Monumental Moderation
◆ · By Many Muggle Meta Makers · Published by Capn Rick · Published about 1 month ago
Meta Prompt: The meta answer is a 9-letter word.
Note: This is a tribute puzzle to the moderators of the XWord Muggles Forum.
Here's a link to the solution on the "XWord Muggles Forum" - https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1980&start=40#p115958
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- boharr 4s · about 1 month agoQuite a surprise! Thank you. And Merry Christmas!
- We just came together to say "Thank you!" to you and the rest of the Moderators, Bob. Happy Holidays!
- MatthewL 🤓15:52 · about 1 month agoMeta answer 1 completed. Now on to Meta, The Sequel
- That second one is a little tricky, Matthew. Proceed with caution!
- whimsy 🤓8:00 · about 1 month agoDoing this once more felt a little like Groundhog Day -- meant in the best possible way! Whoo hoo to Rick and the gang and ESPECIALLY the MODERATORS!!
- Laura M 🤓22:51 · about 1 month agoVery cool! Now I have to figure out the second part... Happy Holidays, and thank you!
- Happy holidays to you too, Laura. Let me know if you need a nudge.Thanks, Rick
- HeadinHome 🤓3:25 · about 1 month agowicked good, y’all! I’m assuming the 11-letter one will include 2 other people I see… but no idea how to do it!
- Thanks, Heidi. You're closer than you think to the 11-letter answer.
- ChrisCross 🤓22:35 · about 1 month agoUgh and I just got the "hidden in plain sight" flavortext. :P I thought that might give me a clue to the second meta! Very nice, even if I'm disappointed that I'm down one clue.
- ChrisCross 🤓22:35 · about 1 month agoI really liked this, fill and (first) meta solve. My solve time should say 30:XX. Somehow I managed to cheat my score. I was solving on two devices, switched over to the second one and solved it at 30:XX. Went back to my phone and refreshed the page to try to solve the meta, and it reverted everything back to the state of the puzzle at 20 minutes. By that point I knew all the grid answers enough to enter them quickly upon reading the clues, so I ended up with a cheating score.
- I think I may have helped with an original version of this, so there was a little advantage. But this version felt greatly improved. Great job Rick et. al. !
- Yes, Peter. You actually pretested this one a while back when its title was "Opposites Attract". The "QWERTY Dozen" stripped it down and recreated it as "Monumental Moderation" to pay tribute to you, Kay, Bob S., Bob H., Joe, and Brian.
- It was so much fun to be a part of this puzzle. Thanks to Capn Rick for bringing it all together. And many thanks to the moderators!!
- Thank you for all your help, Ben, and for providing a key clue that ended up doing double-duty for us!
- Dow Jones 8s · about 1 month agoYikes.....I was mapping the first letters of the answer from the bottom up and started to panic when M-O-R-O-N-S appeared. Great grid and meta. Congratulations to the constructors and thank you to the Moderators.
- Oops! Glad you were eventually able to uncover the entire answer, Dow! Thanks for solving.
- heidi 3s · about 1 month agoGreat puzzle and love the reveal. Now on to step two if Christmas preparations allow it. Kudos to all!
- Carolyn 3s · about 1 month agoFUN! However, I got lost in a monumental rabbit warren. Perhaps it will help me solve part two. Merry Christmas!
- Thanks, Carolyn. Glad you had fun. Merry Christmas to you too!
- kymike 2s · about 1 month agoWhat a fun puzzle and a great tribute to our forum moderators. Now on to part II
- Ergcat 2s · about 1 month agoVery nice! Good time solving with Daughter Rachel ( Regfish7)! Thank you!
- Thanks for solving Ergcat. And in the spirit of Christmas I'm going to credit both you and Regfish7 with a solve!
- Darth 33:00 · about 1 month agoOops! I was sure I had the answer, but kept entering the word without the S. Like a monkey who can't count up to 9! lol Fun puz!
- Thanks, Darth. In addition to the 9 in the grid, you will eventually see a couple more. Stay Tuned!
- HunterX 🤓10:04 · about 1 month agoLoved it!
- Streroto 4s · about 1 month agoSuper fun. Thanks so much!! Now to look for #2
- Thanks for solving, Streroto. Glad you enjoyed Part 1. Now get Part 2!
- Streroto 4s · about 1 month agoTrying!!!!!
- Teamdoubletow 3s · about 1 month agoFun one! Thanks to the creators and the moderators! And Happy holidays to everyone! Now on to the 11 letter 2 word phrase.
- dannyvee 3s · about 1 month agoFinally got to this— great job guys!
- michaelm 🤓31:47 · about 1 month agoThanks creators, moderators and anyone else associated with this muggle monument. Certainly captures the spirit of all these good folks.
- Qmark 3s · about 1 month agoOne meta down, one to go...What a great team effort...thanks Muggles creators!
- Merry Potter 10:29 · about 1 month agoSolved meta 2 before meta 1. Nice construction!
- Thank you, Merry. You were one of the few to solve in that order.
- ReB 4s · about 1 month agosame here
- ReB 4s · about 1 month agoDefinitely a Monumental achievement!
- amy nelson 🤓18:20 · about 1 month agofinally got part 2, but, sadly, never could sort out part 1 . . .
- Yes, amy, there was a lot going on and a lot to sort out in this puzzle. Thanks for solving part 2. For the reveal, go to https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=1980&start=40#p115958
- amy nelson 🤓18:20 · about 1 month agoi did check out the reveal earlier; it's a gem of a meta, no doubt. (as it turned out, i'd made a few of the necessary connections to arrive at part 1's answer. but i gave up quickly when there hadn't been any headway for what felt like eons, so i didn't give myself a chance to take a break from the puzzle and come back to it with recharged eyes/brain/etc. ....it's almost like my stupid careless missteps are right in front of my stupid face and i'm just over here refusing to learn from any of them . . . 😂 )
- Aw, don't be too hard on yourself, amy. That happens to all of us meta solvers.
- FKelly 🤓33:46 · 26 days agoSaid in my best West Georgia accent: Y dat was "Awfully Good"
1APart of the body MikeyG wants his students to use
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- 1APart of the body MikeyG wants his students to use
- 5AAl Sisti says “This entry is odd, but all will be revealed below”
- 9A"What's a four-letter word for matte?" asked Mark Woychick flatly.
- 13AAn expression used by benchen71, equivalent to a very similar US phrase: "___-stevens"
- 17AStare Dr. Tom gets from his wife when he says "I'm just going to work on my puzzles for a while"
- 20ADoing nothing
- 21ANautical nickname
- 22AActor Morales
- 23AEl ___ (weather phenomenon)
- 24A"Lost" actor Daniel ___ Kim
- 25AWhite House exec. Harris
- 26ACatcher's glove
- 27AFloats up and down, like a buoy
- 28AAs commanded
- 30AIll-fated energy giant
- 32ASwed. neighbor
- 34ATipplers
- 36A"How Stella Got Her ___ Back"
- 37ABylaw, for short
- 39AHigh point
- 41ARoger of "Cheers"
- 43ARecurring themes
- 45AWord before law or arts
- 49A"Woe is me!"
- 51ATiny fraction of a min.
- 53AComputer shortcut
- 54APopular board game
- 55ATexter's sign-off
- 56AKojak's first name
- 57ACoral formation
- 58ARequirement
- 59ATrips around the track
- 61ABlood-typing letters
- 63AComprehensive CD collection
- 66AStop ___ dime
- 67AJedi guru
- 68AGood chap
- 70AAlabama and California cities
- 71ABack-to-school mo.
- 72A"Beats me!"
- 74ABirch relative
- 75ACommon response when you ask a graduate student (like AnswerPfinder) how they're feeling
- 78AShoulder warmers
- 81AModern, in Munich
- 82AAdvance again, as money
- 84ACelebrity chef Bobby
- 85APlotting group
- 86ASize of a nest where a bird lives
- 88AThrong, like ones found in "city sidewalks, busy sidewalks" in that Christmas song by Jay Livingston
- 89ASomething you might hear on the radio
- 90APartner
- 91AHow some dares are done
- 92AGoal
- 93APreferred groups
- 94APo' ___ (sandwich that AnswerPfinder has been meaning to try)
- 95AUphold, with "by"
- 96AHigh regard
- 99APetty peeve
- 100AMolded
- 101ALegendary flagmaker
- 102AShortly
- 104AForty winks
- 107AGymnasts' performances
- 110ABig Apple sch.
- 111ACon game
- 112A___ Alto, CA
- 113A"Yes ___?"
- 114AMystique
- 116AShort pants?
- 119A"30 Minute Meals" host Ray
- 121AChristmas song
- 123A"Iliad" setting
- 124AAngel's instrument
- 125ASinger Rosemary, or her actor nephew George
- 126A5-pointers in Scrabble
- 128AOtherwise
- 130AAtlas pages
- 132ASo far
- 133APain reliever
- 135AActress Turner
- 137ACattle calls
- 139AGroup of fewer than ten
- 143AComplimentary ticket
- 145ABigfoot cousin
- 147ALike the chances of getting heads or tails on a coin flip
- 149AWeak, as an excuse
- 150APX patrons
- 151AOne of the Jackson 5
- 152ABlunders
- 153A"You said it!"
- 154AHas ___ (is connected)
- 155ADrTom's wife's temper when he emerges from the den 5 hours later
- 156A"Against All ___ (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins song that benchen71 remembers hearing on the radio a lot in his teens)
- 157A"Sounds like Bert Lahr to me," said Mark Woychick cowardly.
- 158AAl Sisti says “This entry is odd, but all will be revealed below”
- 159APart of the body MikeyG wants (some of) his students to stop acting like (no offense, we love snarky teenagers)
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- 1DBusy place
- 2DFirst place?
- 3DBlue Jay or Oriole
- 4DBanished, in a way
- 5DVintage film channel
- 6DPicnic spoiler
- 7D"High-five!"
- 8DBegs
- 9DBall girl
- 10DLounges for a GI Joe
- 11DCabinet department
- 12DHeed
- 13D"Yoga Zen" composer/producer Brian
- 14DActor Rhames of "Pulp Fiction"
- 15DHuge, poetically
- 16D"Sorry, we're full"
- 17DApple mobile or portable items
- 18DHappy-go-lucky
- 19D"Absolutely!"
- 29DFoolish fogeys
- 31DAstronaut Armstrong
- 33DGifted poet Whitman
- 35DCasual get-together
- 38DRaces on horseback
- 40D"Oh, ___!" (Gershwin musical)
- 42DReferral for further information
- 44DChris Barbee recalls Mr. Whipple using this adjective a lot
- 45DWith a whimsical outlook, life is never _____tonous
- 46DTwo fives for ___
- 47DPerlman of "Cheers"
- 48DWasher's contents
- 50DList of candidates
- 52DPatient papa
- 60DObstinately youthful Peter who is Wendy's friend
- 62DUniversity of Cincinnati squad
- 64DAmerican action film
- 65DCorn unit
- 67DSomething heard at a sporting event, like cheers
- 68DGerman appliance brand (Geez, with 81-AcrossModern, in Munich[---], are there "Naticks" in Germany?)
- 69D"The Scarlet Letter" crime
- 70DBiblical dancer
- 71DInfluence
- 73DWhere dinner guests' coats may be piled
- 75DAutomobile pioneer
- 76DCafe au ___
- 77DColors
- 78DStrikebreaker
- 79DOverhead lighting?
- 80DWith competence
- 83DGreat Lakes Indians
- 84DMove like a butterfly
- 86DCriticize petulantly
- 87DDouble-checked
- 89DActress Lena
- 91DScottish seaside resort
- 93DAberration
- 95DYellowfin tuna
- 97DSnowbirds' December destination
- 98DDesktop option
- 100DSnitch
- 103DDEA agent
- 104DIndian flatbread
- 105DToward shelter
- 106DIn her latest puzzle, for polo pony Whimsy snuck in the ‘creative’ portmanteau _____
- 107DChris Barbee often listens to "Like A _____", a Bob Seger classic
- 108DHandel's "Messiah," for one
- 109DMost inexperienced
- 110DPessimist
- 111DHypothesis
- 112DDevelopmental site
- 115DHot streak
- 117DSmash into
- 118DSpoken
- 120DDirector Ethan or Joel
- 122DHastily arrive at, as a conclusion
- 127DPrim and proper
- 129DJanuary, in Mexico
- 131DHindu guru
- 134DCornerstone abbr.
- 136DRazor brand
- 138DHook's henchman
- 140DHalf of Mork's good-bye
- 141DGive off
- 142DCamp shelter
- 143DI openers?
- 144DDistress signal
- 146DSchmeel's stomping ground, briefly
- 148DNav. rank
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