#695 - "Spider Dream"

An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
Locked
User avatar
RPardoe
Posts: 737
Joined: Tue Jul 23, 2019 4:09 pm
Location: Houston, TX

#695 - "Spider Dream"

#1

Post by RPardoe »

Week 4 of 4

This weekโ€™s contest answer is a modified version of this puzzleโ€™s title.
Top
architect
Posts: 38
Joined: Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:26 am

#2

Post by architect »

Beam me up.
Top
User avatar
Dannyvee
Posts: 548
Joined: Sat Oct 10, 2020 11:39 am
Location: Jamaica Plain, MA

#3

Post by Dannyvee »

Beamed up at #14!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
Top
User avatar
MikeyG
Posts: 1933
Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:52 pm
Location: Chicago
Contact:
Contact MikeyG

#4

Post by MikeyG »

Looks like maybe this and Week 3's will be reversals in difficulty, let's see!
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 134. Think Twice
Top
User avatar
Wendy Walker
Posts: 2243
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
Location: Unionville, PA

#5

Post by Wendy Walker »

OK, how uncanny is the answer to 14D?! As I shared with the Zoom group the other night, that is the VERY word that a random person standing next to us in line suggested should be the answer to "CIRCLE Dances" last week! And she was so sure she was right (even though she knew nothing about metas other than overhearing our conversation) that she promptly changed the subject to her pet ferret ...
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
Top
User avatar
BarbaraK
Posts: 2972
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:37 pm
Location: Virginia

#6

Post by BarbaraK »

Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:27 pm OK, how uncanny is the answer to 14D?! As I shared with the Zoom group the other night, that is the VERY word that a random person standing next to us in line suggested should be the answer to "CIRCLE Dances" last week! And she was so sure she was right (even though she knew nothing about metas other than overhearing our conversation) that she promptly changed the subject to her pet ferret ...
Yeah, I thought of you as I filled that one in. Did Matt hear that story? Really just coincidence?
Top
User avatar
Wendy Walker
Posts: 2243
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
Location: Unionville, PA

#7

Post by Wendy Walker »

BarbaraK wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:49 pm
Yeah, I thought of you as I filled that one in. Did Matt hear that story? Really just coincidence?
I can't decide who could have told MG: Peter Abide is my best guess, but Bob Cruise Director is always a possibility!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
Top
User avatar
Joe Ross
Moderator
Posts: 6661
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:46 am
Location: Cincinnati

#8

Post by Joe Ross »

:::cough:::
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Keep'em alive! Donate 5 in 2025.

PLATELET ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ENORMOUS ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ. ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜!
Top
User avatar
Joe
Posts: 674
Joined: Sat May 11, 2019 12:45 pm
Location: New Hampshire

#9

Post by Joe »

In at #27. Thanks to a fellow muggle for confirmation!
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.
Top
User avatar
Toby
Posts: 360
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:00 pm
Location: New York City

#10

Post by Toby »

Having wasted an afternoon before learning that the first step is in fact the answer I think we are owed an apology! My least favorite meta ever!
Top
User avatar
sharkicicles
Posts: 1239
Joined: Fri May 10, 2019 12:03 pm
Location: Chicago, Walter the Shih-Tzu's home town

#11

Post by sharkicicles »

I donโ€™t think Matt owes me an apology, except maybe if the center entry is F***SHARKICICLES.

(That would actually be kinda awesome now that I think about it)
If you like Rows Gardens check out my mini ones here: viewforum.php?f=41. Nudges are free on the off chance Iโ€™ve solved the meta.
Top
User avatar
joequavis
Posts: 500
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:29 pm
Location: Windsor, Colorado

#12

Post by joequavis »

sharkicicles wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:08 pm I donโ€™t think Matt owes me an apology, except maybe if the center entry is F***SHARKICICLES.

(That would actually be kinda awesome now that I think about it)
Rumor has it that's exactly what he was going to do last week, but couldn't figure out what to put in the circle :lol:
Top
User avatar
Meg
Posts: 2511
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:41 pm
Location: St. Petersburg, FL

#13

Post by Meg »

Iโ€™ve transported with assistance. Thanks to great friends.
Check out and support http://CrosswordsForCancer.com.
Top
markhr
Posts: 502
Joined: Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:56 pm

#14

Post by markhr »

After a rough week 3, I beamed up in week 4 fairly quickly.
Top
Tina
Posts: 449
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:56 pm

#15

Post by Tina »

Inspiration better strike soon. I can't afford to waste I mean spend another entire weekend trying to figure out the MGWCC. :geek:
Top
User avatar
ChrisKochmanski
Posts: 2692
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:51 pm
Location: Saline, Michigan

#16

Post by ChrisKochmanski »

Upbeamed, with a bit of help.
Top
User avatar
Wendy Walker
Posts: 2243
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
Location: Unionville, PA

#17

Post by Wendy Walker »

OK, I'm going to take the plunge for a solo solve. If nothing else, I'll get the "same wrong answer submitted by someone else" badge.
Edit: Beamed up!
Last edited by Wendy Walker on Sat Sep 25, 2021 2:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
Top
User avatar
Al Sisti
Posts: 2167
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:28 pm
Location: Whitesboro NY

#18

Post by Al Sisti »

Wendy Walker wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:52 am OK, I'm going to take the plunge for a solo solve. If nothing else, I'll get the "same wrong answer submitted by someone else" badge.
Unbelievably (to me, anyway), no one has submitted a wrong answer yet. And still, I have nothing.
Top
User avatar
Wendy Walker
Posts: 2243
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
Location: Unionville, PA

#19

Post by Wendy Walker »

Al Sisti wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:54 am
Wendy Walker wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:52 am OK, I'm going to take the plunge for a solo solve. If nothing else, I'll get the "same wrong answer submitted by someone else" badge.
Unbelievably (to me, anyway), no one has submitted a wrong answer yet. And still, I have nothing.
Oh, Al, just wait til the next leaderboard update; I may be the first. (We're number one!)
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
Top
User avatar
Joe Ross
Moderator
Posts: 6661
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:46 am
Location: Cincinnati

#20

Post by Joe Ross »

Bleh. Done stuckeded.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Keep'em alive! Donate 5 in 2025.

PLATELET ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ENORMOUS ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ. ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜!
Top
Locked

Return to โ€œMatt Gaffney's Weekly Crossword Contest (MGWCC)โ€