A weekly meta crossword created by members of the forum. Difficulty levels will vary. Hints are usually available starting Wednesday, and solutions are posted on Sunday.
Good morning Muggles! Amidst the rigors of a Gaffney Week 4, I think we deserve a breather. I expect this will be Week 2 in difficulty. (Edit: Apparently I was wrong!)
The meta answer is a Paul Simon song that would make a good fourth theme entry.
Submit answer by PM or on Crosshare by Saturday at 10pm EST.
Randomly drawn winner will receive a Biloxi lapel pin and a $20 donation to Catholic Charities.
Dr. Pepper nudges released on Wednesday.
Hope to see you off the couch soon!
Edit: Title change - thanks @Hector
Edit: A little more help on the prompt - thanks @Joe Ross
Um, I got the meta, and I don’t know why it’s the answer. Some backsolving is in order.
A fellow Muggle found the path! I cannot comment, but the cabana boy thinks I look a bit stressed.
Last edited by Meg on Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Good thing this was a Week 2
Since a few people have inquired, the title was changed to avoid undue misdirection. So treat the new title as if the old one never existed.
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Good thing this was a Week 2
Since a few people have inquired, the title was changed to avoid undue misdirection. So treat the new title as if the old one never existed.
Easy for you to say! The original title is stuck in my head now … I was thinking it was the hint to solve the meta! Now, I’m back to square one!
Off the couch. I got up, kicked it, and it went flying. Maybe when I'm falling asleep I'll know why. If not I can always wait for the nudges on Weds.
(I am curious what the first title was.)
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.
Good thing this was a Week 2
Since a few people have inquired, the title was changed to avoid undue misdirection. So treat the new title as if the old one never existed.
Easy for you to say! The original title is stuck in my head now … I was thinking it was the hint to solve the meta! Now, I’m back to square one!
Same - still noodling it, but I had been working with the original title as the starting point in solving. ALSO - for those working from the original version, I don't think it's been mentioned here, but the contest prompt was amended a bit since (orig: "The meta answer is a Paul Simon song"). Don't know if it's a meaningful change, but pointing out just in case anyone's sitting on the old version
Edit: no I'm not. And since I am out of meta-solving juice, here I will stay.
2nd edit: a couple of nudges got me off the couch in the end. Thanks, @Abide!
Last edited by benchen71 on Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:14 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Good thing this was a Week 2
Since a few people have inquired, the title was changed to avoid undue misdirection. So treat the new title as if the old one never existed.
Easy for you to say! The original title is stuck in my head now … I was thinking it was the hint to solve the meta! Now, I’m back to square one!
Same - still noodling it, but I had been working with the original title as the starting point in solving. ALSO - for those working from the original version, I don't think it's been mentioned here, but the contest prompt was amended a bit since (orig: "The meta answer is a Paul Simon song"). Don't know if it's a meaningful change, but pointing out just in case anyone's sitting on the old version
Ahhh, didn’t see the change to the meta answer! Thank you for pointing it out! Back to solving!
