Put a Pin in It - September 2022
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I'm in awe of everyone who solved the hard version. I didn't see anything there.
On the "easy" version - I have made SO much progress, but can't make sense of what I have come up with.
UPDATE: I had the answer, just had to mull it over and discuss with friendly muggle (thanks). I'm on the board.
On the "easy" version - I have made SO much progress, but can't make sense of what I have come up with.
UPDATE: I had the answer, just had to mull it over and discuss with friendly muggle (thanks). I'm on the board.
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We are 100% sure we have the answer … and yet, there is one tiny thing that is confusing us and preventing us from submitting. Would anyone who has been beamed up be willing to answer a question about that tiny thing? If so, please DM me … thanks all!
EDIT: Much thanks to @KayW and @Conrad for their responses! We’re confirmed. This group is the best!
EDIT: Much thanks to @KayW and @Conrad for their responses! We’re confirmed. This group is the best!
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three days on hard
thirty minutes on easy
imo hard version was unnecessary
thirty minutes on easy
imo hard version was unnecessary
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- Cindy N
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Solved, but I did need to confirm with a fellow solver because, well, let's just say because without giving anything away.
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Anyone want to DM me a quick hint? I have about 5 ideas that I'm working on
thx!
thx!
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Wow. Loved the construction! Fun to work through too. Took me long enough, though. I can't imagine anyone getting it with the hard version. I, like others, just clicked on the first PDF I saw, so I didn't know there was a hard version until reading about it here.
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Unless I'm missing something, this was one of those metas where the journey is much more fun and satisfying than the answer you arrive at.
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I submitted before 5:30 PM ET, today, & am hoping that Pete's auto-answer-checker doesn't like my capitalization, since I am not showing as submitting a correct answer.
I had a typo in my answer. All is good.
Thank you, @Petemuller!
I had a typo in my answer. All is good.
Thank you, @Petemuller!
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I think I'm so very close and the end is near. Wondering if I could bounce my idea off someone to see if I am truly close or should just await next month. Anyone available for a quick DM?
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If you haven't finished yet - you can hit me up with your question!
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I asked for help/confirmation but took the plunge and submitted before I heard back, but heard back before my name appeared on the finishers' list. SO, I even though I attempted to get assistance, I think that this is a solo solve. Great mechanism.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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"This month’s randomly chosen winner of an MMMM coffee mug is Larry Bray"
Would that per chance be @lbray53 ?
Would that per chance be @lbray53 ?
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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It is indeed!
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Woo hoo! Congratulations! Will it soon be added to your avatar?
As for the meta, I didn't get far with this one. Was trying to put the PIN in the starred answers, not use the starred clues.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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I forgot to revisit this: I was missing a couple of things that were very obvious, 1) that the squares in question actually worked both ways AND 2) they ran across the puzzle! I just found 10 instances, wrote them on the side and then had to anagram SANER twice to arrive at the answer whereas the actual puzzle was much, much more elegant lol. Apologies Pete!