Re: "One False Note" - May 22, 2020
Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 12:31 pm
Excited to not only finish the grid very quickly, but also figured out the meta right away! On shore with an Irish Coffee enjoying the rainy weather.
A place to discuss the WSJ Weekly Crossword Contest and other "meta"-style crosswords
https://www.xword-muggles.com/
I knew such a person existed, but Googled to verify that said person was in the "Country" genre. I went a short distance down the wrong rabbit hole before discovering the error of my ways.Jazzvibist wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 10:42 am Ashore - and like many other commenters, (a) impressed by the construction, (b) unchallenged by the meta other than having had to Google it to confirm that such a person exists and (c) wondering whether we are in record-setting territory for beachgoers this week.
I have a few of her paperbacks in the house and have started rereading. In the first reading, there was much time between books and I didn't read them in order. I am now reading the third one that I have unearthed and just noticed something that had escaped me before. Don't know if all fit the pattern, but these three do (so I imagine that the others do too); the initial of the current client's last name matches the letter in the title. Just never paid attention to that before. So sad that she was not quite able to finish the alphabet before she died. I think our library is supposed to open this week. I will have to go and see how many I can find.
I have it on good authority that one is being rewritten "M is for Muggles"SewYoung wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 1:08 pmI have a few of her paperbacks in the house and have started rereading. In the first reading, there was much time between books and I didn't read them in order. I am now reading the third one that I have unearthed and just noticed something that had escaped me before. Don't know if all fit the pattern, but these three do (so I imagine that the others do too); the initial of the current client's last name matches the letter in the title. Just never paid attention to that before. So sad that she was not quite able to finish the alphabet before she died. I think our library is supposed to open this week. I will have to go and see how many I can find.
All but Z (is for Zero). From a quote from her daughter, "... as far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends at Y."
I have read them all--through X. I haven't been able to bring myself to read Y, because I'm so sad that we won't learn how things wrap up for Kinsey.flyingMoose wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 1:32 pmAll but Z (is for Zero). From a quote from her daughter, "... as far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends at Y."
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!LLinNC wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 2:06 pm Haven't had time to do the meta until today. Happy that is was not too difficult, once I stopped making it be (sometimes I think too much, other times, not at all). Country music is not my niche. Celebrating with a mimosa and a visit from my brother-in-law and his wife, who is my sister from another mister. Cheers to you all, and a toast to those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Interesting that we have a Sue Grafton subthread. I took out a slew of Grafton alphabet books from the library just before COVID shut them down. I just finished "W" and "X" while on shore this weekend. Not sure if I'll finish "Y" before the libraries reopen...LadyBird wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 2:14 pmI have read them all--through X. I haven't been able to bring myself to read Y, because I'm so sad that we won't learn how things wrap up for Kinsey.flyingMoose wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 1:32 pmAll but Z (is for Zero). From a quote from her daughter, "... as far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends at Y."
I never noticed that bit with the client's name! Maybe if I had been doing metas then....
I haven't been here very long, but it seems that a subthread often develops over Saturday through Sunday. However, this one will definitely not rival the My First Rock Concert subthread.ReB wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 3:52 pmInteresting that we have a Sue Grafton subthread.LadyBird wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 2:14 pmI have read them all--through X. I haven't been able to bring myself to read Y, because I'm so sad that we won't learn how things wrap up for Kinsey.flyingMoose wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 1:32 pm
All but Z (is for Zero). From a quote from her daughter, "... as far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends at Y."
I never noticed that bit with the client's name! Maybe if I had been doing metas then....
Again from an article at the time of her death: Although Grafton had known the title of the last book for some thirty years, she never did come up with an idea for that last book that she liked.ReB wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 3:52 pmI'm not convinced that Grafton could have "wrapped up" Kinsey's story in the last book, unless she was going to kill her off. Perhaps Grafton might have finished off Kinsey's detective career (since she had a nice nest-egg) - or perhaps she might have jumped to the present and looked back - much would depend on how she finished up "Y". Definitely a challenge the author had - but we'll never know now, alas.