Same here. At least if I don’t solve Ben’s metas I usually learn something from them though
"Laughter Is The Best Drug" by benchen71
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Slowly made my way across the moat. Needed someone to explain the first nudge and then a muggle push to reach the castle. Not an easy one for me.
Cindy Heisler
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Welcome to my world.
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Crossed the moat with all the hints - thanks, Ben.
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benchen71
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The nudges have doubled the number of solvers, bringing us to 16!
KayW
markhr
Ergcat
Hector
LindaPRmaven
woozy
DIS
Cindy Heisler
If you are still stuck, the following nudge will give most of the game away, so you've been warned!
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KayW
markhr
Ergcat
Hector
LindaPRmaven
woozy
DIS
Cindy Heisler
If you are still stuck, the following nudge will give most of the game away, so you've been warned!
5.
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benchen71
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For those of you who like statistics, "Laughter Is The Best Drug" just made my Crosshare top 5 and pushed my total solves over 9000!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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lbray53
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Finally crossed the moat with help. I tried three different things when I knew what to do. I misinterpreted the hint in the grid.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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edestlin
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Took me the nudges to get there, but I finally crossed the moat. Thanks, Ben! Kudos on being added to Matt Gaffney's links, too!
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ReB
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Needed all five nudges and surviving multiple false steps before crossing the moat. In retrospect, the road map was there all along had I eyes to see...
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benchen71
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We have more solvers!
Pair O Ducks
Mwoychick
lbray53
rjy
Laura M
edestlin
ReB
And we're now up to 23.
Pair O Ducks
Mwoychick
lbray53
rjy
Laura M
edestlin
ReB
And we're now up to 23.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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benchen71
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And one more makes 24:
DrTom
On to the reveal...
DrTom
On to the reveal...
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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benchen71
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The solution to "Laughter Is The Best Drug" is as follows:
For those of you wondering if BANTER DEALER is an Australianism, no it isn't. It's a play off the phrase "Laughter is the best medicine" and the fact that "medicine" in the US is referred to as "drugs". With that in mind, since comedians are known for their banter, it's not too much of a stretch to refer to them as banter dealers.
For those of you wondering if BANTER DEALER is an Australianism, no it isn't. It's a play off the phrase "Laughter is the best medicine" and the fact that "medicine" in the US is referred to as "drugs". With that in mind, since comedians are known for their banter, it's not too much of a stretch to refer to them as banter dealers.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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Even after I got nudged as to what to do, I interpreted WITS ENDS to mean that we had to use letters from each end of the names. SO, I was looking at BAMBER DEALER for the longest time. The fact that this still worked for DEALER saved me eventually, but for quite some time I took it to mean that I was using the correct mechanism. I finally realized that it had to be BANTER and then noticed that I could use DAVID PIERCE and AISHA TYLER a different (and correct) way.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!