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"Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:00 am
by benchen71
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benchen71's Metas on a Tuesday (MOAT)

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? Aussie Steve Bradbury was the the first man to cross the line following a pile-up in the 1,000m short-track speed skating final at the Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002. He'd been in last place for most of the race. But when the other four crashed on the very last turn he managed to avoid them all, thus securing a famous victory, and Australia's first Winter Olympics gold medal ever. Can you do the same with this crossword? The answer to the meta is a seven word phrase suggested by the grid.

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PM me with your submissions or submit on Crosshare. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.

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The solution is here.

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Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:24 am
by Cinny
Submitted and confirmed on Crosshare.
Across the moat!!

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:54 am
by boharr
Crosshare confirms that I have crossed the MOAT. Fun puzzle.

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:44 am
by ky-mike
Fun one. Backsolved as I knew what the phrase was. Took me a minute to make it work. Confirmed on Crosshare.

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:01 am
by Dave C
Solved.

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:28 am
by Dplass
Solved. Thanks for the puzzle.

Update: OH I get it now.

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:08 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
The moat is a distant memory!

Ditto some of the above. I back-solved too. Fun!

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:11 pm
by joequavis
Stormed. Thanks for the puzzle!

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:22 pm
by hoover
Stormed! I love the story and GIF of Steve Bradbury. The only reason he didn't get caught up in the pile up is that he was so far behind the rest!

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:29 pm
by whimsy
Skated across!
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Like others, had an inkling of the answer that was then very fun to puzzle out -- a series of ahas, including a bonus one for me when I figured out exactly what an entry meant! :roll: :lol:

Nice work, Ben -- thanks!

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 5:09 pm
by lbray53
Storming the castle! Is back-solving another way of coming from behind?

I could not figure out how to get across the moat even though I could surmise the answer so I went fishing. Fortunately there was not much action on the lake so I had time to ponder this meta. I remembered enough of it to figure out what to do.

Fun.

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:19 pm
by dudeski
Stormed

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:37 am
by CPJohnson
Solved, submitted on Crosshare.

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:33 am
by whimsy
lbray53 wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 5:09 pm
I could not figure out how to get across the moat even though I could surmise the answer so I went fishing.
Upon first reading this, I thought you were speaking metaphorically! :P

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:30 pm
by BrennerTJ
Stormed. 🏰 And it's storming out...

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:17 pm
by CAe39
Solved. Thanks for sharing your puzzle.

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:30 pm
by KayW
:tornado: :european_castle: :tornado:

Thanks for the puzzle!
I never had a chance to try 26D, but a former co-worker used to rave about them, lament their unavailability in our area, and go to great lengths to obtain them.

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:52 pm
by benchen71
KayW wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:30 pm :tornado: :european_castle: :tornado:

Thanks for the puzzle!
I never had a chance to try 26D, but a former co-worker used to rave about them, lament their unavailability in our area, and go to great lengths to obtain them.
Oh, they are the best!

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:18 pm
by Abide
Snuck in the back castle door like most of the crowd. Justifying the answer afterwards was fun :)

Re: "Come From Behind" by benchen71

Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:07 pm
by Laura M
Submitted the right answer yesterday, figured out why it was right today :-) Nice puzzle, loved the backstory and video!