#679 - “More to Read” by Patrick Berry
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Beamed up. Easy Peasy once I got to it.
Looks like lots of us beaming up today. Another appropriate cloud-a-day came this morning from Cloud Appreciation Society.
I’m also a member of the Patrick Berry Appreciation Society. Great grid and fun meta.
Looks like lots of us beaming up today. Another appropriate cloud-a-day came this morning from Cloud Appreciation Society.
I’m also a member of the Patrick Berry Appreciation Society. Great grid and fun meta.
- Al Sisti
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I just finished "Middle of the Road." Wow, what a clever puzzle! Patrick is not from this planet.ricky wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:38 pm I have halfway solved "Middle of the Road" twice and both times lost the piece of paper I was solving on before I made it to the end. I'll get there one day, I imagine...
Anyway, beamed up. A little bummed I forgot it was MGWCC day until 2 PM since I solved today's puzzle in 6-ish minutes. Wouldn't have beaten Erik Agard's UNDER 60 SECONDS but I would probably have been top 20.
I have a new meta contest going - link below in my signature.
- ky-mike
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I’m no expert at these either, but I printed it out and will give it a shot. If you google “Patrick Berry Middle of the Road”, you’ll find a couple YouTube videos showing the solve (I haven’t peeked yet, but I suspect I’ll need them to either help me along the way or when I throw my hands up in frustration and throw in the towel...HeadinHome wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:05 pmI’m not grizzled yet so this is new to me. I find cryptics difficult .. is there a solution page for this (don’t want to attempt otherwise, lest I have nowhere to go for explanations after!)Charles Stevens wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 1:25 pm Beamed.
This being a week 1, I expect some of us will have some extra time on our hands this weekend. What better way to spend that time than to do a jaw-dropping Patrick Berry puzzle? (I'm not exaggerating, this is the only puzzle I've ever done that literally caused my jaw to drop after I'd finished).
https://aframegames.com/puzzles/MiddleOfTheRoad.pdf
If you see that I’ve completed the MGWCC meta, feel free to DM me and I’ll help you out - nudges, confirmations of paths, etc.
- Al Sisti
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it was tough but solvable. Patience and perseverance! Well worth the trip.burghman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:17 amI’m no expert at these either, but I printed it out and will give it a shot. If you google “Patrick Berry Middle of the Road”, you’ll find a couple YouTube videos showing the solve (I haven’t peeked yet, but I suspect I’ll need them to either help me along the way or when I throw my hands up in frustration and throw in the towel...HeadinHome wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:05 pmI’m not grizzled yet so this is new to me. I find cryptics difficult .. is there a solution page for this (don’t want to attempt otherwise, lest I have nowhere to go for explanations after!)Charles Stevens wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 1:25 pm Beamed.
This being a week 1, I expect some of us will have some extra time on our hands this weekend. What better way to spend that time than to do a jaw-dropping Patrick Berry puzzle? (I'm not exaggerating, this is the only puzzle I've ever done that literally caused my jaw to drop after I'd finished).
https://aframegames.com/puzzles/MiddleOfTheRoad.pdf
- HeadinHome
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Yeah, i watched a British guy solve it (he had some trouble) - and even the ones he got right away—even when he explained them—I often still didn’t get what he was seeing in the clue. I think this is a whole ‘nother language to learn... ain’t got that kind of time right now. But i can see how it would be satisfying if one were good at it!Al Sisti wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:08 amit was tough but solvable. Patience and perseverance! Well worth the trip.burghman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:17 amI’m no expert at these either, but I printed it out and will give it a shot. If you google “Patrick Berry Middle of the Road”, you’ll find a couple YouTube videos showing the solve (I haven’t peeked yet, but I suspect I’ll need them to either help me along the way or when I throw my hands up in frustration and throw in the towel...HeadinHome wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:05 pm
I’m not grizzled yet so this is new to me. I find cryptics difficult .. is there a solution page for this (don’t want to attempt otherwise, lest I have nowhere to go for explanations after!)
The other Wendy.
- MajordomoTom
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well, now that I looked at this again this morning, face palm, beaming up.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
- ajk
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lol I didn't even notice the British spellings in the clues. Oops.
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