MGWCC #800 – "With This Ring, I Thee Solve"
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OK, I'm in the same boat as many were, I think... got a 100% click that fits everything except the prompt of an "institution", and cannot for the life of me figure out how to push it any further. Very frustrated, and I think ready for a nudge, if anyone has one.
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Congrats to @Wendy Walker . We wanted to make sure we didn't forget to submit!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:45 pmJust eking me out.MikeyG wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:56 pm It was a hard-fought battle, and there could only be one victor, but ultimately, it looks like, just barely, Felix the Cat did win over Ginger Cat.
Ginger Cat, you fought a noble battle, but you did come in second. What are your thoughts?
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We made these connections:
puzzle #800 to
Roman numeral DCCC to
eight clues with four words beginning with DCCC to
the first letters of the answers to those clues spell TOLL FREE.
American institution
"With this ring...."
TOLL FREE
It's got to be the liberty bell, right?
puzzle #800 to
Roman numeral DCCC to
eight clues with four words beginning with DCCC to
the first letters of the answers to those clues spell TOLL FREE.
American institution
"With this ring...."
TOLL FREE
It's got to be the liberty bell, right?
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After seeing DCCC in the clues, roman numerals for 800, the puzzle number is 800, and the first step as Toll Free, it seemed logical that the answer should be BELL TELEPHONE. "Ring" the Bell, right? And, Bell Telephone was the first company to offer long distance service!
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No-one else actually called 800-966-4378 hoping to hear a recording of Matt telling me how awesome I am and what the answer is, but instead just got some random-ass medical center?
No?
Oh.
No?
Oh.
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Wow, so many layers!
I got the 7 numbers, figured it could be a phone number (ring), since it was #800, googled the 800 number and got NY Times. Solved!
I never noticed the DCCC clues, so missed TOLL-FREE, and didn't bother to look up the dial letters for the number so didn't see that it actually spells NYTIMES.
I got the 7 numbers, figured it could be a phone number (ring), since it was #800, googled the 800 number and got NY Times. Solved!
I never noticed the DCCC clues, so missed TOLL-FREE, and didn't bother to look up the dial letters for the number so didn't see that it actually spells NYTIMES.
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Funny, when I called that number, he answered live, and invited me up for a couple of weeks of hanging out, and tossing a ball around in the yard.
I guess that was only for the first caller.
I'll let you know how we get on.
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Just don't steal his car the way his daughter did last week and make him delay the puzzle. I have family coming to visit this weekend and want to get the MGWCC out of the way ,so I don't have to excuse myself on Saturday from all the in-laws in order to.... Wait...HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 10:24 pmFunny, when I called that number, he answered live, and invited me up for a couple of weeks of hanging out, and tossing a ball around in the yard.
I guess that was only for the first caller.
I'll let you know how we get on.
Okay. Steal his car.
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It's a Week 1, Hunter.
I recommend charades, or horseshoes.
I hear croquet is coming back.
I recommend charades, or horseshoes.
I hear croquet is coming back.
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My in-laws don't know that week 1 puzzles are the easiest. For all they know, it might take until dinner time.HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:18 am It's a Week 1, Hunter.
I recommend charades, or horseshoes.
I hear croquet is coming back.
Or at least until the first wine bottle gets opened.
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Midway thru, with TOLLFREE and all those DCCC (800s), I dialed 1-800-GAFFNEY... no luck there!
But finally with the numbers in hand, I submitted NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD... seems an American institution as well, and with "I Thee Solve" in the title, thought it was what he was going for... got credit, and on Tilghman Day no less!
But finally with the numbers in hand, I submitted NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD... seems an American institution as well, and with "I Thee Solve" in the title, thought it was what he was going for... got credit, and on Tilghman Day no less!
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I wondered whether specifying the crossword would be accepted. I went what I thought was the "safer" route and just submitted the NYT. Now we know!
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Whaaaat? I was one of those who submitted ""Toll free 1-800 number" and was very fortunate to get credit. I am just finding out that that was not the complete solution. I did think it ran easy for a Week 5, but I spent so much time with the WSJ Contest puzzle and just took it as a win.
I did pause at the thought of the 1-800 number as an "American institution", but then I tried going backwards. If Matt had intended 1-800 number to be the answer, what prompt would he use? It helps to specify it as American for those outside the US who might not associate 800 with toll free, and 'utility' or 'convenience' doesn't work much better than 'institution'.
This does bring up the interesting constructor's dilemma of how to assure people take all the intended steps in a multi-path meta, when another puzzle could conceivably use only one of the mechanisms.
I did pause at the thought of the 1-800 number as an "American institution", but then I tried going backwards. If Matt had intended 1-800 number to be the answer, what prompt would he use? It helps to specify it as American for those outside the US who might not associate 800 with toll free, and 'utility' or 'convenience' doesn't work much better than 'institution'.
This does bring up the interesting constructor's dilemma of how to assure people take all the intended steps in a multi-path meta, when another puzzle could conceivably use only one of the mechanisms.
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Me too, in every respect. Not sure we even deserved credit for this one (but I'll take it)!Katiedid wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:53 pm Wow, so many layers!
I got the 7 numbers, figured it could be a phone number (ring), since it was #800, googled the 800 number and got NY Times. Solved!
I never noticed the DCCC clues, so missed TOLL-FREE, and didn't bother to look up the dial letters for the number so didn't see that it actually spells NYTIMES.
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I've heard that on anther forum, someone said they even submitted "Verizon" and it was accepted. I mean... I might understand accepting the Bell Telephone Company. But Verizon didn't even become "Verizon" until after 2000 I believe, having been one of the "baby bells," Bell Atlantic, after the breakup of the Bell Telephone system. So "American Institution"?ZooAnimalsOnWheels wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:19 am Whaaaat? I was one of those who submitted ""Toll free 1-800 number" and was very fortunate to get credit. I am just finding out that that was not the complete solution. I did think it ran easy for a Week 5, but I spent so much time with the WSJ Contest puzzle and just took it as a win.
I did pause at the thought of the 1-800 number as an "American institution", but then I tried going backwards. If Matt had intended 1-800 number to be the answer, what prompt would he use? It helps to specify it as American for those outside the US who might not associate 800 with toll free, and 'utility' or 'convenience' doesn't work much better than 'institution'.
This does bring up the interesting constructor's dilemma of how to assure people take all the intended steps in a multi-path meta, when another puzzle could conceivably use only one of the mechanisms.
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