"Close Calls"
- woozy
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Hard grid and the baseball references are scaring me.
But I'll stick it out.
EDIT: and the baseball references have done me in. Which is worse: not being able to do something but thinking you can, or thinking you can't do something when maybe you can or can't?
But I'll stick it out.
EDIT: and the baseball references have done me in. Which is worse: not being able to do something but thinking you can, or thinking you can't do something when maybe you can or can't?
Last edited by woozy on Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:14 pm, edited 1 time 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.
- boharr
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I’ll second that.
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Awaiting word whether I am on or off the couch. Either way, a great Al Sisti puzzle.
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
- ReB
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The couch analogy doesn't work well here for me - so lets just say it was an enjoyable solve and a masterful piece of construction.
- Streroto
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OTC! Submitted with hesitation on crosshare, but got on base - and the comments tied up some loose ends. Very clever, @Al Sisti !
- benchen71
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Off the couch! Nice one, even for this Aussie!
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- Al Sisti
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- Location: Whitesboro NY
Day 1 leaderboard:
1 Abide (TS)
2 Cap'n Rick (TS)
3 Hector
4 boharr
5 JM
6 kymike
7 Tom Wilson
8 whimsy
9 Cindy Heisler
10 KayW
11 oldjudge
12 bhamren
13 Joe
14 lbray53
15 Wendy Walker
16 BarbaraK
17 I K Snamhcok
18 Tyrpmom
19 FrankieHeck
20 michaelm
21 DrTom
22 heidi
23 Cindy Weatherman
24 Meg
25 sss
26 Laura M
27 Johnny Luau
28 JeanneC
29 Streroto
30 MatthewL
31 Darrell
32 Schmeel
33 markhr
34 Qmark
35 rjy
36 Mwoychick
37 DebbieC
38 Pair O Ducks
39 hoover
40 ReB
41 Ergcat
42 Berto
43 jbird
44 david
45 benchen71
46 Dow Jones
1 Abide (TS)
2 Cap'n Rick (TS)
3 Hector
4 boharr
5 JM
6 kymike
7 Tom Wilson
8 whimsy
9 Cindy Heisler
10 KayW
11 oldjudge
12 bhamren
13 Joe
14 lbray53
15 Wendy Walker
16 BarbaraK
17 I K Snamhcok
18 Tyrpmom
19 FrankieHeck
20 michaelm
21 DrTom
22 heidi
23 Cindy Weatherman
24 Meg
25 sss
26 Laura M
27 Johnny Luau
28 JeanneC
29 Streroto
30 MatthewL
31 Darrell
32 Schmeel
33 markhr
34 Qmark
35 rjy
36 Mwoychick
37 DebbieC
38 Pair O Ducks
39 hoover
40 ReB
41 Ergcat
42 Berto
43 jbird
44 david
45 benchen71
46 Dow Jones
- DavyGravy
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Off the couch. Thanks Al!
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward.
- jhseeman
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- woozy
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I'm really going to be kicking myself when the nudges come tomorrow, aren't I?
Oh, well. But... I think I need them.
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.
- HeadinHome
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FINALLY saw the trick after staring and staring. This was such a great idea, and in retrospect of course hidden in plain sight. I’m still on the couch (I’m on vacation) - but I solved the puzzle… now on to the next!
The other Wendy.
- Al Sisti
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Tuesday evening leaderboard update: (please let me know if I've missed you)
47 frostyjhammer
48 Michael Kelleher
49 Jim23809
50 DavyGravy
51 DIS
52 Mr Tex
53 JHSeeman
54 kurtalert
55 THC
56 Bbaack
57 Anita and Steve
58 Carolyn
59 SJMcK
60 Tim
61 HeadinHome
Nudges coming tomorrow!
47 frostyjhammer
48 Michael Kelleher
49 Jim23809
50 DavyGravy
51 DIS
52 Mr Tex
53 JHSeeman
54 kurtalert
55 THC
56 Bbaack
57 Anita and Steve
58 Carolyn
59 SJMcK
60 Tim
61 HeadinHome
Nudges coming tomorrow!
- Al Sisti
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- CPJohnson
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The correct answer was my first thought for a possibility, but I needed the nudge to find it. Thanks, Al!
Cynthia
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I faced an 0-2 count but finally connected and I'm off the couch. Loved the baseball references. Thanks for the puzzle Al
- woozy
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Hmm. Apparently I guessed the mechanism correctly. But I have no idea of the answer.
Maybe I'll blame it on my lack of baseball knowledge after all. If it's something obvious maybe I'll pretend to be proud of my lack of knowledge.
Edit: oh wait. I got it. Had to ask the wife what the heck a "closer" was. Perhaps I should have done that two days ago. I feel I'm still missing something.
BTW ..... dang autocorrect.
Maybe I'll blame it on my lack of baseball knowledge after all. If it's something obvious maybe I'll pretend to be proud of my lack of knowledge.
Edit: oh wait. I got it. Had to ask the wife what the heck a "closer" was. Perhaps I should have done that two days ago. I feel I'm still missing something.
BTW ..... dang autocorrect.
Last edited by woozy on Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:48 am, edited 1 time 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.
- Al Sisti
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