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"Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:22 am
by hashbrown
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."
- 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.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:38 am
by edestlin
Dino me! (After whiffing on last week's puzzle I'm thrilled to have gotten this one pretty quickly. Phew!)
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:51 am
by Joe Ross
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:53 am
by Abide
Very cool! The second step felt very Patrick Berryish.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 11:05 am
by MarkWoychick
Dino me - thanks, Will!
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 11:55 am
by boharr
I got it but earned a five-minute major penalty for fighting.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:03 pm
by KayW
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.
)
EDIT: Post-enlightenment is already striking, just not at the answer yet
EDIT EDIT:
Nice one! (and one mark of a great meta IMHO is if someone with NO knowledge of the subject can still solve it)
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:46 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Dino me!
Once I went to the fights, and a hockey game broke out.
Thanks, Will!
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:52 pm
by Meg
Thanks Will! Not into ice hockey at all, but I enjoyed the puzzle.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:03 pm
by benchen71
Solved, with an assist from
@Meg.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:51 pm
by whimsy
Dino me!
Thanks, Will!
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:15 pm
by Cinny
Dino me!
Needed an assist on this one. Thanks
@lbray53
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:17 pm
by lbray53
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.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:14 pm
by Anita
Very clever! Dino me!
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:25 pm
by jbird
I'm seeing something...but still stuck. Anyone around for a nudge?
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 8:35 pm
by BarbaraK
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.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2024 8:45 pm
by SamKat9
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!
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2024 4:30 pm
by MatthewL
Dino me, but only with a huge assist. Would never have seen this on my own. Very clever though.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:06 am
by JeffPrug
I could use a nudge! I can share what I've tried so far through PM.
Edit: Got it thanks to some help.
Re: "Through the Five Hole" - December 31st, 2023
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:19 pm
by rjy
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!