A place to discuss the weekly Wall Street Journal Crossword Puzzle Contest, starting every Thursday around 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please do not post any answers or hints before the contest deadline which is midnight Sunday Eastern time.
Toby wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:56 am
Answer is GLANDS. Each body part has a "part two" that can be found hidden in other words in grid with one extra letter that spells out answer: EAR/(G)LOBE; KNEE/C(L)AP; BRAIN/STE(A)M; EYE/BROW(N); RIB/CA(D)GE; FINGER/(S)NAIL.
I got hung up for a while on a different kind of "Part Two." I was looking for some sort of "ear worm" or "knee slapper" or "brain teaser" or "eye candy" or "rib tickler" or "finger painting." Or something along those lines.
Feel free to use my rabbit hole for any future puzzling.
For me, the title really screamed at me what to do, once I’d found the body parts hidden in the theme answers. So I went looking for more parts. The second thing which really helped me was noticing CADGE. That is a very strange word seldom seen. I don’t really feel as adept as some at noticing strains and stretches in construction, but while doing the puzzle, I thought, I’ll have to keep this in mind!
I’m very thankful for the WSJ meta and for this forum and its participants, among other things! Wishing everyone a great Thanksgiving!
Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:55 pm
That was really fun. I wondered if it was going in a slightly risque direction there for a bit!
Care to clarify? (I think I have a good guess.)
Let's just put it this way: I spent some time looking for WHOLE in the grid.
What's risque about that - I've gotten a smack upside my EAR HOLE any number of times
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
Let's just put it this way: I spent some time looking for WHOLE in the grid.
Oh, that’s not what I was thinking. I’d figured that as you found letters you had G N D S and thought there might just be vowels missing.
Thankfully there are no such things as an EAR EGG, EYE LOG or KNEE TWIN!
Happy Thanksgiving Muggledom, I look forward to a Black Friday puzzle, and I've already figured out the Meta - WALMART.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
Al Sisti wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:46 pm
Trying to add the newest meta ("Leftovers," 11/28/2019) as a new topic, but couldn't. Anyway, I'm on shore and late for watching my Cowboys...
Your Cowboys got their butts handed to them. Garrett may be on the way out even if they make the playoffs
Al Sisti wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:46 pm
Trying to add the newest meta ("Leftovers," 11/28/2019) as a new topic, but couldn't. Anyway, I'm on shore and late for watching my Cowboys...
Your Cowboys got their butts handed to them. Garrett may be on the way out even if they make the playoffs