It's My Treat!
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Eric Porter
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I'm now OTC post hints. I was thinking along the lines of nudge 2/3, but was looking in the wrong rabbit hole. Thanks Darth!
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Bob cruise director
- Cruise Director
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Off the couch with a little help from my friend - just in time for more rain
Friday the town five miles to the east of us got damaging winds. Monday the town 10 miles to the west of us got 11 inches of rain in a few hours. Hopefully it is not narrowing in on us.
Awaiting confirmation
Friday the town five miles to the east of us got damaging winds. Monday the town 10 miles to the west of us got 11 inches of rain in a few hours. Hopefully it is not narrowing in on us.
Awaiting confirmation
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
Cruise Director
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MatthewL
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Off the couch, with the nudges. Overthinking things, as usual. Thanks for the puzzle, Darth!
Matthew
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woozy
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Wow. I can not believe I got all the pieces and didn't put them together. I figured I had to be missing something really simple and easy and obvious.... and I was.
Great puzzle.
Great puzzle.
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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whimsy
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And don't forget the hurricane effects on Saturday!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:59 am Off the couch with a little help from my friend - just in time for more rain
Friday the town five miles to the east of us got damaging winds. Monday the town 10 miles to the west of us got 11 inches of rain in a few hours. Hopefully it is not narrowing in on us.
Awaiting confirmation
We just changed our BI ferry reservations from Saturday to Monday. I would not have been able to swallow the size dramamine I would have needed should the ferries even run then!
Keep your head above water, Bob
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kurtalert
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Schmeel
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haydendog
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JeanneC
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Whew! A pleasant alternative to a vexing weekend puzzle. I do believe I have successfully rolled off the couch!
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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cbarbee002
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Alvibu67
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Darth
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Wednesday's list of solvers: (bringing the total to 67)
jbird
Dow Jones
MaineMarge
Streroto
Eric Porter
DCBilly
Bob cruise director
MatthewL
woozy
kurtalert
Schmeel
Haydendog
JeanneC
cbarbee002
Alvibu67
jbird
Dow Jones
MaineMarge
Streroto
Eric Porter
DCBilly
Bob cruise director
MatthewL
woozy
kurtalert
Schmeel
Haydendog
JeanneC
cbarbee002
Alvibu67
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schmidzy
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I'm sure I'm overthinking this because even with the nudges I've got nothing. Or, well, I thought I maybe had something until the nudges cleared up that everything I was looking at was nothing more than a deep rabbit hole. But I can't seem to see the
Edit: OTC!
Edit: OTC!
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Darth
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Leaderboard Additions: (bringing the total to 77 solvers)
Steve M
bhamren
schmidzy
Pair O Ducks
Deb W
BethA
SJ
Sanne
Tane
Naptown Kid
Edited: Three more solvers at the eleventh (or twelfth?!) hour, making a total of 80 solvers. Thanks for solving!
MikeyG
Philip Chow
LindaPRmaven
And one last nudge to see if we can add more to our list before the "reveal":
Steve M
bhamren
schmidzy
Pair O Ducks
Deb W
BethA
SJ
Sanne
Tane
Naptown Kid
Edited: Three more solvers at the eleventh (or twelfth?!) hour, making a total of 80 solvers. Thanks for solving!
MikeyG
Philip Chow
LindaPRmaven
And one last nudge to see if we can add more to our list before the "reveal":
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MikeyG
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Posting this placeholder to see if I get in under the wire, haha. Cluing is fantastic.
And perfection! Definitely one where going back to the title dislodged the cobwebs. Well done!
And perfection! Definitely one where going back to the title dislodged the cobwebs. Well done!
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Darth
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The answer to the meta is my favorite treat.
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Here's the solution:
49D "I'll pay the tab" suggests the meaning of the puzzle's title: "It's my treat!" = "On me!"
Take that suggestion literally and find all seven instances where ON ME can be applied:
HO TF UD GE SU ND AE = hot fudge sundae
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Here's the solution:
49D "I'll pay the tab" suggests the meaning of the puzzle's title: "It's my treat!" = "On me!"
Take that suggestion literally and find all seven instances where ON ME can be applied:
HO TF UD GE SU ND AE = hot fudge sundae
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Darth
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Hey, it's "Darth" (sans mask) enjoying my fav treat.
Happy sundae, ya'll! And thanks again for solving!
Happy sundae, ya'll! And thanks again for solving!
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minimuggle
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Oh hell. I can't believe I didn't get this one even with nudges. So clever. Those me's are really obvious once you MEntion it. Thanks for the puzzle