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I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

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I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:30 pm
by woozy
So... I guess I'll just announce I toyed and knocked out a new one. Once you knock it in order this impenetrable thing might fall into place.

Good luck and I wish you.... a 17-letter phrase that is the answer to the meta.

Order? I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word#] puzzle is out of ..... alignment
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Re: I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:29 am
by schmidzy
Just noticed there's a thread for this one — this puzzle was super clever, thanks woozy!

Leaderboard's a little lonely right now... still time to get that "page one" status!

Re: I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:36 pm
by woozy
I think making it to page 2 would be more impressive

Re: I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:20 am
by woozy
THis is going over like a wet squib.

Nudge 1: This is essentially the same mechanism as a recent MOAT. Very recent MOAT
Nudge 2: There are entries grouped together. What is the common bind that binds each group together. I has something to do with order and four letter words.
Nudge 3: What ails Isla Lund's and Lisa Simpson's sail to Isla Bonita? The geology loving Alis (MacGraw and Laila) were interested in the lias there

Re: I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:00 pm
by Cindy
Solved

Re: I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:19 pm
by hoover
The .puz crashes Across Lite. :(

Re: I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:45 am
by woozy
hoover wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:19 pm The .puz crashes Across Lite. :(
I have no idea why.


But it certainly does (I probably have too long a clue [that includes a URL]) for one of the down clues.

Re: I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:20 am
by benchen71
I thought nudges were supposed to get more and more explicit as they go. I've looked at all of the nudges here and all of the nudges at Crosshare and I am still well and truly at sea. And it was my MOAT that supposedly led to this meta! :?

Re: I'm out of order? You're out of order! This whole [#four-letter word]#] puzzle is out of ... alignment

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:03 pm
by woozy
benchen71 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 3:20 am I thought nudges were supposed to get more and more explicit as they go. I've looked at all of the nudges here and all of the nudges at Crosshare and I am still well and truly at sea. And it was my MOAT that supposedly led to this meta! :?
No. I published this and then that day I did your moat and thought "Oh, that's a coincidence."

Here's a nudge: ACEREIMTEILVAOSTACER EIMT EILV AOSTILSA ISLA LISA SAIL AILS ALIS LIASASIL


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