Wow. No wonder I couldn't figure out the mechanism... whoosh right over me head.
MajordomoTom 🤓11:10 · 2022-06-13T23:13:07.336Z
... by looking at all words with an "E" in them, extracting said "E", and seeing if the remaining letters would do anything as a libation with either "SHELF" or "BRA". Obviously, the "BRA" was what I was looking for (and we can stop there if you want to).
Great meta -- classic hidden-in-plain-sight mechanism. Thanks you.
Burakodrama 2s · 2022-06-15T03:37:22.877Z
Good one! I like how all the drinks are half-finished, gives the puzzle a nice tidiness.
I guessed the mechanism right away, but I needed Google to figure out half the drinks. Bra was especially tricky lol. Highball I had no idea, I tried High Tea for a while.
I'm glad Will asterisked the clues because US Mint would probably mess with a whole lot of solvers (Mint Tea? Mint Julep?)
Meta World Peace 4s · 2022-06-16T02:00:22.360Z
Just when you think all the ways to clue AREA have been used up, you crowdsource one more! ;)