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#661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:42 am
by Hector
This week’s contest answer is seven letters long.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:19 pm
by MikeyG
Beam me up!
LOL, yeah right. What's interesting about the contest is looking at the data as it trickles in and that gives us an interesting psychological dimension of how people are doing.
I miscalculated - this one would give me my first 10-week streak, but it could be a buzzsaw. Excited to get started - and I've always loved the word "Palimpsest."
Mike
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:09 pm
by SewYoung
I haven't even looked at the puzzle, yet but the title alone suggests quite a challenge...
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:06 pm
by ky-mike
Where to begin? Two hours in and only 13 correct responses, all by veteran solvers. Could see a big reset on the streak list this week.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:09 pm
by Hector
Impressive meta. Matt's on a roll.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:16 pm
by Bird Lives
My inner anagrammarian tells me that this is past simple. If only my inner numerologist could tell me what those numbers mean.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:21 pm
by Joe
What is a mere mortal to do?
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:29 pm
by higgysue
The dreaded numbers in parentheses!
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:41 pm
by Laura M
Beam me up! (Pending update, but pretty sure.) Impressive puzzle, and I love the title!
Edit: Refresh, refresh... I'm in!
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:44 pm
by ricky
I'm where I often am with the later weeks of the month -- I think I have the pieces that I need to assemble. They even produce words. In one or two cases, 7-letter words. But they're not words that make sense as a solution.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:05 pm
by Meg
Very nice puzzle. It took awhile, but that’s standard for a week 5.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:25 pm
by Big Mac
Thinking it's gonna be a long weekend.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:34 pm
by Andrew Bradburn
Followed a trail and it led to a solution! Wow, I agree, Matt is on a roll.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:06 pm
by BarbaraK
Beam me up, Scotty.
This seemed easy for a week 5, but I think I just got lucky that the first idea I had worked out.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:29 pm
by Dplass
BarbaraK wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:06 pm
Beam me up, Scotty.
This seemed easy for a week 5, but I think I just got lucky that the first idea I had worked out.
I think I have _all_ your other ideas then! Finding lots of rabbits, at least.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:09 pm
by Cindy
Solved
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:15 pm
by spotter
Beam Me Up! Stoked to get a week 5!!
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:34 pm
by photosurrealism
MikeyG wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:19 pm
I've always loved the word "Palimpsest."
Me too! I drove this one straight home.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:09 am
by dk letter
Beam me up! This was a fun one. Really impressive.
Re: #661 - "Palimpsest"
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:29 am
by HeadinHome
So close I can taste it. Figured out the numbers, got some stuff.. what to do with it... ?