#41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:11 pm
What five-letter word is hinted at by this puzzle?
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Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:13 pm
This is very nicely done, and a nice aha! and onto the races solve.
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:14 pm
Cute! Not the first rabbit hole I thought about, but not too far away from it.
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:25 pm
I'm worried this one was too easy. I know Gordon's puzzles are typically much less complicated than the various contributors', but still. I had this one solved (solved?) off the theme and one clue, without even using the grid. The grid supports my answer, but either I haven't dug deep enough, I solved it off a decent guess and then robbed myself of the aha moment, or it really just is that easy.
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:56 pm
Hmm. Not sure what you mean, but the mechanism should more than "support" the answer; it's 100%.RunRuskyRun wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:25 pm I'm worried this one was too easy. I know Gordon's puzzles are typically much less complicated than the various contributors', but still. I had this one solved (solved?) off the theme and one clue, without even using the grid. The grid supports my answer, but either I haven't dug deep enough, I solved it off a decent guess and then robbed myself of the aha moment, or it really just is that easy.
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:39 pm
Got it. On the easy side, but something of a relief, after having to do a fair amount of mind bending with yesterday's PGWCC.
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:03 pm
Solved
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:18 pm
Nice one...
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 3:09 am
Absolutely no clue, per usual.
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:20 am
Done and done. And fun!
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:43 am
Decided to fill in the grid just before going to sleep last night so I could ponder the meta overnight.
As I worked the grid, the meta mechanism made itself known to me and ended up solving the meta as well.
As Al says above, nice one...
As I worked the grid, the meta mechanism made itself known to me and ended up solving the meta as well.
As Al says above, nice one...
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:23 am
What a pleasure. Enjoyable grid and fun meta.
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:30 pm
Great puzzle that I only realized I missed when Peter Gordon e-mailed me and asked me how I got my answer. I returned to the puzzle and realized I messed up. Then I had to tell him. The shame...oh the shame!
Re: #41 - "Go Figure"
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:45 pm
I'm laughing with you, not at you.Thurman8er wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:30 pm Great puzzle that I only realized I missed when Peter Gordon e-mailed me and asked me how I got my answer. I returned to the puzzle and realized I messed up. Then I had to tell him. The shame...oh the shame!
