i still don't!
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Monday, 13 August 2012 04:38 (thirteen years ago)
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 (thirteen years ago)
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 (thirteen years ago)
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 (thirteen years ago)
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 (thirteen years ago)
http://aframegames.com/puzzles/Teleportland.pdf
― Safe European Momus (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 25 August 2012 13:19 (thirteen years ago)
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 (thirteen years ago)
did the puzzle, couldn't get the meta
― these wilburys taste like wilburys (donna rouge), Monday, 8 October 2012 14:56 (thirteen years ago)
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 (thirteen years ago)
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 (thirteen years ago)
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 (thirteen years ago)
oh good that was my guess. the three other albums are in the answers. the puzzle's title makes it easy.
― zachylon (zachlyon), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:44 (thirteen years ago)
does it? i had no idea wtf it meant but tbh i don't like pink floyd
― these wilburys taste like wilburys (donna rouge), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:48 (thirteen years ago)
it doesn't require any familiarity with the music!
― zachylon (zachlyon), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:50 (thirteen years ago)
http://www.feelnumb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/503c5_johnny-rotten-pink-floyd.jpgYeah, I'm not the biggest fan either, apart from the Syd days, but I was able to get it. Most people were annoyed that for the other three albums the theme album described what was on the cover, but in the fourth case it was a description of the title.
― Cosmic Fopp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 October 2012 21:59 (thirteen years ago)
oh ffs it's a cover thing
― these wilburys taste like wilburys (donna rouge), Monday, 8 October 2012 22:05 (thirteen years ago)
do u see?
― Cosmic Fopp (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 October 2012 22:06 (thirteen years ago)
i wish i still had the puzzle up to see it, i spent a good 10 minutes looking for any mention of rainbows or prisms or triangles or space
― zachylon (zachlyon), Monday, 8 October 2012 22:07 (thirteen years ago)
i do now
and now feel vaguely annoyed about it
i guess these are all supposed to be iconic covers or whatever but if you'd asked me before five minutes ago what the 'wish you were here' cover looks like i wouldn't have been able to tell you
― these wilburys taste like wilburys (donna rouge), Monday, 8 October 2012 22:09 (thirteen years ago)
they were painted on the backs of naked poolside women as seen in every dorm room, shd be common knowledge
― zachylon (zachlyon), Monday, 8 October 2012 22:14 (thirteen years ago)
Onion AV Club eliminates its crossword:https://twitter.com/datageneral/status/265821646705811456
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 14:28 (thirteen years ago)
Just came to post that.
― 50 Skidillion Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 14:57 (thirteen years ago)
:(
― these wilburys taste like wilburys (donna rouge), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 15:18 (thirteen years ago)
so bummed
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 16:24 (thirteen years ago)
first i spilled coffee all over my shirt and then i saw this. hopefully these events are not portentous.
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 16:26 (thirteen years ago)
lame, that's a fun crossword
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 16:41 (thirteen years ago)
i sent an angry email about it. subject line - "angry email re: crossword cancellation".
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 16:42 (thirteen years ago)
new muller music meta today at least?
― these wilburys taste like wilburys (donna rouge), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 17:40 (thirteen years ago)
dammit. that's the only crossword that doesn't make me feel stupid. :(
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Tuesday, 6 November 2012 22:24 (thirteen years ago)
So now it's the AVCX and it will be pay to play.
― Do You Like POLL Music? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 7 November 2012 22:16 (thirteen years ago)
is anyone doing this diagram-free puzzle via twitter by robin stears? i'm gonna try the most recent one out
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Friday, 9 November 2012 03:16 (thirteen years ago)
update: this is fun and hard! but i'm cheating as much as possible.
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Friday, 9 November 2012 05:42 (thirteen years ago)
i'm not usually much for non-american standard crossword puzzles but i think i should maybe start giving diagramless a shot
― GAY HIPSTER BATMAN ON HIS WAY TO A CIRCUIT PARTY (donna rouge), Friday, 9 November 2012 05:45 (thirteen years ago)
Handy link to Matt Gaffney's new site: xwordcontest.com
― Do You Like POLL Music? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 9 November 2012 18:41 (thirteen years ago)
Which I guess has been out there for two months, but I often end up going to the old one first.
― Do You Like POLL Music? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 9 November 2012 18:44 (thirteen years ago)
― 45 DOWN: "NYPD Blue" actor ____ Morales (R Baez), Thursday, November 8, 2012 7:00 PM (3 days ago)
― What Kind Of EOY POLL Do You Look Like Now? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 11 November 2012 21:10 (thirteen years ago)
So kickstarter now for ACVX/Onion puzzle: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/403421588/the-american-values-club-crossword
Did you guys get the pmx meta?
― What Kind Of EOY POLL Do You Look Like Now? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 November 2012 17:31 (thirteen years ago)
i haven't :(
― GAY HIPSTER BATMAN ON HIS WAY TO A CIRCUIT PARTY (donna rouge), Monday, 12 November 2012 17:33 (thirteen years ago)
pmx meta isn't too hard
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 03:30 (thirteen years ago)
ugh, JUST got it and the deadline passed
― GAY HIPSTER BATMAN ON HIS WAY TO A CIRCUIT PARTY (donna rouge), Tuesday, 13 November 2012 08:22 (thirteen years ago)
Probably jinxing myself by telling you guys but I haven't missed a single one of those pmx metas.
― What Kind Of EOY POLL Do You Look Like Now? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 00:02 (thirteen years ago)
anyone figured out the gaffney meta? i've whittled it down to two possibilities but i'm pretty sure they're both wrong
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Sunday, 18 November 2012 13:55 (thirteen years ago)
Had an idea on Friday but forgot to send it in. Just did so now but don't know if he is up and checking them yet
― Listicle Vogue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 18 November 2012 14:26 (thirteen years ago)
Nope. I didn't get it.
― Listicle Vogue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 18 November 2012 15:26 (thirteen years ago)
The thing about metas is, you feel pretty good if you can get them quickly but if you don't, how much effort should you put in and even then is it productive? Sometimes you can wrack your brain, go up, down and sideways through the grid and google up a storm but still not get anywhere. It's not like, say, a cryptic clue, where you can either go about it a little systematically and check for the different types of clue or you can simply mull it over and your subconscious eventually serves up the answer.
― Listicle Vogue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 18 November 2012 15:33 (thirteen years ago)
yeah, but i actually have a streak going (on two ridiculously easy ones) and this one seems like it should be gettable
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Sunday, 18 November 2012 16:24 (thirteen years ago)
Yeah, I had the same streak of two but it's all over now. Good luck.
― Listicle Vogue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 18 November 2012 16:51 (thirteen years ago)
Hm. If you look at the earliest meta puzzles he put out, you see something like 50 people get the correct solution where you might see 200 today. So either a lot more people are doing them or people got better over the course of four years
― Listicle Vogue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 19 November 2012 00:30 (thirteen years ago)
Thought the arches were GATES, but I knew I was missing something
― Listicle Vogue (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 22:05 (thirteen years ago)
what arches?
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 22:09 (thirteen years ago)