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Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:02 pm
by MamaE
MamaE wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:48 pm
Ok - I have what I think is 85% of the meta solution....hoping to make that last leap soon!
Got it! Fun puzzle - glad I’m old or I may not have made the final connection!
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:10 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:20 am
Fairly confident of my answer. Awaiting word from Will.
EDIT: Oops! Per Will, that ain't it. Thought it was too easy. Back at it!
Now I'm there. Though it took nudges -- uh, make that shoves -- to get me to the finish line.
Quite a puzzle!
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 10:18 pm
by hcbirker
Submitted and awaiting confirmation. If I’m correct I’ll claim geezer status!
Confirmed! Great meta!
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:27 pm
by MamaE
MamaE wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:02 pm
MamaE wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:48 pm
Ok - I have what I think is 85% of the meta solution....hoping to make that last leap soon!
Got it! Fun puzzle - glad I’m old or I may not have made the final connection!
Edited to add, missed one really cool aspect of puzzle, but Will explained it to me. Got the meta despite my cluelessness due to previously mentioned oldness LOL!
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:18 am
by mpmanning
I've sent my reply in - first time for this meta weekly. I'm guessing that I'll know after I check the leaderboard tomorrow morning. Off to join the Dreamers...
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:53 am
by BrennerTJ
Got carried away with googling after the first step, back on track with redirect - awaiting confirmation but confident that all the pieces fit.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 12:46 pm
by mpmanning
I am #24 on the PBWMC Leaderboard! Yay! While some may allege a "geezer" effect, I will only admit to a GOOGLE effect! Onward and Upward!
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:14 pm
by Cinny
Solved -- after submitting two incorrect answers (I honestly thought I had it the second time), I finally asked Will for a nudge. Seems so obvious now. I don't know why I didn't see the last step. I'll chalk it up to old age!!
Great puzzle despite my struggles.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:42 pm
by Schmeel
Dino me!
I didn't have time to work it out fully but somehow I deduced what the answer should be and what the steps to get there should be. I still don't know what the methodology is yet - but my answer was correct! I'll try to look at it again later.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:04 pm
by Cap'n Rick
Got the first step right away, but that second step eluded me forever. Needed some help from Will (again), but I think I found the dino.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 5:36 pm
by Dannyvee
Dino'd
I had a guess after step one that turned out to be correct. Very nice meta once I found the mechanism.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:34 pm
by Bird Lives
I had heard of three of the performers -- I would have heard of them even if I didn't see them all the time in crossword puzzles. But I was totally ignorant of the rest and had to Google everything -- more like doing research than solving a puzzle. Plus, not knowing any of that music made me feel really old. When Pandora has a meta based on Gershwin, Kern, Rodgers, Arlen, et al., wake me from my afternoon nap.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:53 pm
by boharr
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:34 pm
I had heard of three of the performers -- I would have heard of them even if I didn't see them all the time in crossword puzzles. But I was totally ignorant of the rest and had to Google everything -- more like doing research than solving a puzzle. Plus, not knowing any of that music made me feel really old. When Pandora has a meta based on Gershwin, Kern, Rodgers, Arlen, et al., wake me from my afternoon nap.
I have to agree that this one felt too much like doing home-work research.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:30 pm
by Abide
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:34 pm
But I was totally ignorant of the rest and had to Google everything -- more like doing research than solving a puzzle.
See, I went the other way. I watched the YouTube video of every theme entry, which made me really appreciate three of them.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:52 am
by boneskull
Great puzzle for my premier 'dino' and debut on the PB leaderboards!
Very excited that I only needed Google once for the fill, definitely a grid that played to my strengths and I instantly saw the theme. I did end up needing a nudge for the mechanic but the final connection was excellent.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:38 pm
by ricky
Are you allowed to submit more than one guess? I have part one, and a strong suspicion about the answer, but the connection between the two isn't fully there yet for me.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:31 pm
by C=64
C=64 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:00 pm
Post-grid, mid-meta status: After not getting it the last two weeks, I am enjoying this one! I did the grid in Crosshare on my phone and took a screenshot and drew messy stuff on it, but I think it's time to transfer my work to paper so I can see everything better. *cracks knuckles*
I got the first part and asked Will for a yes/no confirmation nudge on my attempted second step, and it was a no. DNF.
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:07 pm
by Anita
I'm halfway there. Can anyone please provide a nudge?
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 4:14 pm
by KayW
I got enough of the puzzle to make a guess at the answer, which was correct! And I am impressed with what I found so far of the mechanism. Still
to backsolve the final step...
Re: "The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me" - April 11, 2021
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:08 pm
by Dplass
ricky wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:38 pm
Are you allowed to submit more than one guess? I have part one, and a strong suspicion about the answer, but the connection between the two isn't fully there yet for me.
Yes, Will is very friendly and understanding.