"Music Of The Heart" by benchen71

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
Post Reply
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 3400
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#21

Post by benchen71 »

Only a handful of additional solvers to add to the list:

ChrisKochmanski
Darth
MrTheHan
Spid4567
donutrobot
Sharkicicles
Mikey G

We're up to 44 now.

Currently, "Music Of The Heart" has my best meta-completion stats on Crosshare: 62% of grid completions have also got the meta!
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! :D
Top
User avatar
woozy
Posts: 3176
Joined: Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:40 am

#22

Post by woozy »

Okay, got a late start on this. Had no idea but I could meta this one.
GUAVA is not an anagram of VAGUE
Top
User avatar
rjy
Posts: 1442
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:52 pm
Location: Gaithersburg, MD

#23

Post by rjy »

Late posting here, but demoated via the pre-release MOAT pack!
Ray
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 3400
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#24

Post by benchen71 »

Solver update, then nudges!

CPJohnson
Bbaack
BarbaraK
woozy
rjy

which brings us to 49.
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! :D
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 3400
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#25

Post by benchen71 »

Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. There is one hint in the grid: 40 across tells you to look for the band members in "cores".

2. The obvious place to look will be in the long answers.

2½. Just to confirm the names: CAROLINE, ANDREA, JIM, SHARON

3. If you don't recognise the band by the members, then it's Google to the rescue.

4. The grid will confirm which of their albums is the meta answer. But you might need to peruse a list of their albums first. Then think like a meta creator!
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! :D
Top
User avatar
edestlin
Posts: 294
Joined: Sun Apr 10, 2022 9:22 am
Location: Michigan
Contact:
Contact edestlin

#26

Post by edestlin »

Across the moat. I got the grid early but couldn't work on the meta until tonight. Didn't need the nudges but I certainly needed Google!
Top
User avatar
ajk
Posts: 1723
Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:22 pm
Location: Colorado

#27

Post by ajk »

Got it with the nudges (and after a typo on the first submission :lol: ). Was on the right track but not parsing quite right. Fun, thx.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
Top
User avatar
MikeyG
Posts: 1925
Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:52 pm
Location: Chicago
Contact:
Contact MikeyG

#28

Post by MikeyG »

"Nudge 2 1/2" :lol:
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 133. Don't Think Twice
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 3400
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#29

Post by benchen71 »

MikeyG wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:01 am "Nudge 2 1/2" :lol:
It wasn't in my original nudges but I felt it was needed after reading some of the comments on Crosshare! :D
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! :D
Top
MatthewL
Posts: 1126
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:57 am
Location: Atlanta, GA

#30

Post by MatthewL »

Crossed the moat. As others have said, had to Google a bit to figure out the solution.
Matthew
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 3400
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#31

Post by benchen71 »

Solver update!

ReB
dplass
HeadinHome
edestlin
Jaclyn
ajk
frostyjhammer
Mr Tex
swagdude
ChrisCross
BrennerTJ
MatthewL

which brings us to 61. Next update will be right before the answer reveal, Monday morning Aussie time...
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! :D
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 3400
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#32

Post by benchen71 »

No additional solvers, so let's get straight into the answer to "Music Of The Heart":

Music Of The Heart (solution).png

If you've never heard of The Corrs, do yourself a favour and check out "Runaway", a stunningly beautiful song from their first album:
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! :D
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Benchen71's Metas on a Tuesday (MOAT)”