: board updated, got it.
Last edited by joequavis on Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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I have some dumb ideas, but nothing is working here or on the WSJ. I did get the pgwcc, which was a nice break from the other two.
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Everything I think to post sounds like a spoiler, so I’ll just say that I solved it.🙂💡
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TMart wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:33 pm I have some dumb ideas, but nothing is working here or on the WSJ. I did get the pgwcc, which was a nice break from the other two.
And just like that, I'm on the board. Post-enlightenment strikes again!
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Beam me up!

Also, since I complained a while back about how I always seemed to submit just after an update and had to wait a while, I wanted to note that my last few submissions have been processed within a few minutes. I don't know if I've just had luckier timing or if Matt has been going through them more often, but I appreciate it!
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Laura M wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 3:17 pm Beam me up!

Also, since I complained a while back about how I always seemed to submit just after an update and had to wait a while, I wanted to note that my last few submissions have been processed within a few minutes. I don't know if I've just had luckier timing or if Matt has been going through them more often, but I appreciate it!
Perhaps Matt is stuck at home, like the rest of us.
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Lost in space. I have a few ideas but they are getting me nowhere.
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AHA I just got it. I saw a piece of it early on and dismissed the train of thought too quickly. Very clever construction.
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I have what must be the first step (or insight, as Matt would say) and what I think is the answer, but I’m missing a step in between. Guess I’ll sleep on it.
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I got nothin’.

And I’ve been staring for quite some time.

Sleep on it?
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I think there may be more than one justifiable answer to this one.
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Solved. Agree more than one possibility.
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Got it! Can't make heads or tails of the WSJ yet, though. :(
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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I’m seeing what I’m supposed to see, but have no idea what to do with it!!
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Streroto wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:17 pm I’m seeing what I’m supposed to see, but have no idea what to do with it!!
I'm with you in the same place!
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