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Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 12:12 pm
by Cinny
Finally got it with a helpful nudge. Sometimes I just don't see it no matter how many times I look! Thanks, Mikey.
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 2:09 pm
by MikeyG
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 2:54 pm
by jhseeman
Nudge 2 got me going....Sad that a sports fan whiffed on the sports puzzle....
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 3:15 pm
by KayW
I hadn't noticed Nudge 5 til you mentioned it - nice touch!
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 3:23 pm
by MatthewL
Finally got it, but only after multiple nudges. Gotta try to remember the cardinal rule on these -- "Think like Mikey (as frightening as that might be)". Thanks for the puzzle!
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:09 pm
by ReB
Thanks. Reading comprehension was not my friend on this one (I was one of those who needed the first nudge as a rescue).
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:45 pm
by rjy
Late to it… already had the nudges and yet still needed the nudges - that phenomenon where the nudges tell you nothing new but that second look with fresh eyes gets you over the hump. Clever one, Mikey!
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:53 pm
by MikeyG
I missed @DrTom's nudgy request, so I'm kindly waiting, haha.
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 4:10 pm
by Cap'n Rick
Woo-hoo! Got it! Nice one, @MikeyG!
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:38 pm
by DrTom
Needed the nudges and still got it wrong. Mistake I would associate with a newcomer, I deserve all the scorn everyone can handle. I'll explain after the reveal.
T
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 6:24 pm
by MikeyG
DrTom wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:38 pm
Needed the nudges and still got it wrong. Mistake I would associate with a newcomer, I deserve all the scorn everyone can handle. I'll explain after the reveal.
T
I hope these puzzles weren't a scorn in your side! (Don't contempt me to post any more of these.)
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 6:39 pm
by MikeyG
Puzzle #70 answer:
SEVEN-TEN (7-10) SPLIT
Correct entries:
54
Pretty much a visual meta this time around, one that leans SAD: We have
7 entries in the grid that "split" the word TEN as either T*EN or TE*N, suggesting the challenging bowling maneuver
SEVEN-TEN (7-10) SPLIT, which is our meta answer. Note the "anchor" entries or BOLE and LING, as well as the fact that this fits nicely with meta #70, which is 7 x 10.
I should have realized from
@Joe Ross's WAG of "49ers" that he misread it as "team" and not "term"; that never occurred to me, but someone else submitted the "76ers" as well. Then I realized what was up! (Not the Broncos' wins, sadly - but the Cubs are still in it!).
Once again, thanks to
@BrennerTJ for the great graphic! I have some bowling puns, but I'll spare you (though they're right up my alley).
Another meta next Saturday!
Mikey G
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:39 am
by DrTom
Oh, the woes of the non observant. I saw the tens, I saw the 5 across ones and then dutifully entered 5-10 split and it was wrong of course. But wait, Mikey mentioned Lily and the other name for the 5-7-10 split is "the Lily", now I don't know why 7 would be in there, but I tried it, and of course it was wrong. I tried to use the * as a position and submitted 7 8 split (tough not a split really since those pins sit together, and what about the 5 and 10...) I tried almost every combo of 5-10, but never once did I look back at the grid to see that there were SEVEN TENS that were split.
Dang it all to heck.
Oh well I had a ball with it anyway and never even had a chance for my mind to go in the gutter while I was waiting for inspiration to strike.
Minnie, this is NOT what I meant when I said get your cat bowl!
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:42 am
by DrTom
MikeyG wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 6:24 pm
DrTom wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:38 pm
Needed the nudges and still got it wrong. Mistake I would associate with a newcomer, I deserve all the scorn everyone can handle. I'll explain after the reveal.
T
I hope these puzzles weren't a scorn in your side! (Don't contempt me to post any more of these.)
Puzzle was fine, it was the solver that got caught in the ball return!!
Re: 70. We're Coming Apart!
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:07 am
by jhseeman
DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:42 am
MikeyG wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 6:24 pm
DrTom wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 5:38 pm
Needed the nudges and still got it wrong. Mistake I would associate with a newcomer, I deserve all the scorn everyone can handle. I'll explain after the reveal.
T
I hope these puzzles weren't a scorn in your side! (Don't contempt me to post any more of these.)
Puzzle was fine, it was the solver that got caught in the ball return!!