#691 - “Synonyms & Antonym”

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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BarbaraK
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#21

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Scotty must have been standing the the transporter room waiting because I called for beam up and found myself on the leaderboard in seconds.
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Guffman
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#22

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Was this Week 4 easier than usual or am I getting smarter? Has to be the former.
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#23

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I'm on the board! I thought it was pretty tricky.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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This THIRTYSOMETHING is beamed up!

I thought it was unique. Definitely at least Week 3, but I could see it leaning more 3.5. Took some staring to dust off the cobwebs.
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#25

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I've solved it! I'm willing to give nudges to anyone who wants a push.
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#26

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I've solved and submitted, but I can't figure out what the (7) is about in the last theme entry.
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#27

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This one took all afternoon. First a very wrong path that seemed to be going somewhere…until it wasn’t. And even after I saw what to do, it still was hard and ultimately required some backsolving.
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#28

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I see that Matt updated the Leaderboard at 3:54 a.m. I suspect that time of the night was Ada-related?!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#29

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Beamed up. 👾
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#30

Post by auee89 »

Finished the grid and enjoyed the journey. Now on to synonyms and antonym and some weird math.
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#31

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Yesterday I fell into a deep, deep rabbit hole (so many notes!). Today I started fresh, saw the beginnings of an idea, followed it up, and then I was beamed up before I knew it. It's nice to have my mojo back after last week's debacle.
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Answer submitted!

Not confirmed but it looks like a 100% er. I had the idea very early once i saw a way "in" but I was not certain until I got a slap along side the head. Glad I persisted, this one feels good because I have had TERRIBLE luck with the MGWCC of late.

Awaiting the name on the leaderboard - hoping, hoping, hoping......

EDIT: #124 - seems that is about my usual spot so I'm delighted. Heck I am happy to be on the board at all.

Oh, and while waiting in the transporter waiting room I picked this up in the gift store
Starship Enterprise keychain.jpg
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#33

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Yay! Done! And some weekend left over.
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#34

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In between hurricanes, I was able to beam up.
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#35

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I didn't see the comment about the ? right away. That did help to get to the solve, with a nudge.
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#36

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Got it, with a little elbowing. The mechanism I wanted it to be woulda been funner… maybe I need to try making one someday. (Must start writing down my ideas for mechanisms!)

Beam. Ish.
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#37

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Got it.... With first step help from my brother and sister - in - law. Then I led them to the final mechanism.... Great teamwork.
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#38

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IMO a lot more accessible than a typical week 4… or maybe this Neuriva is finally kicking in 😂 Either way, I’ll take it… Beam me aboard, Mr. Scott!
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#39

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Beam me up!
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#40

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I submitted a Hail Mary because I won't have the time to detangle this one.

I can't fathom how Matt can keep creating these puzzles (multiples per week!!!) with so much freshness and new intrigue! Kudos!!!
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