"SS Startup" by Cap'n Rick
- Cap'n Rick
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- Location: Nahant, MA
Day 1 Leaderboard
Between watching the Oscars and packing my bags, I thought I'd better post the leaderboard before I forget!
We've had an awesome SSS relaunch today with 49 solvers!
Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
boharr (TS)
whimsy (TS)
Wendy Walker (TS)
andeux
Cinny
Mikey G
Rick
MarkWoychick
schmidzy
Meg
Schmeel
Darth
Dave C
lbray53
Cindy Weatherman
MatthewL
LarsCaine
Tom Wilson
hcbirker
DCBilly
Sharkicicles
dannyvee
Berto
KayW
Hector
Gutman
JM
Meg
JHSeeman
ajk
kurtalert
woozy
Carolyn
FrankieHeck
Eric Porter
DIS
ship4u
Jeremy Smith
BarbaraK
markhr
ky-mike
benchen71
Laura M
Tyrpmom
Mr Tex
ReB
Philip Chow
Please let me know if I've missed anyone!
Between watching the Oscars and packing my bags, I thought I'd better post the leaderboard before I forget!
We've had an awesome SSS relaunch today with 49 solvers!
Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
boharr (TS)
whimsy (TS)
Wendy Walker (TS)
andeux
Cinny
Mikey G
Rick
MarkWoychick
schmidzy
Meg
Schmeel
Darth
Dave C
lbray53
Cindy Weatherman
MatthewL
LarsCaine
Tom Wilson
hcbirker
DCBilly
Sharkicicles
dannyvee
Berto
KayW
Hector
Gutman
JM
Meg
JHSeeman
ajk
kurtalert
woozy
Carolyn
FrankieHeck
Eric Porter
DIS
ship4u
Jeremy Smith
BarbaraK
markhr
ky-mike
benchen71
Laura M
Tyrpmom
Mr Tex
ReB
Philip Chow
Please let me know if I've missed anyone!
Last edited by Cap'n Rick on Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:08 pm, edited 2 times in total.
- ReB
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- Location: East Tennessee
Ssolved with help from the nudges to direct me back to a mechanism I had given up on earlier. A bit choppier of a ride than was forecast.
- ChrisKochmanski
- Posts: 2252
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:51 pm
- Location: Saline, Michigan
SSSolved!!
Got to this one late (traveling), and was tempted to look at the nudges, but I’m glad I didn’t. A very satisfying solve. Thanks, Cap’n!
Got to this one late (traveling), and was tempted to look at the nudges, but I’m glad I didn’t. A very satisfying solve. Thanks, Cap’n!
- whimsy
- Posts: 2856
- Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:51 am
- Location: Hopkinton MA
Sssolved --finally!
What I had for a while --
(Used by John Wesley Powell during his Colorado River expedition.)
Thanks, Cap'n! For the puzzle and the rejuvenation!
What I had for a while --
(Used by John Wesley Powell during his Colorado River expedition.)
Thanks, Cap'n! For the puzzle and the rejuvenation!
- Cap'n Rick
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- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
Thanks, @whimsy. I guess you weren't one of the test solvers on this one, huh?
- DrTom
- Posts: 3913
- Joined: Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:46 pm
- Location: Jacksonville, FL
Solved, sadly supplemented with some superb suggestions. I should have guessed. Nice maiden voyage Rick.
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!
- Bob cruise director
- Cruise Director
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- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:38 pm
- Location: Any golf course within 500 miles of Littleton MA
A day late and a dollar short but I have solved. An interesting commonality with @ajk and today's MMM.
Great SSS start.
Great SSS start.
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
Cruise Director
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- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1606
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
Leaderboard Update
Fourteen more solvers have "smoothly sailed" to the answer bringing our total to 63:
ChrisKochmanski
DrTom
Bob cruise director
hoover
Danny K Bernstein
Kulea
Jaclyn
Resident Mutt
SJMcK
Tane
Omnilynx
THC
rjy
Streroto
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
Fourteen more solvers have "smoothly sailed" to the answer bringing our total to 63:
ChrisKochmanski
DrTom
Bob cruise director
hoover
Danny K Bernstein
Kulea
Jaclyn
Resident Mutt
SJMcK
Tane
Omnilynx
THC
rjy
Streroto
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
Last edited by Cap'n Rick on Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:06 pm, edited 2 times in total.
- rjy
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- Location: Gaithersburg, MD
- Streroto
- Posts: 795
- Joined: Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:24 pm
- Location: Newtown Square, PA
Ah. Took 3 nudges. Was just not seeing it. Not sure I have seen this particular metanism before. Extremely clever and a nice aha moment. KAS 5 without the nudges.
Stay well
Stay well
- Anita
- Posts: 451
- Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:55 am
- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1606
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
Leaderboard Update
Three more solvers bring us to 66:
Alvibu67
frostyjhammer
Anita
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
Three more solvers bring us to 66:
Alvibu67
frostyjhammer
Anita
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
- Bird Lives
- Posts: 2797
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An auspicious ssstart. Nice to have Sunday back on the board (even if I didn't notice it till Wednesday).
Jay
- Cap'n Rick
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Leaderboard Update
Three more solvers bring us to 69:
michaelm
Susan
Bird Lives
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
Three more solvers bring us to 69:
michaelm
Susan
Bird Lives
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
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- Location: Ottawa, Canada
SSSolved after using the first 3 nudges to confirm I was on the right track...thanks Capn Rick!
- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1606
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
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Final Leaderboard
@Qmark brought the final solver total to an even 70.
Not bad for an initial launch! Reveal will be up shortly.
@Qmark brought the final solver total to an even 70.
Not bad for an initial launch! Reveal will be up shortly.
- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1606
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
Ahoy, Muggles!
The famous ship was the "S. S. Minnow" - the exotic island charter famous for it's "3-hour tours" on the 60s TV show "Gilligan's Island". To solve, puzzlers first needed to notice six symmetrically-placed entries consisting of two words starting with the letter "S". Those entries included 14A SHESHED, 16A SKISUIT, 20D SIDESALAD, 33A SMOOTHSAILING, 57A SEASALT, and 58A SADSACK.
The next step was to look for other entries that, while clued differently, could also fit the SS clues when viewed in a different way. So for example, 9D MINT was clued as "Money maker", but it could also be "Something a waiter might bring" per the clue at 20D. The first letters of these six entries, in grid order, spelled the meta answer "MINNOW".
According to some of the feedback, the solving experience for this puzzle was somewhat similar to the sailing experience of the "Minnow's" passengers. Things started out smoothly enough, but then "the weather started getting rough". Fortunately, the SSS (see Easter egg at 54D) provides same-day nudges to help passengers, er, solvers get safely to shore.
Thanks for solving, everyone! @Wendy Walker is up tomorrow with the next episode, er, installment of the SSS!
Cap'n Rick
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- SamKat9
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- Location: Southeast Florida
I didn't get a chance to solve this fun-looking puzzle, but I just wanted to say Happy Birthday Cap'n Rick!
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!
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!
- CPJohnson
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- Location: Kingsport, TN
I am late to the party....didn't even realize SSS had returned. Thanks for the puzzle, @Cap'n Rick! I enjoyed it.
Cynthia