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"It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:21 am
by schmidzy
Good morning, muggles! Hope everyone's staying warm and safe on this wintery day. A perfect day to cozy up, snuggle with your pets, and solve a puzzle. So without further ado...
Many thanks (as always) to Abide and Joe Ross for meta and technical help.
It's Current, See?
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Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:50 am
by KayW
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:52 am
by MarkWoychick
OTC - thanks for the puzzle, @schmidzy
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:00 am
by Darth
OTC. Thanks, schmidzy!
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:01 am
by Meg
OTC. And I learned something!
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:12 am
by docison
Got this, once I worked through a tricky bit of misdirection.
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:19 am
by Streroto
Think I am OTC but confused about one thing. And yes @Meg so did I!
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:22 am
by Dave C
OTC and I learned two things.
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:38 am
by woozy
Well, I got the answer but I must not have the mechanism because... well, there's one thing that I can't consistently apply and I can conceive of being merely a goof.
.... but the rest of what I have can't be just a rabbit hole. So I'm confused.
I'll take a hint at an explanation.
Fun puzzle and fun grid though.
EDIT: Never mind. Had to wait for that solvers' data to update so I could read others comments. Others figured it out. Um... but I figure there must be more this than just what I see.
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:55 am
by boharr
I had to visit the medical tent for clarity but finally got off the couch. Thanks for a clever one.
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:55 am
by MatthewL
Off the couch. Thanks for the puzzle!
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:59 am
by schmidzy
Oh no! Thanks to some friendly comments, I've realized a big oversight on my part. As it turns out, there's not one but TWO different ways to arrive at the answer ... and the second way is much simpler. More to come in the Wednesday nudges (and of course the reveal) but for now, sincere apologies to all of you who are left feeling confused, and I promise to check my work more carefully next time around.
(And if you feel charitably inclined, consider that extra piece a "bonus puzzle" ... there is a way to get from there to the same answer!)
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:21 pm
by Ergcat
Off the couch! Thanks for the Monday fun, @schmidzy !
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:25 pm
by MikeyG
docison wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:12 am
Got this, once I worked through a tricky bit of misdirection.
Definitely was at the same place for a moment!
Off the couch! But it's so comfy!
Thanks for the puzzle,
@schmidzy!
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:34 pm
by rjy
Off the couch… then shoveled snow so now back on the couch!
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:40 pm
by KayW
schmidzy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:59 am
Oh no! Thanks to some friendly comments, I've realized a big oversight on my part. As it turns out, there's not one but TWO different ways to arrive at the answer ... and the second way is much simpler. More to come in the Wednesday nudges (and of course the reveal) but for now, sincere apologies to all of you who are left feeling confused, and I promise to check my work more carefully next time around.
(And if you feel charitably inclined, consider that extra piece a "bonus puzzle" ... there is a way to get from there to the same answer!)
Indeed I do consider that a bonus puzzle -thanks! Back to the board. I'm curious to see which of the paths I found...
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:20 pm
by whimsy
I really enjoyed the clueing on this one, schmidzy! Just mysterious enough, in several cases, to cause a challenge that I ended up smiling about.
OTC --
Thanks for the puzzle!
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:29 pm
by Abide
Team Easy here. I thought the "bonus puzzle" was just a clever misdirect.
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:48 pm
by benchen71
Off the couch. Tricky!
Re: "It's Current, See?" by schmidzy
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:12 pm
by hcbirker
OTC! Had to Google. Thanks for the puzzle!
Well done - a lovely meta for a chilly day of urban hibernation. Thanks!