Re: MEOW #31: Yin and Yang
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:50 pm
Got there last night with the nudges. Super payoff that was indeed harmonious.
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It also didn't hurt that you told us which set goes on which side (for those less familiar with the "placement") so I knew to put the "likes" (synonyms) on the left or I'd have ended up with AHMRNOOISU which may well be the Sanskrit or Hindu version of Yin and Yang....madhatter5 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:51 pm Solution:
45A was a cryptic way of saying that Yin, the symbol of agreement, contains synonyms of words found outside the symbol - while Yang, the symbol of disagreement, contains antonyms:
To arrive at the final answer you need to take the first letters of these words and intertwine Yin and Yang (starting with Yin) to get HARMONIOUSCode: Select all
YIN YANG SOS -> HELP CUT -> ATTACH IRE -> RAGE EGO -> MODESTY AGED -> OLD SOUTH -> NORTH PIC -> IMAGE SHUT -> OPEN OFT -> USUALLY BIG -> SMALL