I’m trans-moat and intra-castle!
Good one!
Agree: tough grid. I had to look up a few things.
"Like Magic" by benchen71
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Apologies for the tough grid: this was one of my earlier puzzles. I'm hopeful that my later puzzles (one of which will be coming next week!) are more straightforward...
Here's the list of solvers so far:
Darth
RPardoe
FrankieHeck
Meg
LuckyGuest
Cindy Heisler
HLD
boharr
woozy
whimsy
DrTom
hoover
dplass
Mike D
Dave C
ImOnToo
markhr
LB800
sus
CPJohnson
Gutman
sharkicicles
Hector
Dow Jones
ryoustra
joequavis
ChrisKochmanski
Here's the list of solvers so far:
Darth
RPardoe
FrankieHeck
Meg
LuckyGuest
Cindy Heisler
HLD
boharr
woozy
whimsy
DrTom
hoover
dplass
Mike D
Dave C
ImOnToo
markhr
LB800
sus
CPJohnson
Gutman
sharkicicles
Hector
Dow Jones
ryoustra
joequavis
ChrisKochmanski
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! 
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Tough grid for me, too - leaned some new terms! Finally solved the meta today. Thanks for the puzzle @benchen71
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Across the moat (it's great how Crosshare lets you correct a typo right away). Meanwhile, 34 years ago in rap....
Jay
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Took a break from bashing my head against the wall on MMMM and now WSJCC and was delighted to have a fun puzzle I could actually solve for a change of pace.
Thanks, Ben!
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Allow me to add the following to the solvers list:
lbray53
Laura M
Mwoychick
Jeremy Smith
Ira Hanson
Bird Lives
shalmanezer
Zach Barton
KayW
lbray53
Laura M
Mwoychick
Jeremy Smith
Ira Hanson
Bird Lives
shalmanezer
Zach Barton
KayW
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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Not sure if anyone is desperately waiting on nudges, but here they are:
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If anyone needs further nudges, please let me know.
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If anyone needs further nudges, please let me know.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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The following can be added to the solvers list:
SJMcK
V
frostyjhammer
Golem
for a grand total of 40 solvers so far.
SJMcK
V
frostyjhammer
Golem
for a grand total of 40 solvers so far.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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Last lot of solvers before the answer reveal:
CPJohnson
badgey
Carolyn
BrennerTJ
Well done, all!
CPJohnson
badgey
Carolyn
BrennerTJ
Well done, all!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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And here's the solution:
In the end, I don't think this puzzle was all that TRICKY, but you never know with these phonetic-based mechanisms: not all versions of English pronounce things the same way!
As I commented on Crosshare, I went back and forth on this puzzle. On the one hand, it breaks the interlocking rule (two squares are only clued in one direction); so I tried to do a version that eliminated that problem. Then I noticed that two of the key meta words weren't symmetrically placed. That was too important, so it was back to non-interlocking. Forgive me! Also please excuse the top right corner of this grid: ALBI (the racist dragon), ART TOY, BURLAP (To Cashmere), and ORA (but clued in a tricky way) definitely made for a challenging area.
Tomorrow, one of my more recent puzzles...
In the end, I don't think this puzzle was all that TRICKY, but you never know with these phonetic-based mechanisms: not all versions of English pronounce things the same way!
As I commented on Crosshare, I went back and forth on this puzzle. On the one hand, it breaks the interlocking rule (two squares are only clued in one direction); so I tried to do a version that eliminated that problem. Then I noticed that two of the key meta words weren't symmetrically placed. That was too important, so it was back to non-interlocking. Forgive me! Also please excuse the top right corner of this grid: ALBI (the racist dragon), ART TOY, BURLAP (To Cashmere), and ORA (but clued in a tricky way) definitely made for a challenging area.
Tomorrow, one of my more recent puzzles...
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!