So I guess if I am going to continue doing these I'd like to start when everybody else does and get the puzzle on puzzlesocial on Thursday night. But puzzlesocial website just says "New Puzzle Social website coming soon," Facebook app is a pig and I couldn't find this puzzle anyway, although maybe it is the one that says "AV Club, Matt Gaffney, Hard" /disgruntled_moronic_amazon_reviewer
― When Blecch Friday Comes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 November 2012 15:48 (thirteen years ago)
Also, labeled "A humorous daily puzzle by today's top constructors" or something like that. But I just clicked and it is in fact Matt's Meta.
― When Blecch Friday Comes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 November 2012 15:50 (thirteen years ago)
And then clicked the print icon for the pdf so I don't have to deal with the solver app.
― When Blecch Friday Comes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 November 2012 15:54 (thirteen years ago)
Sorry "the nation's top indie constructors"
― When Blecch Friday Comes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 November 2012 15:55 (thirteen years ago)
But he just sent it anyway. Puzzle is easy, no clue about the meta.
― When Blecch Friday Comes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 23 November 2012 16:28 (thirteen years ago)
and still no clue. This one seems to be hard. Leader board has only fourteen correct answers so far. Usually it is about eighty by one pm.
― When Blecch Friday Comes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 24 November 2012 02:43 (thirteen years ago)
OK, some bigtime solvers DNF on this one.
― Roadside Prisunic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 17:28 (thirteen years ago)
Also, toyed with PMX First Words of Songs Theme Construction Contest but it really seems to be quite a bit of work- no wonder he wasn't able to do it himself.
― Roadside Prisunic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 17:31 (thirteen years ago)
**SPOILER ALERT**So, for future reference, in this week's MGWCC you had to take part of each theme answer, anagram it to a classical composer, then take the first letters of those composers names to get another composer. Some sixty-odd people got it right.
― Roadside Prisunic (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:37 (thirteen years ago)
i've never done any of those gaffney metas. guess i should get on it, eh
― GAY HIPSTER BATMAN ON HIS WAY TO A CIRCUIT PARTY (donna rouge), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:48 (thirteen years ago)
i'm mostly just catching up on all the NYT puzzles i haven't done this year via iphone app (up to mid-september now)
ugh. that doesn't even sound too bad. i think i was just spoiled with weeks 1-3.
― I have done bad. I love my pj's. (zachlyon), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:51 (thirteen years ago)
OK, zachlyon, we got the two easy metas this month let's see how we do this weekend when the challenging third puzzle drops.
― TS: shambala vs. sha la la, man (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 01:51 (thirteen years ago)
gaffney's? just tried the most recent one and got it (altho it's closed now)
― curly moe shempsen (donna rouge), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 02:52 (thirteen years ago)
Yeah, Gaffney.
― TS: shambala vs. sha la la, man (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 02:58 (thirteen years ago)
i was too late on the first one and i didn't spend much time on it but i was thinking too hard and it went right over my head anyway. last one was sorta fun tho.
― THE NATIONS YOUTH DANCED TO THE MACARANA (innocent) (zachlyon), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 04:37 (thirteen years ago)
Didn't get this last one which many people apparently found pretty easy, although thankfully I didn't spend too much time on it. Still not quite on his wavelength. Also haven't quite accustomed myself to the amount that you might need Google and Wikipedia for the meta.
― Albee Thousand (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 December 2012 19:35 (thirteen years ago)
working retail at christmas, didn't even have a chance to look at it
― passive-aggressive dn change (zachlyon), Thursday, 27 December 2012 01:16 (thirteen years ago)
Nowhere on the muller meta-meta, sent in for the hint but it didn't help.
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 January 2013 16:39 (thirteen years ago)
ditto
― steaklife (donna rouge), Sunday, 6 January 2013 22:57 (thirteen years ago)
Feel like the hint was no hint at all. Have had some half-baked ideas but either they don't seem to lead anywhere or they lead to too many ramifications to chase down - how much time are we supposed to spend on this? Would try harder if more people had solved it pre-hint. Of course we don't know yet how many the hint helped.
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 January 2013 23:08 (thirteen years ago)
yeah i was already sort of going for what the hint suggested anyway since they kind of lend themselves to that interpretation
― steaklife (donna rouge), Sunday, 6 January 2013 23:30 (thirteen years ago)
Yeah, exactly, was hoping the hint would be more about what the answer might be rather than elaborating on the cryptic instructions in a useless way.
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 January 2013 23:36 (thirteen years ago)
/sourgrapes
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 January 2013 23:51 (thirteen years ago)
i didn't get gaffney's last meta either
― steaklife (donna rouge), Sunday, 6 January 2013 23:54 (thirteen years ago)
From last year? I didn't get it either but it was reasonably hard. This new one is easy as one would expect for Week One.
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 6 January 2013 23:58 (thirteen years ago)
OK, I just sent in my joke answer since time is running out
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 January 2013 03:53 (thirteen years ago)
Looks like FOUR people got it
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 January 2013 04:32 (thirteen years ago)
Muller meta meta of course
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 January 2013 04:34 (thirteen years ago)
looking at gaffney's leader list...
459. Tom C. 01/06 - 22:04460. Regina C. 01/06 - 22:05461. Jim C. 01/06 - 22:06462. Mike C. 01/06 - 22:06463. John C. 01/06 - 22:07464. Gladys C. 01/06 - 22:07
― #guy #guy fieri #poop #hallway (zachlyon), Monday, 7 January 2013 08:20 (thirteen years ago)
Noticed that crew a few weeks ago.
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 January 2013 12:50 (thirteen years ago)
Do U See?
― The POLLed Geir America (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 7 January 2013 16:02 (thirteen years ago)
any luck with gaffney? was gonna say i'm stuck but i literally just had an idea that i'm going with. uh nevermind.
― #guy #guy fieri #poop #hallway (zachlyon), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 09:46 (thirteen years ago)
Nope
― The Teardrop ILXplodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 10:16 (thirteen years ago)
well, if i'm right, it helps to internalize every part of the meta hint
― #guy #guy fieri #poop #hallway (zachlyon), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 11:04 (thirteen years ago)
the six-letter company one? p sure i got it
― steaklife (donna rouge), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 16:29 (thirteen years ago)
You probably got it, plenty of others did.
― The Teardrop ILXplodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 19:32 (thirteen years ago)
help me understand this clue + answer from this week's Inkwell puzzle (SPOILER i guess):
12D Getting it on demand = HARDER
― keef qua keef (Jordan), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 20:00 (thirteen years ago)
oh i get it, duh. it's a 'getting it on' demand. i kept separating the phrase into 'getting it' 'on demand'.
― keef qua keef (Jordan), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:30 (thirteen years ago)
Me too! I just did that this morning and was baffled.
― jaymc, Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:31 (thirteen years ago)
glad it's not just me!
― keef qua keef (Jordan), Thursday, 24 January 2013 18:36 (thirteen years ago)
ugh latest gaffney is something about chess and i hate it
― #guy #guy fieri #poop #hallway (zachlyon), Saturday, 26 January 2013 00:51 (thirteen years ago)
oh NO
― steaklife (donna rouge), Saturday, 26 January 2013 01:05 (thirteen years ago)
i'm going to spend all weekend trying to figure out how to chess move the circle spots and it'll be completely wrong
― #guy #guy fieri #poop #hallway (zachlyon), Saturday, 26 January 2013 01:15 (thirteen years ago)
yup this is driving me crazy, if we all put "C." at the end of our names can we work together
― #guy #guy fieri #poop #hallway (zachlyon), Saturday, 26 January 2013 23:52 (thirteen years ago)
ha.
― Leopard Skin POLL-Box Hat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 January 2013 00:23 (thirteen years ago)
There was some kind of Fireball contest this week that I completely forgot to do.
Anyone going to ACPT this year? I am, but I am not feeling it yet.
― Leopard Skin POLL-Box Hat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 January 2013 01:39 (thirteen years ago)
i'll probably do crosswords LA again
seriously stumped on the gaffney meta
― steaklife (donna rouge), Monday, 28 January 2013 04:49 (thirteen years ago)
Haven't really tried the meta but I guess I still have a day and a half.
― Leopard Skin POLL-Box Hat (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 January 2013 04:55 (thirteen years ago)
i have a juicy lead and nothing to do with it. i think. i can share my notes if someone else wants to try, i'm probably not getting it
― #guy #guy fieri #poop #hallway (zachlyon), Monday, 28 January 2013 05:39 (thirteen years ago)