What in the Name of God?
◆ · By DrTom · Published almost 2 years ago
Meta Prompt
One of a very important group of seven is missing; what is it?
The title of this week's MEOW is what you very well may be saying to yourself! "(Insert Title Here) is he doing with another MEOW!"
At the risk of being proven to be quite incorrect, I'd put this at a level 1.5 to 2 max, nothing to count, nothing to infer, just something notable by its absence. I'm going to guess that there will be some Googling involved.
As usual there will be a solvers board and nudges on Friday should they be needed.
So, now, "here kitty, kitty, kitty..."
NUDGES
Nudge 1] The title pretty much tells you what you are looking for, and it not mild epithets
Nudge 2] I told you there was an important one of seven missing, so six must be in the grid
Nudge 3] Turns out they are in the grid and they are symmetrically
Nudge 4] Don't limit yourself to Gods of only one Nationality
THE REVEAL:
FRIGG =FRIDAY
MANI = MONDAY
MARS = TUESDAY
ODIN = WEDNESDAY
THOR = THURSDAY
SUNNA = SUNDAY
MISSING IS:
SATURDAY or SATURN or LORDAG or VASKEDAGEN or LAUGARDAGR
For a full discussion and a graphic reveal go to:
https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=132603#p132603
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- hoover 3s · almost 2 years agoWhew! I kept trying multiple spellings of TYR TIW TIU until I realized I was trying to plug in the wrong day. :facepalm: Nice one! I think my favorite clue was "Leaves for dinner."
- Meg 4s · almost 2 years agoLoved the clues!!
- Ergcat 16:41 · almost 2 years agoClever! I had to think of “major group of seven” when “days of the week” came to mind. Having just got a quick lesson in Norse mythology from your grid/clues, I found out SATURDAY wasn’t named for a god!! Thank you for the lessons, Dr Tom!
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoWell, the Romans named it for Saturn, a planet and a God, but the Norse for Saturday (VASKEDAGEN) probably is why Saturday was always talkeda bout as "bath night" because that literally means "washing day" or "hot water day". Unfortunately, although cleanliness we are told is next to godliness, that did not fit my theme
- Capn Rick 🤓8:21 · almost 2 years agoI caught on early to this one, DrTom. Great job!
- boharr 5s · almost 2 years agoThanks, DrTom
- Cindy Heisler 2s · almost 2 years agoSome great clues in this one. I learned something, since I was not all that familiar with Norse Gods. Thanks, Dr Tom!
- Tom Wilson 10:18 · almost 2 years agoSeveral pre-caffeine false starts ... but I ultimately prevailed, by Jove. (Or maybe by Java.) Thank you, Dr. Tom!
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoCardinal rule in our house, no meta before coffee. Actually no speaking before coffee. Thank you for solving.
- Hector 3s · almost 2 years agoVery good, now to clear my browsing history of "enameled drum majorettes"
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoWhy would you ever want to? Notwithstanding their hard exterior they very up front with you.
- Bird Lives 3s · almost 2 years agoYes, I had to Google and in the process doubled my knowledge of the Asgard old guard. (BTW, who is the Norse god of Canadian wildfires? I want to lodge a complaint.) Some great cluing, not unexpectedly, and everyone symmetrically placed. Bravo.
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoWell that would be Logi. He moved to Canada after living in California (guess he was tired of being Logi Cal) but unfortunately when he adopted his Canadian name CanaLogi people mistook him for an Italian pastry and he got so mad he started a big forest fire, the rest of the story is kind of smoky. Thanks for solving (oh and be happy I did not go the Vulcanized route!!)
- whimsy 15:56 · almost 2 years agoI wanted Loki first (in honor of that trickster DrTom!) because I found this:"Some scholars have suggested that Laugardagr was actually named after Loki. “Loke,” being an Lokis Day abbreviation and later adaptation from the word “Lodurr” – suggesting that Laugardagr is also a name that is based upon a one of our gods. Important to note here, is that Loki is only the adaptation we have come to know, as the various tribes had various pronunciations of the same gods.However, Laugardagr was gradually replaced by the Latin, “dies Saturni.” By 450 A.D. the continental Anglican tribes were using this term suggesting that Saturday may not be named after the Roman god Saturn, but instead after the Celtic god “Sæter(n)e.”Thanks for the educational and fun puzzle!
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoWell continuing on this mythic journey, another name for Saturday is LORDAG, which "sounds" a lot like LAUDARDAGR. All these varying paths to names was why I made the "Han Solo" comment.
- MatthewL 🤓11:19 · almost 2 years agoVery clever, Tom! Was convinced it was just a missing Norse god (like Loki), but finally caught on to the days of the week angle. Should've known it wouldn't be quite that straightforward. As usual, love the cluing, especially 22A. Thanks!
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoStraightforward, me, the Loki of the Meta world...not likely!
- I K Snamhcok 1s · almost 2 years agoFun! Thanks, Good Doctor!
- woozy 16:52 · almost 2 years agoTough grid. But simple and straightforward meta.No googling necessary. But lots of guessing and checking.
- Carolyn 3s · almost 2 years agoVery interesting! I tried Laugardagr first and then went to Saturn. Thanks for the midweek fun!
- ReB 4s · almost 2 years agoKnowing something about the origins of the days of the week, I was able to quickly catch on when I started seeing the appropriate gods popping up in the grid. Mars was the Romance outlier (as in Marti/martes), but I expect that was because you couldn't find a 4-letter variant of Tyr. But surely the real reason you only listed six because you wanted to give it a rest (regarding the seventh).
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoWell yes, Mars was a Roman as it turns out, and of course the source of the French MARDI (for Tuesday). But that was not the only Roman that crept in because SATURN (or SATURDAY) was also an acceptable answer, included along with the Norse named Gods for the day. If only TYR had spelled it TYRE it would have been a good year....groan!
- kymike 3s · almost 2 years agoPure Lunacy!
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoAre you shining me on?
- KayW 🤓7:35 · almost 2 years agoNice one, Dr Tom. Thanks! I saw an earlier version of this one and it still took me a second to grok it. At least I solved it faster the second time around.
- markhr 🤓4:14 · almost 2 years agoNice one, Dr. Tom. Have a nice relaxing Odinsdagr. Try to keep things Loki.
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoWe might have to change this to the MEOO?
- Laura M 🤓21:49 · almost 2 years agoTook me a while (and some Googling) but I got there! Nice one!
- HeadinHome 8:43 · almost 2 years agoSo - where is Tir/Tyr/Thyr? Is Two an alternate spelling?I had BAG for SACK forever, so had to reveal to see what in the name of dog was going on. Oh. BED. So, not ENAMELLEG?? ( :Definitely had to google the 4 Norse gods I recognized and happened upon a website that discussed the days of the week. Interesting!
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoThey are not all Norse. Since Tir/Tyr/Thyr is not really a clueable word (if he'd have only spelled it TYRE) I went Roman with MARS the god of war (and namesake of MARDI, or Tuesday). Similarly I accepted SATURN or SATURDAY as well as LORTAG and VASKEDAGEN. The back and forth between Gods and the different way they spell their names is why I suspected problems...seems I was right. Thanks for spending the week with this puzzle!
- Berto 🤓6:56 · almost 2 years agoI tried Loki first, but then went with plain old Saturday. Ironic typo in 20ac given the puzzle title?! Meow. Thanks for a fun one DrTom!
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoYes, and had you not mentioned it I never woud have seen it. Corrected and yes, die certainly is a tip to the DAY part. Good catch!! Thanks for solving
- Tyrpmom 2s · almost 2 years agoAnother fun one. Thanks.
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoThank you and thanks for solving.
- ajk 9:52 · almost 2 years agoGot the mechanism while filling the grid, but had to walk out the door before I had time to actually track down which one was missing. Very aprapos, given that I'm hanging out above the arctic circle in Norway this week :)
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoBringing additional meaning to the phrase, Muggle travel in interesting circles. Dress warm!
- Qmark 3s · almost 2 years agoDidn't get your puzzle until today, but no nudges used. Like many at first I thought it might be a missing Norse deity (like Loki) but of course there are tons of those to choose from... Reconsidering the "seven" put me on the right track...and some googling reminded me of the origins of the names for the days. Thanks for the lesson, the clever cluing, and the meta, Dr Tom!
- DrTom constructor · almost 2 years agoGlad you enjoyed my week attempt at a Meta! Thanks for solving