Double Dealing
◆ · By Wendy Walker · Published almost 2 years ago
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a U.S. state capital.
That thing you pay attention to in other meta puzzles and it turns out to be irrelevant? In this one, it's not.
The inspiration for this puzzle was the frequency with which a certain potential solving strategy is raised in our Group Solves. Hmm, I thought. That's actually a great idea for a meta! I had a lot of fun creating this one but struggled to think of a suitable meta answer. It came to me, of all times, during my weekly meditation group!
Thank you to Bird Lives and to Abide for their tweaks, which improved the puzzle greatly.
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- Capn Rick 🤓5:41 · almost 2 years agoNice one, Wendy!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoThanks, Rick!
- Qmark 2s · almost 2 years agoFun one...thanks Wendy!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoMy pleasure! So glad you enjoyed it!
- Meg 2s · almost 2 years agoVery nice. It’s true about how often Zoomers bring up this strategy. Well done!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoThanks, Meg!
- Tyrpmom 5s · almost 2 years agoNice! Thanks.
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoYou are very welcome!
- ajk 🤓12:01 · almost 2 years agoExcellent work, thanks.
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoAlan, thank you so much!
- boharr 4s · almost 2 years agoAnother fun one. Thanks Wendy
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoYou're welcome, Bob!
- KayW 🤓4:52 · almost 2 years agoVery nice! V e r y N i c e !
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoI had so much fun doing this one!
- Hector 3:56 · almost 2 years agoCool concept!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoHa -- I see what you did there! Thank you, Hector!
- whimsy 🤓8:07 · almost 2 years agoFabulous fun! Thanks, Wendy!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoYou are so welcome! Thanks for solving!
- Carolyn 3s · almost 2 years agoPerfect puzzle!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoHaha! Thanks!
- woozy 9:15 · almost 2 years agoSo fun. Well constructed. And clever.
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoSo glad you enjoyed it!
- Cindy Heisler 2s · almost 2 years agoPerfect for a leisurely Sunday morning. Thanks, Wendy!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoYou're welcome, Cindy. Thanks for solving!
- MatthewL 🤓5:08 · almost 2 years agoVery nice, Wendy!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoThanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it.
- Laura M 🤓14:13 · almost 2 years agoMarvelous meta!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoThanks so much! I had fun creating clues.
- Mwoychick 🤓5:39 · almost 2 years agoThanks, Wendy - got it!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoWell done, Mark!
- michaelm 🤓7:47 · almost 2 years agoAAHED AT IT. Twice as nice, Wendy. Thanks!
- Sharkicicles 3s · almost 2 years agoFun one!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoThanks, Chris! It was great to see you on the Zoom call last night.
- Dow Jones 3s · almost 2 years agoMagnificent meta !! Well written, Wendy !!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoHaha! Thanks!
- HeadinHome 🤓3:17 · almost 2 years agoQuick and fun! tnx
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoThat is so funny that you grokked the metanism without reading the intro! We must be on the same wavelength.
- I K Snamhcok 🤓5:16 · almost 2 years agoWell wrought!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoHaha! Glad you enjoyed it!
- ReB 7s · almost 2 years agoCreative camouflage for a Sunday search. Enjoyable enterprise.
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoSo glad you enjoyed it, Bob!
- THC 🤓57s · almost 2 years agoThanks, Wendy!
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoYou are very welcome! Thanks for solving!
- kurtalert 🤓4:03 · almost 2 years agoGreat metanism! This is one that I've tried a number of times, and it's always ended up being a rabbit hole. THANK YOU for finally putting it into use, LOL.
- Wendy Walker constructor · almost 2 years agoYou are so welcome! I have another few ideas for "rabbit hole" puzzle that I'm going to try as well!
- DrTom 8s · almost 2 years agoIt's funny, I thought NEVADA right off the bat (the NE in first two Across, the central VIN and APARTMENT, along with double DEALING (gambling!) and then I convinced myself it would be LAS VEGAS (two word expression of amazement = THE STARS. particularly since there was a stars reference in 5D). But of course that did not makes sense since Las Vegas is not the capital (now if you had said capital city I would have submitted Las Vegas and defended it vehemently since that is where most of the capital in Nevada comes from). I did not see how Carson City ties in at first until I looked and it is the only one with two names that have the same letter. Probably somehting you noticed a while back and kept in your memory banks - nice catch. Thanks for the puzzle Wendy!
- DrTom 8s · almost 2 years agoOh, and I forgot to say: HIP HIP and RAH RAH. Sneaky way of using what people always think they see; this time they did - two funny!
- ChrisCross 🤓6:04 · almost 2 years agoReally fun, and well-executed. The large amount of double letters in the grid was both misdirection but also orienting, because it got me looking at the clues for alliteration. Then saw the hints in some of the other clues like 2Down and 16Across.