PCC#26 "Encore! Encore!" (Feb. 24, 2024)
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PCC#26 "Encore! Encore!" (Feb. 24, 2024)
Please see below for the latest puzzle PCC#26 - "Encore! Encore!"
[Level 2] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is a one-named pop diva that is 7 letters long
Many thanks to FrankieHeck and Abide for test-solving! (Clue writing credit to Abide for 29-Down)
Note: the level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
Have fun and keep in mind if you're ever lost at sea, google is your best friend (actually, I don't know if you'd get internet service in the middle of the ocean)
-Phil
Links courtesy of Joe Ross (thank you as always for the tech support!)
crosshare
PUZ
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spreadsheet
Nudges below:
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
Hint #3:
Hint #4:
Hint #5:
Solution below - SPOILER ALERT:
Answer explanation:
[Level 2] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is a one-named pop diva that is 7 letters long
Many thanks to FrankieHeck and Abide for test-solving! (Clue writing credit to Abide for 29-Down)
Note: the level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
Have fun and keep in mind if you're ever lost at sea, google is your best friend (actually, I don't know if you'd get internet service in the middle of the ocean)
-Phil
Links courtesy of Joe Ross (thank you as always for the tech support!)
crosshare
PUZ
spreadsheet
Nudges below:
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
Hint #3:
Hint #4:
Hint #5:
Solution below - SPOILER ALERT:
Answer explanation:
Last edited by pchow13 on Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:01 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Guessed the answer (4 tries.) I know some names but not really up on my pop diva queens. Missed the mechanism until I accessed the nudges/explanation, but now that I understand, I quite like the puzzle -- thanks, Phil!
- ChrisKochmanski
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Perfectly concluded conundrum!
No nudges, Discording, or PMs needed. Which feels good. (I’ve been needing a lot help lately.)
Thanks, Phil!
No nudges, Discording, or PMs needed. Which feels good. (I’ve been needing a lot help lately.)
Thanks, Phil!
- KayW
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Turned the corner, tho I needed interwebbing help here and there. Lovely construction - thanks, Phil!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Solved, with one minor quibble that slowed me down slightly.
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!
- woozy
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Late start. Which is too bad as it was a delightful and uplifting puzzle.
Stinky Pinkies!
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
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Forgot to post earlier, but Turned The Corner! Very much not my wheelhouse, needed nudges to identify some of the , but a delightful puzzle all the same.
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…bringing up the rear here but finally got to it. Phun and intricate puzzle, Phil!
Ray