11. That's How It Starts

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11. That's How It Starts

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PDF and PUZ

The answer to the meta is a sports term repeatedly illustrated in the grid.

Deadline: October 8 at 11 pm Eastern

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1. Frankie (yes, you got a sports meta!!)
2. Tom
3. oldjudge
4. RPardoe
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6. boharr
7. Small Wave Dave
8. ChrisK
9. DJB
10. whimsy (with persistence!!)
11. Bird Lives
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14. lbray53
15. Al Sisti
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#2

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Commenting here to bump this new one to first in the thread.
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#3

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Think I have the solution—awaiting confirmation. Thanks Mike, for providing these puzzles!
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#4

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@oldjudge groaned, so you know it's good, bahahaha.
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#5

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Solved & submitted.
(Awaiting comment and/or update for confirmation.) Confirmed (opening post leaderboard).
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#6

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I have also submitted what I think is the correct answer. Thanks, MikeyG
On the leaderboard!
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Got it!

I'll look for the leaderboard update.
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#8

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MikeyG wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:43 am
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Leaderboard of Destiny

1. Frankie (yes, you got a sports meta!!)
2. Tom
3. oldjudge
4. RPardoe
5. Hector
6. boharr
7. Small Wave Dave
8. ChrisK

(At least one of you has submitted the same wrong answer twice, whoops!)

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That would be me. :D I couldn't remember if I'd submitted or just thought of doing it!
Thanks for clueing me in so I can definitely rule it out. Not surprised it was wrong -- wasn't anywhere near as fun & groany as I knew it should be. :D
Will keep on playing.....
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whimsy wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:59 pm
MikeyG wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:43 am
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Leaderboard of Destiny

1. Frankie (yes, you got a sports meta!!)
2. Tom
3. oldjudge
4. RPardoe
5. Hector
6. boharr
7. Small Wave Dave
8. ChrisK

(At least one of you has submitted the same wrong answer twice, whoops!)

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Mikey G
That would be me. :D I couldn't remember if I'd submitted or just thought of doing it!
Thanks for clueing me in so I can definitely rule it out. Not surprised it was wrong -- wasn't anywhere near as fun & groany as I knew it should be. :D
Will keep on playing.....
I was trying not to out you, hahaha.
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#10

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Gah!
Just realized I missed some of the **** asterisks! :roll:
As we say in my family: "Try again funny chicken."
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whimsy wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:13 pm Gah!
Just realized I missed some of the **** asterisks! :roll:
As we say in my family: "Try again funny chicken."
I didn't even know there WERE asterisks! :lol:
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#12

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And yet you're top banana! :D
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FrankieHeck wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:45 pm
whimsy wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:13 pm Gah!
Just realized I missed some of the **** asterisks! :roll:
As we say in my family: "Try again funny chicken."
I didn't even know there WERE asterisks! :lol:
I think you solved it before he went back and added asterisks.
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If I published some of my past feedback, I might need to add even more asterisks.
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Great Balls of Fire! *
Got it!

*more to that story later
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I misread the prompt. I thought it said, " a sports team repeatedly illustrated in the grid. Despite that, I submitted a scattrershot PM of an answer that close enough for MikeyG to put me on the board.
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Will there be any spoilers for those of us who don't know how it starts?
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Monday Spoilers!

1. You're likely overthinking this if you're stuck - sorry! What do all of the asterisked entries have in common?

2. How are the entries oriented in the grid? Usually, if five themers are all going in the same direction - and that direction is not across - there's a reason for that!

3. Don't yell at me.
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MikeyG wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:44 pm Monday Spoilers!

1. You're likely overthinking this if you're stuck - sorry! What do all of the asterisked entries have in common?

2. How are the entries oriented in the grid? Usually, if five themers are all going in the same direction - and that direction is not across - there's a reason for that!

3. Don't yell at me.
I didn't see any asterisks . Is there a newer version of the puzzle?
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#20

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Al Sisti wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:11 pm
MikeyG wrote: Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:44 pm Monday Spoilers!

1. You're likely overthinking this if you're stuck - sorry! What do all of the asterisked entries have in common?

2. How are the entries oriented in the grid? Usually, if five themers are all going in the same direction - and that direction is not across - there's a reason for that!

3. Don't yell at me.
I didn't see any asterisks . Is there a newer version of the puzzle?
It was a quick revamp after I realized it might be too hard without them. (I'm nice...sometimes.)
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