Re: #714 - “Smooth Solving Ahead”
Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 6:51 pm
18 Down must be a mistake, yes?
A place to discuss the WSJ Weekly Crossword Contest and other "meta"-style crosswords
https://www.xword-muggles.com/
That's wild! People know their stuff, solve really fast, and make quick connections!HeadinHome wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:46 pm Beamed up. Week Ones are... I dunno... a little unsatisfying? (no big click)
Also - 3 people right AT the release time? Yeah, I'm not playing that game. That's nuts!
I encourage you to give the MMMM a try. My musical knowledge basically stopped in 1968, but I'm still able do the majority of the MMMMs, with some assistance from Google. It's better to hop onto the MMMM train now, early in the year, while the metas are still fairly easy.patpatchica wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:45 am Beamed up at 413! With this and the WSJ done, I guess I’ll give the MMMM a try. I’m not sure my music knowledge is vast enough for that however.
Musical knowledge may help here and there but it certainly isn't necessary.patpatchica wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:45 am Beamed up at 413! With this and the WSJ done, I guess I’ll give the MMMM a try. I’m not sure my music knowledge is vast enough for that however.
I love the MMMM, but I totally get this. If there was a monthly Shakespeare meta I probably wouldn’t be so quick to do it.woozy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:58 pmMusical knowledge may help here and there but it certainly isn't necessary.patpatchica wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:45 am Beamed up at 413! With this and the WSJ done, I guess I’ll give the MMMM a try. I’m not sure my music knowledge is vast enough for that however.
However I gave up on this because... well, once a month it was easy to forget, but mainly, although my musical knowledge was plenty good enough, my lack of musical ... passion... made it just not that interesting or fun. I liked the word play but it was always about.... music.
That said I found them to be among the best constructed puzzles anywhere.
Thing is I forgot about it one or two months so I couldn't get that on going yearlong contest thing (what a commitment!) and so... that and my lack of ... passion... was enough to make me stop. It's not like I don't like music and am not knowledgeable in it (FWIW I *loved* and adore the "Let It Be" Beatles meta... I really like[but "love" would be an overstatement] the Beatles). I just don't have that "Rock and Roll will save your soul" and "What music did you listen to as a teenager? Didn't that define who you were?" attitude.sharkicicles wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:05 pm
I love the MMMM, but I totally get this. If there was a monthly Shakespeare meta I probably wouldn’t be so quick to do it.
I also love MMMM and I also understand this. I've heard it from others too. When Matt decided to do a theme month last October, I thought it was wise that he chose "10" as a theme rather than any particular subject matter.sharkicicles wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:05 pmI love the MMMM, but I totally get this. If there was a monthly Shakespeare meta I probably wouldn’t be so quick to do it.woozy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:58 pmMusical knowledge may help here and there but it certainly isn't necessary.patpatchica wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:45 am Beamed up at 413! With this and the WSJ done, I guess I’ll give the MMMM a try. I’m not sure my music knowledge is vast enough for that however.
However I gave up on this because... well, once a month it was easy to forget, but mainly, although my musical knowledge was plenty good enough, my lack of musical ... passion... made it just not that interesting or fun. I liked the word play but it was always about.... music.
That said I found them to be among the best constructed puzzles anywhere.
Stay tuned for the MMMMM: Mikey's Maddening, Mindless Mathematical Metasharkicicles wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:05 pmI love the MMMM, but I totally get this. If there was a monthly Shakespeare meta I probably wouldn’t be so quick to do it.woozy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:58 pmMusical knowledge may help here and there but it certainly isn't necessary.patpatchica wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:45 am Beamed up at 413! With this and the WSJ done, I guess I’ll give the MMMM a try. I’m not sure my music knowledge is vast enough for that however.
However I gave up on this because... well, once a month it was easy to forget, but mainly, although my musical knowledge was plenty good enough, my lack of musical ... passion... made it just not that interesting or fun. I liked the word play but it was always about.... music.
That said I found them to be among the best constructed puzzles anywhere.
On Matt's website - https://xwordcontest.com/ - there's a form to submit your answer.