PCC#27 "On Your Marks" (Mar. 9, 2024)
- pchow13
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PCC#27 "On Your Marks" (Mar. 9, 2024)
Please see below for the latest puzzle PCC#27 - "On Your Marks"
[Level 3] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta, in 4 words, is what I did at the fashion show
Many thanks to FrankieHeck, Abide, and DrTom for test-solving/suggestions for improvement!
Be sure to check out the bonus puzzle after you finish this puzzle.
You can find the link in "Answer explanation" under "Solution below."
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
PDF
spreadsheet
Nudges below:
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
Hint #3:
Hint #4:
Hint #5:
Hint #6:
Solution below - SPOILER ALERT:
Answer explanation:
[Level 3] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta, in 4 words, is what I did at the fashion show
Many thanks to FrankieHeck, Abide, and DrTom for test-solving/suggestions for improvement!
Be sure to check out the bonus puzzle after you finish this puzzle.
You can find the link in "Answer explanation" under "Solution below."
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:
Hint #6:
Solution below - SPOILER ALERT:
Answer explanation:
Last edited by pchow13 on Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Really impressive, Phil! Your puzzles consistently delight and astonish!
- KayW
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Turned the corner - twice! VERY impressive construction on "On Your Marks". And wow - a fun bonus meta to boot. Thanks!
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, but really needed the nudges!
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!
- MikeyG
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My fashion is flannel and khaki. Will that help me solve this? Stay tuned!
(Not Ginger, but it looks like her twin!)
(Not Ginger, but it looks like her twin!)
- whimsy
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Wow -- my jaw is dropping right about now! I really needed some of the nudges, and even with them I got a workout. Thanks for this, Phil, and for some interesting things I learned from your crosshare comments.
- rjy
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Finally wrestled this to the mat, could not get without nudges, but wow! impressive construction, amazingly intricate. Kudos, Phil!
Ray
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Pretty cool cruciverbalism!
Came to this one a week late (missed it while traveling), and while I caught on to the basic idea on my own, I definitely needed the nudges to bring the solution home.
Wow, that’s quite a puzzle! Phil, I’m impressed!
Came to this one a week late (missed it while traveling), and while I caught on to the basic idea on my own, I definitely needed the nudges to bring the solution home.
Wow, that’s quite a puzzle! Phil, I’m impressed!
- MikeyG
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I absolutely needed the first couple nudges here. If it's what I'm thinking we have to do then, there must be a lot of content here! (I'll need to do some research on it, nonetheless!)
Edit: Every single nudge taken, haha, but that was a tour de force indeed, holy cats!
Edit: Every single nudge taken, haha, but that was a tour de force indeed, holy cats!