"Similar Styles" - September 24, 2021
- ReB
- Posts: 677
- Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:34 pm
- Location: East Tennessee
Nicely constructed and enjoyable. A confidence builder after whiffing on the WFJ and Gaffney puzzles.
- BarbaraK
- Posts: 2636
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:37 pm
- Location: Virginia
I’m out of the box after a nudge from Will. I’d skipped the first step and was trying to make it harder (and less elegant) than it actually is.
- woozy
- Posts: 2241
- Joined: Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:40 am
Apparently it was gettable without "guided flailing". I did get it and get it correctly. But I flailed in a way I needn't have.
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
- CPJohnson
- Posts: 1101
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:38 pm
- Location: Kingsport, TN
I got it; confirmed on Crosshare. But, it was only because Cinny gave me nudge after nudge! I've been flailing for 2 days. I'd like to know how this could have been solved without all the flailing.
Cynthia
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- Posts: 735
- Joined: Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:25 pm
- Location: Meridian, MS
Flailing about with others. I got step one, but don't know what to do with it. On my way to Symphony Chorus rehearsal. Maybe Mozart will spark the inspiration I need to find the answer.
- benchen71
- Posts: 2488
- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
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I can't even see step one!
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- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1590
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
I believe I have the first step too, but my second step also involves flailing. A nice nudge would be appreciated.
Update: Thanks to a helpful nudge from @boharr I have successfully ascended the tricky 2nd step.
Update: Thanks to a helpful nudge from @boharr I have successfully ascended the tricky 2nd step.
- KayW
- Moderator
- Posts: 3354
- Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:10 am
- Location: Chicago
I see ...something... but not sure if it's step 1 or a red herring. My meta mojo still AWOL so I'll wait for posted nudges, reveal, or post-enlightenment. Whatever comes first.
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- Posts: 1403
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:49 am
I saw PUTIN TOPO SIT ION but I couldn't figure out how to find other entries that formed a phrase short of brute-force trying everything, which I didn't want to do, so DNF. Now I'm chagrined but impressed by the real solving path that I didn't see!