Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:49 pm
This was so much fun - amazing grid shape and a fantastic tribute to your homeland!
Loved the grid, reminded me of a cracked pepper 34 wafer I had on my plate once:
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"Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
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Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:01 pm
Loved it!
Loved the grid, reminded me of a cracked pepper 34 wafer I had on my plate once:
Loved the grid, reminded me of a cracked pepper 34 wafer I had on my plate once:
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:18 pm
Thanks Ben. That was fun. My mind wasn't up to it this morning, but I came back to it this evening and saw what I needed to see.
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:45 pm
Nice one! Thanks, Ben!
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:54 pm
We're nearing the end of the first day's play, and these are the standings:
woozy
Philip Chow
kieranjboyd
Danny K Bernstein
SamKat9
rjy
Cindy Weatherman
Cindy Heisler
boharr
Mg305
Tyrpmom
kurtalert
lbray53
KayW
DCBilly
Darth
Meg
Hector
rfj
Tom Wilson
MatthewL
Capn Rick
Carolyn
Alex Sisti
ajk
LarsCaine
heidi
I K Snamhcok
hoover
whimsy
Ergcat
dannyvee
Pair O Ducks
HeadinHome
markhr
DIS
Laura M
Mikey G
Jeremy Smith
LB800
Berto
kymike
Tim
Noodles
Rufus T Firefly
Dow Jones
LindaPRmaven
We're starting with 47 successful solvers on the board! (And don't forget that this week's MEOW will be one of mine, coming to you in just over an hour's time...)
woozy
Philip Chow
kieranjboyd
Danny K Bernstein
SamKat9
rjy
Cindy Weatherman
Cindy Heisler
boharr
Mg305
Tyrpmom
kurtalert
lbray53
KayW
DCBilly
Darth
Meg
Hector
rfj
Tom Wilson
MatthewL
Capn Rick
Carolyn
Alex Sisti
ajk
LarsCaine
heidi
I K Snamhcok
hoover
whimsy
Ergcat
dannyvee
Pair O Ducks
HeadinHome
markhr
DIS
Laura M
Mikey G
Jeremy Smith
LB800
Berto
kymike
Tim
Noodles
Rufus T Firefly
Dow Jones
LindaPRmaven
We're starting with 47 successful solvers on the board! (And don't forget that this week's MEOW will be one of mine, coming to you in just over an hour's time...)
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:48 pm
At the end of the second day's play, 3 more have joined the ranks of successful solvers, bringing us up to 50:
atsirica111191
JM
DrTom
atsirica111191
JM
DrTom
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:49 pm
Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:
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Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 5:28 pm
Crossed the moat, but needed to be dragged by the nudges.
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:28 am
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:43 pm
A solver update for you:
CPJohnson
ReB
Deb W
Golem
Spid4567
Johnny Luau
edestlin
Jaclyn
That's 58. Last update before the answer reveal Monday morning, Australia time!
CPJohnson
ReB
Deb W
Golem
Spid4567
Johnny Luau
edestlin
Jaclyn
That's 58. Last update before the answer reveal Monday morning, Australia time!
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:12 pm
Two more solvers, bringing the total to a nice round 60!
Flora Wynn
Sharkicicles
Flora Wynn
Sharkicicles
Re: "Aussie Lingo" by benchen71
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:18 pm
Here's the solution to "Aussie Lingo":
Australia Day was held on the 26th of January. However, please don't see this puzzle as support for not changing the day. First Nations people refer to the 26th of January, the day Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay, as Invasion Day or Survival Day because it marked the start of a sustained period of discrimination and dispossession of Indigenous peoples without the negotiation of a treaty. Australia as a nation needs to change the date to one that does not have such negative associations. And a treaty that deals with the injustices of the past is also necessary for moving forward into a shared future.
Australia Day was held on the 26th of January. However, please don't see this puzzle as support for not changing the day. First Nations people refer to the 26th of January, the day Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay, as Invasion Day or Survival Day because it marked the start of a sustained period of discrimination and dispossession of Indigenous peoples without the negotiation of a treaty. Australia as a nation needs to change the date to one that does not have such negative associations. And a treaty that deals with the injustices of the past is also necessary for moving forward into a shared future.