66. Head Out on the Road
- MikeyG
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66. Head Out on the Road
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Must be the cat-alytic converter.
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1. Puzzle #65 answer: TONY BENNETT
Correct entries: 62
Thanks to @BrennerTJ for the graphic! (I would buy a book just of her graphics.)
Shortest explanation: Shortest explanation: The four theme entries are two-word phrases (technically TORCH-BEARER is hyphenated or one word) whose words begin TO* BE*. The middle row is a visual representation of the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (a HEART in the city's nickname CITY BY THE BAY). This is the trademark song of arguably the most well-known TO* BE* not in the grid: the late, great TONY BENNETT, our meta answer.
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2. Leaderboard:
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3. This is the second Saturday in August, and this should clock in at no more than a Level 2 (if anything, Level 1.5).
66. Head Out on the Road
The answer to the meta is my message to you if you solve it.
Deadline is Saturday, August 19 at 1 pm ET.
Good luck, and may all your solves be beautiful!
Mikey G
Crosshare
Must be the cat-alytic converter.
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1. Puzzle #65 answer: TONY BENNETT
Correct entries: 62
Thanks to @BrennerTJ for the graphic! (I would buy a book just of her graphics.)
Shortest explanation: Shortest explanation: The four theme entries are two-word phrases (technically TORCH-BEARER is hyphenated or one word) whose words begin TO* BE*. The middle row is a visual representation of the song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (a HEART in the city's nickname CITY BY THE BAY). This is the trademark song of arguably the most well-known TO* BE* not in the grid: the late, great TONY BENNETT, our meta answer.
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2. Leaderboard:
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3. This is the second Saturday in August, and this should clock in at no more than a Level 2 (if anything, Level 1.5).
66. Head Out on the Road
The answer to the meta is my message to you if you solve it.
Deadline is Saturday, August 19 at 1 pm ET.
Good luck, and may all your solves be beautiful!
Mikey G
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Nice week 2, Mikey.
Took a break from the WSJ to work on this.
Is that where everyone else is?
Took a break from the WSJ to work on this.
Is that where everyone else is?
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This is a real Week 2, I promise!
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A Week 2, yes, but I still stared for some time, before inevitably slapping my head and berating myself for not seeing it sooner.
Good one! Thanks, Mikey!
Good one! Thanks, Mikey!
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Absolutely fun one Mikey, both with the cluing and the aha at the end!
Ray
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Thanks, Mikey! That took me toooooooo looooooong!
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Explored many, many rabbit holes, but finally saw what I was doing wrong. When I finally saw it, I could appreciate the sheer cleverness of this. Thanks for the puzzle!
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I got my kicks solving this one. Fun cluing as always - thanks Mikey!
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I've been staring at this too long. I think I see what I'm supposed to see, but I don't know what I'm meant to do. Hopefully fresh eyes in the morning will show me the path!
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Solved, with an assist. Thanks, Mikey!
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Got it! Nice puzzle, thanks!
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.
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- woozy
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Well, I think I have step 3/4.
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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This is exactly me. But fresh morning eyes and coffee have not helped!
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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Finally, f-i-n-a-l-l-y. Ugh.
Sometimes you just have to read things a few times. (Make that thirty times…)
Sometimes you just have to read things a few times. (Make that thirty times…)
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- MikeyG
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We're up to 26, but maybe I was a bit wrong on assuming this would lean 1.5, so let's say it could lean 2.5, haha. Keep on solving and, as always, if you need a break, put it aside, come back later, and you never know what might jump out at you!
- woozy
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1.5 for the first step.
But then knowing how big the first step is adds a bit. and finding out what the second step is... well, I have no idea how to rate the difficulty of the second step as I have no idea what it is.
Now it is morning and I'll look again.
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.