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#21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 11:12 am
by BrianMac
Fireball Crossword #21 should have hit your inbox. It is entitled "Double-Deal," and is written by Patrick Berry, which means we are in for a treat. The prompt is: What card game is hinted at by this puzzle?
Peter is giving us an extra day for Memorial Day, so the deadline is Monday at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Enjoy and good luck!
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 11:23 am
by CPKdad
This one seemed too easy, so I'm guessing my solution might not be correct!
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 1:28 pm
by Hector
I have the answer but I wouldn't call it easy . . .
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 2:35 pm
by Al Sisti
Hector wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 1:28 pm
I have the answer but I wouldn't call it easy . . .
Yeah, I would agree...
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 3:13 pm
by Tina
Wow. Really struggling. Can't tell if I'm over-thinking it or under-thinking it.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 3:22 pm
by Cindy
I have an answer. Sure wish I was certain. Will ponder some more.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 4:26 pm
by Abide
Very tidy and pageant-free. Reminiscent of another recent meta.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 5:07 pm
by anjhinz
Really enjoyed this one, came quickly but I wouldn't call it easy
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 5:26 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
My initial thought on the solution, arrived at quickly, seems too easy. Plus there’s a little something about it that doesn’t seem right. So I’ll keep looking ...
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 5:44 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Glad I held off. Revisited, tried something, noticed something interesting, played it out ... and got it!
Good one! As you’d expect from all-time-great Patrick B.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 6:41 pm
by Cindy
Glad I pondered.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 7:17 pm
by Meg
I had to get help. Got the beginning parts, but got stuck.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 10:41 pm
by Al Sisti
Swell... good people are hesitating. Maybe I pulled the trigger too fast? Can't have been a coincidence... could it?
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 7:40 am
by Meg
Al Sisti wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 10:41 pm
Swell... good people are hesitating. Maybe I pulled the trigger too fast? Can't have been a coincidence... could it?
Al, let me just say that this required a logical step it did not occur to me to make until I was shoved in the right direction. That probably says more about my skills than it does the meta. The brain sees what the brain sees.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 10:49 am
by Beth Tyrpin
I nervously sent in my answer. Al, I agree, no coincidence. But, what could I have missed?
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 2:16 pm
by oldjudge
With a Hulk Hogan nudge or an Arnold Stang push I think I have arrived at the right place.It’s interesting, but I wouldn’t call it beautiful.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 4:31 pm
by markhr
After several false starts, I finally figured it out. It's a 100-percenter, for sure. Neat little puzzle.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 1:05 pm
by Joe
Oh my goodness. I, too, am glad I held off. Now that I've solved the mystery of the sphinx, I guess I'll get back to the Gaffney. That thing still makes zero sense to me.
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 6:30 pm
by Conrad
Al Sisti wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 10:41 pm
Swell... good people are hesitating. Maybe I pulled the trigger too fast? Can't have been a coincidence... could it?
Congrats, Al!
"The randomly chosen winner of a subscription to Year 12 of Fireball Crosswords, signed copies of "Sizzlingly Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Blazingly Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Infernally Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Hellaciously Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Diabolically Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Scorchingly Hard Fireball Crosswords," "Wickedly Hard Fireball Crosswords," and "Devilishly Hard Fireball Crosswords," a Fireball Crosswords baseball cap, a Fireball Crosswords lanyard, and a Fireball Crosswords bottle opener and keychain with light is:
Alex Sisti of Whitesboro, New York
Re: #21 - "Double-Deal"
Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 6:34 pm
by anjhinz
Congratulations Al!!