"Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023

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"Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023

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Happy new year to everyone when it comes, until then - another Pandora's Blocks from Will has arrived!

Puzzle #90: Through the Five Hole
As you ponder potential New Year's resolutions, I figured we could spend some time thinking about a different kind of "goal."
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • The answer to this week's meta is an NHL team.
  • You might need Google. This will largely depend on how well you know NHL teams.
The deadline for this puzzle is 9:00am eastern time on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
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🦕 Dino me! (After whiffing on last week's puzzle I'm thrilled to have gotten this one pretty quickly. Phew!)
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Through the Five Hole - spreadsheet
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Very cool! The second step felt very Patrick Berryish.
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Dino me - thanks, Will!
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I got it but earned a five-minute major penalty for fighting.
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Completed the grid, but so far 8D on the meta. Step 1: google the title to see what the heck it means. Step 2: ???
(Not asking for help. YET. :lol: )

EDIT: Post-enlightenment is already striking, just not at the answer yet 🥳

EDIT EDIT: :crossed_swords: :rabbit: :sauropod: 🥳 Nice one! (and one mark of a great meta IMHO is if someone with NO knowledge of the subject can still solve it)
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Dino me!

Once I went to the fights, and a hockey game broke out.

Thanks, Will!
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Thanks Will! Not into ice hockey at all, but I enjoyed the puzzle.
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Solved, with an assist from @Meg. :D
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Dino me!


Thanks, Will!
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Dino me! 🦕
Needed an assist on this one. Thanks @lbray53
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Cinny wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:15 pm Dino me! 🦕
Needed an assist on this one. Thanks @lbray53
I needed help as well. Happy to pay it forward.
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Very clever! Dino me!
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I'm seeing something...but still stuck. Anyone around for a nudge?
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lbray53 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:17 pm I needed help as well. Happy to pay it forward.
I took up the offer and have now solved. Not my wheelhouse, but very clever.

I wonder how many people will just submit every team name till they hit it. Seems there’s always someone.
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lbray53 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:17 pm I needed help as well. Happy to pay it forward.
I took up the offer also, very neat puzzle, and I learned a thing or two about hockey teams!
Shannon 🐱
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Dino me, but only with a huge assist. Would never have seen this on my own. Very clever though.
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I could use a nudge! I can share what I've tried so far through PM.

Edit: Got it thanks to some help.
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Dino’d with a nudge… Got the first part but needed a bit of a push to get over the finish line. Clever concept and execution, Will, really enjoyed wrestling with this one!
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