He Likes His Stock!
◆ · By Darth · Published 3 months ago
Meta Prompt
This well-known keeper of livestock is...
This month's midi contest theme is from @girlcow. She chose the perfect theme to inspire me!
You'll come to notice something specific delimited in the midi crossword I've designed here. Finish the grid, then follow the prompt to complete this sentence: "This well-known keeper of livestock is..."
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- Darth constructor · 3 months agoThe answer to the meta is, of course, Old MacDonald. Three symmetrical lines in the grid, as well as the puzzle title, all share the sequence E-I-E-I-O. You may also notice that all clues and words in the grid contain only the vowels E, I, and O, too.I have been constructing meta 15x15 puzzles for the past year. This was my second midi to construct and a fun challenge! Thanks for playing! Cheers!
- woozy 🤓6:34 · 3 months agoWell, I had a laugh at that!
- woozy 🤓6:34 · 3 months agoNot sure I understand the reason for the gray squares.Would have been great if we coul... oh! Now I get the gray squares! ... d have fit in a BAA. (Maybe an alternative to 33A "What do you think of my argument?" "BAA!")
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoYeah, but I couldn't use BAA since I was restricting myself to only the vowels E, I, and O!
- woozy 🤓6:34 · 3 months agoOh! The vowel restriction is grid-wide!
- MatthewL 🤓8:06 · 3 months agoVery cute. Thanks Darth!
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoThanks for solving! The theme was "Down on the Farm"
- rjy 7:00 · 3 months agoReally clever, Darth!
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoThanks, Ray!
- andeux 🤓2:46 · 3 months agoWell done. I didn't even notice the vowel restriction. (However recheck one short word in 4D definition)
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoGot it! Thanks for catching that! Funny, I was careful not to use "y" as a vowel or diphthong, so then changed that clue last minute because I originally had "in seismology" (y as a vowel)! Not sure how that "a" got in there! ha ...I've fixed it now, but it may take up to an hour to update! Thanks again!
- hoover 2s · 3 months agoOh wow, I only just now noticed that the clues are restricted to EIO also!
- hoover 2s · 3 months agoLOLZ! I tried three different spellings before I realized I was entering the answer into the wrong puzzle. :facepalm:
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoOh no! Glad you figured it out! Lol
- KayW 🤓9:15 · 3 months agoWell done - and an impressive construction. (Hah. I couldn't even write this short comment and restrict myself to E, I, and O.)
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoLol. Yeah, that part was my own self-made challenge. It gets tricky when you realize that final-y is a vowel, too! I changed the clue for Reno from "Biggest Little City in the World"... and there are a few others that I could have done better. Thanks for solving!
- InAJelly 8:39 · 3 months agoSmells like money! As a native Iowan, I'm glad to see the farmers getting some love! (and some familiar names like the Des Moines Register)
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoAwesome! I put that one in there for you! ;) Thanks for solving!
- pufferfish 7:18 · 3 months agovery cool!
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoThanks.
- benchen71 5:53 · 3 months agoAnd here's me thinking the answer was NOAH because there was not a single A in the grid!
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoNice! Lol. Well, Ben, there was NO A or H in the grid, so that might have worked... except that there was also no F, J, Q, U, X, Y or Z. :P
- michaelm 🤓6:54 · 3 months agoEntire Pinot red wine is opening eight pm ok?
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoYes, it'd be right on! ;)
- Carolyn 5:49 · 3 months agoVery cute!
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoThanks. :D
- DrTom 3s · 3 months agoOK, my fault, I spelled OLD MCDONALD and it was wrong, then went with MCDONALD, again wrong. How could that be, this is not supposed to be a pageant puzzle...OH, probably MACDONALD - wrong...Ah yes OLD MACDONALD, EI EI YIKES!Thanks Darth I had an answer here and an answer there and an answer everywhere an answer answer...
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoLol. "Oh oh" here, and "oh, oh" there! I think this puzzle is playing as "very difficult" due to the McDonald entries, but I didn't wanna accept it. I should add "MacDonald" though. Thanks. :D
- boharr 4s · 3 months agoNice. Didn’t see it all til I read the comments here. Thanks
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoThanks for solving. :D
- Capn Rick 4:56 · 3 months agoNice job, Darth! Good luck in the contest. You have my vote.
- Darth constructor · 3 months agoWell, thank you, Capn! That means a lot!