Take Five
- Joe Ross
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With apologies for the delay, here is the link to this puzzle in Excel.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
- BrianMac
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Great puzzle, Al!
I'm still laughing at 48-Down. I saw that mascot name for the first time in Ryan's puzzle last week (Ticket to Ride), but never put it together what that team's cheer would be.
I'm still laughing at 48-Down. I saw that mascot name for the first time in Ryan's puzzle last week (Ticket to Ride), but never put it together what that team's cheer would be.
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I was closer than I thought! I got the 1.5 version, although I wasn't sure about it, and I was partway to the 2.03 version. I'd like to think I could have gotten there eventually, but mentally I'd already given up by the time I PMed Al with my lack of progress, so I just read the ROT13ed solution that he sent me (and now I feel like a slacker). Anyway, very nicely done, Al! I like that there are two paths that confirm each other.
- Al Sisti
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For a laugh, check out their mascot. Definitely would not have passed Will Shortz' "Sunday morning breakfast" test.
- BarbaraK
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I finally got this one - with a little help from a friend. I was on the track of the 2.03 method but missing a piece and looking at it from the wrong angle.
Found it both ways now - after backsolving the last bit. Very clever! Great job Al!
Found it both ways now - after backsolving the last bit. Very clever! Great job Al!
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- Al Sisti
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It's probably run its course, so here's the reveal:
The answer, gotten either or both of two ways, was REST, which is both a musical term and a synonym for "Take five."
Method 1 (the โWeek 1.5โ way)โ: The title (TAKE FIVE) and the center down clue/entry โ mentioning Roman numerals โ has us removing all Vs. There are four (someone mentioned it would have been cool to have a fifth โ V โ themed entry): in order:
RAVINES โ new word without the V โ RAINES
VENDED -- new word without the V โ ENDED
SELVES -- new word without the V โ SELES
TVOFFER -- new word without the V โ TOFFER
So the method 1 way is to just read the initial letters of those new V-less words: REST
Method 2 (the โWeek 2.3 wayโ): Those newly formed words can be alternate answers of the same length to four clues:
CARTER was the answer to 11D Expos Hall of Famer โฆ but RAINES fits too
FINAL was the answer to 61A Settled โฆ but ENDED fits too
LENDL was the answer to 65A Tennis great, etc. โฆ but SELES fits too
HARLOT was the answer to 9D Reviled lady, etc. โฆ but TOFFER fits too
The initial letters of those four clues, take in grid order:
9D Reviled ladyโฆ
11D Expos Hall of famer
61A Settled
65A Tennis greatโฆ also spell REST.
The answer, gotten either or both of two ways, was REST, which is both a musical term and a synonym for "Take five."
Method 1 (the โWeek 1.5โ way)โ: The title (TAKE FIVE) and the center down clue/entry โ mentioning Roman numerals โ has us removing all Vs. There are four (someone mentioned it would have been cool to have a fifth โ V โ themed entry): in order:
RAVINES โ new word without the V โ RAINES
VENDED -- new word without the V โ ENDED
SELVES -- new word without the V โ SELES
TVOFFER -- new word without the V โ TOFFER
So the method 1 way is to just read the initial letters of those new V-less words: REST
Method 2 (the โWeek 2.3 wayโ): Those newly formed words can be alternate answers of the same length to four clues:
CARTER was the answer to 11D Expos Hall of Famer โฆ but RAINES fits too
FINAL was the answer to 61A Settled โฆ but ENDED fits too
LENDL was the answer to 65A Tennis great, etc. โฆ but SELES fits too
HARLOT was the answer to 9D Reviled lady, etc. โฆ but TOFFER fits too
The initial letters of those four clues, take in grid order:
9D Reviled ladyโฆ
11D Expos Hall of famer
61A Settled
65A Tennis greatโฆ also spell REST.
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- Al Sisti
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Well thanks! It was a lot of fun... well, it was mostly fun. Now that I've got the bug, I hope to do a few more.
- TMart
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Great puzzle. When I initially filled the grid, I put RAINES in 11D, then realized it didn't fit with the crossing words, so I got a nice aha when I pulled the V out of RAVINES.
- Richard B.
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Wow, Al! This was great. I just got to it. For method 2, I mistakenly(?) used RAKE as an alternate answer to 58A. It got me to an โRโ just as well with โRichardโ! Lucky me! I was just looking for answers that fit the original clues, not necessarily of the same length. I guess my R E S T were a little out of order this way.Al Sisti wrote: โTue May 12, 2020 3:27 pm It's probably run its course, so here's the reveal:
The answer, gotten either or both of two ways, was REST, which is both a musical term and a synonym for "Take five."
Method 1 (the โWeek 1.5โ way)โ: The title (TAKE FIVE) and the center down clue/entry โ mentioning Roman numerals โ has us removing all Vs. There are four (someone mentioned it would have been cool to have a fifth โ V โ themed entry): in order:
RAVINES โ new word without the V โ RAINES
VENDED -- new word without the V โ ENDED
SELVES -- new word without the V โ SELES
TVOFFER -- new word without the V โ TOFFER
So the method 1 way is to just read the initial letters of those new V-less words: REST
Method 2 (the โWeek 2.3 wayโ): Those newly formed words can be alternate answers of the same length to four clues:
CARTER was the answer to 11D Expos Hall of Famer โฆ but RAINES fits too
FINAL was the answer to 61A Settled โฆ but ENDED fits too
LENDL was the answer to 65A Tennis great, etc. โฆ but SELES fits too
HARLOT was the answer to 9D Reviled lady, etc. โฆ but TOFFER fits too
The initial letters of those four clues, take in grid order:
9D Reviled ladyโฆ
11D Expos Hall of famer
61A Settled
65A Tennis greatโฆ also spell REST.
Congratulations on the well-deserved accolades. Keep โem coming.