XWord Muggles Forum

Ashore after weeks at sea. Matt took pity on us and provided an extra hint in 72a. Fun meta.

geeteebee wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 5:16 pm Very odd question but maybe somebody here can help:

I'm on a laptop and when I open the puzzle to do online, the box that gives the clue is superimposed over the puzzle and is so big that the 'X' is hidden to make it disappear. I haven't figured out how to reduce the size of the box so I can get to the puzzle. The box won't scroll up or down.

Any ideas?

Have you tried changing your browser's zoom setting?

Dplass wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 5:52 pm I have step 1 but no land in sight...

Same here. I think I even have step 2, but hit a dead end.

Toes in the sand. Start of a new streak.

Hmmm, What to drink?

I saw the mechanism but now I have gibberish. I think I'm close.

Joepickett wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:17 pm I saw the mechanism but now I have gibberish. I think I'm close.

Right there with you!

So I know I am onto the correct methodology - I'm not to the solution yet and may not get there. But I can say this I do not like this puzzle for several reasons.

By the way: Anyone else get an earworm from the title? My kid was 4 or 5 when High School Musical became hugely popular with the preschool set, and I must have heard the soundtrack hundreds of times. (The song actually has "All" in the title, but close enough!)

pddigi wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:24 pm

Joepickett wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:17 pm I saw the mechanism but now I have gibberish. I think I'm close.

Right there with you!

Pw ftt.

(Me too)

Well, that took some thinking! On shore, a bit bedraggled.

I'm calling it - Never solving this one.

TPS wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:50 pm I'm calling it - Never solving this one.

Keep trying! Put it down and look at it again in awhile.

I guess I'm onshore. I don't know if id put this person on my short list of business magnates, but it isn't wrong.

hcbirker wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:53 pm

TPS wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:50 pm I'm calling it - Never solving this one.

Keep trying! Put it down and look at it again in awhile.

Try mowing your lawn. Worked for me last week when I was clueless!

That took longer than I expected when I started, but I'm successfully ashore!

Fun. On shore!

Wendy Walker wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:04 pm

hcbirker wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:53 pm

TPS wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:50 pm I'm calling it - Never solving this one.

Keep trying! Put it down and look at it again in awhile.

Try mowing your lawn. Worked for me last week when I was clueless!

I had figured out the first and second part as soon as I came back from my run getting the first part while I was jogging. However, I've tried literally every reasonable combination and permutation and then took a dinner break - still nada.

I have just rarely been on the same wavelength as Mr. Gaffney and more frequently I've found his solutions tenuous. I hate to say that because I really like Matt and he has always been very nice to me but even the puzzles of his I solve I find myself thinking that could have been better.

So I'm onshore - just at my own beach drinking a Heineken 0.0

Laura M wrote: Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:34 pm By the way: Anyone else get an earworm from the title? My kid was 4 or 5 when High School Musical became hugely popular with the preschool set, and I must have heard the soundtrack hundreds of times. (The song actually has "All" in the title, but close enough!)

Yes, I did until I got to 61A. Now I have a different one. My kids were middle school I think, and we were all loony from that music. But you gotta love Kenny Ortega!

I must be at the point of a few others...thought I had a solution, but there must be another step. This one doesn’t make sense. I will hit it again after a workout. My time with Isaac hasn’t been very productive lately.

I'm going to spend some time with Isaac to sample some his single malt scotches. Just getting gibberish onn the meta right now. I"m hoping a break from the puzzle will help me.