Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:47 pm
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Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:06 pm
This was tough for me. I got all the way up to the line 20/25 on the eye chart (without nudges), but couldn't for the life of me figure how to get those letters to change to something that made sense. Very good puzzle even if I did become extremely frustrated. I'm going to have to write down the mechanism used - I'm sure it will come in handy in the future!!
Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:38 pm
I forgot to mention (had it in a nudge) that the clue for 1D would have been better if it were "Dir. of athletics in Starkville", but I already had a "D" clue (could only have one based on the construction) so went with "Head".
Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:54 pm
Ditto for me, I had FELOPZD written down because it was the only 7-letter row on the chart, but never thought to match up those letters with the clues. I finally decided that after 2020, things will look fopzled. Or polzfed. My optometrist will certainly wonder why I start crying when she asks me to read the 20/25 line at my next exam.Cinny wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:06 pm This was tough for me. I got all the way up to the line 20/25 on the eye chart (without nudges), but couldn't for the life of me figure how to get those letters to change to something that made sense. Very good puzzle even if I did become extremely frustrated. I'm going to have to write down the mechanism used - I'm sure it will come in handy in the future!!
Excellent puzzle Chris, thanks for taking the time to construct it.
Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:34 pm
Chriscbarbee002 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:53 pm Last update of those off the couch:
Wendy Walker
Frank H
Beth Tyrpin
Naptown Kid
DrTom
AND, for anyone still working on it, here is the solution:
T
My thanks to those who stuck with it to the end, and my apologies to those who spent too much time chasing the wrong rabbits. I can say that I had a great time getting it to work.
Like any meta you get, you feel good about. I got the first step with a slight push in the right direction. Then was dead in the water for a couple of days. I figured that it had to do with the FELOPZD line but the question was what to do with that piece of information. I have all sorts of wrong paths I went down and then for some unknown reason started looking at the clues especially the Z in 15A. From there it was just finding the right clues. I read through the clues more than once to find the "O" clue and finally went to the grid to find an L since I had UNC?EAR.
Good mental challenge for those of us who are covid/snow bound
Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:55 pm
If it wasn't for that Z I'd still be floundering!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:34 pmChriscbarbee002 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:53 pm Last update of those off the couch:
Wendy Walker
Frank H
Beth Tyrpin
Naptown Kid
DrTom
AND, for anyone still working on it, here is the solution:
T
My thanks to those who stuck with it to the end, and my apologies to those who spent too much time chasing the wrong rabbits. I can say that I had a great time getting it to work.
Like any meta you get, you feel good about. I got the first step with a slight push in the right direction. Then was dead in the water for a couple of days. I figured that it had to do with the FELOPZD line but the question was what to do with that piece of information. I have all sorts of wrong paths I went down and then for some unknown reason started looking at the clues especially the Z in 15A. From there it was just finding the right clues. I read through the clues more than once to find the "O" clue and finally went to the grid to find an L since I had UNC?EAR.
Good mental challenge for those of us who are covid/snow bound
Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:31 pm
I, too, thought the Z was significant. I even underlined it! But that was as far as I got...boharr wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:55 pmIf it wasn't for that Z I'd still be floundering!Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:34 pmChriscbarbee002 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:53 pm Last update of those off the couch:
Wendy Walker
Frank H
Beth Tyrpin
Naptown Kid
DrTom
AND, for anyone still working on it, here is the solution:
T
My thanks to those who stuck with it to the end, and my apologies to those who spent too much time chasing the wrong rabbits. I can say that I had a great time getting it to work.
Like any meta you get, you feel good about. I got the first step with a slight push in the right direction. Then was dead in the water for a couple of days. I figured that it had to do with the FELOPZD line but the question was what to do with that piece of information. I have all sorts of wrong paths I went down and then for some unknown reason started looking at the clues especially the Z in 15A. From there it was just finding the right clues. I read through the clues more than once to find the "O" clue and finally went to the grid to find an L since I had UNC?EAR.
Good mental challenge for those of us who are covid/snow bound
Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:40 pm
apologies, been getting the house ready for new flooring....I"m not 25 anymore, parts that I forgot I have are hurting. Fortunately the 17 yr old human vacuum cleaner is picking up the strong back weak mind mantle. ie. He gets the low side of the furniture.
I, thanks to a great nudge from Chris, am off the couch.
I, thanks to a great nudge from Chris, am off the couch.
Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:55 pm
Wow. Just wow. Well done! Truly elegant. I would rank this a 5 surely. Please post again!
Re: "2020 Foresight"
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:49 pm
Well, it was a 5 for me, for sure. Didn't get it, even with nudges.