#635 - "Don't Even Try"
- Jeremy Smith
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I would also appreciate a nudge. I have the first step, but I don’t see a path forward from there.
- MajordomoTom
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yep, you don't need anything from outside the sheet of paper you have - it's all there. No external words, no "sounds like this", nothing, it's all there.
In maddeningly and artfully concealed places.
In maddeningly and artfully concealed places.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
- Hector
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Nudges by PM are fine, but maybe not so much on the forum before the deadline?
- Al Sisti
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I agree (he says, constantly refreshing the page to look for more...).
- MajordomoTom
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on the list at #99, thanks Cindy.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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I can look at this till doomsday and not see what I'm supposed to see. It's just not on my wavelength.
Probably time to throw in the towel.
EDIT: Looks like post-enlightenment still works. Taking one more look, I finally saw the main mechanism here. Still waiting for confirmation of my submittal, but at least I didn't come up completely empty.
Probably time to throw in the towel.
EDIT: Looks like post-enlightenment still works. Taking one more look, I finally saw the main mechanism here. Still waiting for confirmation of my submittal, but at least I didn't come up completely empty.
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- JordanianTomlinson
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Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:40 pmAgree with Mike, wholeheartedly. Would go a step further, as you did & maybe as Mike meant, too, but explaining your process & progress to someone else further refines your thoughts & may inspire the next step, or two, which can lead to a solution.ky-mike wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:11 pmIf you got it before the nudge, then it is definitely a solo solve. Typing out your steps is a good way to help your thought process and move you forward.JordanianTomlinson wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:04 pm On the board! Stared at the sheet for a day after getting that first step and even asked for a nudge but, somehow, saw the mechanism before getting a reply. So submitted but can’t credit myself for a solo solve as I wouldn’t have gotten there without typing out all of my previous steps out to my fellow Muggle.
One very patient muggle put up with hours of my stream-of-consciousness before I found home on this puzzle. My friend may well have been annoyed (or wanted to SCREAM the answer), but helped me tremendously by only "listening." I was rabid to finish, particularly after I found the 1st step, but I also thought before I wrote, lest I created a "DOH!" moment & wrote something 'stupid'.
In fact, going forward, I will request a mute sounding board before requesting a nudge. Beware PMs from me!
Aye, you’re all probably right. Though this may just encourage me to bother you all more frequently
- Streroto
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LIS
I am taking the L I am certain. I am in awe of those of you who figured this out I literally have looked at it for hours and see...nothing
I am taking the L I am certain. I am in awe of those of you who figured this out I literally have looked at it for hours and see...nothing
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And I'm done... took too much help to submit, but it was fun.
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Like others, I got the first step quickly and felt pretty optimistic about my chances of solving. But then...nothing. I keep picking it up in spare moments, but unless post-enlightenment strikes it looks like I won’t make it to step two. Really wish there had been more nudge-y posts!
- joequavis
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Submitted a Hail Mary answer which I'm sure is not right. I found step 1 right away Saturday, and a few rabbit holes since then. Would love a PM nudge now that I've submitted - I'd like to still solve it without being shown the answer on Fiend. Thanks!
- tonyrobots
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Well, I've got 86 minutes. Wish me luck!
edit: make that 38 minutes
edit 2: I give up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
edit: make that 38 minutes
edit 2: I give up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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- joequavis
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Good luck!
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Well, I got step one, but I'm stuck. Could anyone help with a nudge? I won't be able to submit on time, but I'd still like to try and solve before looking at the solution.
Edit: Got it! Thank you for the nudge. I won't submit, as I feel I wouldn't have gotten it without the nudge.
Edit: Got it! Thank you for the nudge. I won't submit, as I feel I wouldn't have gotten it without the nudge.
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Same, would appreciate a nudge after step one. Would still like to try solving before looking.
- spotter
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I followed the title, and didn't even try. Next week is a week 1 which is much closer to my wheelhouse.
- Joe Ross
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I took too long to reword the puzzle title: Don't Even Try = Do Not Even Try = Do Try Odd.
When I did look at all of the grid squares with odd numbers, I found six "_IGHT" words + one letter, or seven letters — E - F - L - M - N - R- S — & some chaff. Seven letters are better, since the Meta Clue is This week's contest answer is a seven-letter word.
Spent a lot of time misreading 61A Devote, as time looking at clues - SPEND (or SPEND TIME LOOKING AT CLUES) as SPEND TIME LOOKING AT GRID. Once I corrected myself, I found the seven letters as first letters of clues 19-43-5-27-29-40-54, whose grid answer first letters are
T-I-G-H-T-E-N.
When I did look at all of the grid squares with odd numbers, I found six "_IGHT" words + one letter, or seven letters — E - F - L - M - N - R- S — & some chaff. Seven letters are better, since the Meta Clue is This week's contest answer is a seven-letter word.
Spent a lot of time misreading 61A Devote, as time looking at clues - SPEND (or SPEND TIME LOOKING AT CLUES) as SPEND TIME LOOKING AT GRID. Once I corrected myself, I found the seven letters as first letters of clues 19-43-5-27-29-40-54, whose grid answer first letters are
T-I-G-H-T-E-N.
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I overcomplicated things. Got step one immediately and then dug way into the weeds on the clues. I played around with EFLMNRS every way except the right one.
- joequavis
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Kudos to those who made the connection from what seemed like a very get-able step 1 to a not-so-get-able step 2!
I saw this more as 6 words and the beginning of a 7th, which would have been SIGHT. I saw that this ended on SPEND, and was rightly looking at the clues all weekend. Not seeing the connection, I submitted INSIGHT, as in there was NO END In Sight.
Congrats to the solvers. Tough one!
I saw this more as 6 words and the beginning of a 7th, which would have been SIGHT. I saw that this ended on SPEND, and was rightly looking at the clues all weekend. Not seeing the connection, I submitted INSIGHT, as in there was NO END In Sight.
Congrats to the solvers. Tough one!