"Missing in Action"
- Al Sisti
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"Missing in Action"
Good morning Muggles, and welcome to Muggle Meta Monday!
This week’s puzzle is called “Missing in Action,” probably around a Week 1.75 rating. Please PM me your solution by 4 PM on Sunday, and as has become our custom, I’ll post a couple snapshots of a leaderboard during the week. Feel free to PM me for nudges, but try to stick with it for a couple days first. If nothing else, Nudge Wednesday occurs on… uh, Wednesday this week.
On Sunday, I will draw a name at random from the pool of solvers, and the winner will get his/her choice of a) a Utica Club keepsake, or b) an unsullied copy of one of the books in Peter Gordon’s “____ingly Hard Crosswords” series, autographed by Peter himself!
Missing in Action.pdf
Missing in Action.puz
The answer to this meta is someone who dropped out of sight. Good luck!
This week’s puzzle is called “Missing in Action,” probably around a Week 1.75 rating. Please PM me your solution by 4 PM on Sunday, and as has become our custom, I’ll post a couple snapshots of a leaderboard during the week. Feel free to PM me for nudges, but try to stick with it for a couple days first. If nothing else, Nudge Wednesday occurs on… uh, Wednesday this week.
On Sunday, I will draw a name at random from the pool of solvers, and the winner will get his/her choice of a) a Utica Club keepsake, or b) an unsullied copy of one of the books in Peter Gordon’s “____ingly Hard Crosswords” series, autographed by Peter himself!
Missing in Action.pdf
Missing in Action.puz
The answer to this meta is someone who dropped out of sight. Good luck!
- Joe Ross
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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!
- KayW
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Wow! Amazing and fun meta, Al!
And boy my brain needed a win - I'm still battling MGWCC week 3.
It's been said elsewhere, but all you wonderful and smart muggles are one of the things I am thankful for this season.
And boy my brain needed a win - I'm still battling MGWCC week 3.
It's been said elsewhere, but all you wonderful and smart muggles are one of the things I am thankful for this season.
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Awaiting confirmation from the source. Meanwhile, I'm nominating 17A and 47D for the Clue Hall of Fame. (Too bad you can't copyright a clue.)
Jay
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Off the couch!
I start smiling as soon as I see it's an Al puzzle because I know there'll be some terrific clues.
I start smiling as soon as I see it's an Al puzzle because I know there'll be some terrific clues.
- Joe Ross
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Brilliant! Feel lucky to solve. Alleviates the mood, a little.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
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!
- Al Sisti
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Thanks.... credit where credit is due, Peter Abide suggested 17A. 47D is mine. And if clues could be copyrighted, I wouldn't have been able to use 38D, which I loved. Theft is the sincerest form of flattery, right?Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:41 am Awaiting confirmation from the source. Meanwhile, I'm nominating 17A and 47D for the Clue Hall of Fame. (Too bad you can't copyright a clue.)
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The mechanism and punchline are stellar here-- well done Alex!
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Best “Missing” meta this week!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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- Al Sisti
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At least I could solve *this* one!
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