MGWCC #777 — Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 “It’s Integral to the Clue”

An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
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Meg
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I’ve transported. Not with ease.
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Beamed after a couple of Discord nudges.
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Beamed (#34!) after a very stressful day of confused head scratching. Thank you myUNIQUEnickname for the nudge on Discord! What a puzzle!!
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Berto
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What are these Discord nudges of which you speak?!
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DCBilly
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Beamed up at #40, non-solo. I definitely needed Muggle help to get un-stuck - thanks!
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Awaiting beam-up, I think! Not an easy one, but a good one.

Edit: #47, woo!
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Berto wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 5:18 pm What are these Discord nudges of which you speak?!
I too am curious about the Discord nudges that several posters referenced. Is this available to all? And if not, perhaps don't mention it on a public forum? Just sayin . . . .
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Anyone who can actually have the patience to do this is a stranger person than I am. THrough nagging and hounding I got nudges so I now know EXACTLY how to do this. I have 4 days left to do it in. And if I don't do it I will lose a 20+ week streak.....

And I don't know if it's worth doing.

EDIT: Okay, I was missing one last thing. Hind sight: a clever puzzle but the hardest one I've ever seen. A good example of a week 6. Not sure how he thought it could be a week 3.

It could have had a few more hints dropped and to toss in a red herring on a puzzle this hard is just plain cruel.
Last edited by woozy on Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:29 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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woozy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 8:31 pm Anyone who can actually have the patience to do this is a stranger person than I am. THrough nagging and hounding I got nudges so I now know EXACTLY how to do this. I have 4 days left to do it in. And if I don't do it I will lose a 20+ week streak.....

And I don't know if it's worth doing.
You might have gotten some... misleading information? Once I realized what to do, it was not difficult or time-consuming. The hard part was the realization.
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DebbieC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 6:12 pm
Berto wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 5:18 pm What are these Discord nudges of which you speak?!
I too am curious about the Discord nudges that several posters referenced. Is this available to all? And if not, perhaps don't mention it on a public forum? Just sayin . . . .
It’s open to all!

Here’s an invite link if it’ll let me: https://discord.gg/gVZgXJ4A

CC:@Berto
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I got an “invalid address.” But I’m curious.
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Beamed up! Thanks to @Meg for keeping me away from one rabbit hole and pursuing a more promising one. Not a week three in my opinion.
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Solved. With help!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Orsys
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Yes, definitely need a nudge on this one please. A couple of paths have led me no where.

Edit: Figured it out without a nudge!
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MikeyG wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:30 am Conversation with myself on this meta:

"I have an idea!"
"You've said that ten times already."
"BUT THIS ONE WILL WORK!"
Glad I'm not the only one....but I'm getting tired with myself and the....Hey this is the path over here....I'm about to have to order fill and sod due to the number of holes in my yard
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HoldThatThought
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Ah, the meta solver's plaintive lament.

By the nature of the beast, there are always more holes than rabbits.

Oh, and its corollary - there is a direct correlation between creativity of the mind, and things that look like holes.

This one, like all the tough ones, is nefariously clever. Keep the faith!
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Beamed. I needed a BIG kickstart but it was still a fun adventure.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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StunGun
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#38

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I could use a very slight nudge as well, if anybody feels charitable.
I’m stuck in a loop I can’t get out of…
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With a LOT of help, I made it aboard. Or I will when the board gets updated. It's a 100%-er. But that took some WORK.
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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Berto
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Awaiting beam!!

EDIT on the board!! With a little help…
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