OK, I just did it. Considered mentioning that fact to jaymc then thought better of it, but now that I read his post I see that he mentioned it himself.
― Thunderword ESQ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 13 April 2012 13:53 (twelve years ago) link
totally thought of jaymc when i did that puzzle
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 13 April 2012 14:12 (twelve years ago) link
Just a couple weeks until the Marbles Crossword Tournament.
― i just believe in memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 April 2012 14:41 (twelve years ago) link
Marbles on today?
― Stars on 45 Fell on Alabama (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 April 2012 11:54 (twelve years ago) link
http://pmxwords.com/
― Stars on 45 Fell on Alabama (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
ok, registered for crosswords LA (i plan on actually going to this one)
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Monday, 7 May 2012 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
8th in my division! (rookie)
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Sunday, 13 May 2012 02:11 (eleven years ago) link
and 33rd overall out of 87 people. not too bad!
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Sunday, 13 May 2012 02:12 (eleven years ago) link
Awesome!
― The Unbassful Serpent (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 May 2012 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
What's the deal with the missing scores on Puzzle 2 and 3? Did you meet any famous xword people? Also I see that Andrea Carl Michaels both wrote a puzzle and competed, as she did at Lollapuzzoola.
― The Unbassful Serpent (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 May 2012 03:00 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry, Andrea Carla Michaels
― The Unbassful Serpent (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 May 2012 03:03 (eleven years ago) link
Also, slight weird thing that website has summary info from last year but scores from today.
― The Unbassful Serpent (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 May 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
yeah apparently those are not the legit scores, because i got an email today saying i came in 15th place overall (!!!)
the final puzzle before the finals was a group thing, and i got paired up with andrea!
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Sunday, 13 May 2012 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
That's great news. Does that mean you came in fourth in the Rookie division?
I talked to Andrea for a split second at Lollapuzzoola. She seemed pretty nice.
― The Unbassful Serpent (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 13 May 2012 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.smh.com.au/world/a-plot-or-not-a-plot-crossword-puzzles-intelligence-agents-as-probe-into-kill-answer-ridiculed-20120513-1ykgd.html
― Pot Leeedom (Leee), Sunday, 13 May 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
not sure about the rookie standings yet, that would be pretty sweet tho
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Sunday, 13 May 2012 22:03 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, it would indeed.
Crucibloggers saying that they really enjoyed the puzzles and that these will be available for sale on the website soon. Thinking of getting them.
― The Unbassful Serpent (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:19 (eleven years ago) link
Handy link: http://www.crosswordsla.com/
― The Unbassful Serpent (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
they were really good puzzles - esp. enjoyed the biggest/longest-to-finish puzzle (trip payne iirc)
― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Monday, 14 May 2012 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
Looks like you are number three rookie. Congrats! Do you get a prize?
― Shakes-a-maxion (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
whoa, i just beat andrea! crazy!
i think i get a bumpersticker in the mail
― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
Second of these music themed meta-puzzles available here today: http://pmxwords.com/. A little too easy.
― I don't know what to read so I am reading it here (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 5 June 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
I did the AV Club this morning and there was a musical clue that was slightly off but now I see someone else doing it and it seems like a different version of the puzzle.
― I don't know what to read so I am reading it here (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
OK, the one I saw was the wrong one, pre-edit.
― I don't know what to read so I am reading it here (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
which one? i must have done the old version.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
also dude just had a baby so i guess he's allowed a little slack
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
I know. I did. I am not complaining, was just enjoying the ever-rarer opportunity for some music trivia pedantry.
Can't see the puzzle here, it is on my home computer. 19 Across in the NW was clued as 'Single from "This Charming Man" The clue and answer are different now.
― I don't know what to read so I am reading it here (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 17:20 (eleven years ago) link
ah right. i've never really listened to the Smiths so i was just like "sure, i guess".
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 17:27 (eleven years ago) link
Came here to recommend today's crosSynergy puzzle by Patrick Blindauer, "Broken Eggs," which can be found in the forum at Amy R's crossword blog under Island of Loss Puzzles (CrossSynergy) http://www.crosswordfiend.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=16&sid=025df1d6e0c4ba0476eff67c4b1a8446 Nice little gimmick with clean fill and smooth cluing.
― ratso piazzolla (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 June 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
Also liked today's NYT: triple stacked fifteens top and bottom, but all six were recognizable phrases. Needless to say, Rex P hated it.
― ratso piazzolla (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 June 2012 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
i don't hate triple stacked fifteens like a lot of people. my least favorite "type" is probably the running quotation
― radical ferry (donna rouge), Saturday, 30 June 2012 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, me too! I find those quip puzzles torture to solve because the theme is really giving me no information for a long time and I am not at that level where I can just ignore it and fill in the crosses. They all seem to be more or less the same sentence: "Whenever I am asked blah blah blah, I always say it isn't the blah blah blah, but the blah blah blah" It's like an overlong, poorly done Match Game question without Brett Somers or Charles Nelson Reilly to turn it into something funny.
― ratso piazzolla (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 June 2012 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
Early this week I peeked at the solution to a puzzle I didn't do, and the first entry was "MTWTF," and I was like, "Mount WTF? What could that possibly refer to?"
― Tom Crucifictorious (Leee), Friday, 6 July 2012 04:48 (eleven years ago) link
trying to see if i can get the muller music meta from the expert version...finished the puzzle but haven't found the secret clue yet
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Tuesday, 7 August 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
Um, Joe...
― Zing Can Really Hang You Up the Most (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 7 August 2012 17:20 (eleven years ago) link
I can say no more
! ? !
i gave up and tried the easy version and still can't figure it out!
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Tuesday, 7 August 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
not seeing it either
― NASCAR, surfing, raising chickens, owning land (zachlyon), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 06:42 (eleven years ago) link
DO U SEE?
― He Wasn't Even The Best Drummer In The Rutles (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 13 August 2012 03:55 (eleven years ago) link
i still don't!
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Monday, 13 August 2012 04:38 (eleven years ago) link
nope gave up
and i just tried like 20 gaffney puzzles and i think i'm just terrible at metas
― NASCAR, surfing, raising chickens, owning land (zachlyon), Monday, 13 August 2012 06:23 (eleven years ago) link
Usually no good at those either but got this one. Some clues have two answers, one of which sticks out over margin
― He Wasn't Even The Best Drummer In The Rutles (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 13 August 2012 12:26 (eleven years ago) link
i had a feeling it was something like that, and i see what it is now
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Monday, 13 August 2012 15:18 (eleven years ago) link
I managed to get the meta with only the right half.
― He Wasn't Even The Best Drummer In The Rutles (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 13 August 2012 15:40 (eleven years ago) link
http://aframegames.com/puzzles/Teleportland.pdf
― Safe European Momus (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:19 (eleven years ago) link
Did you guys do the music meta puzzle last week? Hint: the answer was not Create a Super-ILXer!
― Cosmic Fopp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 October 2012 13:28 (eleven years ago) link
did the puzzle, couldn't get the meta
― these wilburys taste like wilburys (donna rouge), Monday, 8 October 2012 14:56 (eleven years ago) link
i got the band and three of the albums but i couldn't figure out the last one so i guessed. also assumed that all four were in succession, which might be wrong.
― zachylon (zachlyon), Monday, 8 October 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
Hmmm, my first time doing his puzzles. I solved it, but I don't see any album titles. I see ebony and black in opposite positions. Dark Side of the Moon, maybe?
― obamana (abanana), Monday, 8 October 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, that was it. There is some controversy over non-parallelism of theme answers.
― Cosmic Fopp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link