Mix & Match
- cbarbee002
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Mix & Match
In the manner of Adrian Cronauer, “Gooooooooooooood Morning Muggles!” I had to dust off the keyboard as it has been a while since my last appearance on MMM, but life happens!
This week’s puzzle is Mix & Match - - I won’t rate it since, well, I’m terrible at it. The idea came to me while mixing a margarita (which has absolutely NOTHING to do with the meta solve), as I sometimes get ideas from trite sayings. Based on prior commentary I know that some of you dislike the “parenthetical numbers” puzzles, but I hold out hope that this meta changes your minds. Thanks, as always, for the great input from Peter/Al.
Usual drill - - PM me with answers, nudges on Wednesday, and Gooooooooooood Luck!
Mix & Match crosshare
Mix & Match PUZ
Mix & Match PDF
Mix & Match spreadsheet
This week’s puzzle is Mix & Match - - I won’t rate it since, well, I’m terrible at it. The idea came to me while mixing a margarita (which has absolutely NOTHING to do with the meta solve), as I sometimes get ideas from trite sayings. Based on prior commentary I know that some of you dislike the “parenthetical numbers” puzzles, but I hold out hope that this meta changes your minds. Thanks, as always, for the great input from Peter/Al.
Usual drill - - PM me with answers, nudges on Wednesday, and Gooooooooooood Luck!
Mix & Match crosshare
Mix & Match PUZ
Mix & Match PDF
Mix & Match spreadsheet
- Bird Lives
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In 1980, WBAI, the Pacifica radio station in New York, ran a serial drama "Our Life Together Among the Works of Art." It was like an old radio soap opera, episodes of 10-15 minutes. Adrian Cronauer was one of the names associated with it. It seems unlikely that there could be two people with that name both involved in radio, but I can find nothing on the Internet that links the AC of that show with the AC of Good Morning, Vietnam. Does anyone have any information about this?
Jay
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Off the couch! Had to wrestle with this for a bit, but cool metanism and construction. Keep the dust off your keyboard!
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A lesson to me not to be smug and cocky. It apparently is not what I thought the obvious mechanism would be.
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
- cbarbee002
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this is playing tougher than anticipated. Early nudges if you want them:
- woozy
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So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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Got it without the nudges in about 25 minutes (did on Crosshare, then saw here that you added nudges). Without the nudges you may encounter several possible rabbit holes to try, but you'll know pretty quickly if you are on the right trail... try it without the nudges, I say!
Fun one!
Fun one!
The other Wendy.
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Got it. And I sorry I looked at the clue. Don't know if I'd have needed them but they did clarify things. I feel like a doofus that I finished the grid and completely forgot about the .
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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- lbray53
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Great meta. Off the couch. I needed to have Chris remind me to folllow the directions.
This was very well done.
This was very well done.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Nice mechanism, but I'll admit I needed a nudge. I'm not a big fan of the numbers in parentheses, but this worked out nicely. Thanks, Chris!
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Off the couch, without needing the nudges! Thanks, Chris.
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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Off the couch after looking more closely at the title and prompt (along with the key clues).
I did look at the nudges but I don't think they gave me an assist beyond what I had already figured out. What I needed was to take a break and then to come back for another go.
I did look at the nudges but I don't think they gave me an assist beyond what I had already figured out. What I needed was to take a break and then to come back for another go.
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