"For Good Measure" - September 20, 2019

[Olaf]

Anyone else check their spam folder every week, you know, in case the mug- winning email went there by mistake?

Thanks for the reminder--just checked (again). . .

It is important to check several times, just in case.

[hcbirker]

Anyone else check their spam folder every week, you know, in case the mug- winning email went there by mistake?

Always! (Heidi)

[BethA]

Anyone else check their spam folder every week, you know, in case the mug- winning email went there by mistake?

Always! (Heidi)

Yes!

[Hector]

I don't care about the mug.

I don't care about the mug.

I don't care about the mug.

I don't care about the mug.

I don't care about the mug.

*checks spam folder*

[lacangah]

I'm still learning to calibrate my 'out of place clue' radar; I could've sworn that 'TRANSVAAL' and/or 'ELWES' was going to play a role in the meta.

Good meta - have a good week while waiting for Thursday

[LesY]

Anyone else check their spam folder every week, you know, in case the mug- winning email went there by mistake?

Thanks for the reminder--just checked (again). . .

It is important to check several times, just in case.

I see what you did there.

[Joe Ross]

Is it fair to assume that emailing your answer is best? Using the online solver's Submit form leaves open the possibilty of misspeeling your email address. There's no SPAM folder catchall for that.

[KayW]

Anyone else check their spam folder every week, you know, in case the mug- winning email went there by mistake?

Thanks for the reminder--just checked (again). . .

It is important to check several times, just in case.

I'm from Chicago - early and often, just like voting

[MikeMillerwsj]

Another popular one--we had 1416 entries, approximately 75% correct.

So many units of measurements to guess from.  For some reason two had a lot of support: METER (36, plus 2 SQUARE METER), and HECTARE (32).  Also the four hidden words (ACRE, DYNE, GRAM, LITER), and CARAT *6), YARD (5), FOOT (4), HOUR (4), and many others.

Congrats to this week's winner: John Cassidy of Staten Island, NY!

[Tom Wilson]

Is it fair to assume that emailing your answer is best? Using the online solver's Submit form leaves open the possibilty of misspeeling your email address. There's no SPAM folder catchall for that.

"Misspeeling." Well-played.

[BethA]

I really enjoyed the puzzle! I like the multiple step puzzles, like this, where everything follows very logically. If I were forced to come up with a gripe, it would be that PINT is a measure of volume, and LITER within poLITEReply, was already used. Thought it might be nice if it were a measurement of some completely different quantity, like time, brightness, loudness, or resistance, capacitance, voltage, power, angle magnitude (the engineers would love it!).

Anyway, I sent in the comment with my answer that I appreciated another “science-y” themed meta!

[Colin]

Anyway, I sent in the comment with my answer that I appreciated another “science-y” themed meta!

Yes!! Go scientists!

[FrankieHeck]

Anyway, I sent in the comment with my answer that I appreciated another “science-y” themed meta!

Yes!! Go scientists!

I have a much better chance with science themes than with movies, or music, or pop culture, or sports. Or airports.

[asechres]

We did have at least 100 on shore. Bob Cruise Director missed my post on Thursday and didn't include me in the report. I wouldn't have said anything except for the fact that the count was at 99.

I found it funny that someone did use the work 'pint' in their post.

I'm curious if anyone solved it by seeing area, force, mass, and volume clues and unscrambling. (I did solve it the expected way.)

I solved it that way, using the clues. I never even saw the units of measure embedded in the long answers.

[GlennG]

First a warm welcome to our newest muggle - Olaf. Great Scandinavian name and if you have never been to any of the Scandinavian countries put it at the top of your bucket list. Super friendly and a wonderful place to visit. Don't worry about the language as everyone speaks English well.

Very crosswordable name, too. (gotta point that out, given the venue )

[Julie O]

I really enjoyed the puzzle! I like the multiple step puzzles, like this, where everything follows very logically.

Yes, me too!

[Olaf]

I really enjoyed the puzzle! I like the multiple step puzzles, like this, where everything follows very logically. If I were forced to come up with a gripe, it would be that PINT is a measure of volume, and LITER within poLITEReply, was already used. Thought it might be nice if it were a measurement of some completely different quantity, like time, brightness, loudness, or resistance, capacitance, voltage, power, angle magnitude (the engineers would love it!).

Anyway, I sent in the comment with my answer that I appreciated another “science-y” themed meta!

Yes - I like the science ones too, but if I don’t get them, it makes me feel worse. I also was looking for a goth type of unit of measurement, like length or something. I bet that’s why there were several entries for meter. I was questioning if another unit of volume could be correct, but everything else fit.

I didn’t think gig or mol would be real rabbit holes, as some muggles found. None of the other answers were abbreviations, so I think that would provide direction.

Anyway, ready for Friday! (I am old school and wait for my paper to arrive)

[Bob cruise director]

I really enjoyed the puzzle! I like the multiple step puzzles, like this, where everything follows very logically. If I were forced to come up with a gripe, it would be that PINT is a measure of volume, and LITER within poLITEReply, was already used. Thought it might be nice if it were a measurement of some completely different quantity, like time, brightness, loudness, or resistance, capacitance, voltage, power, angle magnitude (the engineers would love it!).

Anyway, I sent in the comment with my answer that I appreciated another “science-y” themed meta!

Yes - I like the science ones too, but if I don’t get them, it makes me feel worse. I also was looking for a goth type of unit of measurement, like length or something. I bet that’s why there were several entries for meter. I was questioning if another unit of volume could be correct, but everything else fit.

I didn’t think gig or mol would be real rabbit holes, as some muggles found. None of the other answers were abbreviations, so I think that would provide direction.

Anyway, ready for Friday! (I am old school and wait for my paper to arrive)

The answer had to be a measurement that a nontechnical person would know (good tip for the future). That eliminated mol. And gig is too much a slang word.

[Ffrohbose]

On shore...