Re: "Dude Where's My Car?" - September 10, 2021
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:00 am
A place to discuss the WSJ Weekly Crossword Contest and other "meta"-style crosswords
https://www.xword-muggles.com/
What are these other metas? Each day of the week has something extra? Except Tues. and Sat.? Are these the ones with the circles and asterisks?Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm
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Other Meta Crossword Puzzlescremebrulee wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:08 amWhat are these other metas? Each day of the week has something extra? Except Tues. and Sat.? Are these the ones with the circles and asterisks?Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm
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@benchen71 has started a MOAT, Metas on a Tuesday (or was it Thursday? uh oh!).Joe Ross wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:10 amOther Meta Crossword Puzzlescremebrulee wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:08 amWhat are these other metas? Each day of the week has something extra? Except Tues. and Sat.? Are these the ones with the circles and asterisks?Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm
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I'm 218/272 with no mug (yet), so yeah, don't hold your breath. But it's not really about the mug, is it?HunterX wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:04 pmYet after 78 of these meta-puzzles, with 67 correct answer submissions (86%), and no mug to show for it, I continue to hope...Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm ...Don't hold your breath for an email tomorrow telling you that you have won the mug but who knows, it might be you.
What's that phrase about doing something over and over and over again but expecting a different result? Definition of insanity? Then count me as the King of Hearts! (And who remembers THAT movie???)
It's Tuesdays. But not this week, since I'm posting this week's MMM.@benchen71 has started a MOAT, Metas on a Tuesday (or was it Thursday? uh oh!).
Are these all WSJ's crosswords? They'll be in the paper this week?Joe Ross wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:10 amOther Meta Crossword Puzzlescremebrulee wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:08 amWhat are these other metas? Each day of the week has something extra? Except Tues. and Sat.? Are these the ones with the circles and asterisks?Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm
Stay safe and be ready for Thursday's meta. In between check out the Monday Muggle Meta (MMM) and the Madhatter's Enigma On Wednesday (MEOW)
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Loved the movie but I am afraid you won’t be able to stand in for Alan Bates. You are not insane, just suffering from the Gambler’s Fallacy. Think Kenny Rogers instead.HunterX wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:04 pmYet after 78 of these meta-puzzles, with 67 correct answer submissions (86%), and no mug to show for it, I continue to hope...Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm ...Don't hold your breath for an email tomorrow telling you that you have won the mug but who knows, it might be you.
What's that phrase about doing something over and over and over again but expecting a different result? Definition of insanity? Then count me as the King of Hearts! (And who remembers THAT movie???)
What's the answer?Limerick Savant wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:33 pm I’ve been ashore since Friday night when I finally got to sit down with my WSJ. I thought I should announce my arrival before the deadline only to find Muggles standing shoulder to shoulder on the beach. You would think it was Spring Break! Isaac must be very lonely at the bar tonight.
This one was so easy I didn’t think it even rated a verse but I did create a clue that says it all:
A playful musical instrument that comes in Kirby, Kiss, and Kabuki versions.
Answer after the reveal
All I will say right now is that it uses the same mechanism as the puzzle meta. Enterprising Muggles or Muggles at Enterprise should be able to get it without much difficulty. 12 letterspookie wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:10 amWhat's the answer?Limerick Savant wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:33 pm I’ve been ashore since Friday night when I finally got to sit down with my WSJ. I thought I should announce my arrival before the deadline only to find Muggles standing shoulder to shoulder on the beach. You would think it was Spring Break! Isaac must be very lonely at the bar tonight.
This one was so easy I didn’t think it even rated a verse but I did create a clue that says it all:
A playful musical instrument that comes in Kirby, Kiss, and Kabuki versions.
Answer after the reveal
Was awarded The COVID. I'll try The MUG behind Curtain & #2, please.Limerick Savant wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:55 am If you lived in Alabama like me, you are more likely to get COVID than a mug this week
Yeah, I still want the @#$% mug. Though it would just be a sign of luck at this point.escapeartist wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:37 amUm, yes it is.
Gimme that mug!
OK, I guess you're right - I like solving the metas too for the satisfaction of the solve.
I remember the movie fondly, having seen it repeatedly when it played in revival at Penn State in the '70s. I may need to don a kilt and track it down tonight, if only to spend another evening with Geneviève Bujold. Sigh.HunterX wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:04 pmYet after 78 of these meta-puzzles, with 67 correct answer submissions (86%), and no mug to show for it, I continue to hope...Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm ...Don't hold your breath for an email tomorrow telling you that you have won the mug but who knows, it might be you.
What's that phrase about doing something over and over and over again but expecting a different result? Definition of insanity? Then count me as the King of Hearts! (And who remembers THAT movie???)
Apologies for my callous joke. I do not mean to offend. I have family that have been stricken and lost a good friend because of this pandemic and sometimes forget in my frustration that we are all in this together whether we believe it or not. This weekend has been a reminder to me that we once knew how to come together for the common good and that I choose that path.Joe Ross wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 6:12 amWas awarded The COVID. I'll try The MUG behind Curtain & #2, please.Limerick Savant wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:55 am If you lived in Alabama like me, you are more likely to get COVID than a mug this week
(seriously, I'm fine & was never in danger - you muggles are much too caring, considerate, & 'c'ind - just making a weak joke, here)
I hope that's a record, because I didn't get around to this one until this morning. Kicking myself, because I had the answer well before I finished the grid, a first for me. Sigh.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm Our final count is 264 muggles on shore. Based on past experience we will probably set records of over 4000 entries to the WSJ contest and close to 4000 correct submissions. Don't hold your breath for an email tomorrow telling you that you have won the mug but who knows, it might be you.
Stay safe and be ready for Thursday's meta. In between check out the Monday Muggle Meta (MMM) and the Madhatter's Enigma On Wednesday (MEOW)
It is a record. And most, like you, found it easy. How easy? Look at the times when pages 1,2,3,4 were filled upJohn77 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:00 amI hope that's a record, because I didn't get around to this one until this morning. Kicking myself, because I had the answer well before I finished the grid, a first for me. Sigh.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:34 pm Our final count is 264 muggles on shore. Based on past experience we will probably set records of over 4000 entries to the WSJ contest and close to 4000 correct submissions. Don't hold your breath for an email tomorrow telling you that you have won the mug but who knows, it might be you.
Stay safe and be ready for Thursday's meta. In between check out the Monday Muggle Meta (MMM) and the Madhatter's Enigma On Wednesday (MEOW)