MGWCC #832 — “Name-Dropping”
- woozy
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Well.... that was weird.
Not a bloody clue, and not a bloody idea how there can be a clue. Of course, I know the names of more vegetarian New Zealand glass-blowers than I do American athletes who have won many medals at the Summer Olympics.
Not a bloody clue, and not a bloody idea how there can be a clue. Of course, I know the names of more vegetarian New Zealand glass-blowers than I do American athletes who have won many medals at the Summer Olympics.
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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Solved / beamed.
YMMV but seems more like a week 3 if you’re not paying attention. (I was not paying attention. )
YMMV but seems more like a week 3 if you’re not paying attention. (I was not paying attention. )
- woozy
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Okay. Got this by spying in on a Discord. (Well, I got the mechanism... not the answer)
That anyone would rate this as anything less than a week 5 is utterly astonishing to me.
That anyone would rate this as anything less than a week 5 is utterly astonishing to me.
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.
- HeadinHome
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Awaiting beam. Yeah .. several required googling for me, but one of them was what came to mind immediately from the clue. (Hope that’s vague enough not to be a spoiler .). Spent a good bit of time scratching my head in “almost-got-it, but huh??” land, then SMH.
The other Wendy.
- hcbirker
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Took a bit of looking but I'm on the board! Fun when I figured it out. Solid week two.
Heidi
- ChrisKochmanski
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- KayW
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Beamed.
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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- Bob cruise director
- Cruise Director
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Got it. More than a little tricky. But very Gaffneyesque.
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
Cruise Director
- benchen71
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Awaiting the beam... [Tricky one, but my daughter helped!]
... and I'm beamed at #111.
... and I'm beamed at #111.
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- MajordomoTom
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Happy, happy
Joy, joy
Joy, joy
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
- woozy
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Beamed.
I'd never have gotten any in a million years. If it weren't for my streak I wouldn't have submitted at all.
I think if I had gotten any of them I would have gotten the entire puzzle (and indeed that's what I stole from discord... exactly one of them). But they were all either way too obscure or way too subtly hidden.HeadinHome wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 4:54 pm ... but one of them was what came to mind immediately from the clue. (Hope that’s vague enough not to be a spoiler .).....
I'd never have gotten any in a million years. If it weren't for my streak I wouldn't have submitted at all.
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.
- Joe
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Is this athlete super well-known?? Because I found the thing, but can't make it work.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
- MikeyG
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Several seem to agree it is! I'd say more 2.5 or so. (Of course, I thought some of mine that initially ended up being Level 7s were Level 3s, so who knows, haha.)
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I’m not seeing it and I don’t have much time this weekend to puzzle over it. Would some kind muggle send me a nudge in DMs?
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- Joe
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Thanks to those that reached out. I figured out what I was doing wrong. D'OH!! Looking forward to being beamed.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
- lbray53
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Beamed.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Would somebody be willing to give me a little nudge in the right direction? I've been staring at the filled-in grid for a day now.
Edit: Got helped. Great puzzle!
Edit: Got helped. Great puzzle!
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- ship4u
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Beamed. Phew, we were all over the place on this one until we finally put it together correctly.
Don & Cynthia
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!