MGWCC #772 — Friday, March 17th, 2023 — “World Leaders”
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a famous Irish person.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
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MGWCC #772 — “World Leaders”
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Joe Ross
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MikeyG
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I'll take this company any day.
Fun puzzle. Made me smile!
Fun puzzle. Made me smile!
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MikeM000
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Interesting one...I have things that are way too coincidental to not be the metanism, and the stuff I have leans Irish, but it's neither a complete answer nor is the one person I know of with that name Irish....
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Cindy
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ChrisKochmanski
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docison
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I enjoyed the last step here. Awaiting a board update.
ETA: 26th on the board. Would complain about Matt's delay leading to a conflict with a work call I had scheduled for 2, but I also had a call scheduled for noon
ETA: 26th on the board. Would complain about Matt's delay leading to a conflict with a work call I had scheduled for 2, but I also had a call scheduled for noon
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Dannyvee
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Same. Cheers, neighbor!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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hcbirker
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ricky
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Beamed up at 19.
Check out the meta challenge at Lexicon Devil
Latest puzzle: "This Place Looks Familiar," March 7, 2024
Deadline: Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 12 PM EST
Latest puzzle: "This Place Looks Familiar," March 7, 2024
Deadline: Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 12 PM EST
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Joe
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Pretty sure I've got it, and if I'm right I feckin' LOVE it. (please forgive the language --- it's St. Paddy's Day after all!)
Edit: #56!
Edit: #56!
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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higgysue
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Bird Lives
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Had I been online at 2 pm, I might have been in the top ten. But I wasn't and I wasn't.
Hard to believe that this is really a Week 3 and that as of this writing, 10% of the answers are wrong.
Hard to believe that this is really a Week 3 and that as of this writing, 10% of the answers are wrong.
Jay
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Laura M
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I managed to overcomplicate this one as well (as the WSJCC) but I think I'm poised to beam up! Just missed an update though.
Edit: #68!
Edit: #68!
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ky-mike
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Beamed up. Some ambiguity for me, but talked it through with a fellow solver and voila!
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SJMcK
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lbray53
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I submitted what surely must be the answer. I am a bit worried about 10% of submissions being wrong though.
UPDATE: Beamed aboard at #78. I believe that this is my first sub 100!
UPDATE: Beamed aboard at #78. I believe that this is my first sub 100!
Last edited by lbray53 on Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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boharr
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BarbaraK
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Yesterday evening, I had a rabbit hole on the WSJ, which didn't work out at all, so I thought about trying to make a meta with that mechanism. It was unsuccessful. Just as well because the answer was going to be the same famous Irish person as the MGWCC's.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)