"Unnecessarily Repetitive" 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
Abide
Moderator
Posts: 1326
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:16 pm
Location: Biloxi
Contact:
Contact Abide

#21

Post by Abide »

Pre-nudge success 🏰
The site is just a web page, a meeting place, a clubhouse - it's the group that's special.
—Brian MacDonald
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 2509
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#22

Post by benchen71 »

Two more solvers, bringing us to 44:

Abide
Golem
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! :shock:
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 2509
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#23

Post by benchen71 »

I forgot to post nudges! Here they are, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. The central clue and entry is the meta hint: Appropriate name for terms like "PIN number" and "ATM machine", which is RAS SYNDROME.

2. RAS SYNDROME stands for "Repetitive Acronym Syndrome Syndrome".

3. There are three examples of RAS Syndrome in the grid. But they are not found together like 33 across is.

4. The meta answer is a further example of RAS Syndrome and needs to be submitted in its redundant form.
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! :shock:
Top
User avatar
lbray53
Posts: 1248
Joined: Fri May 08, 2020 8:34 am
Location: Elkhorn, WI

#24

Post by lbray53 »

The good news is that I figured out all of this on Tuesday. The bad news is that I still don't know what the answer is.

EDIT: The better news is that I finally found it. I guess I needed the confidence provided by the spoilers to dig just a little deeper.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
Top
User avatar
whimsy
Posts: 2840
Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:51 am
Location: Hopkinton MA

#25

Post by whimsy »

Same as others.... missed something necessary for a while....
Now there... or there... or there...
Untitledtoomanycastles.png
Thanks, Ben!
Top
User avatar
CPJohnson
Posts: 1106
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:38 pm
Location: Kingsport, TN

#26

Post by CPJohnson »

Finally got it, after the nudges. Thanks, Ben!
Cynthia
Top
User avatar
Cinny
Posts: 832
Joined: Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:53 pm
Location: Minoa, NY
Contact:
Contact Cinny

#27

Post by Cinny »

The moat is crossed. Thanks, Ben.
Cindy Heisler
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 2509
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#28

Post by benchen71 »

Here's the last batch of solvers, bringing us to 52:

whimsy
Jeremy Smith
CPJohnson
lbray53
BarbaraK
Carolyn
Cindy Heisler
clev
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! :shock:
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 2509
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#29

Post by benchen71 »

Here's the solution to "Unnecessarily Repetitive":

Unnecessarily Repetitive (solution).png

And here's a fun EDM version of Hillsong United's "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" for you!

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! :shock:
Top
User avatar
hcbirker
Posts: 2057
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:24 pm
Location: Studio City, CA

#30

Post by hcbirker »

So I put Electronic Dance Music in Crosshare and got rejected. I guess I was wasn't repetitive enough!
Heidi
Top
User avatar
benchen71
Posts: 2509
Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact benchen71

#31

Post by benchen71 »

hcbirker wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:30 pm So I put Electronic Dance Music in Crosshare and got rejected. I guess I was wasn't repetitive enough!
I deliberately didn't include alternate solutions this week!
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! :shock:
Top
Post Reply

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