15. Match Game

Puzzles! Puns! The occasional crosswordese! Solve a new meta at the end of each of month at https://punofakind.blogspot.com/
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15. Match Game

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Meta Redacted: See you guys again soon!!

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Grid complete! Now on to the meta...

[Some time later]
Ummm...

[A lot more time later]
Er...
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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Very much in the same place also.
But I take heart; if @benchen71 hasn't solved this puzzle yet, then most likely cryptics are not involved! :lol:
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whimsy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:29 pm Very much in the same place also.
But I take heart; if @benchen71 hasn't solved this puzzle yet, then most likely cryptics are not involved! :lol:
I'm getting a sense that I crossed an invisible boundary with "Who Gets The Last Word?" and will never be forgiven! :D
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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I'm worried I made an assumption with this one that will end up not holding true. 🤣

First nudge Tuesday at 1 pm, eastern!
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No solvers yet? Yikes!
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Good thing this is only a 1.5 or people might be struggling
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lbray53 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 1:49 pm No solvers yet? Yikes!
@MMe has it!
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benchen71 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:54 pm
whimsy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:29 pm Very much in the same place also.
But I take heart; if @benchen71 hasn't solved this puzzle yet, then most likely cryptics are not involved! :lol:
I'm getting a sense that I crossed an invisible boundary with "Who Gets The Last Word?" and will never be forgiven! :D
Sure Ben, and as long as you are going ot use Macbeth, I'll do so to to tell you when:
When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won.

Hopefully my battle with MikeyG's puzzle will not be through thunder, lightning or in rain....
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Grid: 7:05
Meta: 1:00 (needed Google to verify)
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MattGaffney wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 12:16 am Grid: 7:05
Meta: 1:00 (needed Google to verify)
This is like Da Vinci complimenting you on a painting!
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Nudge #1:

A funny thing happened on the way to the this...
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MattGaffney wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 12:16 am Grid: 7:05
Meta: 1:00 (needed Google to verify)
Yah, but you had Ada helping you.
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Settled in this morning for a nice easy 1.5. Nothing in 30 minutes, so came to read the comments. Only thing I learned is that Matt and MikeyG think alike.
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Mikey has confirmed that I did, indeed, have the answer. I have no comment at this juncture.
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Solved with a nudge. The best description I’ve heard of this type of puzzle is “What’s in my pocket”? Meg is being nice by saying nothing.
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oldjudge wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:12 pm Solved with a nudge. The best description I’ve heard of this type of puzzle is “What’s in my pocket”? Meg is being nice by saying nothing.
This is fair. I am sorry I made this puzzle. I was trying to do something different and figured it was solvable based on the forum clues (as all of these are titles of posts in the forum as well, which are free to view), and virtually all of those who solved my puzzles before were also part of the MGWCC puzzles. I needed to have an indicator to that somewhere along the way, and I didn't, which was an egregious error on my part.

Stop solving right now, guys. This was definitely an error on my part, and I will not do something like this again.

The answer is MATT GAFFNEY based on the four puzzle clues being titles in the past and the corresponding answers:

ASKED AND ANSWERED = MASKED
SPORTING CHANCE = ARCHERY
AGE-APPROPRIATE = TOP HAT
LEADING BY EXAMPLE = THIRTYSOMETHING

I am sorry it did not translate, and I vow to try better in the future with more test solvers and more editing. I am a human being and am prone to error. My sincerest apologies for wasting your time with this, as I know the meta hunt is important, and I don't want to do that to you guys, who I consider family.

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My “solve” was just a guess that I thought was kind of comical. Turned out to be correct. Don’t be too hard on yourself.
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Don't sweat it buddy, you have been superhuman since you started. Even the best have an off day.

I did get a chuckle that my comment above makes sense now...
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Oh, MikeyG, I hope this doesn’t discourage you. I agree the puzzle is too “inside”. But as for me, I don’t mind it all that much when the less “official” meta puzzle-makers like you and MMM, MOAT, MEOW, Fill Me In, and Lexicon Devil (have I forgotten anyone?) occasionally go all mad scientist experimental on us. Remember when Peter G. Washington would sometimes take us way, way out there? It was usually OK by me. And usually interesting at the least. Just not always, please. 🙂

Hmm … Maybe with a puzzle like this, provide some kind of warning? Like: “Hey, gang, I’m out on a limb with this one. Maybe WAY out on a limb. Approach at your own risk.” Then we can decide for ourselves how much time to invest.

I don’t know, I’m just babbling, but I hope you don’t feel too bad about this.
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