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Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:12 pm
by caroline
Well, I have found a disconcerting number of suspicious "coincidences" that I thought *must* be clues to the meta, but after reading everyone's comments, I wonder if they're just my brain looking for patterns.
Still stuck.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:23 pm
by Joe
Just as I predicted!
I had nothing, nothing, nothing, and then BAM. The clouds parted and there was the answer.
It's ridiculous how much satisfaction solving these tough ones can provide!
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:26 pm
by Isw
Onshore…
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:28 pm
by Barney
Not sure I’m even eligible to sit at the bar, because I’m sitting this one out.
You can’t fail if you don’t try.
Did I get that right?
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:57 pm
by Jedimaster
Still nothing, can use a nudge badly.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:06 pm
by hunkra
Am ashore after being rescued and resuscitated. Washing the taste of seawater from my mouth with a Chimay Grand Reserve. Cheers to all the Muggles at the party and to those still struggling!
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:15 pm
by HunterX
CPJohnson wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:05 am
HunterX wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:28 pm
CPJohnson wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:20 pm
Try the MMM, the MOAT, and the MEOW for this week.
Oh, trying to get me into the harder stuff? I'm wise to you, you pusher. Keep your evil drugs away from me. I refuse to get addicted to more of these.
The MMM, MOAT, and MEOW aren't for-sure harder than the WSJ....some are easier, some are not. But they all offer nudges...MMM nudges come on Wednesday, MOAT nudges show up on Friday evening (Saturday in Australia), and MEOW nudges come on Saturday. And, if you want a really quick process, log on to pandorasblocks.org/season1 (or 2 or 3)....you can print a puzzle, work on it for a while, then look at the solution to confirm your answer or learn the error of your ways.
I have done one or two of the MMM, and one of the MEOW. My main problem is that annoying thing called "work," which cuts into my meta-puzzle time quite seriously during the week. I intend to solve that around March or April of this year. May at the latest, I hope. Depends on how quickly I can make a break. Been working on it for several years now.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:21 pm
by dk letter
Joe Ross wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:36 am
To me, a sign of a SAD meta is the solving rate of muggles. Some get it right away (& may think it "easy"), then other solvers trickle in, slapping foreheads.
Count me ashore, and count me among the forehead slappers! I stared at this one way too long before finding the "simple" part of SAD.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:22 pm
by woozy
caroline wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:12 pm
Well, I have found a disconcerting number of suspicious "coincidences" that I thought *must* be clues to the meta, but after reading everyone's comments, I wonder if they're just my brain looking for patterns.
Still stuck.
When you see it you *know* you have it. (Not for the usual reasons but for the flip side)
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:22 pm
by haydendog
Made it to shore with a nudge after going down several of the rabbit holes. I think there is a real gift to offering help without giving it away. So I feel good about solving.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:25 pm
by otlaolap
Shipbound again this week.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:25 pm
by Shirley
Stuck on the boat and getting seasick. Ugh!
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:36 pm
by patpatchica
I think I’m resigned to just read the solution Sunday night. I’m not sure why I can’t figure this out with nudges. Apparently, I’m dense as a brick today.
EDIT: Ashore, finally! What a forehead slap!
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:39 pm
by skidly
A very rare AHA! moment for me. Onshore.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:47 pm
by auee89
skidly wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:39 pm
A very rare AHA! moment for me. Onshore.
And welcome! Nice bunch here.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:00 pm
by Harbo
On shore after way too much effort. If I had been a little more thorough early on, this might have been a breeze.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:05 pm
by meowmiao71
On shore, but only due to some friendly nudges. I won't be submitting, but good luck to the rest of you!
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:17 pm
by Beth C
Ashore, finally! Didn't think I was going to get it this week. I felt like "duh" once I finally found the right rabbit hole. Good luck Muggles. Now, where's my vino?
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:10 pm
by Scott M
Have been without power from early Monday morning until late afternoon today due to the heavy wet snow taking down thousands of trees. So I have been looking at this one as time permits. So far, without results. Lots of holes, but so far no rabbits. Keep the Bulleit flowing, Isaac.
Re: "Three-Pointers" - January 7, 2022 (MMXXII)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 9:32 pm
by TeamDoubleTow
We have a very less than elegant answer therefore I think we are still at the bar.
