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Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 12:36 pm
by Cindy N
Definitely ashore. The Zoom call helped me realize that the rabbit hole I was in, wasn't! Duh!

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 1:12 pm
by Susan Goldberg
I’m so sad. My solve rate this year is far worse than last at this point in the year. And yet another one this week is eluding me. @Bob cruise director, count me in for the New England muggle meet up; maybe that week, I will actually succeed thanks to the group!

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 1:43 pm
by jimbo1
Ashore after righting the boat that sprung a leak in the logic board. :)

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 2:36 pm
by HunterX
Ashore.

Saturday afternoon puzzle session with the kids. Agree with the (few) comments (that I saw on page 1) that said the grid was a lot harder than the metanism, which popped out long before the grid was done.

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 2:52 pm
by Ben B
Ok. On shore now. Count me in the group who was hopelessly down a dead end rabbit hole which HAD to be the right path. But no. Reading this board reminded me to put it away and clear my mind and think again. Gasping away but happy to be here.

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 2:54 pm
by Streroto
Finally got some time with this and am ashore. Very nice tight meta. Nice aha.

For all you non fisherpersons this is a permit (also a 6 letter word) and a huge one at that. Biggest I have ever seen. The apple of every fly fisherperson's eye.


Stay well all

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 3:04 pm
by Hidden in 3D
Finally, my toes are in the sand. I don't know why I can't learn to trust my instincts. Lately I have been trying really hard to make finding the answer harder than it needs to be! Agree that the grid was more difficult than the metanism, as many others have posted.

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 3:08 pm
by avian
I'm remaining on the ship. I guess with time and practice one might start to see the metas more easily. I started out doing well with these puzzles but this one as well as the last one have been frustrating. I've tried many different approaches to no avail. I'll check it out again later today and tomorrow and see if anything pops up. The grid was difficult but then so is the meta at least for me.

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 3:10 pm
by Colin
Ooo! What a nice fish!
Permit-ion to come ashore!
Too crowded to cast.

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 4:44 pm
by billkatz
I made it to the beach. Slowly, but I'm there...

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 4:52 pm
by Commodore
Neither ashore nor aboard the vessel. Nae, we're danglin' off her port side, brush in hand.
Alert Mister Isaac: we'll need lubricants once we've cleaned up.

Tip o' the cap to Muggle Mothers.
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Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 5:07 pm
by Tom Shea
Happy Mother's Day to all!

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 6:29 pm
by SJMcK
Made it to shore pretty early into yesterday’s Zoom sesh. Somebody said something a few minutes in that helped me focus my attention, and it all fell into place pretty quickly after that.

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 8:13 pm
by SamKat9
KayW wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 9:58 am Ah but sometimes it IS a zebra...
That zebra must have had a "wild" time!

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 8:17 pm
by Tcassutt
Ashore.

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 9:09 pm
by JRS51
Ashore!
Tough grid, with lots of tricky clueing.
I was sort of stuck when looking at it with coffee this morning. This afternoon, driving home from the store I mentioned what the concept was to my wife (who is sympathetic to my interest in these but has no interest herself) and she said “how about ****?” Took a look when we got home and smiled, there it was!

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 10:37 pm
by JoeFlanders
Ashore....reasonably clever construction...not sure how Mike Shenk comes up with all these amazing variations. Step aside, ChatGPT

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 11:24 pm
by JoeS
Ashore. Grid was tougher than meta. Still a clever construct.

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 12:08 am
by JeanneC
Wonderful simulcast opera on Saturday. (No meta puzzle in the theatre or I’d forfeit dinner out).
Got home, picked up the puzzle for which I previously had no clue and suddenly saw it.
A+ weekend for me! Hope everyone else has the same!

Re: "Piece Process" May 10, 2024

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 12:47 am
by burak
On shore. Very rabbit hole-able meta.