Got it! Fun puzzle - glad I’m old or I may not have made the final connection!
"The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
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- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva
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Now I'm there. Though it took nudges -- uh, make that shoves -- to get me to the finish line.ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:20 am Fairly confident of my answer. Awaiting word from Will.
EDIT: Oops! Per Will, that ain't it. Thought it was too easy. Back at it!
Quite a puzzle!
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Edited to add, missed one really cool aspect of puzzle, but Will explained it to me. Got the meta despite my cluelessness due to previously mentioned oldness LOL!
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I've sent my reply in - first time for this meta weekly. I'm guessing that I'll know after I check the leaderboard tomorrow morning. Off to join the Dreamers...
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Got carried away with googling after the first step, back on track with redirect - awaiting confirmation but confident that all the pieces fit.
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I am #24 on the PBWMC Leaderboard! Yay! While some may allege a "geezer" effect, I will only admit to a GOOGLE effect! Onward and Upward!
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Solved -- after submitting two incorrect answers (I honestly thought I had it the second time), I finally asked Will for a nudge. Seems so obvious now. I don't know why I didn't see the last step. I'll chalk it up to old age!!
Great puzzle despite my struggles.
Great puzzle despite my struggles.
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Dino me!
I didn't have time to work it out fully but somehow I deduced what the answer should be and what the steps to get there should be. I still don't know what the methodology is yet - but my answer was correct! I'll try to look at it again later.
I didn't have time to work it out fully but somehow I deduced what the answer should be and what the steps to get there should be. I still don't know what the methodology is yet - but my answer was correct! I'll try to look at it again later.
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Got the first step right away, but that second step eluded me forever. Needed some help from Will (again), but I think I found the dino.
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Dino'd
I had a guess after step one that turned out to be correct. Very nice meta once I found the mechanism.
I had a guess after step one that turned out to be correct. Very nice meta once I found the mechanism.
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I had heard of three of the performers -- I would have heard of them even if I didn't see them all the time in crossword puzzles. But I was totally ignorant of the rest and had to Google everything -- more like doing research than solving a puzzle. Plus, not knowing any of that music made me feel really old. When Pandora has a meta based on Gershwin, Kern, Rodgers, Arlen, et al., wake me from my afternoon nap.
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I have to agree that this one felt too much like doing home-work research.Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:34 pm I had heard of three of the performers -- I would have heard of them even if I didn't see them all the time in crossword puzzles. But I was totally ignorant of the rest and had to Google everything -- more like doing research than solving a puzzle. Plus, not knowing any of that music made me feel really old. When Pandora has a meta based on Gershwin, Kern, Rodgers, Arlen, et al., wake me from my afternoon nap.
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See, I went the other way. I watched the YouTube video of every theme entry, which made me really appreciate three of them.Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:34 pm But I was totally ignorant of the rest and had to Google everything -- more like doing research than solving a puzzle.
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Great puzzle for my premier 'dino' and debut on the PB leaderboards!
Very excited that I only needed Google once for the fill, definitely a grid that played to my strengths and I instantly saw the theme. I did end up needing a nudge for the mechanic but the final connection was excellent.
Very excited that I only needed Google once for the fill, definitely a grid that played to my strengths and I instantly saw the theme. I did end up needing a nudge for the mechanic but the final connection was excellent.
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Are you allowed to submit more than one guess? I have part one, and a strong suspicion about the answer, but the connection between the two isn't fully there yet for me.
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I got the first part and asked Will for a yes/no confirmation nudge on my attempted second step, and it was a no. DNF.C=64 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:00 pm Post-grid, mid-meta status: After not getting it the last two weeks, I am enjoying this one! I did the grid in Crosshare on my phone and took a screenshot and drew messy stuff on it, but I think it's time to transfer my work to paper so I can see everything better. *cracks knuckles*
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I'm halfway there. Can anyone please provide a nudge?
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I got enough of the puzzle to make a guess at the answer, which was correct! And I am impressed with what I found so far of the mechanism. Still to backsolve the final step...
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Yes, Will is very friendly and understanding.