MGWCC #762 - “Pitch Perfect”

[Joe Ross]

MGWCC #762 — Friday, January 6th, 2023 — “Pitch Perfect”

THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:

No instructions given here since there are no-instructions options this week.

Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.

--Matt


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[docison]

Easy breezy week 1 to start the year. Submitted and on the board in the top 10 (#8). Decks happily cleared for the new P&A Magazine out tomorrow morning.

[MikeyG]

Let's see if we get past a total of 700 correct entries this week - that'd be a great way to start off '23!

A little embarrassed it took me the whole grid to see what I needed to, but I prevailed! Now off to solve a bunch of your metas! Wish me luck!

Mikey G

[ky-mike]

On the board at #38.

[jhseeman]

In at 33....plus picked up the 25 in a row. (albeit not solo).

Now what am I going to do for the weekend.....oh yeah...Mikey G puzzle is still taunting me....sitting there staring at me.

[TMart]

Beamed at 50.

[DrTom]

Well that was quick...I can see how the master solvers got it in a minute, particularly if they use the "reveal the solution" trick. For me, I have to fill in the grid. Heck I learned at least two new things from this one.

EDIT: On the board at #70 after a 25 minute from release to solve, what a difference two weeks make.

[MarkWoychick]

Beamed up - fun puzzle. 28A took me a while because I misread the clue, which gave me a laugh when I realized it.

[ChrisKochmanski]

Beamed!

[Al Sisti]

Well that was quick...I can see how the master solvers got it in a minute, particularly if they use the "reveal the solution" trick.

Wait, what? People really do that??

[MMe]

Well that was quick...I can see how the master solvers got it in a minute, particularly if they use the "reveal the solution" trick.

Wait, what? People really do that??

Not with this one. Just a .puz, with no reveal or checking enabled.

[DCBilly]

Beamed up at #117. Thank goodness for Week 1s.

[Berto]

Beamed up. Don’t think I’ll ever break top 10, I’m too regimented in filling out the entire grid before looking for the meta. Being a newbie I think it took me longer to remember where the meta clue is (bottom of grid as opposed to above clues for WSJ Friday) than it did for some people to submit their answer!
Ho hum, glad for the easy start to my MGWCC solving career! Have a great weekend all

[Joe]

About as Week 1 as you can get. Not complaining! Since I can't imagine anyone not beaming aboard, let's all meet up the bar. There's gotta be a bar on this ship, right?

[boharr]

Beamed.

[rjy]

Downs only, no instructions, no peeking... Submitted with fingers crossed... BEAMED!

[Joe Ross]

[BarbaraK]

About as Week 1 as you can get. Not complaining! Since I can't imagine anyone not beaming aboard, let's all meet up the bar. There's gotta be a bar on this ship, right?

Of course! Guinan runs it.

[woozy]

This is the best I've ever done on a downs-only no instructions (Although I figured if I was doing downs only I'd have zero reservations about googling).

I didn't get all that far but enough that if I had a peek at clues 1and 5 across (1 across was a game changer, I must admit if I'm being honest) I was able to take a 75% stab at the meta solution. Than a peek at the clue for 30 across I completed the grid and had the meta at 100%.

Looking over the clues confirmed it (for personal reasons, I was really glad to see 24A make it to a crossword) and a verifying look at the prompt (hey, I'm not fool-hardy) and I submitted. I'm not confirmed yet, but 100% sure.

Actually, there's something I've always wondered about the title which... I guess I'll ask on Tues. or so.

So, yes, a real week 1 but a nice time to try a downs only with... lack of success (I didn't make it) but a satisfying personal sense of achievement (I did better than I ever have before).

[HeadinHome]

yes indeed. beamed.