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WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 3:15 am
by oldjudge
A wonderful treat to have Evan put out two metas in a row. As usual, skillful clueing and a fun meta. If it has not become obvious, I am a big fan of his.

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 8:16 am
by Hector
Thanks for the heads-up. His usual puzzles, while expertly crafted, are a little on the big and easy side for my patience, but the meta certainly adds interest.

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 9:25 am
by ky-mike
Nice Sunday morning solve.

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 12:51 pm
by dudeski
Nice puzzle.

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 3:19 pm
by boharr
Got it.

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 3:33 pm
by Cindy
Solved

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 6:00 pm
by hcbirker
Fun one!

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 6:26 pm
by Meg
Very clever!

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 7:52 pm
by whimsy
Ooooh, shiny!
(Happy to get this 'cause I've been bombing on everything else! :P )

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 8:33 pm
by BrennerTJ
This was a nice one! Maybe it'll bring some spark(le) to Autotune where I remain stuck... whaddya know - got unstuck :)

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 8:34 pm
by RPardoe
Keep forgetting about Evan’s puzzles on my Sunday grid tour. (Blame the Giro for distracting me.)
To have it be a meta (one not requiring certain knowledge this time) is a nice bonus as I cook dinner.

Had one idea that led to the right idea - solved.

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 10:06 pm
by BarbaraK
Thanks for letting us know about this one!

This morning, I downloaded the WaPo and LAT. This evening, I finally had a chance to do some puzzles. Meta first, of course. Finished the grid, saw a theme, but couldn’t figure out what to do to get a meta. Looked at the puzzle info to remind myself of the title and prompt, but the prompt wasn’t there. Oh well, I can find it here. Looked some more for the meta with no luck. Looked at the title again, and finally realized I’d been working on the LAT. 🤦‍♀️

Once I actually solved the correct grid, I lucked into the meta in the first rabbit hole I tried.

Re: WASHINGTON POST-HIDDEN GEM 5/16/21

Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 6:21 pm
by ricky
Whoops, missed this. I better go grab it before it disappears.