I'm Game-EXPLICIT
◆ · By DrTom · Published 2024-08-14T11:30:35.199Z
Meta Prompt
The meta answer is a famous dog
Well, he's at it again, two different forms of the same puzzle. I created the IMPLIED version and had it tested and it worked well, but one of my testers was tentative with an answer because of the implied nature. I know how some people just don't like implicit answers (I often don't myself) so I thought, OK, I'll make an EXPLICIT version.
I had that tested and my testers (whimsy, Benchen71, lbray53, pchow13) said they liked it but that they had no real feelings about which one I should go with. So, what the heck since both were made I'll post both. I don't think there is a degree of difficulty difference between them, both should play at a level 2 I'd imagine.
Kitten
*CALICO
Persian
Puma
Lion
EXPLICIT
Nudge 1] I know people often "link" clues, but I don't do that often - yet I did it twice in this puzzle, how odd
Nudge 2] Is there a word that shows up in so many clues that it looks like it is a marker of some sort?
Nudge 1] Is there a "nudge" clue that tells you exactly what that word is? How about an Easter Egg clue that mentions a game?
Nudge 4] Have you ever been to summer camp, vacation bible school or just have kids? Is there a song that is quite popular and involves a lot of clapping?
REVEAL:
The Explicit solve was easier for many because once you found the “trick” the answer was spelled out, PLUS there were most of the “eggs” from the Implied and even a new one.
If solvers noticed that there were 6 clues with the same word in them they were off and running.
4A Storage area for a farmer
24A What many an early farmer's plows were made of
33A Where a farmer gets his eggs
43A Farmer's nanny
46A Wooly caterpillar coats or migration pattern, to a farmer
65A Area where you might find a farmer, and even the answer
The 6th was really the nudge clue 65A that gave you the word you were looking for, Farmer. If you took the 5 first letters of those answers you would see that it spelled BINGO (“There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name O…”) the meta answer. Plus you had the BLACK OUT, FREE SPACE, CARD and “Fun family card game” as icing on the meta.
Some were concerned that the 6th Farmer ruined the solve, but assuming you did not recognize it as the nudge clue, taking the letters you would have gotten BINGOR??? I’d have to imagine that most of us have heard of the farmer’s dog and that, along with all of the BINGO references I hoped would cement in everyone’s mind that it was not part of the solve, just a way to the solve. If I confused you I sincerely apologize.
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Physics deg.
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Across
- 1APhysics deg.
- 4AStorage area for a farmer
- 8AAlong with 25A this was a dark time in Great Britain
- 13ACoastal route in Florida
- 14ABlessing preceder
- 16AName for an Englishman's pub
- 17ANouns like mare, ewe, mother; Abbr.
- 18AAgitate (then butter up)
- 19AEnd of lunch, often
- 20AWIth 42A, concern for data storage on a hard drive
- 22ABlue cheese or washers
- 24AWhat many an early farmer's plows were made of
- 25ASee 8A
- 26AGrp. once led by Arafat
- 29ATravel magazine Condé ___
- 30APut in ___ (advertise on-air)
- 33AWhere a farmer gets his eggs
- 34AElevate
- 36ASlightly above average grade
- 38ALove unrequitedly
- 40AKind of cuisine
- 42ASee 20A
- 43AFarmer's nanny
- 44AHorace Greeley's instructions, had he been talking to a French young man
- 46AWooly caterpillar coats or migration pattern, to a farmer
- 50AMaker of Simply Radishing and Can't Be Beet! nail polish
- 51AWhy you can use an app on your phone; Abbr.
- 52AOne less than a single
- 53AFriend of Pina in a bar
- 56AParts of the Earth some people will go to find something
- 57AAnimated (and later live action) DIsney movie set in China
- 60ANon-humble shout
- 63AReaction people have instinctively
- 64AWarning from a wolverine
- 65AArea where you might find a farmer, and even the answer
- 66AContents of a vein
- 67ASportscaster Curt ___
- 68AOne of the things that can get large number of people to a church
- 69ALights on a new Christmas tree
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- 1DLargest Canadian Island
- 2DHow someone from NATO might start to say start
- 3DBlink-and-you'll-miss-it roles
- 4DIf this measures greater than 0.8 you may be driven away; Abbr.
- 5D"___ du lieber!"
- 6DBaba au ---
- 7DNick's wife and Asta's mistress
- 8DSwell
- 9DAche
- 10DHighest or lowest card, depending on the game
- 11DBeanie
- 12DAirline to Amsterdam
- 15D"Don't blame me, that's ___"
- 21DCompetitor
- 23DHarbor based pusher
- 26DPhnom ___
- 27DSchool in Baton Rouge, LA
- 28DTiebreakers, briefly
- 30DSet a hot pie on a windowsill
- 31DGoofy rapper with the hit "Gangham Style"
- 32DAutomobile, "three year usage" plan
- 33D"Good going!"
- 35D"Exodus" character
- 37D"Happy Days" dad, informally
- 38D___ tea
- 39DDecorates on October 31st; Abbr.
- 40D"I" problem
- 41DApex
- 45DPurchaser of American Airlines
- 47DGolden Horde member
- 48DStick out
- 49DFit together
- 51D"___ have eyes for you"
- 53DNecessity for many games
- 54DRepeatedly tap your fingers on a table
- 55DHalo, e.g.
- 57DCause of the "Chinese Restaurant" headache, shortly
- 58DFun family card game
- 59DPolice, with "the"
- 61DHead to Vegas?
- 62DGolf's "Big Easy"