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Appropriately Appropriate

◆ · By Mwoychick · Published 2022-12-14T13:40:38.386Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to this meta is how to apply the Swifties
Nudges provided by Tom Swift
“Pay attention to what I say,” said Tom absently.
“I could use some company,” said Tom firmly.
“It’s like where I work,” said Tom effortlessly.
“Give me less,” said Tom tersely.
“Haven’t I seen something similar around here?” said Tom blindly.
Checking for previous play data...

Leaderboard (updated hourly)

  • Hector solved 2022-12-14T13:43:43.330Z
  • Darth solved 2022-12-14T14:08:06.227Z
  • Meg solved 2022-12-14T15:57:37.981Z
  • Jaclyn solved 2022-12-14T16:13:02.688Z
  • boharr solved 2022-12-14T16:28:47.353Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2022-12-14T17:12:23.191Z
  • rjy solved 2022-12-14T17:21:35.648Z
  • Laura M solved 2022-12-14T18:45:48.833Z
  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2022-12-14T19:10:10.387Z
  • whimsy solved 2022-12-14T19:36:21.772Z
  • heidi solved 2022-12-14T19:48:43.789Z
  • KayW solved 2022-12-14T20:31:14.480Z
  • DIS solved 2022-12-14T22:01:07.996Z
  • woozy solved 2022-12-15T00:51:00.584Z
  • Ergcat solved 2022-12-15T01:38:53.624Z
  • DebbieC solved 2022-12-15T02:23:56.762Z
  • Tom Wilson solved 2022-12-15T11:42:11.442Z
  • Schmeel solved 2022-12-15T15:45:37.749Z
  • BarbaraK solved 2022-12-15T17:05:57.578Z
  • dplass solved 2022-12-15T17:50:55.915Z
  • Sharkicicles solved 2022-12-15T17:52:41.416Z
  • Mr Tex solved 2022-12-15T18:16:48.477Z
  • MatthewL solved 2022-12-15T19:25:05.589Z
  • imontoo solved 2022-12-16T02:49:52.367Z
  • SJMcK solved 2022-12-16T02:55:23.190Z
  • DrTom solved 2022-12-16T04:53:51.711Z
  • emmie solved 2022-12-16T13:44:15.690Z
  • ReB solved 2022-12-17T04:45:23.473Z
  • lbray53 solved 2022-12-17T15:37:24.346Z
  • Alex Sisti solved 2022-12-17T17:56:18.969Z
  • CPJohnson solved 2022-12-17T23:07:39.504Z
  • Jim Dean solved 2022-12-17T23:11:03.301Z
  • Cindy Heisler solved 2022-12-18T00:45:19.306Z
  • markhr solved 2022-12-18T01:10:36.730Z
  • clev solved 2022-12-18T11:36:28.537Z
  • Lance solved 2022-12-19T12:22:46.716Z
  • Dow Jones solved 2022-12-21T03:42:51.405Z
  • Zoe solved 2022-12-26T09:08:28.684Z
  • ChrisCross solved 2023-01-07T18:21:35.188Z

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  • Darth 🤓14:03 · 2022-12-14T14:08:40.756Z
    Nice idea! Thanks, Mark.
    • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T16:14:11.458Z
      Thanks for solving, Darth
    • Hector 🤓7:40 · 2022-12-14T13:51:41.767Z
      Well done, thanks Mark!
      • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T16:14:21.997Z
        Thanks for solving, Hector
      • Meg 2s · 2022-12-14T15:57:55.976Z
        That was tricky!
        • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T17:07:44.587Z
          Thanks, Meg, glad you got it
        • boharr 2s · 2022-12-14T16:29:19.525Z
          Nice one. Thanks, Mark.
          • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T17:08:02.118Z
            Thanks for solving, Boharr
          • I K Snamhcok 2s · 2022-12-14T17:12:48.593Z
            Cool! Thanks, Mark!
            • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T19:45:42.988Z
              Thanks for solving!
            • rjy 2s · 2022-12-14T17:31:42.705Z
              Incidentally - the prompt scared me that I'd have to use my Phone-a-friend lifeline to get my daughter to help me with Taylor Swift lyrics... phew!
              • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T19:46:32.868Z
                Ha - I would need to phone a friend to include anything Taylor Swift related in a puzzle!
              • rjy 2s · 2022-12-14T17:28:20.120Z
                Ahh... went a couple directions before finally landing the answer. Cool concept! To clarify, tho, I had either LITTLE or LENTIL (morsel) to go with "Bit". Which did you intend? I similarly bounced between AAA (i.e., battery) and ADAYAGO for "Current", but the latter seemed a better fit. Assume that was correct... Really enjoyed the challenge, Mark!
                • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T19:47:48.136Z
                  I intended LITTLE, and my mistake for also including LENTIL - sorry for the ambiguity. I was intending AIRFLOW for current. Thanks for solving!
                  • DIS 🤓6:15 · 2022-12-14T22:02:35.676Z
                    I had the same question about BIT, but I figured LENTIL. As for CURRENT, I'm pretty sure it's AIRFLOW.
                    • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T23:29:46.466Z
                      Yes, that's right - current is airflow - thanks for solving
                  • Laura M 🤓15:51 · 2022-12-14T20:50:59.100Z
                    Probably would have gotten there forward solving, but I was sure what it had to be so I only looked at words starting with the appropriate letters :-) Nice puzzle, thanks!
                    • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-14T23:29:20.998Z
                      Thanks for solving, Laura
                    • woozy 17:14 · 2022-12-15T00:56:31.542Z
                      This week I'm 3 for 3 on guessing with only getting the mechanism partly. I kind of get that Bit could be TWOS and Current can be AIRFLOW, fresh is sorta kind youthful and oat can be PORRIDGE and Zen could be AT EASE or TRANQUIL and "aptly" was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title but not sure how to put them together. Does every one have three answers or something?
                      Fun puzzle though even if I don't entirely get it.
                      • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-15T01:49:51.462Z
                        You got it, Woozy - thanks for solving - you take the company name in each of the Tom Swift clues, drop the LY and find the similar entry in the grid. So Currently-current-airflow gives you A, Oatley-oat-porridge-P, zenly-zen-tranquil-T, Bitly-bit-little-L, and freshly-fresh-youthful-Y. I am realizing from these comments that I left too many similar items in the puzzle, like LENTIL, AT EASE, TWOS, so apologies for the ambiguity.
                        • woozy 17:14 · 2022-12-15T03:47:10.886Z
                          That's the hardest part of creating. you slip things in.
                          • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-15T13:58:52.763Z
                            Yes, like beer goggles for constructors - I only see the answers and path to it, but I miss the things that will throw off solvers. A lesson - now can I make it a lesson learned? We'll see!
                          • dplass 6:15 · 2022-12-15T17:52:08.016Z
                            OAT->EGGS too.... I only got 3 of them then backfilled.
                            • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-15T23:21:33.991Z
                              The list keeps growing!
                        • Ergcat 🤓15:48 · 2022-12-15T01:41:20.544Z
                          Thanks, Mark! That was a fun one! When I first saw the title I thought it was about fans of Taylor Swift…. Known as Swifties!!
                          • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-15T03:10:14.676Z
                            Thanks for solving! I would be completely lost trying to complete Taylor Swift-themed puzzle - definitely not in my wheelhouse.
                          • Schmeel 2s · 2022-12-15T15:49:37.667Z
                            I was pretty sure of the answer based on the title and number of theme entries. It took me a while to figure out the mechanism. Thanks for the apt puzzle!
                            • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-15T16:48:39.283Z
                              Thanks for solving, Schmeel - glad you go it!
                            • MatthewL 15s · 2022-12-15T19:27:58.799Z
                              Finally got it, once I realized Oat didn't correspond to Eggs (breakfast order), but rather Porridge.
                              • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-15T23:21:51.009Z
                                Thanks for solving, and glad you got it!
                              • imontoo 6s · 2022-12-16T02:53:14.522Z
                                Thank you, Mark. A challenge (for me) with a satisfying solution!
                                • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-16T04:27:34.867Z
                                  Thanks for solving!
                                • DrTom 16:57 · 2022-12-16T05:27:45.060Z
                                  Another fun puzzle by Mark. I love that all his puzzle can be solved by intuition, i.e. all the things he mentions are apps, the title is Appropriately Appropriate, which certainly hints towards that, and the convention for "Swiftisms" (quite popular in my memory) is to add "ly", so APTLY jumps to mind. BUT there is also always a rock solid, use standard Meta tools and you get the answer A irflow, P orridge, T ranquil, L ittle, Y outhful. NOt unlike Mr. Gaffney's NAPA from last week! Great work.
                                  • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-16T13:32:31.590Z
                                    Thanks, DrTom!
                                  • imontoo 6s · 2022-12-16T13:35:23.718Z
                                    This one was a challenge for me. But, fun "Aha"!
                                    • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-16T16:38:03.271Z
                                      Congrats and thanks for solving - some of the ambiguities (i.e., constructor error) uncovered by other solvers made this more of a challenge than I intended. Glad you got it!
                                    • emmie 🤓7:02 · 2022-12-16T13:45:43.784Z
                                      Very fun!
                                      • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-16T16:38:14.064Z
                                        Thanks for solving!
                                      • ReB 3s · 2022-12-17T04:53:31.655Z
                                        Well I finally found a mechanism and grid words to justify what I was sure was going to be the answer, and it turned out well, Tom said rightly (and before I saw you had posted nudges). It's been a while since I've enjoyed a Swifties-Fest, so thanks.
                                        • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-17T14:19:08.821Z
                                          Thanks for solving, ReB!
                                        • Alex Sisti 3s · 2022-12-17T17:56:57.107Z
                                          I had forgotten how doubly/triply clever this puzzle was. Keep them coming!
                                          • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-17T21:18:46.453Z
                                            Thanks, Al, and thanks for your help with it - it wouldn't be anywhere near as good without your patient testing and guidance!
                                          • Cindy Heisler 2s · 2022-12-18T00:51:00.961Z
                                            Got it after the nudges. I never thought of the ly words in the clues as being company names. Clever puzzle which I feel I should have gotten without nudges! Thanks, Mark.
                                            • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-18T02:56:02.789Z
                                              Congrats and thanks for solving!
                                            • markhr 🤓14:14 · 2022-12-18T01:16:19.485Z
                                              That was a challenge. Good puzzle, Mark. Now time for a martini, he said dryly.
                                              • Mwoychick constructor · 2022-12-18T02:56:23.491Z
                                                Love it, enjoy the martini! Congrats on the solve
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                                                Bond rating
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                                                Cal ___
                                              3. 8A
                                                Twitches
                                              4. 14A
                                                Disencumber
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                                                Melville novel
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                                                Accessory for Mr. Peanut
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                                                Peaceful
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                                                Baseball misplays
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                                                "Nice Work ___ Can Get It"
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                                                Five-time Wimbledon winner
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                                                Sends to cloud nine
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                                                No longer on the stock exchange
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                                                Soak, in British dialect
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                                                Blubber
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                                                Homer's neighbor
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                                                "Malcolm X" director
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                                                "Terrible" time
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                                                "Sadly..."
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                                                Country singer Crystal
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                                                Clever chicanery
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                                                "This Oatly milk is lukewarm," said Tom _______.
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                                                "The Lion King" lioness
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                                                Breakfast order
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                                                Select
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                                                Read through
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                                                '90s commerce pact
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                                                Malware removal software
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                                                Invoice anew
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                                                Author Morrison
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                                                Rms in real estate ads
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                                                "Relax, soldier!"
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                                                Relative of etc.
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                                                Naval petty officer: Abbr.
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                                                Most pretentious
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                                                Slipstream
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                                                "Twenty-four hours back..."
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                                                Big bird
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                                                "As if!"
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                                                Fly like an eagle
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                                                Sushi fish
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                                                Ruby or Sandra
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                                                "This Freshly meal could use some salt," said Tom _______.
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                                                Internet encryption protocol: Abbr.
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                                                One-time link
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                                                Soul, to Sartre
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                                                Branded acetaminophen tablets
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                                                Fun-size
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                                                Ancient Nile kingdom
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                                                Island of MacArthur's return
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                                                Stadium cheer
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                                                Not worth debating
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                                                Madrid Mrs.
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                                                Teacher's favorite
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