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benchen71's Metas on a Tuesday (MOAT)

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? Here's another meta inspired by trying to solve another meta! Love it when that happens! The answer to the meta is a movie title.

The easiest way to submit is on Crosshare (and you get instant feedback and unlimited attempts!) But you can also PM me with your submission. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.

Name That Movie - Crosshare
Name That Movie - PUZ
Name That Movie - PDF

Nudges are here.
The solution is here.

MOAT's crossed.
I have to thank solving crosswords for, well, solving this crossword. And Google helped a bit too.
Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!

Ben, that was excellent!! I’ve crossed the moat with a cart full of potatoes and oxtails.

DeMOATed. Thanks, Ben.

Moat crossed, castle stormed, theater visited. Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!

Crossed the moat with some help from Mr. Google.

Stormed --
Then invited in to the TV room to watch a couple of flicks with the owner --

Fun one, thanks. Needed Google to remind me of something, but didn't take too long to track it down.

That was fun after I stopped over thinking it. Moat crossed, etc. Thanks Ben!

Ditto @hcbirker ... I was way overthinking this until I stepped back (literally!) and saw the metanism. Fun puzzle, @benchen71!

Crossed and stormed, two thumbs up!

Difficult journey (well let's just say I was unprepared for the journey and went the wrong way) but a stunning arrival!

Fun puzzle Ben, count me as crossed.

That was fun. And a nice movie quiz (if you like that sort of stuff).

Castle stormed with ease… great fun!

Crossed the moat.

I wasn’t seeing anything this morning. After doing several home projects that have been stacking up, I looked at it again and the path jumped right out at me. So funny how that happens.

Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!

Crossed the MOAT!

MOAT crossed - fun and well done metanism, thanks! Two thumbs up



(Siskel and Ebert approve! - not sure how popular they are/were outside the Chicago area)

Crossed! Stormed!

Fun. Thanks, Ben.

Constructed a rather elaborate bridge to span the Moat before realizing the drawbridge was down. Oh well - glad to get one after whiffing on a few others… Thanks Ben!

KayW wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:45 pm MOAT crossed - fun and well done metanism, thanks! Two thumbs up



(Siskel and Ebert approve! - not sure how popular they are/were outside the Chicago area)

Thanks for the nostalgia. One of my greatest honors in my career was that I wrote Ebert’s iPhone app back in the early days of the App Store. I never worked with Mr Ebert directly but with his right hand man Jim Emerson. I sent him one build of the beta app everyone was angry about and at first I didn’t understand… I accidentally reinvented pan and scan (the bane of any 80s-90s videophile) in the app while thinking I was being quite clever. Quickly reverted that.

Ebert and I are also UIUC grads and I had the honor of being in his film festival in the 90s down in Champaign.