I’m done, except for the last 3 letters of the first word in Row 11.
Has this been the last to fall for others?
Have others solved that word?
Re: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry 9/30/23 WSJ
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:55 pm
by KayW
Always enjoy a Patrick Berry! At least I've been able to solve ONE puzzle this weekend.
I solved, and yes that row and the 10-character loop at the end of that row were the last to fall for me. cheater
Re: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry 9/30/23 WSJ
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 3:15 pm
by Barney
Nino wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:34 pm
I’m done, except for the last 3 letters of the first word in Row 11.
Has this been the last to fall for others?
Have others solved that word?
Yes & yes. Last to fall and solved
I don’t know how to link a hidden “spoiler”
Re: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry 9/30/23 WSJ
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 3:38 pm
by Barney
KayW wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:55 pm
Always enjoy a Patrick Berry! At least I've been able to solve ONE puzzle this weekend.
I solved, and yes that row and the 10-character loop at the end of that row were the last to fall for me. cheater
KayW wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:55 pm
Always enjoy a Patrick Berry! At least I've been able to solve ONE puzzle this weekend.
I solved, and yes that row and the 10-character loop at the end of that row were the last to fall for me. cheater
That's funny, because those last three letters were the last to fall for me as well, but they did and it was done and satisfying. Not too hard overall; I had quite a few loops figured out before starting on the rows, which made it a little easier.
Re: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry 9/30/23 WSJ
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:55 pm
by ReB
Good level of challenge this week, so an enjoyable solve.
For me, row 11 was an early solve. A few wrong early guesses set me back for a while - always a challenge to recognize when you're wrong and that you need to erase and recalibrate. The last to solve was the 10-letter loop starting on the left edge of row 4.
Re: Loop-the-Loop by Patrick Berry 9/30/23 WSJ
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:17 am
by Nino
Thanks, Kay and Barney.
The overlapping Loop had sent me in the wrong direction.
I was thinking of the watch as a time-keeper, treating the clue as the same as “What watching a clock might induce”, while Patrick was referring to an old-time pocket watch, on the end of a string, being used simply as a pendulum.