MEOW #5: T-Rex
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MEOW #5: T-Rex
Hi all,
Welcome to the fifth installment of the MEOW! The answer to this meta is something which might help solve crosswords. The difficulty level is a Persian.
This one has some color involved, which unfortunately does not appear in .puz files. So although I am attaching the puz file, be warned that you will not have enough information to solve the meta without the colors.
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/TRex
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/TRex_Printer_Friendly
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
I have also included a printer-friendly version with less colors and gray squares instead of black. Needless to say the meta solution is equally solvable in both versions (hint hint nudge nudge), but I think my beautiful creature looks better in the full color version.
In case anyone is colorblind or is printing out in black and white, the actual colors I use don't matter, just the regions they create.
Good luck!
Welcome to the fifth installment of the MEOW! The answer to this meta is something which might help solve crosswords. The difficulty level is a Persian.
This one has some color involved, which unfortunately does not appear in .puz files. So although I am attaching the puz file, be warned that you will not have enough information to solve the meta without the colors.
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/TRex
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/TRex_Printer_Friendly
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
I have also included a printer-friendly version with less colors and gray squares instead of black. Needless to say the meta solution is equally solvable in both versions (hint hint nudge nudge), but I think my beautiful creature looks better in the full color version.
In case anyone is colorblind or is printing out in black and white, the actual colors I use don't matter, just the regions they create.
Good luck!
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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Very creative! I have the answer, but not sure I understand the other 50%.
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There are what look to be important differences between the printer friendly version and the full color one. But then I have not solved yet so maybe those differences do not matter.
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This was a STARE, STARE, D'OH for me. Answer submitted.
I also noted the difference also and pointed it out to MadHatter. They are cosmetic and not critical - at least not to my solve.
I also noted the difference also and pointed it out to MadHatter. They are cosmetic and not critical - at least not to my solve.
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Thanks to RPardoe and lbray53 for pointing out a coloring inconsistency between the two versions of the puzzle. The second letter in 15-D should be orange, not green. As he mentions, this should not affect the solve in any way. It has been fixed in the web-hosted version.
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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Got it! The cat had to scramble for a bit but finally found the opening in the bag.
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20201230 MEOW 5 โ T-Rex โ Excel form
Apologies for being very tardy creating this & getting caught up in EOY stuff & celebrations, as well as other puzzles.
Apologies for being very tardy creating this & getting caught up in EOY stuff & celebrations, as well as other puzzles.
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
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๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
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Very sorry if it was tedious to do all the colors! Thanks so much as always for the Excel sheets, they are very much appreciated.Joe Ross wrote: โMon Jan 04, 2021 11:51 am 20201230 MEOW 5 โ T-Rex โ Excel form
Apologies for being very tardy creating this & getting caught up in EOY stuff & celebrations, as well as other puzzles.
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer