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Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:57 am
by AnswerPfinder
Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin.
The answer to this meta is something that can be mixed with half-and-half.
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Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:32 pm
by Al Sisti
Outstanding meta! Great idea, unbelievable construction...
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:34 pm
by madhatter5
Thanks to Will for his Herculean efforts on this drive. Next year we should fight the Capricorns.
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 12:54 am
by benchen71
Yes, this is a good one from @madhatter5. It has its tricky moments, but it all works out nicely in the end!
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 10:56 am
by boharr
Al Sisti wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:32 pm
Outstanding meta! Great idea, unbelievable construction...
Well, Al just about says it all, and I'll only add devilish. Thanks, Josh.
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 6:44 pm
by Cindy
Solved
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 9:02 am
by BarbaraK
Wow, there’s a lot of meta in that meta! Very nice!
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 7:36 pm
by damefox
Very impressive! Also a high number of cryptic-adjacent clues in here that I really enjoyed. I think 29D is my favorite. I'm not sure I understand 62A though.
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 7:44 pm
by benchen71
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 7:59 pm
by KayW
Took me a while but I got there. Yes - quite a construction and fun to solve. Thanks Josh!
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 3:41 am
by MikeyG
Someone made a comment on the recent MEOW (@ChrisKochmanski, maybe?) about the Henny Youngman-esque nature of Josh's cluing - I get a very "Crazy Crossword" vibe as well. There's some great deadpan humor in his grids that I love.
And, yes, the idea and execution of this one is fantastic. Solved and using some half-and-half right now (it makes me whole).
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Mon May 08, 2023 5:48 pm
by Jeremy Smith
Really enjoyed this masterpiece! Liked 62A and 51D. Thanks, Josh!
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Wed May 10, 2023 10:30 pm
by whimsy
Excellent and intricate!
I was stymied for a bit until I realized that I wasn't playing with a full deck.
Thanks, Josh!
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 11:46 am
by rjy
So great, Josh. Challenging grid with some exceptionally clever and witty clueing, and a terrific aha! when all the pieces fell. Kudos!
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 12:40 pm
by schmidzy
I think I'm stuck on this one — great cluing, step 1 is brilliant, but what to do next is so far a mystery to me.
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 12:45 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Cat’s out.
Loved it!
Getting sad, though. Only two more CCCCs to go.
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 2:02 pm
by ajk
Got step 1, but needed a couple of nudges for step 2. Fun stuff, thanks. One more to go.
Re: Half-and-Half by Josh Rubin
Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 8:20 pm
by TeamDoubleTow
We did this tonight.. challenging grid and then it took us a while to figure out where to start. Then it took us a while longer to figure out what else to do. Very nice payoff in the end! We have been doing these puzzles completely randomly and have enjoyed the variety. Thanks so much for the crossword@madhatter5 !