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MGWCC #677 - “Lofty Aspirations”

This week’s 12-letter answer describes where some creatures can go and others cannot.

Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.

NOTE: Due to the late publication, the deadline for this puzzle is Wednesday, May 26th at noon ET.

Submitted just as Matt put his first update on the board... Now need to pace waiting for the next update...

EDIT: Made it . #3! Same minute as the first 2...

Beam me up for a rare top-10 finish!
A nice series of aha moments here.

I have an answer, but it isn’t as elegant as usual for Matt (unless I am missing something). If it isn’t right, it should be an acceptable answer.

Need to think about this some more. Plenty of time to submit.

I'm beamed up. I suspect I know what ky-mike's hangup is, as I stumbled at the last step also, but I eventually figured out how to make it all make sense. I found this one to be a bit easier than last week's.

Beam me up!

I’ve been transported.

Well, I have the first step. I will likely stare at it and try all kinds of nonsense before Wednesday. If I were a betting man, I'd bet against me.

I hope "don't post on the first page unless you've solved rule" doesn't apply to Matt's puzzles because I haven't. I'm hoping for post-enlightenment.

Beam me up!

Now nervously awaiting confirmation ...

EDIT: On the board! That’s 100 straight MGWCCs for me — though I’m sure as many as 30 or 35 of them have been group solves.

In at #34. I'm surprised by the small number.

Beam me up!

Solved. Congratulations Chris on reaching 100 in a row!

oldjudge wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 4:51 pm Solved. Congratulations Chris on reaching 100 in a row!

Thanks! Though as I just noted above in an EDIT, I’m guessing that at least 20, probably 25, and possibly 30 or 35 have been group solves. So I shouldn’t boast.

oldjudge wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 4:51 pm Solved. Congratulations Chris on reaching 100 in a row!

Ditto!

Beamed up.

Joe wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 3:30 pm

I hope "don't post on the first page unless you've solved rule" doesn't apply to Matt's puzzles because I haven't. I'm hoping for post-enlightenment.

No, it doesn't; only page 1 for the WSJ puzzle. Wendy has spoken.

ChrisKochmanski wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 5:02 pm

oldjudge wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 4:51 pm Solved. Congratulations Chris on reaching 100 in a row!

Thanks! Though as I just noted above in an EDIT, I’m guessing that at least 20, probably 25, and possibly 30 or 35 have been group solves. So I shouldn’t boast.

You should totally boast! What an achievement, Chris!

Requesting beam up. Was hoping the mechanism was going to be slightly different than it ended up being, but that probably would have been a very tough implementation.

Cool puzzle.

Congrats @docison on the fast solve!
And congrats @ChrisKochmanski on 100 straight solves! That's quite the accomplishment!!

Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 9:12 pm

Joe wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 3:30 pm

I hope "don't post on the first page unless you've solved rule" doesn't apply to Matt's puzzles because I haven't. I'm hoping for post-enlightenment.

No, it doesn't; only page 1 for the WSJ puzzle. Wendy has spoken.

And to paraphrase E.F Hutton "When Wendy talks, people listen"

Beam me up, pending confirmation - but quite confident! I feel like I am starting to get the hang of these!

ETA: confirmed!