Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? Noises in space movies/shows really annoy me. Pew pew! Kaboom! Bah humbug! Even a hard sci-fi show like "The Expanse" (which is absolutely excellent in every other respect and you should definitely watch it if you haven't already) falls afoul of this problem. So get stuck into this meta puzzle to find out: i) which show got it right, and ii) the answer to the meta which is a song title.
PM me with your submissions or submit on Crosshare. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.
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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.
Crossed the moat about halfway through the grid, but stuck it out to finish it (albeit with a couple of google assists). Happy to have a chance to use some cricket knowledge at 16A.
Fun puzzle, thanks.
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Crossed the moat - thanks, Ben - enjoyed it and the references in the comments on Crosshare, too
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Crossed the MOAT in fine style this week. As an eclipse chaser over the years, I am quite familiar with 7D. In fact, my first and my most recent solar eclipse were in the same Saros series (#145), 54 years apart (3 cycles)!
