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MEOW #39: Jigsaw
- CPJohnson
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- auee89
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Have a toehold, but now off to a ballgame downtown. Our AAA experience is fun and affordable here in Indy. Will finish up the puzzle in the morning over coffee since the WSJ is knocked out.
Kevin
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I assume that the solution is easy once you've figured out how to decode the clues. Unfortunately, I haven't.
Jay
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Confirmed and out of the bag that was in the box (with the help of a nudge that got me out of my own way). Thanks Madhatter!
Kevin
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I actually had a surprisingly hard time getting from the completed grid to the meta solution. Not a difficult task per se, but knowing what to do wasn't the end of it. I still had to do it.Bird Lives wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:24 am I assume that the solution is easy once you've figured out how to decode the clues. Unfortunately, I haven't.
"once you've figured out how to decode the clues"
From Cool Hand Luke: Nobody can eat fifty eggs!
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So, gosh, is it my turn to be the one giving nudges?
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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The grid had me stumped for quite a while. I may never have figured it out without a friendly muggle nudge. But once I got started it was fun to do. Very clever puzzle. Thanks, Josh!
Cat is out of the bag!
Cat is out of the bag!
Cindy Heisler
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This looks interesting, but I have no idea what to do to start. Does having solved some previous MEOW puzzles help?
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^ Hmm -- not sure how to advise on this except to say that each successive MEOW is just that much -- um -- wackier, intriguing, off-beat, etc. etc. than the one before! Nudges coming out tomorrow, I believe.
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- Cindy N
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Well, even before the nudges were posted, I had tried all of them. Realizing the grid part came yesterday and I was able to get it filled in. Once you get started, it goes fairly quickly.
And I knew what to do with what I had next.
And I tried what was in the third nudge.
And I'm still
Being spatially challenged is a definite disadvantage for this one!![:rofl:](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f923.svg)
(You know with a jigsaw puzzle, you can usually figure out the edges and the corners...sigh) Back to it!
And I knew what to do with what I had next.
And I tried what was in the third nudge.
And I'm still
Being spatially challenged is a definite disadvantage for this one!
(You know with a jigsaw puzzle, you can usually figure out the edges and the corners...sigh) Back to it!
- boharr
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I hear you!
- Joe
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Cat is out of the bag and scratching the hell out of my couch. Not even kidding. ![🙄](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f644.svg)
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.
- CPJohnson
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Well, I’m still stuck. Pre-nudges, I figured out how to fill in the grid. But now what?
Cynthia
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I needed the nudges to complete the grid, but the cat eventually got out.
A very creative meta!Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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One more nudge for those stuck on the last step:
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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- HeadinHome
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Hope when this is over someone posts a picture cuz even with the nudges I don’t have a single square filled in. ??
The other Wendy. ![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
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Glad I'm not the only one. After the nudges, I thought I saw what to do but couldn't make it work. After a bunch of erasures I am back to a blank grid.