MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
- Bird Lives
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Damn. With only a slight change in what I was looking for, it would have been an unassisted solve. As soon as I saw that first spoiler, the penny dropped, leaving the bag decatted.
Delightful puzzle. No matter how many times I read through the poem -- and it was many -- searching for a key, I continued to enjoy it.
Delightful puzzle. No matter how many times I read through the poem -- and it was many -- searching for a key, I continued to enjoy it.
Jay
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Before checking the spoilers, I'm afraid that while I would hope this will be the outcome
https://youtu.be/D7Ax5jr6mDM
This looks to be more likely [Sorry, Shorty Alice]
https://youtu.be/9s7OpTfhfAc
https://youtu.be/D7Ax5jr6mDM
This looks to be more likely [Sorry, Shorty Alice]
https://youtu.be/9s7OpTfhfAc
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Hopelessly in the bag.......
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Hi guys,
My poor wording on nudge #2 has led a few of you astray. I have reworded the second nudge to be more clear.
My poor wording on nudge #2 has led a few of you astray. I have reworded the second nudge to be more clear.
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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Thanks; I will take another look.madhatter5 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:44 am Hi guys,
My poor wording on nudge #2 has led a few of you astray. I have reworded the second nudge to be more clear.
Cynthia
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I think, with the help of the nudges, I have arrived at the end of Wonderland and Alice will keep her head. I am awaiting confirmation. I found this quite challenging, but the rhyme, well that was straight out of Carroll's playbook.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Solution:
As suggested by the title (as well as by several lines of the rhyme) step #1 was to create portmanteau words from the five theme entries:
HUNTING SNARK -> HARK
MAD HATTER -> MATTER
RABBIT HOLES -> ROLES
MARCH HARE -> MARE
LOOKING GLASS -> LASS
Step #2 to find the lines of the rhyme that correspond to each of these words:
HARK -> Listen -> L
MATTER -> Energy interconverted -> E
ROLES -> What a good actor might get -> W
MARE -> Innocent horse with a nest -> I
LASS -> Small, like a girl who is young -> S
The answer is therefore LEWIS.
As DrTom pointed out to me, my third nudge could also have been worded better since it's not exactly synonyms to get the second step, but rather finding apt descriptions. Hopefully anyone who got step #1 was able to land the plane despite my inability to speak English. If not you get a full refund.
As suggested by the title (as well as by several lines of the rhyme) step #1 was to create portmanteau words from the five theme entries:
HUNTING SNARK -> HARK
MAD HATTER -> MATTER
RABBIT HOLES -> ROLES
MARCH HARE -> MARE
LOOKING GLASS -> LASS
Step #2 to find the lines of the rhyme that correspond to each of these words:
HARK -> Listen -> L
MATTER -> Energy interconverted -> E
ROLES -> What a good actor might get -> W
MARE -> Innocent horse with a nest -> I
LASS -> Small, like a girl who is young -> S
The answer is therefore LEWIS.
As DrTom pointed out to me, my third nudge could also have been worded better since it's not exactly synonyms to get the second step, but rather finding apt descriptions. Hopefully anyone who got step #1 was able to land the plane despite my inability to speak English. If not you get a full refund.
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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That's awesome! I was actually on the right track but didn't quite see where I was going.