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Re: MEOW #28: Don't Overthink It
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:55 pm
by Dplass
Solved. Took 2ish of the nudges to figure it out...
Re: MEOW #28: Don't Overthink It
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:21 pm
by whimsy
Hector wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:20 pm
Ah, did not get this one. Nice.
However, spiraling out from the center, it reads MATT SAS IT. If you add a Y, you get "Matt says it," i.e., says "why?" when he's overthinking.
I got that when test solving too! (Son's name is Matt so I was primed.)
And I also took a few liberties and threw in a different couple of letters while taking the same track -- but the results cannot be repeated for our delicate ears.
But it's something you might think if you were exceptionally angry at someone named Matt.
Re: MEOW #28: Don't Overthink It
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 2:45 pm
by BrennerTJ
Hooray for hints!
Re: MEOW #28: Don't Overthink It
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:50 pm
by FKelly
Cat is out of the bag catching a ping pong ball.
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Re: MEOW #28: Don't Overthink It
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:51 am
by madhatter5
Solution:
The letters in the grid, in reading order, spell out the first letters of the start of the prompt:
The Answer To This Meta Is Simply A Single
... meaning that the answer is the start of the remaining word (L for letter)
Re: MEOW #28: Don't Overthink It
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:10 pm
by MaineMarge
wow! Good one on us!
I was sure my last submission, MMM (3M), was going to be right.
Every one of the 9 entries is a stock market symbol…
Re: MEOW #28: Don't Overthink It
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:48 pm
by DrTom
madhatter5 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:51 am
Solution:
The letters in the grid, in reading order, spell out the first letters of the start of the prompt:
The
Answer
To
This
Meta
Is
Simply
A Single
... meaning that the answer is the start of the remaining word (
L for letter)
I overthought it....DRAT!
Re: MEOW #28: Don't Overthink It
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:24 pm
by hoover
I overthought this a couple of times. (Is that over-overthinking?)
Overthought the first:
I will have to go with the letter R, as instructed by extracting specified letters from the clues.
1. "I tawt I taw a puddy ___!" (Tweety's phrase) => 1st letter is I
4. Texter's "I've heard enough!" => 4th letter is T
5. Carrier to Copenhagen => 5th letter is I
1. Some two-door Audi models => 1st letter is S
2. Org. whose logo bears the Rod of Asclepius => 2nd letter is R
3. "___ the season ..." => 3rd "letter" is _
Spells ITISR_ or "It is R."
Overthought the second, not really a serious effort:
If your name were Matt S., I might think the answer is A, because reading down the columns from right to left, the grid says:
'TIS A
- MATT S.