2023 NYT SuperMega
- CromsFury
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2023 NYT SuperMega
Those of you who receive the NYT Sunday Arts Section on Saturday may have already seen the 2023 PuzzleMania which includes the SuperMega Contest Crossword!
Good Luck to all!
Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. - Virgil
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Solved! First time doing the super mega - really enjoyed the grid! It felt like it flew by even though it took us ~3 hours.
The contest part fell really quickly. It feels kind of funny to have your hand held through the meta - they pretty much guide you right there.
The contest part fell really quickly. It feels kind of funny to have your hand held through the meta - they pretty much guide you right there.
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Is there a .puz file for this one, or do I need to find the Sunday Arts section through my library's online NYT subscription and create a PDF?
I don't have anything clever to say, but if I did, it would go here.
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Historically, the only way to get it is either on the day or through the NYT website, which at this point is sold out.
There is this: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/cros ... clues.html, which I have never found particularly reasonable. But it is an option.
Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. - Virgil
Quand on lit trop vite où trop doucement, on n'entend rien. - Pascal
Quand on lit trop vite où trop doucement, on n'entend rien. - Pascal
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I’ve about finished the grid but not sure what the contest part is. I see some words highlighted in the grid… is there more help than that? Is this like a meta, or something else?CromsFury wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:29 pm Historically, the only way to get it is either on the day or through the NYT website, which at this point is sold out.
There is this: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/cros ... clues.html, which I have never found particularly reasonable. But it is an option.
The other Wendy.
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According to the instructions:HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:09 amI’ve about finished the grid but not sure what the contest part is. I see some words highlighted in the grid… is there more help than that? Is this like a meta, or something else?CromsFury wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:29 pm Historically, the only way to get it is either on the day or through the NYT website, which at this point is sold out.
There is this: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/17/cros ... clues.html, which I have never found particularly reasonable. But it is an option.
It is a LOT more straight-forward than last year's.After you’ve finished the puzzle, take the answers to the four boldfaced clues and match them with the four shaded answers. The result will yield eight letters — unscramble them to spell a fitting contest answer.
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Quand on lit trop vite où trop doucement, on n'entend rien. - Pascal
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Problem is, I’m using that link up there so see (and endlessly scroll) all the clues, but none of the clues appear to be in bold. Do you know which ones they are? (I can see the highlighting on the grid BTW)CromsFury wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:51 pm According to the instructions:It is a LOT more straight-forward than last year's.After you’ve finished the puzzle, take the answers to the four boldfaced clues and match them with the four shaded answers. The result will yield eight letters — unscramble them to spell a fitting contest answer.
The other Wendy.
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The bold clues are:HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:43 pmProblem is, I’m using that link up there so see (and endlessly scroll) all the clues, but none of the clues appear to be in bold. Do you know which ones they are? (I can see the highlighting on the grid BTW)CromsFury wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:51 pm According to the instructions:It is a LOT more straight-forward than last year's.After you’ve finished the puzzle, take the answers to the four boldfaced clues and match them with the four shaded answers. The result will yield eight letters — unscramble them to spell a fitting contest answer.
138A
226A
434A
534A
And the highlighted grid answers are:
245D
252D
268D
344A
Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. - Virgil
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Wonder when they'll share the solutions and winners? They promised to provide them yesterday 1/15 on nytimes.com/column/wordplay but I could not find it there. Super mega crossword was not a problem but wanted to see the Castle Quest solution since my solution was a bit of a stretch!
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If I don't win a mug, I can always make one... but it won't have the same cachet.
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Just checked again and found this! I figured I would have been contacted before the winners list was published if I were a winner. I’ll just take satisfaction that I solved correctly…Merry Potter wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:55 am Wonder when they'll share the solutions and winners? They promised to provide them yesterday 1/15 on nytimes.com/column/wordplay but I could not find it there. Super mega crossword was not a problem but wanted to see the Castle Quest solution since mine solution was a bit of a stretch!
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/cros ... nners.html
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Thanks for the finding the posting! Can't believe I solved it correctly and I'll also take the satisfaction!!BethA wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:17 pmJust checked again and found this! I figured I would have been contacted before the winners list was published if I were a winner. I’ll just take satisfaction that I solved correctly…Merry Potter wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:55 am Wonder when they'll share the solutions and winners? They promised to provide them yesterday 1/15 on nytimes.com/column/wordplay but I could not find it there. Super mega crossword was not a problem but wanted to see the Castle Quest solution since my solution was a bit of a stretch!
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/cros ... nners.html
If I don't win a mug, I can always make one... but it won't have the same cachet.
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And here are the Super Mega winners —
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/cros ... ntest.html
Agreed with an earlier comment about how it felt funny to have them holding your hand through the solve!
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/cros ... ntest.html
Agreed with an earlier comment about how it felt funny to have them holding your hand through the solve!