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First Acts by Alex Eaton-Salners
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:34 pm
by BarbaraK
Yay, a Fireball meta!
What single letter of the alphabet is hinted at by this puzzle? [NOTE: Since you have a 1-in-26 shot of guessing the letter, you have to include an explanation of how you got the answer. The simplest explanation is the step before the final answer and consists of two words with a total of six letters.]
Rules: Email Fireball the answer no later than 6 p.m. (Eastern time) on Sunday, October 15. Lots of prizes for the randomly-drawn winner.
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That was fun! Thanks Alex & Peter
Re: First Acts by Alex Eaton-Salners
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:53 pm
by Wendy Walker
Solved! Big towers, ha!
Re: First Acts by Alex Eaton-Salners
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:56 pm
by Abide
Nice one.
Re: First Acts by Alex Eaton-Salners
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:14 pm
by HoldThatThought
I rate Fireball Metas on a simple scale:
No headache
Headache
Migraine
Someone Please Chop My Head Off And Make The Pain Stop
"First Acts" rates as a "No Headache"
Re: First Acts by Alex Eaton-Salners
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:13 pm
by Leslie
Loved it! Appreciated the title in retrospect.
Re: First Acts by Alex Eaton-Salners
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 2:50 am
by markhr
I thought this was a really elegant puzzle. Nicely done.
Re: First Acts by Alex Eaton-Salners
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:20 pm
by DCBilly
Got it but only by asking @Wendy Walker a couple of times ... how'm I doin' here? And by Wendy giving the perfect minimal responses thereto. I thought the payoff/punchline was not that punchy so this one ranks #3 for me this week after the WSJ and MGWCC.
Re: First Acts by Alex Eaton-Salners
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:12 pm
by sharkicicles
That was a never ever ever gonna get that one.
