Got almost nowhere on the stumper today. Mindbogglingly difficult.
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 6 July 2013 17:49 (twelve years ago)
Got the SE corner but otherwise ugh, this one is brutal
― IKEA-Guinea (donna rouge), Saturday, 6 July 2013 22:42 (twelve years ago)
Have you tried the Washington Post Puzzler on Sunday, Joe?
― Pastel City Slang (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 7 July 2013 15:33 (twelve years ago)
haven't done one of those in awhile - i have a crossword app that used to bundle them in but they don't anymore i guess? i liked them tho
― IKEA-Guinea (donna rouge), Sunday, 7 July 2013 19:04 (twelve years ago)
Another snarly stumper today
― Orpheus in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 July 2013 19:52 (twelve years ago)
Never got anywhere with that.
To do the Washington Post Puzzler, you have to go here: http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/download/, Do a "Save As" on the appropriate link, changing the extension to ".jpz" and then open using Puzzle Solver. Kind of a pain.
― Orpheus in Hull (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 14 July 2013 15:32 (twelve years ago)
date and venue announced for crosswords LA - i live even further away than i did last year so idk
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Tuesday, 6 August 2013 20:37 (twelve years ago)
Lollapuzzoola's waiting.
― The O RLY of Everything (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 August 2013 12:45 (twelve years ago)
And the express division winner is - Al Sanders.
― The O RLY of Everything (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 August 2013 20:50 (twelve years ago)
*applause*
― The O RLY of Everything (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 August 2013 21:54 (twelve years ago)
Puzzles were great. I urge you to do the home version this week.
― The O RLY of Everything (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 10 August 2013 23:07 (twelve years ago)
How'd you guys do on the MMMM?
― I Am the Cosimo Code (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:31 (twelve years ago)
I thought it was easy -- I got the Dave Brubeck clue right away and the solution flowed naturally. Didn't even look up the Marley and Rice songs.
I also won the Gaffney contest last week yay!
― idembanana (abanana), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:44 (twelve years ago)
i got it
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:47 (twelve years ago)
the fleetwood mac one is the only MMMM puzzle i haven't gotten yet in this round (and i'm still kicking myself for that one)
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:48 (twelve years ago)
I also won the Gaffney contest last week yay!You mean you finished the month of August?
― I Am the Cosimo Code (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 9 September 2013 16:52 (twelve years ago)
I did that too, but I mean I won the draw for the week -- I am A___ T_______
― idembanana (abanana), Monday, 9 September 2013 17:03 (twelve years ago)
Cool. Good for you. I didn't do any crosswords the second half of August. The third one about Yahtzee looked easily googleable, didn't even glance at the fourth one.
― I Am the Cosimo Code (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 9 September 2013 17:21 (twelve years ago)
two people got the mega-meta already??
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 16:23 (twelve years ago)
Really? Man, I am still on my xword vacation. Didn't even try to do the presumably easy Gaffney this weekend. But I guess I should take a crack at the mega-meta before October. But I don't want to spend the hours.
― I Am the Cosimo Code (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 17:53 (twelve years ago)
At least we can safely eliminate "American Pie" from the running- or can we?
― I Am the Cosimo Code (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 18:03 (twelve years ago)
feel like i wouldn't even know where to begin with the mega-meta
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 19:26 (twelve years ago)
I don't think I've ever gotten one. I've subscribed to a few of those packages, Kickstarter and otherwise but by the time I drag myself over the finish line of doing the grids and trying the regular metas I got nothing left. Actually I did finish the one in the NYT that one week.
― I Am the Cosimo Code (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 19:31 (twelve years ago)
oh yeah that was fun. i think i finished them after the contest had ended though
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Tuesday, 10 September 2013 19:51 (twelve years ago)
i have never heard of 'ol' red' OR 'violet hill' and so i did not get this MMMM
also was led astray by the ten-letter words and at one point went down a weird rabbit hole based on not-super-famous songwriters (e.g. abe OLMAN)
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 16:22 (twelve years ago)
I had not heard of them either but I still got it. "crush" in the second position gave it away for me.
The month-end Gaffney (#278) on the other hand, I had no clue about.
― idembanana (abanana), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 16:29 (twelve years ago)
Gaffney has new blog: http://gaffneyoncrosswords.com/ You can go there and hear a young Merle Reagle singing in psychedelic rock band if you want.
― Waiting For The Ufas (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 October 2013 15:55 (twelve years ago)
crosswords LA was on saturday, but i didn't compete
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Sunday, 27 October 2013 21:25 (twelve years ago)
Saw that. One guy won a trip to the ACPT.
― Waiting For The Ufas (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 October 2013 21:46 (twelve years ago)
Muller Monthly Music Meta finally defeated me.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 12:30 (twelve years ago)
I didn't see any unusual fill at all.
― zanana rebozo (abanana), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:13 (twelve years ago)
Does that mean you solved it easily?
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:28 (twelve years ago)
Or that you couldn't find a way in?
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:29 (twelve years ago)
Read Gaffney's blog post and he got it right away based on unusual fill , maybe that's what you refer to.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:30 (twelve years ago)
Didn't solve it.
― zanana rebozo (abanana), Monday, 11 November 2013 15:45 (twelve years ago)
tbh, I kinda hate when he repeats artists within a given series, feel like I've already dealt with and dispensed with them for the given year.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 16:05 (twelve years ago)
solved the puzzle, didn't immediately get the meta, forgot about it. that's a nice meta
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Monday, 11 November 2013 17:50 (twelve years ago)
in unusual situation of having got an answer - i guessed it was this early on and every clue filled in just confirmed it - but NO idea how to parse it
"one intriguing old spanish gentleman" = caballero
but WHY? whyyyy? i can't even begin to see how to parse it
― lex pretend, Monday, 11 November 2013 19:52 (twelve years ago)
This is the American crossword puzzle thread, lex.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 19:53 (twelve years ago)
But perhaps we can help you anyway.Cabal = intrigue, maybe there is a bad joke that "caballero" is one who is involved in an intrigue.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 19:55 (twelve years ago)
one intriguing = caballerold = o
― zanana rebozo (abanana), Monday, 11 November 2013 20:13 (twelve years ago)
Of course.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 20:13 (twelve years ago)
OHHHHH
i knew "cabal" but never made the connection, "caballer" is a v odd word
― lex pretend, Monday, 11 November 2013 20:14 (twelve years ago)
Thought so too but, as expected, it is in Chambers.
― Pazz & Jop 1280 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 11 November 2013 20:21 (twelve years ago)
Who up in this borad is doing LearnedLeague, apart from me and jaymc?
― Skatalite of Dub (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 November 2013 18:53 (twelve years ago)
good lord, this last MMMM
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 17:49 (twelve years ago)
he's wrong in the explanation btw - ESTELLA isn't in "ironic", it's in "all i really want", which was like the sixth single from 'jagged little pill' that probably nobody remembers unless they owned the album
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 17:50 (twelve years ago)
and no disrespect to the indigo girls but c'mon, RASPUTIN belongs to boney m forever and ever
― Rothko's Chicken and Waffles (donna rouge), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 17:56 (twelve years ago)
I gave up on MMMM on the previous one. At least on the metas.
― The Glam Of That All The Way From Memphis Man! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 18:07 (twelve years ago)
There is a thin line between a cool meta that you can sort of figure out and one that will turn you into the guy in Dark City in his room painting spirals on everything in sight if you let it. Or maybe not so thin.
― The Glam Of That All The Way From Memphis Man! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 December 2013 18:10 (twelve years ago)