It's time to play "name that author". I've had this idea in my notes for a while. After coming up with the themers I thought filling in the rest of the grid would be a snap. Not so! Good luck as you jump into the grid and attempt to solve the meta. The answer to the meta is an author. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=182468#p182468
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Danny K Bernstein solved 2024-10-15T08:35:14.058Z
markhr solved 2024-10-15T09:00:36.868Z
Berto solved 2024-10-15T11:08:31.975Z
LarsCaine solved 2024-10-15T12:28:03.444Z
hoover solved 2024-10-15T12:56:50.293Z
rjy solved 2024-10-15T13:03:35.371Z
Mr Tex solved 2024-10-15T13:15:23.431Z
boharr solved 2024-10-15T15:02:52.735Z
Steve M solved 2024-10-15T15:41:28.748Z
woozy solved 2024-10-15T15:49:08.587Z
MatthewL solved 2024-10-15T16:02:15.780Z
Hector solved 2024-10-15T16:11:39.430Z
Meg solved 2024-10-15T17:18:05.921Z
Cindy Weatherman solved 2024-10-15T17:21:22.445Z
Pair O Ducks solved 2024-10-15T17:47:56.210Z
JM solved 2024-10-15T18:43:24.412Z
BMW solved 2024-10-15T19:55:54.704Z
I K Snamhcok solved 2024-10-15T20:09:42.306Z
KayW solved 2024-10-15T20:44:14.064Z
Tim solved 2024-10-15T20:54:27.572Z
whimsy solved 2024-10-15T21:08:05.160Z
Tom Wilson solved 2024-10-15T21:19:03.665Z
Jeremy Smith solved 2024-10-15T21:27:10.075Z
lbray53 solved 2024-10-15T21:28:55.828Z
Bird Lives solved 2024-10-15T22:52:31.090Z
Gutman solved 2024-10-16T00:07:47.222Z
Laura M solved 2024-10-16T00:48:58.450Z
Jaclyn solved 2024-10-16T01:50:03.697Z
Darth solved 2024-10-16T02:06:34.765Z
HeadinHome solved 2024-10-16T03:30:58.069Z
imontoo solved 2024-10-16T15:36:49.667Z
Carolyn solved 2024-10-16T22:51:53.703Z
Avlan solved 2024-10-17T02:19:31.473Z
Johnny Luau solved 2024-10-17T13:11:40.236Z
Qmark solved 2024-10-17T14:27:38.253Z
Tyrpmom solved 2024-10-17T14:31:56.357Z
edestlin solved 2024-10-17T17:00:26.578Z
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Berto 1:00 · 2024-10-15T11:08:54.420Z
Wow, it was right there staring at me lol. Nice one Ben!
I'm just glad I found a way to get KRADACKLEDACK into a puzzle!
hoover 7s · 2024-10-15T12:58:07.993Z
I had never heard that style of stache called a KRADACKLEDACK, and I had never heard of the relevant series or author, but you left quite a few breadcrumbs so I got there anyway. Thanks for the puzzle!
Ditto for me. Lost count of how many variants I googled before I got here. Of course, I'm just now catching the last name across the top of the grid! Wonder what else went over my head.
THere's dark.. and it's in positions. But I'd never think to specifically say "rising" (although in hind-sight that's a second meaning for the title. Small d'oh). I just thought of all phrases with dark ("dark and stormy night" "Left (because they are backwards) hand of darkness" "heart of darkness") and it took me a long time to think of "The dark is rising" which, had I not been familiar with the book (I loved it when I was in my kid-lit teenage phase-- not sure how I'd feel about it now) I never would have phased it that way.
MatthewL 🤓16:23 · 2024-10-15T16:04:21.659Z
Absolutely loved this series as a kid. All the Welsh and Arthurian mythology was fascinating. The movie was disappointing though. Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!
Whew. After Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Ursula LeGuins "Left Hand of Darkness", Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", Bill Inge's "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs", and even Stephen King's "The Dark Tower", suddenly "The Dark is Rising" came to me and that just felt right.
But is there a way to solve this other than guessing. I'd assume the series is too obscure for common knowledge. Or people just generally good at visual puns? I love visual puns but when I don't get them, gosh, am I lost at see.
hoover 7s · 2024-10-15T20:18:58.415Z
To be fair, my first attempt at googling was for DARK UP or UP DARK before I figured that maybe RISING had a better ring.
KayW 🤓11:35 · 2024-10-15T20:45:28.621Z
VERY nicely constructed! I confess I did not know the author or the series - tho I may have heard the phrase somewhere because I eventually thought to google it.
whimsy 13:10 · 2024-10-15T21:19:05.193Z
Totally missed the NW and SE gimme's! I solved "the old-fashioned way; I earned it." (Thank you, John Houseman!) Glad you managed to pull off the grid, Ben -- it certainly increased my vocabulary! Thanks!
Bird Lives 3s · 2024-10-15T22:53:39.317Z
Never heard of her, but as soon as I finished the grid, I knew what to Google. Thanks for one I could solve. Now about my moustache. . . .
lbray53 2s · 2024-10-15T21:31:28.883Z
Google lists 596 books with DARK in the title. Lucky for me the correct one was number 12.
I’m sure others googled DARK rise rising rises etc. and got some of the same good alternative answers I did! And that moustache word? I’m sure I’ve never heard it called that but googling that word was entertaining.
imontoo 3s · 2024-10-16T15:37:05.421Z
Enjoyed it, Ben!
Carolyn 3s · 2024-10-16T22:54:51.796Z
finally.... got it
Tyrpmom 2s · 2024-10-17T14:36:04.585Z
Susan Mary Cooper = incorrect
Cooper = incorrect.
Dark (desperate times) = incorrect
Review of grid. Oh suesan cooper. Got it!