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Agree that was a fun one to “get” because once you see what’s going on it’s like a treasure hunt unfolding — Love those kinds! Submitted and awaiting confirmation. (Edit: on the board.)

(I also am still struggling with the WSJ .. this quick solve helped me feel not quite so thick. But still, loads of people solved that quickly and I am completely at sea!)

Beam me up! Very late start due to work stuff, but it went quickly. Not on the board yet, but confident.

HeadinHome wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:05 pm Agree that was a fun one to “get” because once you see what’s going on it’s like a treasure hunt unfolding — Love those kinds! Submitted and awaiting confirmation. (Edit: on the board.)

(I also am still struggling with the WSJ .. this quick solve helped me feel not quite so thick. But still, loads of people solved that quickly and I am completely at sea!)

It is odd how our minds work, because I got nothing yet for Gaffney, but got the WSJ pretty quickly.

Ha! Odd minds think alike, oddly?

Beam me up.

HeadinHome wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:05 pm (I also am still struggling with the WSJ .. this quick solve helped me feel not quite so thick. But still, loads of people solved that quickly and I am completely at sea!)

Meanwhile, I am having the other-people-are-getting-it experience with both puzzles

Beam me up. Post inspiration at work. OOOH AAAH!

My strategies:

Week 1 - On computer: try to get right away and wonder what's going on if I can't (this may or may not be a subtweet for a very recent Week 1)
Week 2 - On computer: maximum 1 hour time at first
Week 3 beyond - Print out and get to it when I can

I used up all my time earlier, haha. I sort of have an inkling of what needs to happen, but nothing of merit is dropping, so I'll chew on it for now!

architect wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 12:25 pm Quick solve - waiting for confirmation too. I hope Matt is broad in accepting variations here.

I see a qualifier that leads to only one correct answer.

There’s only one correct answer, though, to be honest, it doesn’t really describe me, at least lately.

Abide wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:45 pm
I see a qualifier that leads to only one correct answer.

Very cool - I just noticed that!

Beamed up here. Back to swimming on the other side.

I think that I got this (update: yes, on leaderboard at #206) - late to the puzzle due to a full day hiking in the Kootenays and other such recreation. I'm stuck without a printer, and I found it surprisingly hard to do the meta without a printed copy that I could write on.

Glad the WSJ was an easy solve for me this week. Not only was the grid a struggle for me on this one, but the meta isn't jumping out yet. I have a nice idea of what the mechanism could be, but the words just aren't falling into place.

Beam me up!

Came a bit late to this one. Still no power here. We’re having to drive around to recharge our phones!

ajk wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 4:35 pm

HeadinHome wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:05 pm (I also am still struggling with the WSJ .. this quick solve helped me feel not quite so thick. But still, loads of people solved that quickly and I am completely at sea!)

Meanwhile, I am having the other-people-are-getting-it experience with both puzzles

Same here! Definitely one of the most frustrating weeks for me in a while

Cosmo wrote: ↑Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:23 am Glad the WSJ was an easy solve for me this week. Not only was the grid a struggle for me on this one, but the meta isn't jumping out yet. I have a nice idea of what the mechanism could be, but the words just aren't falling into place.

Same.

Also, best name and avatar ever??? (GIDDY UP)

I am embarrassed to say that, once again, I needed a course correction. I had all these great ideas, based on what I have to assume were deliberately placed land mines - I'll explain later but I am sure others know what I mean. Anyway even after I got the mechanism (after the nudge back on course) I floundered because of an earlier mistake. I believe I have it now, though it has not been confirmed.

EDIT:
Confirmed, I have rematerialized in the transporter room: Sneaking in at just under 260 (#258)

Beam me up. Just got to it this afternoon. This was a fun one. I figured out the mechanism while taking a very rare nap. Perhaps I need more of those. I also had the nice experience of submitting right before the update.

Update: Took a look at the puzzle for about the sixth or seventh time, and this time something jumped out almost right away and hey presto I think I've got it. Now hopefully the same thing works for WSJ

ETA: Beaming confirmed.