Alien Abduction (Meta)
◆ · Por el constructor invitado Wendy Walker and Abide · Publicado 2024-10-09T18:33:07.361Z
Collaboration meta with Wendy Walker
Nudges and puzzle discussion at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=3166 where this puzzle was published earlier this week.
Dial N for Nudge: Focus on the first word of the title and look inside the long theme entries.
Once you have six things, focus on the top row of the puzzle where those six things appear.
Discuss the puzzle and view nudges at : https://www.xword…
Constructor note: Some Google may be required, depending on your generation.
Puzzle discussion at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=168599#p168599
Nudge if you’re stuck: Most of us are not in the greatest generation. Google the first…
Nudge #1 : Focus on the animals at the end of the theme entries
Nudge #2 : Also look at the last Across entry
Political Fallout (Meta)
◆ · Por el constructor invitado Peter Abide and Nancy Salomon · Publicado 2023-12-17T13:16:39.954Z
This puzzle, originally published by Games Magazine in March 2001, has been tweaked slightly to make it a meta puzzle. R.I.P. Nancy Salomon, who mentored scores of new constructors back in the day.
Nudges:
Metanisms didn't exist in 2001. But the…
Discuss the puzzle and see Wednesday nudges at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2547
Nudges:
Each theme entry is ten letters and two words. Focus on the first word and look for a “connection”.
How is your week going?
If your entry shows up incorrectly, try it again without punctuation, or switch the order of the songs.
Nudges:
Look for common letter lengths in the themers, along with the first letters of the theme words.
It’s not Lovely Rita. Apply the numbers in…
Discuss the puzzle (and view the special PDF) at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2438
"After Six" (Meta)
◆ · Por el constructor invitado Peter Abide and Caroline Abide · Publicado 2023-08-28T05:04:45.693Z
Wednesday nudges and puzzle discussion at https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2399
Here's a nudge if you need a little help: Look at the six long across entries for two similar letters.Think Italian style. Then apply the title...
Crossword Breakfast Test (Meta)
◆ · Por el constructor invitado Abide and BarbaraK · Publicado 2023-07-31T11:04:51.664Z
Wednesday nudges and puzzle discussion at
https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2355
Nudges:
The ends of the theme entries are important.
(A)bide + (B)arbara = (C)rossword or, put another way: 1 + 2 = 3
If you have a five-letter word at the…