#70 - "Reduction Potential"
- Cindy
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- Al Sisti
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I saw something (almost) right away and things were going great... moving moving moving... this is it; the solution is just around the corner... A-a-and... no, it's not. Now, do I start fresh or continue digging?
- ChrisKochmanski
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Or, in my case, keep floundering.
I'll take a break from it for a while.
- FrankieHeck
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Ooooh pretty sure I have it! Almost makes up for Gaffney Weekend!
(Don't get me wrong...that was a good Gaffney puzzle! I take all the blame for my weekend.)
(Don't get me wrong...that was a good Gaffney puzzle! I take all the blame for my weekend.)
- Richard B.
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I'm not there either, Al, but your (and my, I'm guessing) rabbit hole must lead to somewhere. TTYL
- Meg
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A clear step one and then I hit a wall. Thick wall. Ugh.
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- Toby
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At least the grid wasn't too bad since, by chance, I did happen to know some of the more obscure answers. But I don't even see a step one.
- Anita
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- Anita
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And wow, are we the first in this group to get it? That NEVER happens. Till now apparently.
- FrankieHeck
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I did have it when I posted! I was inordinately proud of myself.
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- Meg
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I have it now. Weird route, but In the end I am OTC!
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- Anita
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Ah yes, so you did! Congrats!!!FrankieHeck wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:49 pmI did have it when I posted! I was inordinately proud of myself.
- boharr
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I'm confused. I thought Off The Couch is used for the Muggle Meta Monday puzzles?
- FrankieHeck
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I don't think we have a catchphrase for PGW's. I'm always confused by the fact that Off and On both start with O...
- Meg
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I’ve used the wrong metaphor. Sorry. Do we have an agreed-upon expression for the PGW? When I was a pre-COVID ESL teacher, if I made a mistake, I used to slap the back of my hand and say "Bad teacher! Bad teacher!". Cracked up my students every time.
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- FrankieHeck
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How about "I have escaped from the nine Circles of Hell" or "I have recovered my firstborn from the baby-eating goblin in the middle of the Labyrinth" or "Successfully climbed Mount Everest with my eyes closed?"
Just kidding. I actually love his puzzles. But I do feel the greatest sense of accomplishment from them.
Just kidding. I actually love his puzzles. But I do feel the greatest sense of accomplishment from them.
- oldjudge
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Off the couch with a nudge. Not my favorite PGW puzzle, but it was definitely interesting.
- Al Sisti
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Outstanding meta... I can't even imagine the mind that would think this could work, and then make it work.
- ChrisKochmanski
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Got it, though I needed a couple of nudges. I admire this puzzle’s virtuosity (right word?), but somehow I didn’t enjoy the solving as much as I did with other PGWCCs. Could just be me.
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