Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:28 pm
Sssolved (with help from nudge 1!!)
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The Wright Stuff
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Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:43 pm
SSSolved.
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:55 am
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 9:11 am
Day 1 Leaderboard
We're off to a Ssspectacular start with 47 solvers!
Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
boharr (TS)
whimsy (TS)
MarkWoychick (TS)
Wendy Walker (TS)
benchen71
Cinny
Bob cruise director
MaineMarge
Streroto
michaelm
Meg
lbray53
ImOnToo
dannyvee
Cindy Weatherman
Philip Chow
Pair O Ducks
Hector
hcbirker
KayW
MatthewL
SamKat9
DebbieC
woozy
DCBilly
ChrisKochmanski
markhr
Tom Wilson
Carolyn
andeux
SJ
GR
hoover
ajk
Laura M
Deb W
BarbaraK
Berto
Tyrpmom
Kyle Boberg
luvkitties
Darth
rjy
JHSeeman
JM
Please let me know if I've missed anyone!
We're off to a Ssspectacular start with 47 solvers!
Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
boharr (TS)
whimsy (TS)
MarkWoychick (TS)
Wendy Walker (TS)
benchen71
Cinny
Bob cruise director
MaineMarge
Streroto
michaelm
Meg
lbray53
ImOnToo
dannyvee
Cindy Weatherman
Philip Chow
Pair O Ducks
Hector
hcbirker
KayW
MatthewL
SamKat9
DebbieC
woozy
DCBilly
ChrisKochmanski
markhr
Tom Wilson
Carolyn
andeux
SJ
GR
hoover
ajk
Laura M
Deb W
BarbaraK
Berto
Tyrpmom
Kyle Boberg
luvkitties
Darth
rjy
JHSeeman
JM
Please let me know if I've missed anyone!
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 9:58 pm
Well that was fun! Thanks Rick for another of your trademark fun metas!
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:05 am
Leaderboard Update
We picked up 6 more solvers since yesterday:
Bird Lives
DrTom
Sendhil Revuluri
LindaPRmaven
Dow Jones
Gutman
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
We picked up 6 more solvers since yesterday:
Bird Lives
DrTom
Sendhil Revuluri
LindaPRmaven
Dow Jones
Gutman
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:54 pm
Fun one - thanks Cap'n!
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:12 am
Leaderboard Update
Five more solvers bring our total to 58:
Sharkicicles
kurtalert
Katiedid
Jaclyn
ReB
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
Five more solvers bring our total to 58:
Sharkicicles
kurtalert
Katiedid
Jaclyn
ReB
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:27 pm
Sssolved! I needed Nudge 1.
Thanks, Cap’n!
Thanks, Cap’n!
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:21 am
Leaderboard Update
Three more solvers bring our total to 61:
Mr Tex
Alvibu67
merlinnimue
Reveal tomorrow!
Three more solvers bring our total to 61:
Mr Tex
Alvibu67
merlinnimue
Reveal tomorrow!
Re: The Wright Stuff
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:35 pm
Ahoy, Muggles!
The meta answer is "STAND UP", as in the type of comedy performed by Boston-based comedian Steven Wright who has entertained audiences for decades. To solve, puzzlers first needed to notice the 7 fill-in-the blank Steven Wright quotes among the Down clues. The first letters of the 7 corresponding "stand-up" grid entries, in left-to-right order, spelled the meta answer.
As you may have gathered, Steven is one of my all-time favorite comedians. I think I first saw him perform on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson back in the 80s. His deadpan delivery and witty quips crack me up every time. When it comes to clue-writing, I'm not as funny as say @Al Sisti, @MikeyG, or @DrTom, so I have to go the outsourcing route.
Steven once mused, "If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?" Hopefully you got a few laughs out of this meta.
Until next time!
Cap'n Rick
The meta answer is "STAND UP", as in the type of comedy performed by Boston-based comedian Steven Wright who has entertained audiences for decades. To solve, puzzlers first needed to notice the 7 fill-in-the blank Steven Wright quotes among the Down clues. The first letters of the 7 corresponding "stand-up" grid entries, in left-to-right order, spelled the meta answer.
As you may have gathered, Steven is one of my all-time favorite comedians. I think I first saw him perform on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson back in the 80s. His deadpan delivery and witty quips crack me up every time. When it comes to clue-writing, I'm not as funny as say @Al Sisti, @MikeyG, or @DrTom, so I have to go the outsourcing route.
Steven once mused, "If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?" Hopefully you got a few laughs out of this meta. Until next time!
Cap'n Rick