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Par for the course

◆◆ · By woozy · Published 2024-04-10T18:09:46.953Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is what is par for the golf course represented by the grid
(Oops.... I made this for the april midi contest, but I forgot that a midi was 11 x 11 and not 7 x 7. Oh, well. Here it is anyway)
Not that familiar with golf so I hope I did this right.
The meta is what is par for the golf course represented by the grid. This is a bit different but .... well... life is supposed to be different.
(Actually this one tough to make. It might be easier as a midi)
[Here's the one I ended-up submitting to the contest: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/kWVMaqGhdFUYjrxK3uR8/if-so-i-must-really-really-love-golf . Somehow the mechanism just didn't want to be replicated. (Once is inspiration. Twice is formulaic, I guess). So the one I'm submitting has a completely different mechanism. I think I still like this better though. Anyway.... https://crosshare.org/crosswords/kWVMaqGhdFUYjrxK3uR8/if-so-i-must-really-really-love-golf goes public the day after tomorrow but I'm giving you all a sneak peak]
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  • woozy constructor · 2024-04-10T18:53:14.918Z
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    • kurtalert 🤓2:33 · 2024-04-11T16:00:28.793Z
      This doesn't really affect the puzzle, but just FYI: in golf lingo, under par is good. Albatrosses (the biggest birds) are 3 under par, eagles (big birds) are two under, birdies (normal birds) are one under, bogeys one over, then it just goes double bogey, triple bogey, quad bogey, etc.
      • woozy constructor · 2024-04-11T17:06:37.161Z
        Dang it! I knew that and I had that in mind and I meant that but I typed.... Oh, well. sigh.
        Can't edit comments. But maybe I'll delete it and repost.
    • nate 🤓7:06 · 2024-04-10T21:57:09.158Z
      Neat puzzle, thanks!
      • woozy constructor · 2024-04-11T17:09:54.071Z
        The answer is THREE
        You start at the T("tee") in the upper right hand corner.
        If you go directly to the hole by going south-east over the letter ERN, you have gone two under par and made an EAGLE (a white tailed sea eagle, to be exact)
        If you make it in two shots by going right over SMEW (the European water bird) and down over WREN, you have gone one under par and made a BIRDY.
        You can make a BOGEY by going one over par in four shots by going down over GOTHIC, right over CHIMERA, then up over ALIEN, and then down and to the left over NO.
        • Ernie 🤓7:48 · 2024-04-12T15:13:59.070Z
          Impressive! Really clever how you incorporated the par.
          • heron 5:16 · 2024-04-13T23:59:47.515Z
            this was a really cool meta! had to ultimately brute force it--the thing i missed was that words could go diagonally.
            • woozy constructor · 2024-04-14T01:33:31.998Z
              Yeah... I didn't know how to hint that without giving it away. That's what the hint in 23A was referring to.
              • heron 5:16 · 2024-04-14T03:04:38.839Z
                oh i see, i thought that clue was indicating that the clued words could stop before they hit a bar or the hole (so NO could be spelled going west from ALIEN instead of going southwest)
                • hoover 🤓4:15 · 2024-04-23T18:07:40.583Z
                  I didn't catch NO because I was looking for another T to answer the true/false question. D'oh!
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            1. 1A
              I will not tell you where to fill in the entries for the following 8 clues: Figuring where they fit is part of the puzzle. However, I am listing the clues "in order" (but just exactly what order that is is for you to determine. a) Single letter homophone for golf ball peg where you start playing a hole. b) White tailed sea eagle c) Water birdy that breeds in the taiga of northern Europe (Mergellus albellus) d) Little song birdy e) Appropriate atmosphere for many bogey or haunting spirit f) a bogey composed of incongruous or unidentifiable parts g) A foreign bogey h) Answer to a true/false question: "Is a bogey something normal and to be expected?"
            2. 5A
              Boy's best friend
            3. 7A
              "___ whiz"
            4. 8A
              Place you don't want to get stuck in a golf course (but you can drive the ball over it with no harm, I believe. At least I hope so.)
            5. 9A
              Este no; no es lo mismo - diferente
            6. 10A
              Incredibly long time
            7. 12A
              Stage that seem to last an 10A when one is going through it (and maybe even longer to the parents) but really is only 7 years
            8. 14A
              ___ Valley; San Francisco neighborhood
            9. 16A
              Monty ____; "Let's make a Deal" host
            10. 19A
              The most famous transcendental number
            11. 20A
              Solid Water
            12. 21A
              Biblical murder victim
            13. 23A
              See 1A (Hmm, 1A refers to 8 entrees and yet there are, including 1A, only 5 spots for clues...)
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            1. 1D
              Complete collection; or alternatively to harden into form
            2. 2D
              Of trifling significance
            3. 3D
              Public school known for its collars (I guess)
            4. 4D
              See 1A
            5. 5D
              Chairman with a little red book
            6. 6D
              College level course in high school
            7. 7D
              See 1A
            8. 11D
              See 1A
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              Per
            10. 15D
              Obsolete letters once associated with the ZERO on a telephone dial (If you try to dial zero on the phone today you will get nothing each?)
            11. 17D
              Floral neck wreath
            12. 18D
              Escape by running
            13. 22D
              To exist
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