An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
Joe Ross wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:56 amMGWCC #826 — Friday, March 29th, 2024 — “Sound Alternatives”
NOTE: The clues on the regular PDF are a bit small this week, so I’m sending along both the regular one plus a bare-bones version whose clues are a little larger. Use either one you prefer (not a meta trick! Just don’t want to strain your eyes).
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a six-letter word.
I just printed out both versions. Microscopic font 2 type vs very small font 6 type.
Do they have a senior citizens version?
I have resorted to using a magnifying glass!
Don & Cynthia
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
Beamed aboard since I already have the Easter badge. I never found a solid confirming click but that had to be the answer. I saw one comment on Discord that made the thing I was trying to do work. So, not a solo solve but I will take it for a fifth week puzzle.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
Picked up the Easter badge the same way I picked up all but one or two of them—before I knew they existed.
So submitted after getting a vital tip from Discord.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
Finally put the pieces together, although I realized I went about it the hard way! I've set an alarm so I hopefully don't forget to beam up tomorrow for the badge.
Off to a late start on this one. Unsurprisingly looks like a brick wall.
I've already written my retaliation meta.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
Solved after going down an animal hole, dug by something far more terrifying than a wabbit… but @ajk pulled me from its clutches and I found my way safely to the tractor beam.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
Beamed - after bidding farewell to Peter Cotton Tail, hopping down the bunny trail.
Don & Cynthia
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
JonJonBovi wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:58 pm
How does one join the Discord for future weeks?
One needs an invitation. I've sent you an invite.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
MikeyG wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:15 pm
Beamed at Michael Jordan. Great epiphany with this one!
Wait, 23, 45 or 12?
I also speak better Gaffnese than Shenkish but I didn’t even bother filling this one out, too busy with multiple holiday things and at this point I’ll be shocked if I actually get a week 5 since I don’t know if I ever have got a “true” 5 as opposed to a makeup from a harder earlier week.
On the plus side, I have a lot of leftover pierogi (Varyenky)…
froggie2 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:58 pm
How do I join the Discord group?
Invite sent.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
