Q&A With Matt Gaffney June 29
- Joe Ross
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But which halves of the mug do Ms. K and Ms. Kay prefer?
Having Dr. Adam Bricker staring at me from a prized place in the home might be a touch unsettling, but that's me. I'd spend hours staring at it, awaiting the slight turndown at a corner of his mouth, with a raised eyebrow or two, denoting his judgment of my latest life choices.
Having Dr. Adam Bricker staring at me from a prized place in the home might be a touch unsettling, but that's me. I'd spend hours staring at it, awaiting the slight turndown at a corner of his mouth, with a raised eyebrow or two, denoting his judgment of my latest life choices.
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
- KayW
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LOL I stand by my first guess of 300- which is really what I think (or at least hope!) will happen. And tho Brian said he would flip a coin in case of a tie, I hereby cede rights to the prize to Barbara when (not IF) "we" win.
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Perhaps we could work out a joint custody arrangement - you get it in odd numbered months, I get the evens - or something.
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Iโll lob in a guess of 235 for the Zoom total - there seems to be a void around that area of guesses.
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- KayW
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You're not signed in and camping out now?
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- MamaE
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Ok, Iโll throw my guess inโฆ.229 - my husbandโs dorm room # freshmen year (when we met)โฆ.LOL
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When is the census taken? In Zoom meetings I've been in, the number of participants varies as some leave and latecomers arrive.
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I probably won't be able to attend. But IIRC, it's going to be recorded and posted somewhere. I hope so. I also hope that someone asks him about the title. I got the right answer, but my solution, like Al Sisti's (#29), was the simplistic one, the one that completely missed the elegance of the puzzle. A different title might have made a difference.
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My guess is 116.
Itโs dinner hour right before a holiday weekend during a heat wave and Iโm (wild) guessing some of us will be too intimidated to face the Great Oz live, or intimidated by the tech, and will be relying on seeing the video replay.
Itโs dinner hour right before a holiday weekend during a heat wave and Iโm (wild) guessing some of us will be too intimidated to face the Great Oz live, or intimidated by the tech, and will be relying on seeing the video replay.
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I'm planning to sign in when the Q & A begins, but I will need to leave after about 1/2 hour. I will look forward to the recorded session for the portion I can't participate in today.
I'm planning to sign in when the Q & A begins, but I will need to leave after about 1/2 hour. I will look forward to the recorded session for the portion I can't participate in today.
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I was surprised that that one played as hard as it apparently did as it felt more week 2-ish to me. I wondered if the metas overall have been getting harder over the years as everyone gets more experience with them. But maybe I was just one who lucked onto the correct path right off.
You can PM your question to @Bob cruise directorBird Lives wrote: โTue Jun 29, 2021 1:16 pm I probably won't be able to attend. But IIRC, it's going to be recorded and posted somewhere. I hope so. I also hope that someone asks him about the title. I got the right answer, but my solution, like Al Sisti's (#29), was the simplistic one, the one that completely missed the elegance of the puzzle. A different title might have made a difference.
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Hope I can make the technology work for this thing. Pretty cool to maybe get inside info from/about a puzzle maker.
Met one of them at a club meeting/party about 20 years ago. Was fascinated to learn that, at least at that time, that there were only about 200 of them in the country. She also pointed out that coming up with the "themes" was the hard part. Had no idea at the time that some crossword puzzles *had* themes. The daily puzzles in The Louisville Times when I started trying them were both theme-less and pretty doable.
The party had Richard Lederer, "verbivore", as the guest and reason for the get together. Pestered him to death and even got him over for some tennis whilst in town. *Very* good player - and tall. He and our puzzle writer also ended up collaborating on a crossword puzzle book.
Met one of them at a club meeting/party about 20 years ago. Was fascinated to learn that, at least at that time, that there were only about 200 of them in the country. She also pointed out that coming up with the "themes" was the hard part. Had no idea at the time that some crossword puzzles *had* themes. The daily puzzles in The Louisville Times when I started trying them were both theme-less and pretty doable.
The party had Richard Lederer, "verbivore", as the guest and reason for the get together. Pestered him to death and even got him over for some tennis whilst in town. *Very* good player - and tall. He and our puzzle writer also ended up collaborating on a crossword puzzle book.
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