"Of Thee I Sing"
- Al Sisti
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"Of Thee I Sing"
Good morning Muggles, and welcome to Muggle Meta Monday!
Today’s puzzle is called “Of Thee I Sing,” probably around a Week 2 rating. Please PM me your solution by 4 PM on Sunday. If you get stuck, you can PM me, or you can wait until Nudge Wednesday when I’ll be dropping three “Dr. Pepper” nudges (at 10, 2 and 4).
Of Thee I Sing.pdf
Of Thee I Sing.puz
The answer to this meta is an artist with a one-hit wonder in the 80s. Good luck!
Today’s puzzle is called “Of Thee I Sing,” probably around a Week 2 rating. Please PM me your solution by 4 PM on Sunday. If you get stuck, you can PM me, or you can wait until Nudge Wednesday when I’ll be dropping three “Dr. Pepper” nudges (at 10, 2 and 4).
Of Thee I Sing.pdf
Of Thee I Sing.puz
The answer to this meta is an artist with a one-hit wonder in the 80s. Good luck!
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PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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Got the grid done, but no strong leads for the meta just yet. Will keep coming back to it with hopes of solving before Nudge Wednesday!
- C=64
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Fun cluing! I have a lot of circumstantial evidence pointing me to a particular answer but haven't found any strong justification yet.
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I had the right idea quickly, but it took a while to make it yield an answer. Nice meta and grid, too, with interesting clues and entries. Thanks, Al!
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Well done; some slick cluing as usual (26-D; 29-D; 40-A; 50D). Thanks for a enjoyable lunch break!
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Thanks...
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Fun! Some bizarre rabbit holes, but that goes with the territory.
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I didn't understand any of those clues, but at least I wasn't natick'ed too badly by their answers.
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Off the couch!
Fun! I'll PM Al for confirmation, but I'm confident of my answer. Thank goodness my attention to pop music extended into the '80s. I know this hit!
Al should know too that his cluing is basically the best. It's delightfully Sisti-an. Or Sisti-esque. Or whatever. (Have we covered this already?)
Fun! I'll PM Al for confirmation, but I'm confident of my answer. Thank goodness my attention to pop music extended into the '80s. I know this hit!
Al should know too that his cluing is basically the best. It's delightfully Sisti-an. Or Sisti-esque. Or whatever. (Have we covered this already?)
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Whoa! I just noticed something that would seem to confirm my answer. VERY cool!
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I confirmed with Al that I have the correct answer, but all I have found is cool confirmation stuff; I still haven't found the meta mechanism, but not for lack of effort.ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:39 pm Whoa! I just noticed something that would seem to confirm my answer. VERY cool!
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I did the same thing. I took a short cut off the couch and then had to jump back on to finally get the meta mechanism.C=64 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:57 pmI confirmed with Al that I have the correct answer, but all I have found is cool confirmation stuff; I still haven't found the meta mechanism, but not for lack of effort.ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:39 pm Whoa! I just noticed something that would seem to confirm my answer. VERY cool!
And thanks, Al, for a fun puzzle,
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I think I'm the same place you are. See a lot of miscellaneous stuff that strongly points to a 80s one-hit wonder, enough that it can't be coincidence (famous last words:) But I won't count myself off the couch til I find a proper mechanism. Trying, and mostly failing, to resist the urge to backsolve.C=64 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:57 pmI confirmed with Al that I have the correct answer, but all I have found is cool confirmation stuff; I still haven't found the meta mechanism, but not for lack of effort.ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:39 pm Whoa! I just noticed something that would seem to confirm my answer. VERY cool!
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