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- Eric Porter
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I now have step 1 after taking a fresh look this morning. It took some Googling...
I still can't figure out how to get an 8-letter word. Either I didn't fully do step 1 or there's something else I don't recognize.
I still can't figure out how to get an 8-letter word. Either I didn't fully do step 1 or there's something else I don't recognize.
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Same.Eric Porter wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:04 pm I now have step 1 after taking a fresh look this morning. It took some Googling...
I still can't figure out how to get an 8-letter word. Either I didn't fully do step 1 or there's something else I don't recognize.
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Me three... hoping some ideas come to me!Dplass wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:18 pmSame.Eric Porter wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:04 pm I now have step 1 after taking a fresh look this morning. It took some Googling...
I still can't figure out how to get an 8-letter word. Either I didn't fully do step 1 or there's something else I don't recognize.
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Still stuck at what I think is step 1. I'm old enough to get this, but just not familiar enough with the subject. May need the nudges. Fingers are cramping from all the googling.
- HeadinHome
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I also am at step one, waiting for another idea to hit me. I’ve tried a couple things. Wondering if maybe there’s a familiarity thing going on (I did have to google already to get step one).
The other Wendy.
- whimsy
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- Bird Lives
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Ah youth. I implied at the outset that the answer might be more familiar to muggles of "a certain age," i.e., certain to be eligible for Medicare. If you have come up a few letters short, here are some early nudges.
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Jay
- HeadinHome
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oops - submitted on Crosshare with one letter missing (7-letter words won’t work?? ha). Definitely a new one on me (the answer), but makes logical sense with the meta!
The other Wendy.
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- hcbirker
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Got it without nudges. Finally figured out what to Google. Spelled it incorrectly the first time on Crosshare! Oops!
Heidi
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- TeamDoubleTow
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We thought we got the correct answers after seeing that last nudge but Crossshare did not agree! We still enjoyed it though even if we got the wrong answer. We did need to Google to confirm details and for last step. Thanks for the fun puzzle! Editing to add...my phone's "spelling" suggestions are to blame. Resubmitted with the correct spelling.
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Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
- woozy
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Why, oh, why on earth, did spoiler 3 never occur to me to do? In hindsight it seemed "of course you'd do that" I even googled something else but.....
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.
- Bird Lives
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Yesterday, I heard cries of frustration and responded with premature nudges. Whether from those nudges or merely the passage of time, another eleven solvers have left the couch.
29. Bob cruise director
30. whimsy
31. Johnny Luau
32. Sharkicicles
33. Bbaack
34. dplass
35. michaelm
36. hcbirker
37. BrennerTJ
38. Teamdoubletow
39. Darrell
That’s still a pretty low total. Maybe these additional nudges will help.
29. Bob cruise director
30. whimsy
31. Johnny Luau
32. Sharkicicles
33. Bbaack
34. dplass
35. michaelm
36. hcbirker
37. BrennerTJ
38. Teamdoubletow
39. Darrell
That’s still a pretty low total. Maybe these additional nudges will help.
Jay
- Eric Porter
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Got it with nudges. Thanks!
I didn't need the second 3 nudges, but I just saw them all now. I really just needed the third. I did the same thing as woozy and Dplass.
I'd only heard of 1 without using Google.
I didn't need the second 3 nudges, but I just saw them all now. I really just needed the third. I did the same thing as woozy and Dplass.
I'd only heard of 1 without using Google.
- edestlin
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I'm with woozy, dplass, and Eric Porter.
I'm so mad at myself for not seeing step two much earlier. Got the step one without Google and thought I *might* sneak in first on Monday morning... Stared, stumped for the next two days. Nudge 3 helped.
Delightful meta, Jay. Thank you!
I'm so mad at myself for not seeing step two much earlier. Got the step one without Google and thought I *might* sneak in first on Monday morning... Stared, stumped for the next two days. Nudge 3 helped.
Delightful meta, Jay. Thank you!
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- Cinny
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Finally off the couch. It shouldn't have taken me this long. I just couldn't see the next step. Thanks, Jay!
Cindy Heisler
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- CPJohnson
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Off the couch, finally; I'd never heard of 2 of the themers. Thanks, Jay!
Cynthia