A weekly meta crossword on the forum started by member Josh (aka madhatter5). These puzzles are often very creative with solving mechanisms out of the norm and skewing towards the more challenging. Puzzles are posted every Wednesday, and the solution appears the following Tuesday.
woozy wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:08 am
I did the grid pretty early on last night.
You know how the say they didn't see something at first but then in the morning there it was? Doesn't that just honk you off.
Cat firmly entrenched in bag and making sickly noises.
Same - thought I'd have a MEOW-eve solve, but nope! Have Step 0, still looking for the next...
But! I needed to hop in anyway to just to comment on the cluing - there are at least 20 where an obvious clue would have been an easy grab for the construction, and DrT took a left turn or a right turn, added a pun or deceptive indirection. Always a treat!
Thank you Ray. As you well know (Ray is a frequent tester of my most "Tomish" puzzles) I do love a turn of phrase. I don't do it as well as Evan Birnholz (few do) but I like to give people their money's worth in a solve.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
Meg wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:18 am
The cat has fallen out of the Doritos bag. Looks embarrassed.
Well probably because he is all orange...Doritos and Cheetos have the same side-effect.
Thanks for solving.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
Cinny wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:02 am
I may have test solved this, but I didn't remember it. It certainly wasn't a quick aha moment for me. But the cat finally overpowered me and escaped! Thanks, Dr. Tom.
The advantage of my own forgetfulness is that when there is not a META for the day I can go back and resolve an old one and it will be like a brand new experience. The disadvantage is that I am still looking for that darn Easter egg I hid.....
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
Darth wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:55 am
Cat's out...and drying off now! ... Thank you, DrT!
OIP.jpg
This is NOT over.....
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
Hmm.. think I've stumbled on it by accident. Got an idea an it worked a little so I was able to guess. But when I tried to back solve it got further and further a field.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
woozy wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 3:06 pm
Yep. The only thing I know is the answer. Utterly and completely confused.
One out of two ain't bad....
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
whimsy wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:48 pm
This cat's out and believes water can be of some use at times.
Thanks, Tom!
Uh, kitty, I don't think that is what they meant when they said we should go bowling...
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
Twenty-eight solvers let the cat out so it could find the source fo that water. Thanks to all!
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
