A place to discuss the WSJ Weekly Crossword Contest and other "meta"-style crosswords
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All I can figure is that this has to be someone who guessed the mega really early but didn't submit a leaderboard name until now. Honestly I'm not complaining, I actually hate being singled out so I don't want to win, but as of last month I didn't see how anyone could get ahead of me at this point unless/until I missed a monthly meta! I didn't think of this possibility though. Congrats to Judyrose, whoever she may be :-)
Yeah, that's what I thought was weird too! After about April I definitely lose track of the scoring, but it did seem impossible that anyone could have more points than you. It didn't occur to me you could create a username midway through the year and have your past scores count, but that seems like the only explanation.Laura M wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:10 pmAll I can figure is that this has to be someone who guessed the mega really early but didn't submit a leaderboard name until now. Honestly I'm not complaining, I actually hate being singled out so I don't want to win, but as of last month I didn't see how anyone could get ahead of me at this point unless/until I missed a monthly meta! I didn't think of this possibility though. Congrats to Judyrose, whoever she may be
After some more thought, I was forgetting something a little significant. Since the red herring counts the same whenever you get it, anyone who hasn't gotten it yet could still shoot forward by 5 points if they don't lose too many points guessing. That's probably what happened with LL, though of course it doesn't explain Judyrose's sudden 11-point lead. So there's still a close contest, though now only for second place!damefox wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:02 pmYeah, that's what I thought was weird too! After about April I definitely lose track of the scoring, but it did seem impossible that anyone could have more points than you. It didn't occur to me you could create a username midway through the year and have your past scores count, but that seems like the only explanation.Laura M wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 5:10 pmAll I can figure is that this has to be someone who guessed the mega really early but didn't submit a leaderboard name until now. Honestly I'm not complaining, I actually hate being singled out so I don't want to win, but as of last month I didn't see how anyone could get ahead of me at this point unless/until I missed a monthly meta! I didn't think of this possibility though. Congrats to Judyrose, whoever she may be :-)
Same.Solved the red herring what seems like decades ago, but I’m still nowhere on the mega meta.
For me, this META is feeling like one of those darn "magic eye" pictures that were so popular a few decades ago. Everyone else is oohing and aahing, and I see meaningless squiggles.KayW wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 3:30 pm
I am still a "paper dinosaur" so I save each month's printed puzzle. After I complete the latest, I go back and review all of them in hopes of seeing a pattern. But this mega is feeling like one of those darn "magic eye" pictures that were so popular a few decades ago. Everyone else is oohing and aahing, and I see meaningless squiggles
We had a bug in the scoring algorithm that didn't pick up that Judy submitted the correct answer twice - thanks for letting us know!
Same. Gave up and submitted something, just to stop thinking about it.Eric Porter wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:28 pm This one is causing me problems. I see a few things, at least one of which is probably a part of the solution, but I can't find anything at the end of the rabbit hole. I've been learning about jazz a little, but I can't make any solid connections.
I'm now definitely on the right track, but I can't get from what I have to an answer. It's frustrating being 80-90% done (I think) but I can't get a jazz performance category out of it.Dplass wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:50 pmSame. Gave up and submitted something, just to stop thinking about it.Eric Porter wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:28 pm This one is causing me problems. I see a few things, at least one of which is probably a part of the solution, but I can't find anything at the end of the rabbit hole. I've been learning about jazz a little, but I can't make any solid connections.