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Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:06 am
by madhatter5
Hi all,

The answer to this meta is one of the answers in the grid. Good luck!

http://crossword.info/madhatter5/Metalinguistics

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:25 am
by whimsy
Oh no! -- I'm two in the hole already!
Haven't gotten the MMM or Pandora yet!
Starting to feel like The Sorcerer's Apprentice!
But of course, I'll bite!

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:12 pm
by Cindy
solved

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 2:27 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
Got it!

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 3:14 pm
by Laura M
Got it and enjoyed it! Very nice!

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:29 pm
by Dannyvee
Solved and enjoyed!

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:49 pm
by boharr
Solved it.

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:10 pm
by Al Sisti
Solved (I believe). Very clever puzzle...

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:26 pm
by Meg
That was fun!

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 3:30 pm
by lbray53
I finally got this.

Something I found kept me going in the right general direction but slightly off the proper compass point. I finally saw the proper path.

ONCE AGAIN as I was, regrettably, typing up a request for guidance inspiration hit.

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:25 pm
by whimsy
Finally got it too.
(After panicking for about 5 minutes upon completion of the grid! :D )
Clever and different --
Thanks!

Re: Muggle Meta: Meta-Linguistics

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:12 pm
by madhatter5
Solution:

The clue for WILLIAM ARCHIBALD SPOONER is itself a spoonerism:

WORD BOTCHER -> BIRD WATCHER

The only bird watcher in the grid is AUDUBON