MGWCC #812 — “Corner the Market” by Nam Jin Yoon

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MGWCC #812 — “Corner the Market” by Nam Jin Yoon

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MGWCC #812 -- “Corner the Market” by Nam Jin Yoon

GUEST CONSTRUCTOR PUZZLE:

Today’s meta is by Nam Jin Yoon, who is a law librarian living in New York. This is his second meta. He enjoys reading Asian-American and Latin American literature, and is a Canadian who’s originally from Toronto.

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This puzzle's contest answer is a loanword for which the stress falls on the second syllable.

NOTE: We will be sending out three hints for this meta: one each at noon ET on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. You may use or ignore the hints as you prefer. Full meta-credit for using the hints or not.

Good luck!

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Going to be a lot of early guesses---correct or incorrect, we shall see!
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I WAGged at 5 minutes before noon ET, then again at 12:00:01 PM, in case the form reset.

Awaiting beamage(?). 🤞🏼

Incorrect WAG!

I had two others guesses. Will consider it a personal victory if either are correct.

BEST LUCK TO ALL & HAPPY NEW YEAR, MERRY CHRISTMAS, & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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One hour into the meta and no one is on the board. @Joe Ross my money is on it being something other than your three guesses.

Last week I was going to WAG Utica but I got to the meta too late to WAG.
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This reminds me already of "Three-on-Three Matchup," what Matt later called his "white whale" (the one with all those 3-by-1 rectangles): 115 correct answers, 17 solo. The first responder was Jangler five hours after the puzzle posted, with only three correct answers that entire first day.

I have a WAG...oh wait, that's Ginger wagging her tail (she's not happy I'm paying more attention to this puzzle than to her).
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As of this point, my only certain observation is that Will Shortz would have lost his mind if a certain clue/entry pair had been submitted to the NYT.
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Pretty sure I've got it! Waiting for the beam...
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Edit: Worst thing about no correct answers yet, is it doesn't show the time it was last updated.

Edit edit: Holy cow, I got the #1 badge? Never, and I do mean never, did I think I'd get that one!
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Update shows 1 solver at 1:58
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HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:07 pm Update shows 1 solver at 1:58
And no incorrect answers
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schmidzy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:46 pm Edit edit: Holy cow, I got the #1 badge? Never, and I do mean never, did I think I'd get that one!
You absolutely deserve it! You've been close before, I've seen! In your honor, I'll have a duck-related meta in 2024, haha.

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schmidzy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:46 pm Pretty sure I've got it! Waiting for the beam...

Edit: Worst thing about no correct answers yet, is it doesn't show the time it was last updated.

Edit edit: Holy cow, I got the #1 badge? Never, and I do mean never, did I think I'd get that one!
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ky-mike wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:09 pm
HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:07 pm Update shows 1 solver at 1:58
And no incorrect answers
Trust me, there is one incorrect answer submitted.

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Joe Ross wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:35 pm
ky-mike wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:09 pm
HoldThatThought wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:07 pm Update shows 1 solver at 1:58
And no incorrect answers
Trust me, there is one incorrect answer submitted.

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I think it would be much less stressful to just follow Joe's example and shoot off a WAG and be done with it.
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That ends this year, @boharr , unless I am at least 75% on a WAG prior to noon. With the extreme talent I'm up against, that'll never happen.

This year was in tatters early & often, so I felt I could gamble recklessly.
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Joe Ross wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 12:07 pm I WAGged at 5 minutes before noon ET, then again at 12:00:01 PM, in case the form reset.

Awaiting beamage(?). 🤞🏼

Incorrect WAG!

I had two others guesses. Will consider it a personal victory if either are correct.

BEST LUCK TO ALL & HAPPY NEW YEAR, MERRY CHRISTMAS, & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Your name is not on the "overall" list, which implies that your entry didn't count. Still time to figure it out!
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I guess I'll wait for the first hint lol
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ky-mike wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:59 pm Your name is not on the "overall" list, which implies that your entry didn't count. Still time to figure it out!
I entered before noon & saw the pop-up that my entry was received.

Then I entered again immediately after noon & saw the pop-up saying I had already entered.

I emailed Matt with my entry and explaining the above. Matt confirmed my answer is incorrect.

It seems I befuddled the automation by entering early.

LESSON: Don't enter early.
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Beamed after picking up some group solve breadcrumbs. Fun once you get going.
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There is a GaffneyBadge for submitting on December 25...
For me, Step One was looking up "loanword."
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Awaiting beam.

EDIT: boom! #12 - very apt for the season.
For any of you Cryptic fans out there, Maskarade has a challenging Christmas special in the Guardian.
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