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MGWCC #816 — "Elite Eight"


Dear Solver,

248 of you found the answer to last week's challenge. Read about it here:

It's Week 3 of January but our first two puzzles of the month have played tough so we're going to retreat to a Week 1-level today (with Week-1 solving options) and then come roaring back with a standard Week 4 next week.

No instructions given here since there are no-instructions solving options available.

Good luck!

--Matt

I took a flier ala Barbara K and Chips Ahoy to be #1. I have a 1 in 8 chance which is better than ever


DUH - I jumped on Eagles then remembered that they lost last weekend.

A bit bummed to not have a meaty week 3 challenge, but c'est la vie. #5 on the board. Sorry Bob!

In at #13. My best showing ever by like 100 at least. Had set an alarm so I'd get it right at 3 (thanks Ada!!!)

I am stoked even if it is a week 1!!!

One team I know is not going to win is our Eagles...ugh


Stay well all

Beamed up at #37. A relief after having an unreasonably difficult time with the WSJ.

On the board at # 30. Grid took a bit to complete, but meta was about as easy as they come.

Beamed up....agree with @ky-mike
but wait, means that I"ve burned my weekend material and it' s supposed to be freezing here....grrr....means it's gonna be a honey do list weekend.

First time solving downs only, no instructions! But then I had to peek at instructions to make sure I was entering answer in the right form!

Beamed.

Slightly late start, but quick beam. Agree that the grid was tougher than average (for good reason).

jhseeman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:35 pm Beamed up....agree with @ky-mike
but wait, means that I"ve burned my weekend material and it' s supposed to be freezing here....grrr....means it's gonna be a honey do list weekend.

[selfpromotion]But you have a Pun of a Kind to look forward to![/selfpromotion]

In at the bronze, which I'll take! Now time for being constructive!



Whoops, never mind!

First time for downs only, no instructions, submitted without checking anything.

Going to look now, but comments here have me feeling confident.



Edit: Two names I didn’t know in the grid, but for the meta, I should be beamed up with the next update.

beamed up at 49....one more puzzle to go to get to 100

Beamed.

Awaiting the beam... [Actually, it looks like I missed the beam! Perhaps I just missed the update and will catch the next one?]

... and I'm beamed at #158!

Submitted and no doubts. We shall soon see if he’s right!

MarkWoychick wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:35 pm beamed up at 49....one more puzzle to go to get to 100

And it will be a week 4! No problem. You’ll crush it.

Beamed up right after the next to last update. That's always the way. If I get it and submit, I see that the update happened a couple of minutes ago and I have to wait until the next one to find out for sure. I had every confidence in my answer this time and just confirmed. Seemed easy for a Week 3.......

It’s a week 1. See his intro.

Beamed. Was living large and having fun yesterday, so I'm beginning the WSJCC now. Eleven pages of comments already might mean that it's one of the less difficult ones? I shall soon find out!