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"Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:46 am
by Joe Ross
Good morning, Muggles, and welcome to Muggle Meta Monday!
This week’s meta is called “Tip of the Cap,” a first meta puzzle & MMM by
@Thurman8er,
Steve Thurman.
Tip of the Cap.puz
Tip of the Cap.pdf
Tip of the Cap.xlxs
The meta answer is a sports statistic.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 10:55 am
by boharr
One of the really nice things about the MMM is the surprise that comes every Monday when the week's constructor is revealed.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:12 am
by Abide
Helluva debut!
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:14 am
by Meg
Solved and submitted. I jumped right off the sofa with this one. Thanks, Steve.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:28 am
by Thurman8er
Good morning, Muggles!
I'm so excited to have a puzzle premiere and to hear how everyone likes it. Please don't hesitate to send along your critiques...creating the puzzles is a blast, but I'll only get better if I know where to improve.
I think this is a Week One and very few nudges will be needed. Rest assured, I plan on being far more diabolical in the future.
A quick bio: I have taught secondary math for 34 years...everything from Pre-Algebra to Calculus. The only class to escape my grasp is Statistics, and I'd love to give it a go before retirement. I seriously doubt I will put off retirement if it doesn't happen though.
My puzzling goes back to 8th grade, hiding my copy of Games Magazine under my notebook and working a Selinker cryptic instead of doing classwork. I only discovered metas a few years ago, but I credit them for helping me through a tough 2020...as I know many of you do as well.
And I despise geography themed puzzles.
I can't wait to interact throughout the week. So enjoy!
Steve
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:53 am
by Cindy
solved
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:02 pm
by BarbaraK
I’m super impressed with our newest puzzle creator!
And I’m off the couch. This one is not my bailiwick, but plenty of indications of what to do.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:20 pm
by Al Sisti
(Test) Solved, and loved it... Welcome to the fold, Steve!
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:25 pm
by michaelm
Verrrrry interesting puzzle with wide range of knowledge needed to complete.
Off the couch.
Nicely done and thanks!
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:42 pm
by sharkicicles
I greatly enjoyed this one. Impressive debut!
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:53 pm
by Cap'n Rick
Got it and enjoyed it! Thanks Steve. Looking forward to more from you.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:10 pm
by boharr
I am off the couch. A fun and clever debut. Thanks, Steve.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:22 pm
by Dannyvee
Off the sofa— nicely done!
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:55 pm
by DrTom
Off the couch and back to Pandora while I ready myself for TOAD, MEOW, WSJCC and MGWCC - I definitely need professional help, I think I am Metaddicted
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:01 pm
by Dave C
Off the couch - a nice debut.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:04 pm
by Bob cruise director
Thurman8er wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:28 am
Good morning, Muggles!
I'm so excited to have a puzzle premiere and to hear how everyone likes it. Please don't hesitate to send along your critiques...creating the puzzles is a blast, but I'll only get better if I know where to improve.
I think this is a Week One and very few nudges will be needed. Rest assured, I plan on being far more diabolical in the future.
A quick bio: I have taught secondary math for 34 years...everything from Pre-Algebra to Calculus. The only class to escape my grasp is Statistics, and I'd love to give it a go before retirement. I seriously doubt I will put off retirement if it doesn't happen though.
My puzzling goes back to 8th grade, hiding my copy of Games Magazine under my notebook and working a Selinker cryptic instead of doing classwork. I only discovered metas a few years ago, but I credit them for helping me through a tough 2020...as I know many of you do as well.
And I despise geography themed puzzles.
I can't wait to interact throughout the week. So enjoy!
Steve
and THE THURMAN8ER (said in a very low voice) has one of the greatest screen names of all the muggles.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:22 pm
by Bird Lives
Off the couch. A fun solve, and the right level of difficulty for me these days. Also, stacking three 10-letter entries twice is impressive, even with an auto-fill function since it probably comes up with not-very-good words.
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:23 pm
by BrennerTJ
Nice debut!
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:36 pm
by Thurman8er
UPDATE!
Dr. Tom was kind enough to point out a mistake. In my late-night revision, I accidentally misclued 34A and 34D.
34A was supposed to be "Bug-tracking org."
34D was supposed to be "Dinner bell din."
Should make a LOT more sense!
Re: "Tip of the Cap" by Thurman8er
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:44 pm
by RPardoe
Solved and submitted