72. Of Course!
- hcbirker
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Maybe others found this a breeze but I just didn’t see it until I was about to turn in for the night.
Two aha moments rolled into one solve! Can finally sleep… (or do I stay up and wait for the MOAT?!?! Lol) - thanks Mikey!
Two aha moments rolled into one solve! Can finally sleep… (or do I stay up and wait for the MOAT?!?! Lol) - thanks Mikey!
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You nailed this one....took me a bit to see the entry point and then the aha moment.....I was thinking this was where it was going, but wow, impressive.
- Alvibu67
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Got it with a mudge = muggle + nudge.
Thanks for pulling an all-nighter for this one, Mikey! Excellent puzzle!
Allison (Alvibu67)
Thanks for pulling an all-nighter for this one, Mikey! Excellent puzzle!
Allison (Alvibu67)
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I needed a few hard nudges from @hcbirker, but echo the praise for this "basic" Graczyk.
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- woozy
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Still have no idea. But 102A failed me on the last MGWCC. Jus' saying.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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Let me get through my 3 am - 2 am shift, and then I'll post something tomorrow! Slightly extended deadline, yay!
- DrTom
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I really liked this one Mikey, several reasons:
(1) I could solve it
(2) The methodology was novel (like so many of yours)
(3) The many layers
(4) Food references that got me hungry!
As for your "Moon" humor, well I know you try to crater to the Muggle crowd, but your humor, like mine, waxes and wanes. Perhaps it is a phase you are going through?
(1) I could solve it
(2) The methodology was novel (like so many of yours)
(3) The many layers
(4) Food references that got me hungry!
As for your "Moon" humor, well I know you try to crater to the Muggle crowd, but your humor, like mine, waxes and wanes. Perhaps it is a phase you are going through?
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Mikey, just wow! Needed just the slightest of nudges but that did nothing to diminish the aha. Loved this one, and so impressed with the concept and execution, especially in light of the backstory. Really great!
Ray
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What a wild day of postseason baseball, wow! I'm should've posted the nudges earlier, so you'll have one day and change to figure it out if you still need to!
Up to 36, so I think Level 3 is indeed spot-on.
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That should be enough to get some more people over the finish line! Good luck!
Mikey G
Up to 36, so I think Level 3 is indeed spot-on.
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That should be enough to get some more people over the finish line! Good luck!
Mikey G
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Very clever puzzle!
Completely wasted on the likes of me though. Would never have gotten it.
Completely wasted on the likes of me though. Would never have gotten it.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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- ReB
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Another intricately constructed puzzle here. Fifth nudge opened the door. Thanks.
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Solved, finally. Pretty close to the wire probably. (All mixed up with the time difference.)
Understood the subject but needed some of the nudges to zero in.
Had been using a totally different "method" and tried to get a fun but completely incorrect answer.
Thanks for this intriCATe puzzle, Mikey!
Understood the subject but needed some of the nudges to zero in.
Had been using a totally different "method" and tried to get a fun but completely incorrect answer.
Thanks for this intriCATe puzzle, Mikey!
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Awesome job, Mikey! I needed nearly all the nudges, but it all came together fabulously in the end. Great concept and execution!
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Puzzle #72 answer: JUST GOING FOR A DRIVE
Correct entries: 51, of which about 35 or so were solo.
![Image](https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1vNX6MEUzKbW3WUUGi-gI30L2b462grip)
Amazing graphics by @BrennerTJ, per usual!
The more I look back on this, especially with the wild creation of the puzzle in about 12 hours or so, the happier I am with it.
Per Crosshare: Per the central entry of AUGUSTA, the repeated references to "course" (serendipitously ARNIE and ATEE also came up - @DrTom caught I used MasterCard in a clue, which was an oblique "Masters" reference), and the fact we're looking for an 18-letter phrase, this is most likely golf-related.
But, more specifically, it's related to the Augusta golf course that has been the centerpiece of the Masters for nearly 100 years!
Also, just as overtly, precisely 18 entries' clues start with PAR (at least two were consecutive). Take the nth letter of each of these entries, where n is the par of each hole in Augusta (for the record, these 18 pars are 454343454443545344, per the picture). For example, the first PAR clue is 1-A's SUBJ, and the 4th letter of the entry is "J." Complete this 18 times for the punningly fitting phrase JUST GOING FOR A DRIVE, the answer to the meta.
See you on Saturday in more ways than one: meta #73 and I hope to pop in for the Gaffneytravaganza as well!
Mikey G
Correct entries: 51, of which about 35 or so were solo.
Amazing graphics by @BrennerTJ, per usual!
The more I look back on this, especially with the wild creation of the puzzle in about 12 hours or so, the happier I am with it.
Per Crosshare: Per the central entry of AUGUSTA, the repeated references to "course" (serendipitously ARNIE and ATEE also came up - @DrTom caught I used MasterCard in a clue, which was an oblique "Masters" reference), and the fact we're looking for an 18-letter phrase, this is most likely golf-related.
But, more specifically, it's related to the Augusta golf course that has been the centerpiece of the Masters for nearly 100 years!
Also, just as overtly, precisely 18 entries' clues start with PAR (at least two were consecutive). Take the nth letter of each of these entries, where n is the par of each hole in Augusta (for the record, these 18 pars are 454343454443545344, per the picture). For example, the first PAR clue is 1-A's SUBJ, and the 4th letter of the entry is "J." Complete this 18 times for the punningly fitting phrase JUST GOING FOR A DRIVE, the answer to the meta.
See you on Saturday in more ways than one: meta #73 and I hope to pop in for the Gaffneytravaganza as well!
Mikey G