I got a slightly late start, then needed some time for the puzzle to marinate in my mind before inspiration struck, and I'm on the leaderboard at #34. It's nice to have my weekend clear now.
I found this grid a bit harder than usual.
#717 - “Following a Pattern”
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MajordomoTom
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Grid 4
Meta 2.5
Transporter activated
100% certain
Very cute construction.
Meta 2.5
Transporter activated
100% certain
Very cute construction.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Jeremy Smith
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Should be on schedule to beam up with the next update. Fun puzzle by Patrick Berry!
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MarkWoychick
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OK, I think I’m beamed up - will confirm when I know. Good puzzle but had a tough time seeing the meta. This is my first month doing this puzzle, and I am worried about what a true week 4 might be like!
Edit: I feel like Mel Brooks after he was beamed up in SpaceBalls - I will share where I went wrong after the deadline.
Edit: I feel like Mel Brooks after he was beamed up in SpaceBalls - I will share where I went wrong after the deadline.
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Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 contest-style (meta) crosswords that we've created to help raise money for cancer-related organizations - get the bundle at http://crosswordsforcancer.com
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Joe Ross
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Beamed up (not confirmed, but I've no doubt). Patrick Berry is precise.
Best wishes to @MattGaffney for an immediate & full recovery!
It will be interesting to see the number of solvers. IMSO, a Week 3.5.
Best wishes to @MattGaffney for an immediate & full recovery!
It will be interesting to see the number of solvers. IMSO, a Week 3.5.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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boharr
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TeamDoubleTow
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Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
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woozy
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Gaffney said this was actually a 2.... But I'm just not seeing it. I assume it's because the obvious red herrings are doing their jobs and smelling too much.
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.
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MikeyG
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Yeah, there do seem to be a few. I'd contend 2.5 at least on this one!
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Orsys
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Dannyvee
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Beamed. Even when I knew what I should be looking for it still took a minute to put everything together
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Amanda Hugginkiss
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That one was definitely above my pay grade, so I’m pretty excited to be beamed up!
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hcbirker
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Beam me up! That one had me scratching my head for awhile, but finally figured it out.
Heidi
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Barney
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May as well just settle in and 58D.
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TeamDoubleTow
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I thought there was no 58Ding in crosswords. Crying in beer perhaps...
Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
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burghman
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Submitted - didn’t seem like a stretch to get where I got, so I’d say I’m 95% confident.
ETA - on the board!
ETA - on the board!
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If you see that I’ve completed the MGWCC meta, feel free to DM me and I’ll help you out - nudges, confirmations of paths, etc.
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Joe Ross
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I've been made aware of an alternate answer. It's not mine to share, nor do I know if it was accepted. It looks great to me. Hope it's accepted!
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Guffman
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You can debate whether this one was a Week #2 or Week #3. I'll take either over an impossible Week #4. Regardless, It was nicely constructed and a satisfying solve.
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woozy
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Well, I'll take an impossible Week 4 over an impossible Week 2, thank you very much.
For an impossible week 4 at least you have an excuse for not getting it. An impossible week 2 is just humiliating.
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.