XWord Muggles Forum

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:24 pm

DrTom wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:14 pm

Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:46 pm

"You'll have your turn at tribute," Joe said, crankily.

"Nice parry", Tom thrust in to the conversation.

"I admire your riposte," Joe said, with clôture.

DrTom wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:17 pm

Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:42 pm Now I can ask my friends from the south. As in 48A, does anyone use the word GYP?

No, now GIT!

DrTom wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:47 am

Al Sisti wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:39 am Aw man... maybe you could have posted a different prompt? And bottom line, don't be ashamed. Maybe you should blame your test solvers for not catching it until this morning... slugabeds.

Signed --

One of your test solvers.

Thanks Al, but this one is all on me - rookie mistake. I thought about going back and changing the meta prompt for one quick minute, hoping there was a sugar substitute named ULTRA, but no, time to take my lumps. The one thing you can be sure of, it will never happen again because, assuming I get back on that META horse you can be certain that I will check it and recheck it then have someone else check it.

Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:29 pm

DrTom wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:17 pm

Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:42 pm Now I can ask my friends from the south. As in 48A, does anyone use the word GYP?

No, now GIT!

Y as in Gummy Bears - https://www.amazon.com/gummy-bears/s?k=gummy+bears

And I like Piddle better than Tiddle

DrTom wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:33 pm I am steeling myself for tonight's Muggle Zoom where I am sure I will be roasted (albeit good naturedly). If I am not then I will sign off immediately because I will know I have entered a Muggle Zoom in an alternate universe.

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C=64 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:26 pm My immediate guess from the title and prompt was SUGAR, so that's kind of problematic as well.

Dplass wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:10 am

C=64 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:26 pm My immediate guess from the title and prompt was SUGAR, so that's kind of problematic as well.

Wait, but wasn't that the answer?!

C=64 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:07 pm

Dplass wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:10 am

C=64 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:26 pm My immediate guess from the title and prompt was SUGAR, so that's kind of problematic as well.

Wait, but wasn't that the answer?!

Yes; I meant that the entire crossword puzzle is superfluous if the answer can be guessed from the prompt.

Dplass wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:11 pm

C=64 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:07 pm

Dplass wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:10 am

Wait, but wasn't that the answer?!

Yes; I meant that the entire crossword puzzle is superfluous if the answer can be guessed from the prompt.

Not if it gets you to the top of the leaderboard! Just ask e.a.

minimuggle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:20 pm Wow, I'm just happy I got the first step ....Super creative idea. I was looking at the 5 words (coke,speed, alcohol, pot and barbs) and taking their additives like amphetamine, ehanol, cannabis etc. but I couldn't come up with a 5 letter sweet with the letters I got. Thanks for the puzzle. I never would have caught your "mistake" as I doubt I ever would have gotten the "additive" mechanism. I actually thought it might have something to do with the letter "c" since additive and addictive are only separated by a "c"...

DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:55 pm

Dplass wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:11 pm

C=64 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:07 pm

Yes; I meant that the entire crossword puzzle is superfluous if the answer can be guessed from the prompt.

Not if it gets you to the top of the leaderboard! Just ask e.a.

And ask him how many times he has been incorrect. See the problem with guessing is that sometimes constructors know people will do that so they put a lot of things that "look" like they give the answer but they do not. There are several times I have "guessed" the answer beforehand and then solved the puzzle. I've been right many times but also wrong. Even if you guess it, and had this puzzle been formatted correctly, it might still have been fun to see WHY that was the answer.

Oh, and I think you'd get some debate at to whether the goal is to reach the top of the leader board. Muggles, at least to my knowledge, enjoy the chase as much, perhaps even more, than the score. Besides top of the leaderboard for a MMM, WSJ, PANDORA, MEOW really don't mean much. Only the MGWCC really seems to matter for bragging rights, nothing more.