Can't See the Forest for the Trees
ā Ā· By DrTom Ā· Published over 1 year ago
Meta Prompt
The answer is not what people look for in a meta, but what people look for in a forest
Another "conceived while walking meta", and hopefully a true Kitten. I had three people test this and all got it immediately and all thought it not terribly challenging but fun. Oh, and you don't have to worry about something sounding like something else, no audibles need be called. So, I'll let you embark on your journey, leaf you alone and hope you won't get stumped or you'll try to break my limb....AH tree puns, gotta love em!
With that in mind:
KITTEN
Calico
Persian
Puma
Lion
Thank you to my testers: Meg, Whimsy and Snood
Nudges on Friday
Whoops, forgot the nudges...sorry!
Nudge 1] This mechanism involving tress has been used before in slightly different ways, but if you can find the trees you can find the eanswer
Nudge 2] How might a sneaky constructor hide a tree name in the grid? I mean how do people commonly hide LOTS of things in a grid?
Nudge 3] Would it help if I told you that I started life as a BREECH baby? Maybe that explains why I am such a NUT?
REVEAL:
Nine trees hidden in the grid as words with one extra letter:
BALSAM = BLASA + M
POPULAR = POPLAR + U
STEAK = TEAK + S
HELM = ELM + H
PREACH = PEACH + R
YEOW = YEW + O
OPINE = PINE + O
FIRM = FIR + M
SOAK = OAK + S
And that is what you were looking for MUSHROOMS
For a graphic representation of the reveal pleas go to:
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This is a contest/meta puzzle. To submit your answer, first finish solving the grid (or reveal it if you get stuck or solved offline).
