MGWCC #765 -- "Turn On the Radio" by Peter Gwinn

[DrTom]

Well the GRID filled fairly easily...and that was that. I see some things that look like they should help but don't seem to be. I have no knowledge of Discord, except that which seems to define my existence, and I was spending some time with the wife so missed any Muggle Meet. I'll chip away at his for a while and then probably cry for help, or perhaps just cry.

Wendy, I did not know you were into boxing? I say that because that picture is most certainly you and Lean on Sphinx

[AaronT]

…that picture is most certainly you and Lean on Sphinx

Slow clap

[ajk]

Got it with the help of the Discord thread. Did just enough on my own to feel ok about submitting, though it was a close thing. Don't think there was much chance I'd have gotten there entirely on my own, especially since one of my first thoughts turned out to be important and I had already discarded it.

[jbird]

Can I also get a link to the discord channel?

[MikeM000]

Can I also get a link to the discord channel?

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[jbird]

Can I also get a link to the discord channel?

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Confused....Is there a regular Discord server for Xword Muggles? Or a specific channel in a server? What was everyone referring to earlier in this thread?

[MikeM000]

Can I also get a link to the discord channel?

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Confused....Is there a regular Discord server for Xword Muggles? Or a specific channel in a server? What was everyone referring to earlier in this thread?

I have no idea how any of it works and it's the only thing I use Discord for.

So I open the app and it has the history of MGW advanced solve discussions that people start. On January 29, Eckless started a thread for Turn On The Radio, and the only thing in the thread is him saying at 8:35pm last evening that he deleted the thread as it has most of the answer in it. Feel free to start a new thread with new participants if you'd like.

Usually I get a notification on my phone when there's activity in there but not this weekend. It says # lounge at the top of the screen. Is this useful?

[MikeM000]

2 other things:

The grand irony in my interest in the discord discussion is that I've never actually gotten anything usable toward solving a meta out of any of those threads.

And thanks for editing the first post in this thread with the bio info on the guest constructor; since it was an unfamiliar name and there was no info on him or that the original week 4 had been aborted in the email Matt sent out with the puzzle, it had popped into my head that it might be a pseudonym that would play into the solve.

[ColinM]

May I please get an invite to the discord server as well? Based on the comments I don't think I'll be able to solo this one.

[hcbirker]

Well with some help I solved. I presumed something I shouldn't have. Lesson learned.

[Berto]

Not enough time at the weekend after late post, and don’t think I have it in me to solo solve. Harking back to misspent hours on one-armed bandits in the Magdalen Arms… I need some nudges.

[lbray53]

Beamed up. I needed help and even then a tactical error delayed my solve.

[MountainManZach]

The Canadian Baseball and Crossword Hall of Fame sounds like a pretty niche establishment if you ask me. But one I’ll definitely check out. I wonder where it’s located?

[runart]

Good morning, folks! I think I have a path. It seems solid and logical but isn't leading me anywhere. I'm starting to fear rabbit hole-ism. Could someone who's solved take a look? I don't want to spend much more time on it if it's hopelessly misguided. Thanks!

[HoldThatThought]

Remember...

Help the help help efficiently.

Has that sentence ever been written before? Can I get a copyright on that?

:::wanders off, muttering:::

Oh, right. If you post a request for nudges, let the nudge-willing know when you have been nudged

[Bird Lives]

Nearly had it solo. Had the first two steps, and the third crossed my mind, but I didn't pursue it.

[Terragon]

I'm going to run out of time on this one. Is there a friendly nudge? I would like to relay what I see so far.

[Andrew Bradburn]

Would love a nudge on this one. Have a lot of ideas, nothing panning out.

EDIT: Thanks for the nudges!

[schmidzy]

I would also love a friendly nudge... I have some ideas but nothing clicking quite yet.

[Cinny]

Finally on the leaderboard. I spent a good deal of time prior to nudges exploring rabbit holes -- of which there were many! Even after nudges it took some time for me to see what was probably fairly obvious to others.