A weekly meta crossword created by members of the forum. Difficulty levels will vary. Hints are usually available starting Wednesday, and solutions are posted on Sunday.
I am delighted to be back with you this week with a new puzzle. This one is called "Look Both Ways" and I expect this is one of those puzzles that could either be a week 1 or a week 3 depending on what you see ... I'll call it a week 2, for now. And I'll have nudges for you on Wednesday.
Thanks to @Abide and to my fiancee @EdBogie for test solving, and @Joe Ross for technical support.
Trying to vacate the sofa, but finding it hard to get up. Must be my rapidly advancing age!
Edit: Turns out I was indeed off the couch!
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Huh. Thought I had it, but made a wrong turn somewhere. Shall continue to ponder.
Already fun though, so thanks.
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Well, as per usual I added a step to make it harder when I should not have. I did manage to leave the couch, only when it was safe though!
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
Off the couch. I didn't think my first guess was going to be correct, but it was the only 10-letter answer I could think of. And it was accepted. Nice puzzle.
Instead I'm staring at a grid with five rows that.... and that's it.
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.
Off the couch with a redirect. I had all the pieces. I just did not know what to do with them so I tried to force them into a mechanism I have seen before. It seemed like it should work. It didn't.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
