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Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 8:20 pm
by halseymac
Whew! Tough one. Would not have gotten ashore without a nudge from the 8:00 zoom. Beer me. Wrestling all weekend.

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 8:23 pm
by scrabbler
Thank you to the zoom muggles for the lift to shore! I think I *might* have gotten it if I tried for a month, as it was fair, but I wasn't going to get there today otherwise. I'll have some more Earl Grey tea, please.

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 8:33 pm
by ReB
On shore at last after a Zoom rescue tonight. Thanks.

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 8:52 pm
by mikeB
No can do, so it's on the ship for the duration. The reveal is going to be a neato experience, that's for sure. Congrats to all the solvers -- toughie for me.

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 8:55 pm
by Hidden in 3D
I'm staying on the ship AGAIN! After reading everyone's comments I'm glad I didn't spend a lot of time on this one. Going to see "Wicked" with my daughter was way more fun than banging my head against the wall!

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:21 pm
by HunterX
On shore after tonight's "Last Call" call.

Was it a tough meta? My answer:

Indeed it sure was.

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:25 pm
by Bobj
HunterX wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:21 pm On shore after tonight's "Last Call" call.

Was it a tough meta? My answer:

Indeed it sure was.
A TOUGHIE FOR SURE

A VERY HARD PUZZLE

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:39 pm
by WSJosh
Still asea.

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:52 pm
by Bob cruise director
Good evening muggles

Our final count is 26 on the ship and 102 on the shore.

Good luck to all who submitted

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 10:01 pm
by MatthewB
Still on the boat... Need to wait and see

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 10:09 pm
by 3rdOf4
The zoom, alas, was not at a time I could make BUT! with some v v kind DM help, I dove back into the spreadsheet and was able to swim to shore.

As a side question, has anyone made a similar template to the spreadsheet for Google sheets, for those of us without the MS products? If not, I might go exploring in the Google sheet macro world, to see if I can do it, but if the wheel has already been invented...

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 10:16 pm
by steph
Well we have been busy on our cruise - the solution didn’t jump out at me so I’m staying on the ship tonite

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 11:30 pm
by erikfeng8
Guess I'll have to concede defeat this week too. A couple of folks helped stop me from going down rabbit holes but I still have no leads on what the themers are 😞

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 11:52 pm
by DeuceMTN
Yup. No dice for me this week. That’s two in a row. Boo.

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 11:53 pm
by MarkD
Thank you to the Zoom room guides tonight for an essential lesson on measuring! Appreciate your good cheer and help dispel the fog!

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 11:56 pm
by erikfeng8
NVM, I got it!!!
erikfeng8 wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2024 11:30 pm Guess I'll have to concede defeat this week too. A couple of folks helped stop me from going down rabbit holes but I still have no leads on what the themers are 😞

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2024 12:00 am
by hcbirker
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Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2024 12:00 am
by hcbirker
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Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2024 12:06 am
by Bob Cobb
Started measuring the themers, got to 5-2-2-3-3 and thought eh I need to move on, it can’t be this lame.

It was.

Re: "Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2024 1:46 am
by JeanneC
Bravo! This puzzle kept me going from Thursday afternoon until late Sunday. Did not solve. And that’s OK. The journey was just as much fun as the destination.