"Starting Positions" - August 20, 2021
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Found my way out of a rabbit hole and made it successfully to shore. One of Mr. Shenk's better puzzles of late -- nicely done.
- MarkWoychick
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Ashore, I think. Plausible path and answer, but still working on the exact mechanism. We’re dropping off our youngest at college right now, so I may not get back to this for a couple of days but will edit this if/when I get there for sure.
Edit: OK, got it now and returned to it sooner than expected - I guess typing the original post above somehow triggered the final piece for me.
Edit: OK, got it now and returned to it sooner than expected - I guess typing the original post above somehow triggered the final piece for me.
Last edited by MarkWoychick on Thu Aug 19, 2021 11:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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- DannyWalter
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Hanging with good buddy Isaac, discussing changing my handle to Diamond Dan.
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I submitted the second answer I found. I can definitely see someone making a case for the one I didn't send.
- ZooAnimalsOnWheels
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While chasing a particularly attractive rabbit, I stumbled across the real mechanism and made it to shore.
- Darth
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Red herrings and rabbit holes! But then...AHA! Finished it now and landed like you!
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- Joe Ross
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Ashore (using the PDF & Adobe acrobat - kind of a thing, for me)
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𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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For you, my friend. Six of my favorite:
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Solved this, eventually, but WOW!
Congratulations, Hector & Les!
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On shore. Boy, do I love this guy!
Here’s a height few plants can reach Angelica, at pushing 9’, is a real stunner. In front, another stunner with red stems and dainty white blooms is artemisia Guizhou. To the right see red Champlain rose and giant globe thistle.
August 18, 2021
Here’s a height few plants can reach Angelica, at pushing 9’, is a real stunner. In front, another stunner with red stems and dainty white blooms is artemisia Guizhou. To the right see red Champlain rose and giant globe thistle.
August 18, 2021
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Looked at this again, and I guess I’m on shore. I’m maybe 80% confidant - part of the mechanism is eluding me.
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- cbarbee002
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Have relatives in, so just now filled the grid - - on to the meta. That said, I see no toe hold yet, let alone the launch to the beach. . .
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Not so many solvers yet so I think the launch is running on reduced hours for now.cbarbee002 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:47 am Have relatives in, so just now filled the grid - - on to the meta. That said, I see no toe hold yet, let alone the launch to the beach. . .
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I have never been so all over the place with a meta!! I saw what I assumed to be the obvious starting step last night, but while trying to make that lead to a clear answer (and not succeeding), I have see about four other viable possibilities, and not necessarily even on the same theme that I (at first) thought the title implied. This could be a long haul.
More coffee, Isaac…
More coffee, Isaac…
The other Wendy.