XWord Muggles Forum

Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:37 pm We have made the big time. Two articles about us from the WSJ

This one is by Matt Gaffney on meta contests and the muggles

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fried-brai ... ge=1&pos=1

And a month or so ago, one of the young WSJ writers Taylor Nakagawa interviewed some of us. This is his article on the WSJ+

https://www.wsjplus.com/articles/meet-the-muggles

Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:37 pm We have made the big time. Two articles about us from the WSJ

This one is by Matt Gaffney on meta contests and the muggles

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fried-brai ... ge=1&pos=1

And a month or so ago, one of the young WSJ writers Taylor Nakagawa interviewed some of us. This is his article on the WSJ+

https://www.wsjplus.com/articles/meet-the-muggles

jakenherman wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:03 pm I didn't know about this community until picking up the paper today and I'm very glad I was informed. This sounds like such an interesting group to be a part of, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow's paper so I can try my hand at my first contest

Jazzvibist wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:59 pm Before posting this I clicked on the WSJ puzzle link and didn’t see “Hanging out with Isaac.” With apologies to all in case I missed it, the links and other related messages posted on this site seem to lead to the printable version only. I am prophylactically self-quarantined at the moment in a place without a printer. Is there a link to an online interactive version of Matt’s puzzle (by the way, my Across Lite program is strangely non-functional at the moment so that avenue wouldn’t work for me)?

Jazzvibist wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:59 pm Is there a link to an online interactive version of Matt’s puzzle (by the way, my Across Lite program is strangely non-functional at the moment so that avenue wouldn’t work for me)?

jakenherman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:43 pm Tom, Bob - Thanks for the warm greetings. I got the paper this morning, so I'm looking forward to solving this week's puzzle with my wife once we're done getting our work-from-home work done.

BarbaraK wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:03 pm

Jazzvibist wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:59 pm Before posting this I clicked on the WSJ puzzle link and didn’t see “Hanging out with Isaac.” With apologies to all in case I missed it, the links and other related messages posted on this site seem to lead to the printable version only. I am prophylactically self-quarantined at the moment in a place without a printer. Is there a link to an online interactive version of Matt’s puzzle (by the way, my Across Lite program is strangely non-functional at the moment so that avenue wouldn’t work for me)?

As far as I know, there is no online option.

I was printer-less Wednesday, when I learned about the puzzle, but didn't have the patience to wait til I could print it. So I wrote out a grid on a blank sheet of paper. It's a pretty easy puzzle, so not too hard to do it that way.

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:26 pm

Jazzvibist wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:59 pm Is there a link to an online interactive version of Matt’s puzzle (by the way, my Across Lite program is strangely non-functional at the moment so that avenue wouldn’t work for me)?

I've posted a link to a see-through PDF over Excel version, HERE - POST #112.

It is definitely not an online version & may be difficult to fill-in on a phone, but is easy enough to fill-in on a computer. Obviously, you need MS Excel. Click on a cell outside of the PDF, then use arrow keys to move from cell to cell.

Jazzvibist wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:35 pm Thanks so much Joe. I can’t seem to get any cells filled in so I will try a different approach (see my response to Barb Koehler).

Jazzvibist wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:34 pm

BarbaraK wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:03 pm

Jazzvibist wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 2:59 pm Before posting this I clicked on the WSJ puzzle link and didn’t see “Hanging out with Isaac.” With apologies to all in case I missed it, the links and other related messages posted on this site seem to lead to the printable version only. I am prophylactically self-quarantined at the moment in a place without a printer. Is there a link to an online interactive version of Matt’s puzzle (by the way, my Across Lite program is strangely non-functional at the moment so that avenue wouldn’t work for me)?

As far as I know, there is no online option.

I was printer-less Wednesday, when I learned about the puzzle, but didn't have the patience to wait til I could print it. So I wrote out a grid on a blank sheet of paper. It's a pretty easy puzzle, so not too hard to do it that way.

Thanks a lot for your post, Barb. I am not proficient with ExCel and, despite Joe Ross’ ingenious effort, I couldn’t get started so I am going to pass that option. Since you say it’s a pretty easy puzzle, I am going to do a first for me - look at the grid on my screen and try to fill it out virtually in its entirety, relying on my memory for the answers.