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"Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:34 pm
by spotter
The meta for this puzzle is the Bruce Springsteen hit that completes the puzzle's playlist.
Re: "Playlist Omission"
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:36 pm
by spotter
I'm on the board. Personally found this one to be very easy. I'm wondering if it's one of those that just happened to jump out at me luckilly.
Also, I created this topic, but forgot to list " - August 2020" in the title. Can somebody either edit this, or instruct me on how to do so?
Re: "Playlist Omission"
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:51 pm
by Joe Ross
spotter wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:36 pm
Also, I created this topic, but forgot to list " - August 2020" in the title. Can somebody either edit this, or instruct me on how to do so?
Edit your 1st post (pencil icon at top-right, next to "x" , exclamation point, & quotation marks). The subject will show in a box of its own at top, which you can edit.
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:10 pm
by Abide
It was touch and go for five minutes, then I got it. Probably on Pete's easy side.
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:39 pm
by Leslie
Grateful for an easy one during a week when I have very little free time and have to do metas on my phone. Sadly I don’t think I’ll be getting the MGWCC week 5!
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:41 pm
by Louis D
Dang. I also thought it was easy, but I didn't get on the leaderboard. (I know my answer was wrong because I do show up under "2020 Contest", but not "This Month")
Now I'm really curious to know where I went wrong.
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:53 pm
by Cindy
Solved. Got autocorrected on submission. So it says Kitchendive not Kiichendiva! LOL!
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:55 pm
by Hector
Huh, I didn't get an email this time... Agree that this one goes easier on us than expected.
No email confirmation of the entry, either, despite my showing up on the leaderboard. Anyone else having these issues?
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:58 pm
by C=64
Got it -- now I have to take the crossword printout off my clipboard and use it [the clipboard] while I teach an algebra class on Zoom...
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:29 pm
by oldjudge
Solved it— my first monthly puzzle.
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:30 pm
by Tom Wilson
I got one, for a change! (I believe there's another Boss song that fits the theme, but doesn't quite qualify as a "hit." At least not in the same way that Margaret Cho and Yma Sumac attained their stature.)
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:41 pm
by hcbirker
On the board!
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:18 pm
by BethA
Hector wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:55 pm
Huh, I didn't get an email this time... Agree that this one goes easier on us than expected.
No email confirmation of the entry, either, despite my showing up on the leaderboard. Anyone else having these issues?
No, I got both emails. But in the past I remember that they went to my junk or spam folder once or twice, if you haven’t already checked.
My only “issue” was that I thought when I submitted my answer last month, it showed up almost instantaneously on the leaderboard. Today there was an interminable 7 minute delay!!! Agonizing...
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:20 pm
by hcbirker
Hector wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:55 pm
Huh, I didn't get an email this time... Agree that this one goes easier on us than expected.
No email confirmation of the entry, either, despite my showing up on the leaderboard. Anyone else having these issues?
I got the email with the puzzle, but no confirmation email. But I haven't gotten that in months. I just go back and check the board.
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:22 pm
by BethA
This one was kinda hard for me. I knew I couldn’t get my brain on the right track, so I took a break and canned some tomatoes. Picked it up again and immediately got it! My main problem in meta solving is getting my brain unstuck, letting go of something it keeps latching onto!
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:25 pm
by damefox
On the board! This one took me way longer to see than it should have; I don't know what my hang-up was. Possibly I was just stuck because the grid was so frustrating for me - I haven't heard of a single one of those songs! Well, now back to MGWCC.
Edit: Okay, I have *heard* of at least one of them, but could I tell you any lyrics beyond the title? Definitely not.
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:27 pm
by Anita
We were way out in the weeds on this. Then our luck changed for the better. We've been doing very poorly on these lately, bit this time we've got it.
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:31 pm
by Laura M
Late start on this one, but on the board now! I agree about he toughness of the grid due to the unfamiliarity of the songs.
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:35 pm
by KayW
damefox wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:25 pm
On the board! This one took me way longer to see than it should have; I don't know what my hang-up was. Possibly I was just stuck because the grid was so frustrating for me - I haven't heard of a single one of those songs! Well, now back to MGWCC.
Edit: Okay, I have *heard* of at least one of them, but could I tell you any lyrics beyond the title? Definitely not.
I don't know if I'm glad to hear that or not! I solved the grid but so far I have absolutely nothing on the meta. I had to google all but one of the songs, so I was ready to chalk up the failure to my musical ignorance. But it looks like I can't use that as an excuse. Back to staring, I guess...
Re: "Playlist Omission" - August 2020
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:13 pm
by Amanda Hugginkiss
Great aha moment for this one!
