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Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:07 am
by adamsimonlevine
Divided Loyalties
Apparently there was some kind of sportsball thing yesterday? I find these things very confusing. Anyway, here's a puzzle!
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Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:54 am
by adamsimonlevine
Everyone seems to be stuck on the couch this morning - maybe in the exact same positions as during last night's sportsball thing. I'm not going to judge, but here's a nudge: sportsball is definitely relevant here.
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:05 pm
by rjy
I have a sportsball related answer, but I just cannot make it work
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:00 pm
by Cindy
I agree with Ray.
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:03 pm
by rjy
A couple of us bounced some ideas around and collectively de-couched ourselves. Very clever and elegant, Adam! Thanks for the puzzle!
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:09 pm
by schmidzy
OTC, with collaboration. Three heads are better than one. Thanks for the clever challenge, Adam!
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:12 pm
by boharr
Happy to have joined the three musketeers. Thanks, Adam.
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:30 pm
by MatthewL
Off the couch with an assist. Had half of it, but needed a little push to find the other half. Thanks for the puzzle, Adam!
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:11 pm
by Meg
OTC. Got some help, but that’s OK. Nice one, Adam.
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:17 pm
by Abide
Yes, this one is more Gordian than Bunny Ears.
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:30 pm
by woozy
adamsimonlevine wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:54 am
here's a nudge: sportsball is definitely relevant here.
Yeah.... then this just isn't going to happen. Thanks anyway.
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:35 pm
by adamsimonlevine
Leaderboard update for the first day!
1. DIS
2. rjy
3. Pair O Ducks
4. boharr
5. MatthewL
6. Meg
7. edestlin
8. Cindy Weatherman
9. Abide
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:02 am
by ChrisKochmanski
OTC!
Good one! Thanks, Adam!
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:48 am
by lbray53
I think I could solve this if I could only complete the grid!
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:24 am
by Renee
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Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:15 pm
by Berto
Finally! Tried all sorts of things related to one of the 2 words, still not sure how to derive the other lol…
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:00 pm
by adamsimonlevine
At the end of the second day, only two more people on the Crosshare leaderboard:
10. I K Snamhcok
11. Berto
More nudges tomorrow - and feel free to DM me if you need a more individualized nudge.
Re: Divided Loyalties
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:03 am
by Jaclyn
Renee wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:24 am
I would love a nudge on this. I have what I imagine to be one of the 2 words. I also see an "inverse value" to the elements I used to get the first word hidden in plain sight in the grid, but not any others. (And I think there's only one other of those.) Thank you!
Wikipedia says there are two others, and I also am sure they aren't in the grid. I'm eagerly awaiting the next set of nudges!