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Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:40 am
by Abide
Pre-nudge success 🏰

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 10:59 pm
by benchen71
Two more solvers, bringing us to 44:

Abide
Golem

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:07 pm
by benchen71
I forgot to post nudges! Here they are, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. The central clue and entry is the meta hint: Appropriate name for terms like "PIN number" and "ATM machine", which is RAS SYNDROME.

2. RAS SYNDROME stands for "Repetitive Acronym Syndrome Syndrome".

3. There are three examples of RAS Syndrome in the grid. But they are not found together like 33 across is.

4. The meta answer is a further example of RAS Syndrome and needs to be submitted in its redundant form.

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:17 am
by lbray53
The good news is that I figured out all of this on Tuesday. The bad news is that I still don't know what the answer is.

EDIT: The better news is that I finally found it. I guess I needed the confidence provided by the spoilers to dig just a little deeper.

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:10 am
by whimsy
Same as others.... missed something necessary for a while....
Now there... or there... or there...
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Thanks, Ben!

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:48 pm
by CPJohnson
Finally got it, after the nudges. Thanks, Ben!

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2023 12:21 pm
by Cinny
The moat is crossed. Thanks, Ben.

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2023 4:08 pm
by benchen71
Here's the last batch of solvers, bringing us to 52:

whimsy
Jeremy Smith
CPJohnson
lbray53
BarbaraK
Carolyn
Cindy Heisler
clev

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2023 4:14 pm
by benchen71
Here's the solution to "Unnecessarily Repetitive":

Unnecessarily Repetitive (solution).png

And here's a fun EDM version of Hillsong United's "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" for you!


Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:30 pm
by hcbirker
So I put Electronic Dance Music in Crosshare and got rejected. I guess I was wasn't repetitive enough!

Re: "Unnecessarily Repetitive" by benchen71

Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:45 am
by benchen71
hcbirker wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:30 pm So I put Electronic Dance Music in Crosshare and got rejected. I guess I was wasn't repetitive enough!
I deliberately didn't include alternate solutions this week!