That is helpful! I will keep considering what to do with this bit of stuff I have discovered.
#709 - “Permutation Situation”
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Definitely 100%HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:28 amThat is helpful! I will keep considering what to do with this bit of stuff I have discovered.
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That would be me and so far as I can tell, only me.HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:11 am .... and at least one who did the same but got HEARTBREAK. ....
My mistake was a foolish one in that I dropped one of my threads. It's as if the clues all referred to animals and I found all the clever and hidden mechanisms that lead me to that the meta had black and white stripes and I figured it was therefore probably a newspaper forgetting it was animals that lead me there.
I see what’s going on, and after laboring over it (for reasons which will be obvious to you if you know what the mechanism is), I have come up with something that could maybe be construed as a good solution, but it’s problematic and certainly not a ringer.
I'm mainly kicking myself because once I realized I was wrong I thought of the zebra and realized "Oh, an animal" and realized that was a certainty.
If you remember you are looking for an animal that has black and white stripes and not just a thing with black and white stripe the answer should feel good.
*SOB*
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Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
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Wow - that is as metaphorical and cryptic a post as ever I read! I ?THINK? I know what you mean??
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Can anyone who solved the PUZ file confirm that there is a solution attached? I don't want to have to dig through the myriad unique grid entries to find my one boo-boo if there's potentially nothing there to fix.
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Solved, but hesitant to submit, yet must, to declare a solo solve. Going to sit on it for a while.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
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𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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@HeadinHome, I'm right there with you. All the laboring did give me a 'result' that might yield one answer, about which I do have doubts.BarbaraK wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:21 amFWIW, perhaps just to further add to your indecision, I considered this one a no-doubter.HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:11 am I see what’s going on, and after laboring over it (for reasons which will be obvious to you if you know what the mechanism is), I have come up with something that could maybe be construed as a good solution, but it’s problematic and certainly not a ringer.
Not sure what to do… I may just hold on to this and see if anything further/better hits me.
@BarbaraK, you're making me think either 1) I need to find a different way to "finish" the mechanism, or 2) All my laboring isn't the appropriate path.
Back to the drawing board!
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I have just submitted a different answer than my original thought, after looking again per @Woozy’s counsel. Thankful I wasn’t trigger happy this time… won’t earn me a top spot on the board but at least saves my streak… for now. (That is, assuming my SECOND, more thought-out guess proves correct.)
UPDATE: YEP, on the board at #88. Pshew.
UPDATE: YEP, on the board at #88. Pshew.
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I can assure you if you did a lot of labor that seems it will be fruitful (but is as of yet inconclusive), you are on the right path.HunterX wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:16 pm
@HeadinHome, I'm right there with you. All the laboring did give me a 'result' that might yield one answer, about which I do have doubts.
@BarbaraK, you're making me think either 1) I need to find a different way to "finish" the mechanism, or 2) All my laboring isn't the appropriate path.
Back to the drawing board!
The other Wendy.
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Thanks. It does fall into the category of "This can NOT be a coincidence!"HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:28 pmI can assure you if you did a lot of labor that seems it will be fruitful (but is as of yet inconclusive), you are on the right path.HunterX wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:16 pm
@HeadinHome, I'm right there with you. All the laboring did give me a 'result' that might yield one answer, about which I do have doubts.
@BarbaraK, you're making me think either 1) I need to find a different way to "finish" the mechanism, or 2) All my laboring isn't the appropriate path.
Back to the drawing board!
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Submitted.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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Okay. Found a different way to "finish" the mechanism that also used all my labors. Much better answer than what I had before. Submitted. And crossing my fingers....HeadinHome wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:28 pmI can assure you if you did a lot of labor that seems it will be fruitful (but is as of yet inconclusive), you are on the right path.HunterX wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:16 pm @HeadinHome, I'm right there with you. All the laboring did give me a 'result' that might yield one answer, about which I do have doubts.
@BarbaraK, you're making me think either 1) I need to find a different way to "finish" the mechanism, or 2) All my laboring isn't the appropriate path.
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92. Joe Ross 01/01 - 12:35
94. HunterX 01/01 - 12:58
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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I've been reading all these posts with envy. I have nothing but vague trails that lead nowhere. The title makes me think the mechanism is one thing. The grid makes me think another. I can't make anything work.
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.
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Looks like the "This Year" tab is fixed and now shows everyone's 2021 totals, not just a "1" for 2022.
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Beam me up!
Though (unless I missed something) I don’t necessarily think I would call it a 100%er.
I was very confident in my submission, but there was still some doubt until I saw my name on the board.
Great puzzle and happy new year, all!
Though (unless I missed something) I don’t necessarily think I would call it a 100%er.
I was very confident in my submission, but there was still some doubt until I saw my name on the board.
Great puzzle and happy new year, all!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Woo-frickin-hoo! Thanks to "post enlightenment" I've asked to be transported. About five minutes after whining about being clueless, the clouds parted for me. As Dannyvee alluded to, I wasn't 100% sure, but once I saw the thing, it had to be.
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.