Tossed Noodle Surprise
◆ · Por Cory Calhoun · Publicado hace 4 meses
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Hint: Find the first name of a classic American literary character.
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- Cory Calhoun constructor · hace 4 mesesThe meta answer is ICHABOD (Hint: Find the first name of a classic American literary character). Recall the puzzle's title: "Tossed Noodle Surprise." The climax of 1820's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" involves teacher Ichabod Crane surprised by what he thinks is a head (or "noodle," slangily) tossed at him. If you guessed the hint based on that: great! The grid, of course, contains another avenue. 7 clues were relevant to finding the meta answer:15A. Bad-mouths: SLANDERS16A. "Stranger Things" sheriff: HOPPER29A. Retouches, as a photo: AIRBRUSHES39A. Invalidating a contract: VOIDING47A. Downpours: RAINSTORMS64A. Yearning: PINING67A. Union: ALLIANCEPerhaps you noticed how those looked like words missing a first letter. (Or rather, missing their "heads"?) In fact, there are 7 other answers in the grid whose clues could fit those 7 "headless" words if they had their "heads" reattached:1A. Expressing one's thoughts: STATING (...or [O]PINING)8A. Brief, casual relationship: FLING (...or [D]ALLIANCE)21A. Salon supply: GEL (...or [H]AIRBRUSHES)38A. Motorcycle, slangily: HOG (...or [C]HOPPER)46A. NHL team from a Great Lakes state: WILD (...or [I]SLANDERS)71A. Devises: PLANS (...or [B]RAINSTORMS)72A. Steering clearing of: DUCKING (...or [A]VOIDING)When you anagram those "lost heads" (or "tossed noodles," if you will), aka the letters ODHCIBA, you spell ICHABOD, which satisfies the puzzle's hint.
- benchen71 🤓6:07 · hace 4 mesesI revealed the answer to this one... and still have no idea of the mechanism!
- whimsy 🤓13:20 · hace 4 mesesPut the letters that spell ICHABOD in front of the asterisked entries in order. But don't go any further even though all the new words have synonyms in the grid! (I probably solved the meta backwards!
) Thanks, Cory!- benchen71 🤓6:07 · hace 4 mesesAha!
- Cory Calhoun constructor · hace 4 mesesThanks Whimsy--I'd actually meant to remove those asterisks (and I still may). This originally appeared in a print publication for an audience that included arguably more novice solvers than might be found on Crosshare (though that's just a guess, I'm still learning!) Though I've heard the mechanic for this one is on the trickier side, but I've seen other metas in major publications that use this kind of thing with no helpers like asterisks.In any case, cheers on solving it backwards ;)
- Cory Calhoun constructor · hace 4 mesesThe meta answer is ICHABOD (Hint: Find the first name of a classic American literary character). Recall the puzzle's title: "Tossed Noodle Surprise." The climax of 1820's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" involves teacher Ichabod Crane surprised by what he thinks is a head (or "noodle," slangily) tossed at him. If you guessed the hint based on that: great! The grid, of course, contains another avenue. 7 clues were relevant to finding the meta answer:15A. Bad-mouths: SLANDERS16A. "Stranger Things" sheriff: HOPPER29A. Retouches, as a photo: AIRBRUSHES39A. Invalidating a contract: VOIDING47A. Downpours: RAINSTORMS64A. Yearning: PINING67A. Union: ALLIANCEPerhaps you noticed how those looked like words missing a first letter. (Or rather, missing their "heads"?) In fact, there are 7 other answers in the grid whose clues could fit those 7 "headless" words if they had their "heads" reattached:1A. Expressing one's thoughts: STATING (...or [O]PINING)8A. Brief, casual relationship: FLING (...or [D]ALLIANCE)21A. Salon supply: GEL (...or [H]AIRBRUSHES)38A. Motorcycle, slangily: HOG (...or [C]HOPPER)46A. NHL team from a Great Lakes state: WILD (...or [I]SLANDERS)71A. Devises: PLANS (...or [B]RAINSTORMS)72A. Steering clearing of: DUCKING (...or [A]VOIDING)When you anagram those "lost heads" (or "tossed noodles," if you will), aka the letters ODHCIBA, you spell ICHABOD, which satisfies the puzzle's hint.
- Hector 🤓6:37 · hace 4 mesesGood one. I had WHOPPER/LIE, but by then the answer was clear enough to correct.
- Cory Calhoun constructor · hace 4 mesesHadn't noticed that as a possible red herring! I'm not one to add red herrings on purpose... though if one happens to end up in the puzzle, they just might stay in... :) Thanks!
- rjy 14:22 · hace 4 mesesEnjoyed it, and appreciated your explanation of the headless entries… clever!
- Cory Calhoun constructor · hace 4 mesesI've seen other metas use a similar mechanic with the same level of hinting as I attempted here... glad you enjoyed it!