MGWCC #798 — “That’s Touching”
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MGWCC #798 — “That’s Touching”
MGWCC #798 — Friday, September 15th, 2023 — “That’s Touching”
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a word you might say upon solving the meta.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
--Matt
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THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a word you might say upon solving the meta.
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
--Matt
WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO MY CROSSWORD CONTEST?:
MGWCC is available only to subscribers at my Patreon page.
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#1 on the board!!! Was definitely surprised when I solved at 12:12 to see that none of the usual suspects had submitted yet.
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What a fun puzzle! I'm always in awe at Matt's ability to come up with all these different metanisms.
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First top ten finish in a LONG time. Happy to finally hit a streak of 25!
- jhseeman
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Waiting for the beam up. Fun puzzle.
Edit: jumped gun to rush it in.....ugh....(facepalm)
Edit: jumped gun to rush it in.....ugh....(facepalm)
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Submitted and awaiting confirmation but confident.
Edit: on the board at 15!
Edit: on the board at 15!
- Wendy Walker
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Super-fun puzzle! I'm #18 on the board.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
- MikeyG
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On in the blackjack position. Brilliant puzzle. I had part of it in about five minutes and then took another 45 minutes to seal the deal because I wasn't thinking properly...whew.
Have a great weekend, filled with touching moments!
See, like that one.
Have a great weekend, filled with touching moments!
See, like that one.
- SamKat9
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Awaiting the beam, pretty confident...
Edit: Beamed at #29
Edit: Beamed at #29
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Shannon
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
- TeaJenny
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Submitted. Scotty, one to beam aboard.
Edit: Beamed up at #33!
Edit: Beamed up at #33!
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I think I have it but not super confident. My standings were royally screwed up earlier this summer by a gun-jump, so I may as well go for it…
UPDATE — yeah my “maybe/probably” was a no. But I had a good argument for it, which I submitted with my answer. Not good enough, I guess.
UPDATED UPDATE - now I’m on the board, at the time that I first submitted a (formerly wrong now acceptable) answer. Gaffney is a reasonable man.
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UPDATE — yeah my “maybe/probably” was a no. But I had a good argument for it, which I submitted with my answer. Not good enough, I guess.
UPDATED UPDATE - now I’m on the board, at the time that I first submitted a (formerly wrong now acceptable) answer. Gaffney is a reasonable man.
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The other Wendy.
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Looks like I got the wrong answer, and I came up with another one after the fact that I would say is about as elegant as the one I submitted.
Of course I could be off base with both, but did anyone else come up with two possible answers?
Of course I could be off base with both, but did anyone else come up with two possible answers?
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- Larrry
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Beamed at #36 and it was a 100%er. Week 3 of 5 seems to be my sweet spot.
- boharr
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- hcbirker
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Been there, done that!
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Swung and missed, sigh. Should have waited to see if I could get to 100% certainty, but I didn't want to be second-guessing myself all weekend...
- BarbaraK
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Grid was a bear. Comment on the meta - well, that could be a spoiler:) I do see why there's some uncertainty, but felt confident enough to call for beam up, and I am safely back on the starship/leaderboard.
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.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
- woozy
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Argh. In the frustrating zone. See the the theme easily and knock out a few well-it-could-be-these-keys concepts but quickly see it's none of those and then think "that's okay; they were just brain-storms I'm sure there's something else quite straight-forward; maybe I'll see it soon" and then ... not seeing it, and beginning to wonder if it's because you aren't clearing your head and worrying that if you don't see it in the first 20 minutes you usually never see it...
Frustrated guy in frustrating zone is frustrated.
Frustrated guy in frustrating zone is frustrated.
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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I'm w/ you, woozy - part 1 looked ridiculously easy, then thought I had a path forward, and after one step, halted, and realized that was a box canyon, no exits
WSJ easy and done, MGWCC is perkolating
WSJ easy and done, MGWCC is perkolating
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