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Re: #665 - “Stop Talking!”
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:37 pm
by Joe Ross
I first saw the women's names before each of the languages in each theme entry. Most can be thought of a famous singers (even known by one name, almost), and they "stopped talking" by "singing", but that went no where. It seemed too strong of a coincidence to not be a red herring, almost. Almost.
[EDIT] I should have noted the singers:
EMA (wiki: Erika Michelle Anderson, better known by her stage name EMA)
OMO BELLO (opera singer, doesn't go by one name)
DIANA (Ross - natch)
SADE
ANGE/ANGELA -(Okay, this is the weakest of the weak)
Re: #665 - “Stop Talking!”
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:21 pm
by ajk
my favorite rabbit hole was to see NAPOLI in 39A and GANG in 60A and think Stop Talking! was related to the Mafia.
Fortunately omerta is 6 letters.
Plus the pesky lack of connection to the other themers.
Hand also raised for DIANA/SADE/ANGELA. IMAN being Somali initially made me try to turn the end of 25A into SOMALIA (the delay between this period and actually getting it was...embarrassingly long). Then there was a CHINE is French for China phase.
In the end I think I saw POLISH (as in the verb) at the end of 39A, and then half a second later it clicked that I could pronounce it differently.
Edit to make clear that I should have gotten it earlier than I did
Re: #665 - “Stop Talking!”
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:23 pm
by Al Sisti
I commented to Matt that I now know how to say "Shut Up" in five languages. Think I mighta missed the off-ramp back there.
Re: #665 - “Stop Talking!”
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:32 pm
by TMart
I got stuck in the DIANA/SADE/ANGELA hole and couldn't get out. Never saw the languages, and I know I wouldn't have found the next step even if I did.
Now I have a new streak going....2 DNFs! Such is the meta life....
Re: #665 - “Stop Talking!”
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 9:28 pm
by LizD
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 5:56 pm
This week I made a major investment and signed up for the MGWCC. With more than a little assistance from my fairy god mother, I have been beamed up and confirmed.
Me too!
Although I haven't solved it yet...
Re: #665 - “Stop Talking!”
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:09 pm
by Alvibu67
I saw MUM and ADIOS and TATA in the grid, with the title Stop Talking! I couldn’t solve it but submitted a guess: SHUSH. I thought that was a reasonable guess. Oh well! On to the next one!
Re: #665 - “Stop Talking!”
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:44 am
by MikeyG
Weird fill makes me look a little bit askance, so maybe that's a clue, and I was like, "Who says GELATI?" (even though that's the plural) but didn't think much of it. CHROMOSOMAL was also a bit odd.
So I put it down, picked it up about three times, etc. Then my eyes just went to GREE and LATI and I was like, "OOOOH" (just like that).
And...that was it. Had to do a couple more of those until I realized, not even looking at the puzzle, "Wait a minute...that one actress might be Polish" and so that did it. Could easily see the rabbit holes that you could go down here, though!
At first, I was like, "Ready for a tough Week 5," but then I realize I never have any idea what day it is anymore. Easy-breezy coming up soon, I hope!
Mike
Re: #665 - “Stop Talking!”
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:16 pm
by BarbaraK
It was actually Pola Negri that set off my weird fill detector. Some actress from a 20s (1920s - just realized we now have to specify:) movie that had to specify the exact year since it wasn't even the most famous with that name?