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If anyone needs an additional nudge...

5. The movie title parallels the puzzle title, and its middle word is "up"

Well even with the nudges, and what appears it HAS to be the movie I still cannot get the right answer so I'll tuck this into the unsolved column and wait and see what magic Ben has woven into the puzzle.

I also don’t know what the trick is on this one. I have (and had) all the information and material that the nudges are leading to, and have submitted all the girl names I can think of that are related to this set of material but am still shut out. What the what?

UPDATE: ahhh… in a conversation with one @DrTom , I was alerted to a minor spelling error in one of the submissions I had tried. Got it. Phew!

Shoved across the moat with remedial nudges. Thanks, Ben!

Needed nudge 3, wasn’t familiar. But on the board!

Made it across the MOAT, but needed nudges.

I am in the same boat as DrTom and "other" Wendy. I guess it's coal in my MOAT stocking this year.

A slight "what the heck? I did everything right and still can't get it" nudge You know... some names have variant spellings.....[/nudge]

OK, I now understand the thing I didn't get. I have heard of it, but that's about it, so I was never going to get there. Having gotten there, though, I still don't see a path to the actual answer. Additional thought required.

ajk wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:10 pm OK, I now understand the thing I didn't get. I have heard of it, but that's about it, so I was never going to get there. Having gotten there, though, I still don't see a path to the actual answer. Additional thought required.

In the same boat. Nudges told me what to Google and Crosshare tells me my answer is right, but I'm still not really sure how I got here. Looking forward to the reveal.

A solver update for you!

Pair O Ducks
Philip Chow
Ergcat
SeamusOL
Tyrpmom
DrTom
whimsy
Carolyn
Steve M
Berto
Mg305
HeadinHome
KayW
Mr Tex
Sharkicicles
DIS
Cindy Heisler
Jaclyn
DebbieC
Johnny Luau
CPJohnson
LindaPRmaven

That brings us up to 39! The last solver update will be Monday morning, Australia time, before the answer reveal.

If you think you have the answer but Crosshare is being contrary, spelling is ultra-important this week. There is absolutely, definitely only one correct way to spell the answer. Use Google to check what you think you know!

Wow. This was difficult for me. I really needed nudge #3. No way I'd have made that connection as I hadn't heard of what you're referencing.

Tough one! Needed nudges and Google, but eventually found my way across the moat. Phew!

I've done some quick calculations, and if my maths is correct, Monday is Christmas! So to avoid posting the answer to "Caring For Animals" Christmas morning, I will do so Sunday evening. That means you have slightly less time than usual!

It's time for the answer reveal. But first, more solvers!

JohnCarol
SJMcK
Eric Porter
edestlin
DCBilly
Jerry Miccolis
JM
Dow Jones

That got us to 47. However, with 194 grid completions, and 8 wrong answers, this was a tricky one!

Here's the solution to "Caring For Animals":


My first daughter's birthday was last week. She's now 24 and this puzzle is dedicated to her. When asked to spell her name I like to say, "It's spelled the same as Katharine Hepburn." That doesn't usually help... but it led to this meta! And now, just for fun, here's a clip from the movie in question: