MEOW #13: Pyramid
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MEOW #13: Pyramid
Hi all and welcome to the thirteenth installment of the MEOW!
The answer to the meta is a proper noun. The difficulty level is a Calico-Persian hybrid.
P.S. RPardoe pointed out that the grid on the PDF is often too small, especially for open grids with lots of clues. The best I can do is center the grid and print clues on multiple pages, but the grid still seems small. If any Crossword Compiler guru lurks among you and knows how to solve this issue, please let me know!
Good luck as always.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/Pyramid
The answer to the meta is a proper noun. The difficulty level is a Calico-Persian hybrid.
P.S. RPardoe pointed out that the grid on the PDF is often too small, especially for open grids with lots of clues. The best I can do is center the grid and print clues on multiple pages, but the grid still seems small. If any Crossword Compiler guru lurks among you and knows how to solve this issue, please let me know!
Good luck as always.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/Pyramid
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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CREATORS: To create better PDFs of your crossword puzzles:
20210224 MEOW #13 — Pyramid — Excel form
20210224 MEOW #13 — Pyramid — PDF from PUZ with color
20210224 MEOW #13 — Pyramid — PDF from PUZ no color
- Subscribe to & install Adobe Acrobat Pro.
- Set up Acrobat Pro as a printer.
- Print the puzzle from the PUZ app with Acrobat Pro as the printer, which creates the PDF.
- Edit the PDF & its finer points.
20210224 MEOW #13 — Pyramid — Excel form
20210224 MEOW #13 — Pyramid — PDF from PUZ with color
20210224 MEOW #13 — Pyramid — PDF from PUZ no color
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And can we have one without color to print please.madhatter5 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:49 am Hi all and welcome to the thirteenth installment of the MEOW!
The answer to the meta is a proper noun. The difficulty level is a Calico-Persian hybrid.
P.S. RPardoe pointed out that the grid on the PDF is often too small, especially for open grids with lots of clues. The best I can do is center the grid and print clues on multiple pages, but the grid still seems small. If any Crossword Compiler guru lurks among you and knows how to solve this issue, please let me know!
Good luck as always.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/Pyramid
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Ah sorry I forgot about that again Coming soon!
Edit: Looks like Joe Ross beat me to the punch! Thanks Joe.
Edit: Looks like Joe Ross beat me to the punch! Thanks Joe.
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I’m pretty dang sure I got this one. Interesting mechanism and lovely Aha moment!
Confirmed: the kitty has extricated herself from the paper bag.
Confirmed: the kitty has extricated herself from the paper bag.
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All,
Joe Ross's suggestion for creators also works for solvers. If you want a larger grid, open the PUZ file (if you do not have Across Lite installed it is simple and free!) and choose Print. If you do not want it to print to the last printer you used, make sure you go into the printer settings (type Default Printer into the search bar at the bottom left of the tool bas and windows will bring up the "Let Windows manage my default printer" setting) uncheck "let windows manage..." and then when you chose Print from the Across Lite menu it will ask you what printer you want to use. You can chose a PDF if you have that installed or any of your physical printers.
Joe Ross's suggestion for creators also works for solvers. If you want a larger grid, open the PUZ file (if you do not have Across Lite installed it is simple and free!) and choose Print. If you do not want it to print to the last printer you used, make sure you go into the printer settings (type Default Printer into the search bar at the bottom left of the tool bas and windows will bring up the "Let Windows manage my default printer" setting) uncheck "let windows manage..." and then when you chose Print from the Across Lite menu it will ask you what printer you want to use. You can chose a PDF if you have that installed or any of your physical printers.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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This presumes there IS a PUZ file. Last week's creative effort didn't work well with the PUZ format, so used the PDF to work the puzzle. Was glad to see this week's puzzle had a PUZ file.
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Solution:
The first word (or in one case, words) of the clues to the starred entries can be placed inside the pyramid, as follows:
Going up and down the sides of the pyramid will spell out TUTANKHAMUN, which is the answer.
The first word (or in one case, words) of the clues to the starred entries can be placed inside the pyramid, as follows:
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K
N I H
A R O M A
T H E O R E M
U S S J U N E A U
T R A N S L A T I O N
Going up and down the sides of the pyramid will spell out TUTANKHAMUN, which is the answer.
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If you're on a phone:
Going up and down the sides of the pyramid will spell out TUTANKHAMUN, which is the answer.
Going up and down the sides of the pyramid will spell out TUTANKHAMUN, which is the answer.
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PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
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PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
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