A weekly meta crossword on the forum started by member Josh (aka madhatter5). These puzzles are often very creative with solving mechanisms out of the norm and skewing towards the more challenging. Puzzles are posted every Wednesday, and the solution appears the following Tuesday.
Today I offer you another of my slightly off-kilter puzzles and ask for your indulgence.
This one will most likely require a bit of Googling, depending on how "familiar" you may be with a certain subject.
Madhatter considered this a Lion; however, with the help of an excellent and much needed tweak suggested by additional test solver DrTom, I think we've brought it down a notch into a much more solvable range.
I'm calling it a Tiger -- and I'm sure he'll be released from his container soon --
Crosshare submission or PM here with answers or questions!
Cat is out of the bag, and wow, you don't know how pleased I am to have solved this one! Brilliantly constructed puzzle!!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
I had the distinct honor of test solving this puzzle, and I'm impressed by the solvers already. Whimsy built a masterpiece which I sadly have to admit I needed a good deal of help solving. To see a couple of people already clocking in just goes to show you that, contrary to what my Mother always told me, familiarity actually breeds content. Get your thinking caps on folks.
Oh, and though I definitely will not float like a duck (thus failing the witch test) this is my familiar:
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
Cat is out of the bag! ( Confirmed on Crosshare).
Clever puzzle, not easy but not too hard either. Took a few wrong turns before zeroing in on correct path! Thank you for a fun puzzle!
Wow. This *is* going to be a nice puzzle! Right now though I have 4 completely different and incompatible things going on yet the must work somehow....
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
Very nice! Got through the grid with no googling and some smiles, which is a great way to start a puzzle. Meta took a bit, but all the pointers were there. The cat is out of the bag.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
Not a good week for me. I can't figure Tues or Weds at all. There comes a point where you know you'll never think it.....
EDIT: Got Tuesdays.... only took me two and a half days.... Off my game.... At least on the WSJ I didn't spend on the meta more than the 20 seconds it deserved..... Still haven't done the MEOW though.....
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Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
Doh! A stoopid mistake kept me from seeing the answer earlier.