#687 - “Fifth-Fifth Friday”

An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
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#41

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But who cares whether you solve these things! It's not a big deal! Certainly I don't care, nor do all my friends who are here with me also having a great time doing many fun things that do not involve successfully solving the puzzle!

(mods, pls apply Al's sarcasm font when available)
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Al Sisti wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:44 pm ...kinda what I meant. I need a sarcasm font.
I thought so.
There might be an emoji to indicate sarcasm, but I'm emoji-illiterate.
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#43

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Bird Lives wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:24 pm
Al Sisti wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:44 pm ...kinda what I meant. I need a sarcasm font.
I thought so.
There might be an emoji to indicate sarcasm, but I'm emoji-illiterate.
I understood that the sarcasm emoji is the smiley face emoji upside down. Although it can also mean that a girl is into you. So maybe best not to mix your emojis.
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#44

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Beam me up! FINALLY! I'm thankful that Matt distinguishes group solves from solo solves, because I needed to be nudged -- no, make that SHOVED -- toward the tele-porter. My streak may look good at a glance, but in the ways I've messed up on this one and others, I am undeserving of the rank.
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#45

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Bird Lives wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:24 pm
Al Sisti wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:44 pm ...kinda what I meant. I need a sarcasm font.
I thought so.
There might be an emoji to indicate sarcasm, but I'm emoji-illiterate.
Eyeroll? :roll:
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Not confirmed, but certain. I required not so much a shove, but more like someone telling me, "You're getting warmer..."
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#47

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I'm not nearly close to solving but I have a question that I would like to ask a solver!
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#48

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Al and Jay have given me a great segue…I am ready for a nudge. Have a bunch of nothings, but surely some of it is meaningful.
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#49

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I had something....was on the right path, but wouldn't have gotten there without a friendly nudge. Thanks!!
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Am pretty much resigned to not getting this one. Based on all the wrong answers, I am guessing an educated guess won't get me there either. Oh well, new streak starts next week.
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#51

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Well I got it but didn't think I had. Thank you fellow Muggles for the confirmation! I submitted as a group solve per Matt's rules.
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#52

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Giant kudos to anyone (not me) who solves this one alone.
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#53

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Got it over the weekend but was away from this computer where I have my password.
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#54

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Submitted. This one makes for a pretty reveal.
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#55

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Beamed up. Had excellent conversation and guidance -- best of all worlds.
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Beamed. Had to get a push tho. In retrospect, this wasn’t that difficult, except for the trap that I usually find myself in (more after the reveal).
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#57

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OK, after collaboration and multiple (appreciated!) nudges I'm just not getting anywhere. Think I give up unless inspiration strikes tomorrow morning.
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#58

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Thank goodness two of my co-solvers got this one today. I made no contribution whatsoever, so I'm not submitting, but I'm happy nonetheless because I can finally stop staring at the puzzle!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#59

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BTW I believe that the deadline for this one is 3pm Eastern tomorrow.
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Yayyy!! I had the slapped-upside-the-head experience... just happened on the right "what if..?" and there it was. Agree that it is simpler than I had expected it to be, and that the reveal is fun.

Had formed a small team and we were just getting started, sharing our observations (which were largely all the same) -- so I'm calling this a solo solve... but the help probably came from simply writing out all I had seen & done so far. I recommend it.

Beam me up!
The other Wendy. :roll:
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