A weekly meta crossword on the forum started by member Josh (aka madhatter5). These puzzles are often very creative with solving mechanisms out of the norm and skewing towards the more challenging. Puzzles are posted every Wednesday, and the solution appears the following Tuesday.
This meta came into my mind fully-formed last night. I couldn't wait to construct it, so here I am supervising a year 7 German extra gridding away! This is not intended to be a very difficult meta: consider it an "amuse-bouche" for the brain (which would make it an "amuse-cerveau"!) The answer to the meta is a numeral.
The easiest way to submit is on Crosshare (and you get instant feedback and unlimited attempts!) But you can also PM me with your submission. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.
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Hmmm, no solvers in 5 hours. I'm updating the difficulty.
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!
The cat is out of the bag and into the clean laundry.
Shannon PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
From what I can tell, this one appears to be totally and utterly out of my knowledge base. Or else, I'm wayyyy off track. I'll keep an eye out for those nudges!
There's still another hour to go before the end of the first 24 hours, but here's the first batch of solvers:
Berto
Hector
SamKat9
Andrew Bradburn
Tim
I K Snamhcok
Only 6! I did not anticipate this one playing so hard. I'm going to release the nudges early to get as many solvers through before the WSJ hits...
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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!
1. There is one hint in the grid, 9 down: "When in Rome, ___"
2. It will help to know that Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn starred in a well-known movie together.
3. You need to find a numeral. For that, you will need a number. But which number? The puzzle title contains a clue.
4. Add up the clue numbers of the grid entries that combine to form a word from the movie title.
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!
