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Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 1:05 pm
by Bird Lives
Damn. With only a slight change in what I was looking for, it would have been an unassisted solve. As soon as I saw that first spoiler, the penny dropped, leaving the bag decatted.
Delightful puzzle. No matter how many times I read through the poem -- and it was many -- searching for a key, I continued to enjoy it.
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:57 pm
by CPJohnson
I am still stuck.
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:02 pm
by FKelly
Bought a pig in a poke
and found a cat.
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 9:43 pm
by ReB
Before checking the spoilers, I'm afraid that while I would hope this will be the outcome
https://youtu.be/D7Ax5jr6mDM
This looks to be more likely [Sorry,
Shorty Alice]
https://youtu.be/9s7OpTfhfAc
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:02 am
by DrTom
Hopelessly in the bag.......
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:44 am
by madhatter5
Hi guys,
My poor wording on nudge #2 has led a few of you astray. I have reworded the second nudge to be more clear.
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:21 pm
by CPJohnson
madhatter5 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:44 am
Hi guys,
My poor wording on nudge #2 has led a few of you astray. I have reworded the second nudge to be more clear.
Thanks; I will take another look.
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:09 am
by DrTom
I think, with the help of the nudges, I have arrived at the end of Wonderland and Alice will keep her head. I am awaiting confirmation. I found this quite challenging, but the rhyme, well that was straight out of Carroll's playbook.
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 2:40 am
by madhatter5
Solution:
As suggested by the title (as well as by several lines of the rhyme) step #1 was to create portmanteau words from the five theme entries:
HUNTING SNARK -> HARK
MAD HATTER -> MATTER
RABBIT HOLES -> ROLES
MARCH HARE -> MARE
LOOKING GLASS -> LASS
Step #2 to find the lines of the rhyme that correspond to each of these words:
HARK -> Listen -> L
MATTER -> Energy interconverted -> E
ROLES -> What a good actor might get -> W
MARE -> Innocent horse with a nest -> I
LASS -> Small, like a girl who is young -> S
The answer is therefore LEWIS.
As DrTom pointed out to me, my third nudge could also have been worded better since it's not exactly synonyms to get the second step, but rather finding apt descriptions. Hopefully anyone who got step #1 was able to land the plane despite my inability to speak English. If not you get a full refund.
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:53 pm
by cbarbee002
Brilliant
Re: MEOW #18: A Chat with the Cheshire Cat
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:56 pm
by Laura M
That's awesome! I was actually on the right track but didn't quite see where I was going.