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Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:38 pm
by Joe Ross
Slight pause while I adjust my accoutrements...
Had an idea during tonight's Zoom Call. (No, nobody gave me a hint nor was anything said that gave me a new thought. I had it on my mind.) I've come to an answer, but I don't know if I "like it" like it, yet. Will sleep on it.
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:53 pm
by Joe
Got it. On the board. Not a fan. The meta's fine, but...
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:09 am
by ky-mike
Am pretty sure I submitted the correct answer, but not yet on the board. Anyone on the board care to validate my answer?
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:11 am
by ky-mike
Hector wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:51 pm
Al with another Sistine performance at #2.
Initially I thought there was more than one possible answer, with one much more natural, but now I see that I was wrong about that.
Care to share with me how you justified one possibility over the other? I submitted the wrong one, but don’t see anything that would sway me either way.
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:25 pm
by dpl11
Safely ashore. Good puzzle by Pete, as always.
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:59 pm
by BrennerTJ
Solved and submitted (with appreciation for guidance after a stroll into the woods). Excellent puzzle as usual!
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:06 pm
by Schmeel
I'm on the board.
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:33 pm
by Eric Porter
I'm now on board with some confirmation that I was on the right track and an idea where to go next.
How to complete the puzzle wasn't as obvious to me, but I should have noticed it sooner.
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:35 pm
by m5rammy
ky-mike wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:09 am
Am pretty sure I submitted the correct answer, but not yet on the board. Anyone on the board care to validate my answer?
Are you on the board yet? has anyone helped you? (are you "Mike W"?)
I could help. (my timestamp on pmxwords,com is 08/03 11:09pm, if you want to check)
PM me what you have so far,
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:40 pm
by hcbirker
On the board!
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 7:00 pm
by MamaE
A bit slow out of the blocks, but on the board nudge-free!
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:19 pm
by Cinny
Solved and on the board. This was a fun one - and I only explored one small rabbit hole!
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:01 pm
by BarbaraK
I was happy as soon as I printed this one because I saw that the prompt was "a musician in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Yay! If it's someone I've never heard of, no problem, I don't have to guess how to phrase my google search and hope it turns up in what google thinks I care about, I can just get a list and look there.
Solved the grid with only one error. Saw the meta mechanism quickly, and found the answer. On the leaderboard now. (We really need a good metaphor for MMMM. Resolved the chord? Played the coda? Rang the bell? Took a bow? Some kind of Monkees or Partridge Family reference? Gotta be something good out there.)
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:04 am
by hcbirker
BarbaraK wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:01 pm
I was happy as soon as I printed this one because I saw that the prompt was "a musician in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Yay! If it's someone I've never heard of, no problem, I don't have to guess how to phrase my google search and hope it turns up in what google thinks I care about, I can just get a list and look there.
Solved the grid with only one error. Saw the meta mechanism quickly, and found the answer. On the leaderboard now. (We really need a good metaphor for MMMM. Resolved the chord? Played the coda? Rang the bell? Took a bow? Some kind of Monkees or Partridge Family reference? Gotta be something good out there.)
Ready for my encore? Strike up the band?
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:27 am
by Hector
The generously embodied woman has sung?
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:33 am
by RPardoe
Partridge Family reference.....On the bus
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:28 am
by Joe Ross
Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:38 pm
Slight pause while I adjust my accoutrements...
Had an idea during tonight's Zoom Call. (No, nobody gave me a hint nor was anything said that gave me a new thought. I had it on my mind.) I've come to an answer, but I don't know if I "like it" like it, yet. Will sleep on it.
The idea panned-out, kind of, sort of, but was poorly developed & led to an inelegant answer that fit the criteria, if iffy. Had to walk away for 24 hours to clear my mind of it & worked out the correct (I hope) submission.
The bus has stopped & I have one foot on its bottom step...
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:47 pm
by billkatz
ky-mike wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:11 am
Hector wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:51 pm
Al with another Sistine performance at #2.
Initially I thought there was more than one possible answer, with one much more natural, but now I see that I was wrong about that.
Care to share with me how you justified one possibility over the other? I submitted the wrong one, but don’t see anything that would sway me either way.
I am pretty sure there are 2 valid answers. I found the more obscure one first. I will likely submit the less obscure one.
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 5:32 pm
by Hector
billkatz wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:47 pm
ky-mike wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:11 am
Hector wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:51 pm
Al with another Sistine performance at #2.
Initially I thought there was more than one possible answer, with one much more natural, but now I see that I was wrong about that.
Care to share with me how you justified one possibility over the other? I submitted the wrong one, but don’t see anything that would sway me either way.
I am pretty sure there are 2 valid answers. I found the more obscure one first. I will likely submit the less obscure one.
Cool. I'd love to hear about the more obscure one by PM if you don't mind!
Re: "2 State the Obvious" - August 2021
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:01 pm
by BrennerTJ
Seemed unambiguous to me.