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MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:10 pm
by Joe Ross
MGWCC #811 — Friday, December 15th, 2023 — “Two-Way Communication”
Today's puzzle is Week 3 of 5 in December.
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is
a U.S. city that appears frequently in crossword grids. Good luck!
ALSO: Check out Peter Gordon's new
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--Matt
Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:37 pm
by woozy
Dang it! I know exactly what I have to do. But... It might take me all weekend.
Edit: Submitted. Have a 61% confidence but if I'm wrong... well, scrod. At least my streak is only 10 weeks so I have little at stake.
Edit2: and it looks like I missed it. So there must be more to it than I thought... I had a lot of doubts but... I don't see what more.
Edit3: definitely not on the leaderboard. But I can't think of why me answer isn't legit. "Frequently" just means more than once, right?
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:56 pm
by MikeyG
Beamed up at touchdown plus the extra point. Fun epiphany there!
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:35 pm
by Streroto
Cool idea. Beamed. Grid was tough. It is a rare day I have to look up an entry. Not going to call them Naticks but...once I got there I saw what I needed to see luckily.
Happy to get a week 3!
Happy holidays and stay well all
In at 29. Highest I have ever been by far!!
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:46 pm
by Meg
Beamed.
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:03 pm
by Cinny
Beamed up.
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:16 pm
by woozy
Okay... Discord tells me what the real answer is. This leads to the question as to what is one supposed to do when another method (and a *FAR* simpler one) also leads to a justifiable answer. Just how much of a key does a puzzle need to give to tell the user "nope, go another way". I did have one major concern with my answer (and one kind of iffish concern) which put my confidence and 47% (I was deluding myself when I evaluated it as a 61%er) but were these concerns enough that I should have known my answer was outright wrong as opposed to just not correct?
(And sour grapes BTW I have a minor [pretty minor] concern with the actual answer.)
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:47 pm
by hcbirker
Beamed!
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 3:21 pm
by Laura M
Fun one! Awaiting beamage, but pretty confident.
Edit: #60!
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:06 pm
by MajordomoTom
woozy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:16 pm
Okay... Discord tells me what the real answer is. This leads to the question as to what is one supposed to do when another method (and a *FAR* simpler one) also leads to a justifiable answer. Just how much of a key does a puzzle need to give to tell the user "nope, go another way". I did have one major concern with my answer (and one kind of iffish concern) which put my confidence and 47% (I was deluding myself when I evaluated it as a 61%er) but were these concerns enough that I should have known my answer was outright wrong as opposed to just not correct?
(And sour grapes BTW I have a minor [pretty minor] concern with the actual answer.)
that's ok, I'm not happy with the WSJ puzzle this weekend - I turned in what I can justify (but it didn't "click") and see what others say is the right path, but it also has a small tweak you're supposed to just "know" to do ...
I didn't submit the 2 or 5 part answer, I submitted the 11 variant, which I feel is also justified.
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:08 pm
by Jeremy Smith
Beamed at #45.
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:19 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Beamed!
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:40 pm
by ky-mike
On the board. Nice, easy weekend ahead.
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:21 pm
by SJMcK
Beamed @ 83
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:43 pm
by BarbaraK
Beam me up, Scotty! (Matty?)
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:52 pm
by SamKat9
Beamed up! Clever puzzle!
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:37 pm
by johnaldape
Beamed up! For whatever reason, this came quickly to me for a week 3. Always happy to help others!
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:51 pm
by KayW
Beamed.
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:08 pm
by benchen71
Awaiting the beam... [Not a solo solve. But at least I had grokked part of it before dropping in on the Discord server!]
... and I'm beamed at #112.
Re: MGWCC #811 — “Two-Way Communication”
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:29 pm
by Joe
I needed a little nudge. But I'm beamed up at #99. Really tight. Really good.
Beamed.