@MikeyG
The nudge I got that worked for me
The key is the title.
"A City of Puzzels" gives you the infromation you need
"A Puzzle of Cities" does not.
@MikeyG
DOH!
I did this same exact thing with Marion, IL. No Idea there was also one in Kentucky.KayW wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:39 pm I didn't get a solid start on this one until quite late in the weekend. And then I tripped myself up with some bad geography. As I solved, I looked up every single one of the theme clue and grid entry locations. EXCEPT for MARION/PADUCAH. I had been to Marion, ILLINOIS several years ago and "knew" it wasn't that far north of Paducah, KY. It turns out it's actually North and slightly WEST of Paducah, not NorthEAST, but... details, schmetails.
I thought it was a bit odd that all the other clue and entry pairs were located in the same state but it never occurred to me to check and see if there was also a Marion in KY, or a Paducah in IL.
Want me to pick you up on my way through Cincy?
ROAD TRIP!
This was my [lucky and inelegant] solution as well:rogerf4 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:45 pm Don't know if anyone's still reading (or if anyone cares), but I got the right answer in the entirely wrong way (and gave a few nudges based on my faulty solve). For me, the "tip-off" was Sundance, which I knew had a counterpart (sometimes listed as just a resort, but others as its own city) in Utah.
Googling, I found the other cities in the puzzle in states that started with T, I, C, and A.
Not a very elegant solution, but it worked. Sorry to anyone who I nudged down this awkward path with me (unless it worked for you too, in which case, cool).
Mine too, and the title "A City..." is UTICA spelled backwards (changing the Y to U, an example of "vowel play"), and Utica was recently described as the Comeback City...BrianMac wrote: ↑Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:42 pmThis was my [lucky and inelegant] solution as well:rogerf4 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:45 pm Don't know if anyone's still reading (or if anyone cares), but I got the right answer in the entirely wrong way (and gave a few nudges based on my faulty solve). For me, the "tip-off" was Sundance, which I knew had a counterpart (sometimes listed as just a resort, but others as its own city) in Utah.
Googling, I found the other cities in the puzzle in states that started with T, I, C, and A.
Not a very elegant solution, but it worked. Sorry to anyone who I nudged down this awkward path with me (unless it worked for you too, in which case, cool).
Sundance, Utah
Marion, Texas
Buckley, Illinois
Granby, Colorado
Mulberry, Arkansas