Downright Elegant
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HeadinHome
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- Location: Charlotte, NC
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Cap'n Rick
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Leaderboard
We're off to a downright great start with 46 solvers:
boharr (TS)
Wendy Walker (TS)
ajk (TS)
KayW (TS)
DrTom (TS)
Andeux
benchen71
Mr Tex
Danny K Bernstein
Streroto
Darth
lbray53
Meg
Cindy Weatherman
LarsCaine
Morendil
Tom Wilson
DCBilly
JM
Carolyn
MatthewL
kurtalert
markhr
hcbirker
JHSeeman
ChrisKochmanski
Cinny
rjy
Dave C
Hector
Abide
DIS
Zimodo
Tyrpmom
FrankieHeck
MarkWoychick
Berto
Anita
ky-mike
CPJohnson
Qmark
DebbieC
HeadinHome
Avlan
hoover
Kulea
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
We're off to a downright great start with 46 solvers:
boharr (TS)
Wendy Walker (TS)
ajk (TS)
KayW (TS)
DrTom (TS)
Andeux
benchen71
Mr Tex
Danny K Bernstein
Streroto
Darth
lbray53
Meg
Cindy Weatherman
LarsCaine
Morendil
Tom Wilson
DCBilly
JM
Carolyn
MatthewL
kurtalert
markhr
hcbirker
JHSeeman
ChrisKochmanski
Cinny
rjy
Dave C
Hector
Abide
DIS
Zimodo
Tyrpmom
FrankieHeck
MarkWoychick
Berto
Anita
ky-mike
CPJohnson
Qmark
DebbieC
HeadinHome
Avlan
hoover
Kulea
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
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DrTom
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Permission to enter the harbor Captain? Sailed smoothly on Sunday with another Super Satisfying Captain Rick for three years of downright fun!
Entering on a downright elegant yacht:
Entering on a downright elegant yacht:
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
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Eric Porter
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Sssolved. This was one where the first time I misread it slightly and didn't find all 5 words. Then I came back and saw it immediately.
Thanks Cap'n!
Thanks Cap'n!
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Cap'n Rick
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Leaderboard Update:
Nine more solvers bring our total to 55:
Eric Porter
Scrivimancer
Alex Sisti
dannyvee
Jaclyn
Sharkicicles
omnilynx
whimsy
NDS
Please let me know if I've missed anyone or if you'd like more help.
Nine more solvers bring our total to 55:
Eric Porter
Scrivimancer
Alex Sisti
dannyvee
Jaclyn
Sharkicicles
omnilynx
whimsy
NDS
Please let me know if I've missed anyone or if you'd like more help.
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whimsy
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SSS
Nearing the end of our road trip, with a few days of R&R on the Jersey Shore.
A bit more opportunnity to puzzle and post so I'm playing Ketch Up.
Thanks, Cap'n!
Nearing the end of our road trip, with a few days of R&R on the Jersey Shore.
A bit more opportunnity to puzzle and post so I'm playing Ketch Up.
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Cap'n Rick
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Leaderboard Update:
JakeDaSnake was the latest to wrestle this one down. That brings us to 56 solvers so far.
Please let me know if I missed anyone!
JakeDaSnake was the latest to wrestle this one down. That brings us to 56 solvers so far.
Please let me know if I missed anyone!
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Cap'n Rick
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Leaderboard Update:
Old pal @michaelm brings us to 57 solvers.
Since this one seems to have played a little tougher than expected, here is a final nudge:
Old pal @michaelm brings us to 57 solvers.
Since this one seems to have played a little tougher than expected, here is a final nudge:
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Cap'n Rick
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Leaderboard Update:
Five more solvers bring us to 62:
mbensley
axmszr
SJ
dooiemus
Tyler Johnston
Please let me know if I've missed you!
Five more solvers bring us to 62:
mbensley
axmszr
SJ
dooiemus
Tyler Johnston
Please let me know if I've missed you!
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MikeyG
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- Location: Chicago
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"I think I have a piece of the 5-word description!"
*reads second hint*
"Okay, so I have none of the 5-word description."
*reads second hint*
"Okay, so I have none of the 5-word description."
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Cap'n Rick
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That third hint should help you get there, @MikeyG.MikeyG wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:55 pm "I think I have a piece of the 5-word description!"
*reads second hint*
"Okay, so I have none of the 5-word description."
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MikeyG
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Me seeing the first part of the meta quickly? Check.Cap'n Rick wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:04 pmThat third hint should help you get there, @MikeyG.MikeyG wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:55 pm "I think I have a piece of the 5-word description!"
*reads second hint*
"Okay, so I have none of the 5-word description."
An amazing Rick meta? Check.
Me making the next part waaaaaaaay too complicated? Check!
Whoops, wrong recent meta.
Thanks for the puzzle!!
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Cap'n Rick
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Final Leaderboard:
Five more solvers bring our final total to 67:
MikeyG
Meta World Peace
David C
Tilia
frostyjhammer
Reveal coming up later today.
Five more solvers bring our final total to 67:
MikeyG
Meta World Peace
David C
Tilia
frostyjhammer
Reveal coming up later today.
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Cap'n Rick
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Ahoy, Muggles!
The meta answers are 1) ELLE and 2) THIS WOMEN'S MAG LOVES FASHION. To solve, you first needed to notice that the 5 symmetrically-placed women, whose names all contain "elle" sounds, (17A ISABELLE, 18A GISELE, 38A ADELE, 55A MARIEL, and 58A MICHELLE) appeared on the "COVER" (see first letters of their clues) of "Elle" magazine on the dates associated with their clues. The 5-word part of the answer was actually hidden in plain sight along the left and bottom edges (i.e. "8D EDGEWISE" (Way to get words in (perhaps to a grid)) in a "downright" direction, like a 49A LETTERL (Symbol made with a downright motion). Easter eggs included 21D LOVELY (Beautiful), 26D ADFEES (MAG revenue source), and 32D ISSUE (MAG edition). I've also been trying to work SSS into all of my Smooth Sailing Sunday puzzles (like 46A).
I created this puzzle around the same time I constructed "Down East". I guess I was in an L-ish sort of mood at the time.
This one turned out to be trickier than expected - mostly due to a number of solvers misreading the "5-word" part of the prompt as "5-letter word". And since the first letters of the 5 women's clues spelled "C-O-V-E-R", they thought that was part of the answer. I actually accepted "Covergirl" as the publication name for one solver.
Thanks for solving, everyone! I'll be filling in for @DrTom this coming Wednesday on MEOW. Hope to see you all there!
Cap'n Rick
The meta answers are 1) ELLE and 2) THIS WOMEN'S MAG LOVES FASHION. To solve, you first needed to notice that the 5 symmetrically-placed women, whose names all contain "elle" sounds, (17A ISABELLE, 18A GISELE, 38A ADELE, 55A MARIEL, and 58A MICHELLE) appeared on the "COVER" (see first letters of their clues) of "Elle" magazine on the dates associated with their clues. The 5-word part of the answer was actually hidden in plain sight along the left and bottom edges (i.e. "8D EDGEWISE" (Way to get words in (perhaps to a grid)) in a "downright" direction, like a 49A LETTERL (Symbol made with a downright motion). Easter eggs included 21D LOVELY (Beautiful), 26D ADFEES (MAG revenue source), and 32D ISSUE (MAG edition). I've also been trying to work SSS into all of my Smooth Sailing Sunday puzzles (like 46A).
I created this puzzle around the same time I constructed "Down East". I guess I was in an L-ish sort of mood at the time.
This one turned out to be trickier than expected - mostly due to a number of solvers misreading the "5-word" part of the prompt as "5-letter word". And since the first letters of the 5 women's clues spelled "C-O-V-E-R", they thought that was part of the answer. I actually accepted "Covergirl" as the publication name for one solver. Thanks for solving, everyone! I'll be filling in for @DrTom this coming Wednesday on MEOW. Hope to see you all there!
Cap'n Rick