"2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
- Joe Ross
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Slight pause while I adjust my accoutrements...
Had an idea during tonight's Zoom Call. (No, nobody gave me a hint nor was anything said that gave me a new thought. I had it on my mind.) I've come to an answer, but I don't know if I "like it" like it, yet. Will sleep on it.
Had an idea during tonight's Zoom Call. (No, nobody gave me a hint nor was anything said that gave me a new thought. I had it on my mind.) I've come to an answer, but I don't know if I "like it" like it, yet. Will sleep on it.
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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!
- Joe
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Got it. On the board. Not a fan. The meta's fine, but...
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.
- ky-mike
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Am pretty sure I submitted the correct answer, but not yet on the board. Anyone on the board care to validate my answer?
- ky-mike
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Care to share with me how you justified one possibility over the other? I submitted the wrong one, but donโt see anything that would sway me either way.
- dpl11
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- BrennerTJ
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Solved and submitted (with appreciation for guidance after a stroll into the woods). Excellent puzzle as usual!
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- Eric Porter
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I'm now on board with some confirmation that I was on the right track and an idea where to go next.
How to complete the puzzle wasn't as obvious to me, but I should have noticed it sooner.
How to complete the puzzle wasn't as obvious to me, but I should have noticed it sooner.
- m5rammy
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Are you on the board yet? has anyone helped you? (are you "Mike W"?)
I could help. (my timestamp on pmxwords,com is 08/03 11:09pm, if you want to check)
PM me what you have so far,
- hcbirker
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- MamaE
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A bit slow out of the blocks, but on the board nudge-free!
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva
- Cinny
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Solved and on the board. This was a fun one - and I only explored one small rabbit hole!
Cindy Heisler
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I was happy as soon as I printed this one because I saw that the prompt was "a musician in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Yay! If it's someone I've never heard of, no problem, I don't have to guess how to phrase my google search and hope it turns up in what google thinks I care about, I can just get a list and look there.
Solved the grid with only one error. Saw the meta mechanism quickly, and found the answer. On the leaderboard now. (We really need a good metaphor for MMMM. Resolved the chord? Played the coda? Rang the bell? Took a bow? Some kind of Monkees or Partridge Family reference? Gotta be something good out there.)
Solved the grid with only one error. Saw the meta mechanism quickly, and found the answer. On the leaderboard now. (We really need a good metaphor for MMMM. Resolved the chord? Played the coda? Rang the bell? Took a bow? Some kind of Monkees or Partridge Family reference? Gotta be something good out there.)
- hcbirker
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Ready for my encore? Strike up the band?BarbaraK wrote: โWed Aug 04, 2021 10:01 pm I was happy as soon as I printed this one because I saw that the prompt was "a musician in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Yay! If it's someone I've never heard of, no problem, I don't have to guess how to phrase my google search and hope it turns up in what google thinks I care about, I can just get a list and look there.
Solved the grid with only one error. Saw the meta mechanism quickly, and found the answer. On the leaderboard now. (We really need a good metaphor for MMMM. Resolved the chord? Played the coda? Rang the bell? Took a bow? Some kind of Monkees or Partridge Family reference? Gotta be something good out there.)
Heidi
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- Joe Ross
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The idea panned-out, kind of, sort of, but was poorly developed & led to an inelegant answer that fit the criteria, if iffy. Had to walk away for 24 hours to clear my mind of it & worked out the correct (I hope) submission.Joe Ross wrote: โTue Aug 03, 2021 9:38 pm Slight pause while I adjust my accoutrements...
Had an idea during tonight's Zoom Call. (No, nobody gave me a hint nor was anything said that gave me a new thought. I had it on my mind.) I've come to an answer, but I don't know if I "like it" like it, yet. Will sleep on it.
The bus has stopped & I have one foot on its bottom step...
- billkatz
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I am pretty sure there are 2 valid answers. I found the more obscure one first. I will likely submit the less obscure one.
- Hector
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Cool. I'd love to hear about the more obscure one by PM if you don't mind!billkatz wrote: โThu Aug 05, 2021 4:47 pmI am pretty sure there are 2 valid answers. I found the more obscure one first. I will likely submit the less obscure one.
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