Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:04 am
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MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
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Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 1:26 pm
Beamed up at #211. I had to clean up a lot of errors and do some backsolving before I got it.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:05 pm
Whew, in at 176. I was pretty sure but it could have gone any of several ways; glad it was this way!
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:40 pm
Beamed after receiving some assurance that I had it right. Turns out I had a mistake in the grid that was preventing me from seeing how one of the letters counted (even though I knew it had to).
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:52 pm
I solved before revised instructions. Some things still aren't entirely clear to me, but I thought it was 100% after I quit trying to make it more difficult. Beamed up!
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:59 pm
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:00 pm
Submitted...EDIT: …and beamed
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:28 pm
After comparing notes with another muggle, I found my mistake. This one is solidly 100%.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:40 pm
Found that one pretty hard… not conceptually, but in the details. Submitted and awaiting beamage. Got a little encouraging affirmation from a solver, but since it didn’t amount to nudging I’ll call this a solo.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:14 pm
On the board! I had the answer last night, but had some doubts, and didn't submit. The doubts never resolved, but what I had was too perfect to be incorrect. It's always fun to get a solo solve!
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 11:44 am
Well I submitted after many nudges from Al. Don't know if I'm right but l took the plunge.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 1:59 pm
I have been beamed aboard. Like others, I'm glad we got the extra clarification about 15 letters before I submitted, although I had what I thought must have been the answer before that. I'll be interested in the discussion on this one.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:12 pm
Edit: I am successfully beamed.minimuggle wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 11:44 am Well I submitted after many nudges from Al. Don't know if I'm right but l took the plunge.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:33 pm
Beamed, after being reintegrated from the ether by the grace of Matt's generosity.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 4:40 pm
Needed some nudges, and a spreadsheet. The rabbit holes I went down were far too twisty to be correct, but might be turned into puzzles.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 9:20 am
Happily beamed up the other day at #221...after some of the same uncertainty about my submission.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 9:38 am
Finally got around to it Sunday night and beamed up last night.
Now onto something my boss likes to call work, as in get your work done.
Now onto something my boss likes to call work, as in get your work done.
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 9:29 pm
Not sure I’d have made it without the clarification. But I’m sure to be beamed aboard!
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 12:07 pm
Re: MGWCC #778 — “What’s Wrong?”
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 12:14 pm
Doesn't 61D fit the prompt as as well? It seems like "sun" would be the correct language answer instead of "sol". What were early answers that were deemed incorrect? Also, isn't the meta answer more of a traffic violation than an automotive term?