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"What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 8:30 am
by Abide
Good morning Muggles! The MMM team has another creative collab for you this week. I've gone from MMM 8/15/22 ("Back Pocket") to a prize from @Wendy Walker's robe pocket in MMM 9/19/22 ("Don't Overthink It!").

For the final part of this trilogy, presented here today, I needed two more co-constructors (tri-constructors?). @Cap'n Rick developed the grid, and the aforementioned Wendy handled the clues.

A special puzzle deserves a special prize. Again, from Wendy: "The lucky MMM winner will receive a piece of fabric art that, much like this meta, interrogates the tension between the whole and its parts. In other words, a tote bag knitted by one of the puzzle contributors."

Submit your answer to me or Wendy by Saturday 10pm EST. As usual, there will be nudges on Wednesday.

One final request: If you enjoy solving on crosshare, help keep the site running by donating a few bucks.

Meta Prompt: You are looking for two words (8 letters and 4 letters) associated with a pocket.

What's In Your Pocket? crosshare

What's In Your Pocket? PUZ

What's In Your Pocket? PDF

What's In Your Pocket? spreadsheet

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Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:04 am
by bhamren
Fun one.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:13 am
by Dplass
Love 68A!

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:16 am
by oldjudge
Great job guys 🛋. I sure hope I win that tote bag knitted by Peter.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 10:19 am
by boharr
Off the couch. Confirmed on Crosshare. Fun and clever. Thanks to all.
EDIT: Ponied up to Crosshare.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 10:45 am
by BarbaraK
I might need to do this one on paper. (And not just for the cute pics on top:).

I’m seeing some .puz Puzzazz weirdness. Downloading the .puz file above, I get
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When I get the .puz through crosshare, it does open put the blank areas at the bottom squares (with no numbers or clues).
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Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:39 am
by Abide
I don't think Puzzazz can handle this one. Use Across Lite for the puz file.

The Crosshare link should work on Crosshare.org

These irregularities are unconnected to the meta, other than making a relevant shape.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:51 am
by ImOnToo
Off the couch. Enjoyed it!

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:52 pm
by MikeyG
Thanks to @Cap'n Rick for his 68-A clue!!!

And thanks to all three for the puzzle! Still chewing on it from my natural log cabin!

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:38 pm
by Bird Lives
This trio is, as the musicians say, in the pocket. For a while, I couldn't figure how eight becomes eight plus four. Must be those logarithms.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:48 pm
by auee89
Enjoyed this one! Thanks you 3.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:50 pm
by edestlin
Off the couch! Thanks, MMM team. And thanks for the push to donate to Crosshare - I just set up a monthly donation. I'm grateful to Mike for that site (which is how I discovered xword-muggles.com in the first place).

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 3:58 pm
by hoover
Off the couch! Ditto the appreciation of the grid and of Cap'n Rick's 68A clue.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:50 pm
by michaelm
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:38 pm This trio is, as the musicians say, in the pocket. For a while, I couldn't figure how eight becomes eight plus four. Must be those logarithms.
I still can't.
Ack!

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:56 pm
by lbray53
Grid was fun.

I righted myself quickly after my first idea came up short.

Step one completed.

This should be… ?

Still staring.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:57 pm
by Eric Porter
michaelm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:50 pm
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:38 pm This trio is, as the musicians say, in the pocket. For a while, I couldn't figure how eight becomes eight plus four. Must be those logarithms.
I still can't.
Ack!
I'm in the same boat, or perhaps the same couch in these parts?

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:01 pm
by Dplass
Eric Porter wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:57 pm
michaelm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:50 pm
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:38 pm This trio is, as the musicians say, in the pocket. For a while, I couldn't figure how eight becomes eight plus four. Must be those logarithms.
I still can't.
Ack!
I'm in the same boat, or perhaps the same couch in these parts?
Me three.

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:05 pm
by lbray53
Wow! I just got it. I thought it was a longshot but Crosshare says OKAY!

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:00 pm
by MarkWoychick
lbray53 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:05 pm Wow! I just got it. I thought it was a longshot but Crosshare says OKAY!
Same thing here! Confirmed on Crosshare. Thanks for the puzzle, Wendy, Peter, and Rick

Re: "What's In Your Pocket?"

Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:28 pm
by hcbirker
Crosshare confirmed. What does that even mean?

And I vote for Wendy's clue!