#685 - "Get Out Your Wite-Out"
- RPardoe
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- BarbaraK
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Step 1 ... nothing ... nothing... nothing... wow!!!
BarbaraK to Enterprise, one to beam up.
BarbaraK to Enterprise, one to beam up.
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I mean, the starting point is very obvious but I can't figure out what to do next. Maybe I have to really follow the instructions on this one.
- Joe
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See the first thing. Then *crickets*
I hope something emerges. Right now, just a lot of "wite"
I hope something emerges. Right now, just a lot of "wite"
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
- Joe Ross
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Beam me up! I won't submit for a day, or two, but 100% certain of my answer.
Two amazing puzzles from Matt, this week! Neither were easy, but simple and clear when you see the path.
Congrats to earlier solvers (& WOW!) and best luck to those yet to solve!
Two amazing puzzles from Matt, this week! Neither were easy, but simple and clear when you see the path.
Congrats to earlier solvers (& WOW!) and best luck to those yet to solve!
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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- Streroto
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Lots of travel-getting better at doing these on iPhone. Beam me up! Nice one Matt
Stay well all
Stay well all
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I just beamed myself up - not on the leaderboard yet [edit: on at #94], but it's 100% when you get it. I immediately saw step 1, but then tried about a hundred things for step 2, feeling like I was tantalizingly close, and in the end I actually was in the right area. [edit: After the discussion on the WSJCC board about parentheses, I'm a bit surprised that no one has bemoaned the parens in this puzzle yet. I was pleased that I correctly guessed their meaning from the start.]
Embarrassingly, this is the second time in the last few weeks when the answer came to me after a lot of struggle while I was, um, in the bathroom. It seems that some of my best thinking happens there....
Embarrassingly, this is the second time in the last few weeks when the answer came to me after a lot of struggle while I was, um, in the bathroom. It seems that some of my best thinking happens there....
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- DrTom
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Ditto! I was so encouraged when I saw the obvious and thought "OK, I know what to do now!". I was apparently wrong. I feel I am just overlooking some simple step or instruction so I'll give it a rest and look again later. We are having a friend over for supper so it will probably be late, and I hope not too wine soaked, though who knows, that might help!
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!
- cbarbee002
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Been stuck at step one for a day. To quote the Temptations, ain't too proud to beg . . .
- KayW
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Gah. Me three. I just cleared my brain (all three brain cells) and am going to fill out a fresh grid...
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Beam me up! Thanks to a fellow muggle for assuring me i was on the right path. It was a great "aha" moment for me.
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- KayW
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Post-enlightenment strikes again!
Refilling the grid helped me see ... something. Wowza what a brilliant meta. I wonder if this was that "perfect meta" idea Matt mentioned in the zoom discussion?
I'm holding off on submitting to get a Wednesday solve and a buzzer beater in one swell foop, but this one is 100%.
Refilling the grid helped me see ... something. Wowza what a brilliant meta. I wonder if this was that "perfect meta" idea Matt mentioned in the zoom discussion?
I'm holding off on submitting to get a Wednesday solve and a buzzer beater in one swell foop, but this one is 100%.
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- RPardoe
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Good luck, and DON'T FORGET!
(I think there should be an achievement for the LAST submission as well as the first. Imagine the fun of trying to get that one.)
- DrTom
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Frustratingly sniffing around the right track all evening but never finding the warren (or transporter room or feline release mechanism or couch extricater). I had finally gotten VERY near it when a kindly Muggle gave me a slight nudge of confirmation. A few more corrections (simply because I had some misfills and misinterpretations) and I was/am hopefully awaiting the teleportation beam. This week-ends were very challenging and very different from anything I have seen before. I know this is becoming a standard post of mine, but HOW DOES HE DO THAT every week???? Heck I'm out of mechanisms after simple replacements!
EDIT: HOORAY #124 Late to the party but not the last guest in the door.
Oh, and this explains why I am sometimes so lost on these even when I probably have the right ideas:
EDIT: HOORAY #124 Late to the party but not the last guest in the door.
Oh, and this explains why I am sometimes so lost on these even when I probably have the right ideas:
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!
- cbarbee002
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Ok, beamed up after a "Goldilocks" nudge (not too hot . . . not too cold . . ). Brilliant, again. Matt of course.
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