Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? Here's a more difficult puzzle for you. (Actually, while I initially thought of this as a "week 4" puzzle, after the last few weeks of meta hell I am revising this down to a 2 or maybe 3 at the most!) Please note that this puzzle has been designed with Google in mind. There is no way you know what's needed to solve this meta without it, unless you are a web designer with a photographic memory! The answer to the meta is what graffiti artists do with their colors.
PM me with your submissions or submit on Crosshare. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.
Last edited by benchen71 on Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:37 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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OK, solved but with a couple of questions. But a solve is, as I've always said, a solve so color me happy. I suppose In this instance I may have been MOAToring along on a flat tire..
OK, then maybe I'll have a Fat Tire!
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!
We're over the 24 hour mark, and here are the 13 solvers who found the pot of gold:
Hector
rjy
boharr
DIS
wendy walker
Cindy Weatherman
DrTom
Laura M
Carolyn
Tyrpmom
ChrisKochmanski
markhr
Golem
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That's a total of 20. Let's see if the nudges can shake a few more solvers loose!
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!
1. 42 across contains the main hint: "Groupings of 6 characters that define HTML color values that you will almost certainly need to Google in order to solve the meta." These are HEXADECIMAL RGBS (red, green, blue values).
2. But what to Google? This is where the asterisked clues come into it.
3. The asterisked clues contain HTML color names.
4. But how to locate the meta answer? There's another hint in the grid.
5. The puzzle is titled "Rainbow" and the clue for 65 down references rainbows. This is not a coincidence!
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!
Finally made it across. Used the last couple of nudges, but mostly needed to overcome an initial stupid error. Fun puzzle!
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Bahaha, 75-Across. (That's basically my sense of humor.)
Just started the meta. I like the scavenger hunt feel - I don't think I'm giving too much away by saying that, as you did say we should use Google prodigiously for this!
Edit: The colorful castle is stormed! That was a fun one!!
MikeyG wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:54 pm
Bahaha, 75-Across. (That's basically my sense of humor.)
There may even be the occasional pun! Not as good as yours, though.
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!
Here's the last solver update before the answer reveal:
ajk
Abide
Small Wave Dave
Mikey G
vandono
Spid4567
ReB
whimsy
frostyjhammer
THC
We made it to 30! Well done, everyone.
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!
