Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:37 pm
Fought my way ashore!
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"Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
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Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:41 pm
Made it to shore. Celebrating with a scotch rocks. Happy Easter everyone.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:24 pm
I am ashore. Something hot to drink, it’s cold here.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:35 pm
Emma—Themeless #7 was a great puzzle and a lot of fun. Thank you for creating it.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:29 pm
Our final count is 5 on the ship and 139 on the shore
Making it to the shore since lunch are:
yourpalsal
ClayD
David Wa
Doug C
estiek1993
Susan H
Kris
Guy L
rexthree
SusieG
MatthewB
and alec
Good luck to all winning the mug
And stay safe
Making it to the shore since lunch are:
yourpalsal
ClayD
David Wa
Doug C
estiek1993
Susan H
Kris
Guy L
rexthree
SusieG
MatthewB
and alec
Good luck to all winning the mug
And stay safe
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:40 pm
Great puzzle, Emma! And not entirely “themeless,” which was a nice twist.damefox wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:56 pmYup!
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:51 pm
Completed the grid this morning. Haven't gone any further this week. Still onboard, swabbing the deck.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:22 pm
On shore, I like the answer, but I'm not sure I understand how it all relates.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:24 pm
It’s possible you don’t have the right answer if you aren’t sure how it all relates. This is a 100%er.matthewmoravec wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:22 pm On shore, I like the answer, but I'm not sure I understand how it all relates.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:40 pm
OMG! I was about to hang it up and stay on the ship when the path to the solution just hit me in the face. Finally on the shore!
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:07 pm
The answer hit ME in the face, or rather mouth, this afternoon - and it was delicious!Hidden in 3D wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:40 pm OMG! I was about to hang it up and stay on the ship when the path to the solution just hit me in the face. Finally on the shore!
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:13 pm
Gotta agree, take another look because you'll be sooooo mad if you only got part of the way there. This is one of those where there is no ADMONISHMENT, no remember the MAINE, no having to worry your MELLON, no PAGEANT to compete in, it is 100% all the way if you get the right answer.TPS wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:24 pmIt’s possible you don’t have the right answer if you aren’t sure how it all relates. This is a 100%er.matthewmoravec wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:22 pm On shore, I like the answer, but I'm not sure I understand how it all relates.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:38 pm
no CHESS APEAKE either.
or any EERIER lakes.
or any EERIER lakes.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:40 pm
I'd be shocked if my sandwich doesn't satisfy the judges, I look forward to the postprandial discussion
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:06 am
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:07 am
EGG was a pretty good red herring
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:09 am
So I liked the puzzle and the answer (of course I always do when I solve the meta), and I saw how GRILLED HAM AND CHEESE was between "matching pairs." However, I was led to believe from the clue to 40A that the sandwich letters (a t s s s o d a) would somehow correspond to bread slices, e.g. that those letters would have spelled pumpernickel or something; if not that, then they would somehow correspond to the "meals" the answer letters were "between." The title was "Between Meals" -- what are the (plural) meals that our answer was between?DrTom wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:13 pmGotta agree, take another look because you'll be sooooo mad if you only got part of the way there. This is one of those where there is no ADMONISHMENT, no remember the MAINE, no having to worry your MELLON, no PAGEANT to compete in, it is 100% all the way if you get the right answer.TPS wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:24 pmIt’s possible you don’t have the right answer if you aren’t sure how it all relates. This is a 100%er.matthewmoravec wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:22 pm On shore, I like the answer, but I'm not sure I understand how it all relates.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:13 am
I thought the “Ice” in Slice was going to be for Ice Cream sandwich - I spent a fair amount of time hoping it was going to be that. I also thought it would be something more exotic like monte cristo, submarine, or rueben. But after a break the “Ham” and “and” jumped out at me so I eventually was able to puzzle the rest out.
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:13 am
The plural meals between were GRILLED HAM and GRILLED CHEESE. (?)matthewmoravec wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:09 am The title was "Between Meals" -- what are the (plural) meals that our answer was between?
Re: "Between Meals" - April 10, 2020
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:18 am
Yeah - I kept looking for the letters "breakfast", "lunch", "supper", "dinner", etc. But first, I saw "ham", "beef" and "egg"; but couldn't connect them into any kind of answer. Should have latched onto "bookends" I guess, but kept trying to back to the title. The title is usually a very important hint. But - the only rule about the metas is "There are no rules"...matthewmoravec wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:09 amSo I liked the puzzle and the answer (of course I always do when I solve the meta), and I saw how GRILLED HAM AND CHEESE was between "matching pairs." However, I was led to believe from the clue to 40A that the sandwhich letters (a t s s s o d a) would somehow correspond to bread slices, e.g. that those letters would have spelled pumpernickel or something; if not that, then they would somehow correspond to the "meals" the answer letters were "between." The title was "Between Meals" -- what are the (plural) meals that our answer was between?DrTom wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:13 pmGotta agree, take another look because you'll be sooooo mad if you only got part of the way there. This is one of those where there is no ADMONISHMENT, no remember the MAINE, no having to worry your MELLON, no PAGEANT to compete in, it is 100% all the way if you get the right answer.TPS wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:24 pm
It’s possible you don’t have the right answer if you aren’t sure how it all relates. This is a 100%er.