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There's More To This (Meta)

· Por benchen71 · Publicado 2023-09-26T06:00:51.851Z

Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is a good additional ability for a seer to have
Here's a very recently constructed puzzle for you! I'm about 12 months ahead preparing MOATs, even after releasing the MOAT Music Meta Pack (which is still available here: https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html). But this is a special one so I've brought it forward. The answer to the meta is a good additional ability for a seer to have. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=143536#p143536
Future-proofing: If you think you know what you were supposed to do to solve this meta but it didn't work, that is, you constructed a tinyurl but it gave an error, just go straight to https://crosshare.org/crosswords/jPfNPHjXvwbJiy9AV7wd/than-meets-the-eyes which is where the tinyurl link would have taken you.
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here: https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta!
Comprobando datos de juego anteriores…

Tabla de clasificación (actualizada cada hora)

  • Laura M solved 2023-09-26T06:21:44.697Z
  • Philip Chow solved 2023-09-26T08:09:13.656Z
  • Hector solved 2023-09-26T13:03:56.059Z
  • KayW solved 2023-09-26T14:02:54.886Z
  • MatthewL solved 2023-09-26T15:38:53.233Z
  • SamKat9 solved 2023-09-26T15:52:03.910Z
  • DrTom solved 2023-09-26T18:56:08.396Z
  • HeadinHome solved 2023-09-26T21:56:04.285Z
  • DJB solved 2023-09-27T00:11:13.829Z
  • boharr solved 2023-09-27T00:40:44.212Z
  • Berto solved 2023-09-27T11:14:56.458Z
  • Darth solved 2023-09-27T13:25:32.342Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2023-09-27T14:21:44.343Z
  • Jaclyn solved 2023-09-27T15:52:13.197Z
  • rjy solved 2023-09-27T22:39:36.967Z
  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2023-09-27T23:04:51.061Z
  • Meg solved 2023-09-27T23:19:51.695Z
  • BarbaraK solved 2023-09-28T00:33:07.032Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2023-09-28T01:01:03.835Z
  • markhr solved 2023-09-28T06:00:42.917Z
  • SeamusOL solved 2023-09-28T08:05:51.599Z
  • MrTheHan solved 2023-09-28T13:43:25.513Z
  • DCBilly solved 2023-09-28T13:44:13.153Z
  • Ergcat solved 2023-09-28T14:52:43.006Z
  • kurtalert solved 2023-09-28T16:02:43.162Z
  • JM solved 2023-09-28T17:16:48.071Z
  • ajk solved 2023-09-28T17:29:05.386Z
  • DrButtBeard solved 2023-09-28T18:02:49.285Z
  • dannyvee solved 2023-09-28T18:28:44.685Z
  • woozy solved 2023-09-28T23:34:00.763Z
  • CPJohnson solved 2023-09-29T12:52:50.370Z
  • rayyandroid solved 2023-09-29T15:02:27.934Z
  • Bird Lives solved 2023-09-29T20:02:08.053Z
  • hoover solved 2023-09-29T20:41:14.243Z
  • ReB solved 2023-09-30T00:41:18.817Z
  • Tane solved 2023-09-30T01:07:27.423Z
  • Tyrpmom solved 2023-10-01T04:30:45.526Z
  • Darrell solved 2023-10-01T15:17:45.711Z
  • Abide solved 2023-10-02T00:48:34.363Z
  • DIS solved 2023-10-02T15:08:28.913Z
  • lbray53 solved 2023-10-03T11:39:17.903Z

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  • Laura M 🤓6:57 · 2023-09-26T06:22:57.007Z
    That was very cool! And also, all of my first ideas worked out, which never happens :-)
    • benchen71 constructor · 2023-09-26T08:05:08.473Z
      Well done on being first solver! Glad you enjoyed the journey. ;-)
    • Philip Chow 7:01 · 2023-09-26T08:11:56.834Z
      Yes very cool puzzle indeed!! Took me forever to figure out what to do with all those i’s… your ingenuity continues to amaze me
      • benchen71 constructor · 2023-09-26T09:31:15.338Z
        There was the vaguest of hints in the first puzzle. I was hoping you might notice "Useful" in 9D!
      • Hector 🤓7:23 · 2023-09-26T13:14:59.813Z
        Cool! I had even a more complex path to the second puzzle, as I got an error from tinyurl locking me out of their system: Sorry, you have been blocked You are unable to access tinyurl.com (so I used my phone's browser to fetch the redirected crosshare URL).
        • benchen71 constructor · 2023-09-26T22:08:37.052Z
          Weird! Glad you were able to circumvent the problem.
        • KayW 🤓6:11 · 2023-09-26T14:04:44.156Z
          Fantastic idea and construction- so fun to solve. Thanks, Ben!
          • MatthewL 🤓7:52 · 2023-09-26T15:39:49.953Z
            That was an adventure! I don't know how you come up with all of these crazy clever metas. Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!
            • SamKat9 🤓8:41 · 2023-09-26T15:53:08.305Z
              That was pretty awesome, I really had to put my thinking cap on!
              • DrTom 3s · 2023-09-26T19:01:16.340Z
                VERY clever! I got the MORES and thought, "Wow, that is going to be too easy!" HA! The TINYURL thing was BRILLIANT, and when I got there and solved I kept looking for more mores, or EYES or I's...nothing. I tried VISION because that seemed like it would be a good ability and a few more things but was faltering. I asked myself, "but why would Ben send us to a second site...SECOND SITE, hey that sounds like SECOND SIGHT which I know applies to the ability to see the future. Would he, could he, did he...darn right he did. Very amusing and satisfying puzzle Ben.
                • MatthewL 🤓7:52 · 2023-09-26T21:49:57.052Z
                  I didn't even twig to the SECOND SITE thing until I read this. An added level of cleverness!
                  • benchen71 constructor · 2023-09-26T22:07:58.292Z
                    Glad you noticed the pun. It was indeed intended!
                    • rjy 8s · 2023-09-28T15:19:34.094Z
                      wow... so many layers!
                  • HeadinHome 🤓2:51 · 2023-09-26T21:56:42.431Z
                    Finally! Got tripped up by the double I. This was so clever!
                    • benchen71 constructor · 2023-09-26T22:07:23.844Z
                      Glad you made it in the end. It's tricky when the meta mechanism letter is the same as a letter in the answer!
                    • boharr 7s · 2023-09-27T00:41:47.093Z
                      DrTom threw me a life jacket so I could cross the moat.
                      • DrTom 3s · 2023-09-27T04:46:23.612Z
                        Well Dang it, this was more clever that I was aware of. I thought the Second Sight was completely related to the word play of being sent to a Second Site, and that is how I got the answer. It was only when someone commented about "Second Site" being a revelation to them that I realized there must be a meta way to do it and went back to the puzzle. Why all those Is didn't register in the first place I don't know, but "meets the eyes (plural)" should have been a tip as well. I guess I just falsely confirmed it in my own head as "Meets the Eye", so as much as I liked this, I like it more now. Super puzzle Ben!
                        • benchen71 constructor · 2023-09-27T05:42:17.625Z
                          My pleasure!
                        • Darth 🤓7:44 · 2023-09-27T13:26:53.501Z
                          Wow! Two for one! Fun one, and an amazing meta idea!
                          • MrTheHan 🤓6:20 · 2023-09-28T13:45:55.485Z
                            Raise your hand if you also briefly thought that the meta was related to the non-answers in the clues (now there's an idea...). The tinyurl trick reminded me of many a puzzlehunt twist -- thanks for scratching that itch!
                            • Ergcat 15:01 · 2023-09-28T14:53:44.748Z
                              Very clever! Needed the nudges though I had an idea of what needed to be done… thank you, Ben, that was fun!
                              • rjy 8s · 2023-09-28T15:47:04.288Z
                                Had everything in front of me but just didn't "see" it, until the gentlest of nudges. I use tinyurl all that time and whipped past that clue, never fully reading it... oof! I fixated instead on 9D which seemed like it wanted to be a hint. Before, before, before, before... nuttin. But still a great aha! with the second puzzle. Also got tripped on the double-I, but took a step back and saw where you were going with this. What a fun trek!!
                                • kurtalert 🤓3:52 · 2023-09-28T16:06:09.256Z
                                  Wow. So good. I struggled to figure out what to do with the tinyurl clue, even though I did figure tinyurl + the more clues was a path SOMEWHERE. Was very happy to see some nudges waiting for me this morning so I could solve it. Awesome!
                                  • ajk 🤓5:57 · 2023-09-28T17:33:19.579Z
                                    Very spiffy indeed. I quickly figured out that I was supposed to construct a tinyurl, but my standard entries-only blinders prevented me from seeing all the mores in the clues until the third nudge. Really need to put a post-it on my computer that says 'check the damn clues' or something. :) Once I had the second one done I was on the right track in that I focused on the I's, but I didn't quite figure out how to focus properly until nudge 6. And didn't even realize the pun until I came here. Very impressive work, thanks!
                                    • Bird Lives 4s · 2023-09-29T20:06:33.132Z
                                      I didn't even have first sight. My blindness about all the more clues had to be pointed out. (And no, the person doing so did not point to a clue and say,, "That's a more.") Then there was my ignorance about tinyurl. I had no idea you could customize it. But when I did finally get there, I guessed the answer before filling in a single letter in the grid, so that mechanism was a quick find. Brilliant idea.
                                      • hoover 3s · 2023-09-29T20:42:02.594Z
                                        Brilliant!
                                        • ReB 3s · 2023-09-30T00:50:53.954Z
                                          This felt like a classic treasure hunt where each discovery is the clue to the next step. Fortunately the second meta was straightforward as I was sure the last nudge was the key, which is was. Curious coincidence this week as I'm sure you've noticed, but can't say more at this time...Quite a TOUR DE FRANCE...(Oh, did I misspeak here?)
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                                            Russian currency
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                                            "That's more than I need to know!" (in a text)
                                          3. 9A
                                            Boyfriends
                                          4. 14A
                                            Construction girder shaped like a letter
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                                            Layer of an egg
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                                            More
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                                            Keeps going just when you think everything's good and done
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                                            Unit of capacitance
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                                            More than a peeve
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                                            Printing widths
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                                            Mild-mannered
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                                            School on the Thames
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                                            Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the US from 1965 to 1969
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                                            Bed for a baby
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                                            Lively dance
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                                            Grade-boosting course
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                                            Brown quickly leaving the inside nice and rare, as a steak (yum!)
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                                            Village People song
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                                            More or less
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                                            Shortened link website that needs 9 more letters to function properly (with ".com/")
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                                            "What's more..."
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                                            Went flat, like a battery
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                                            Necessity
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                                            Protein building block, for short
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                                            Peace of mind
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                                            Astonishment
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                                            Obstacles on a golf course that might require the thick end of the wedge
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                                            Programming instruction that can lead to spaghetti code
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                                            Mouth moisture
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                                            Tech. that tries to prevent piracy but just gets in the way of fair use
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                                            Once more
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                                            Snoozing
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                                            What I tell my maths students should ring in their head when they see a negative sign
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                                            More rational
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                                            Get ___ of (eliminate)
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                                            Lord or Lady
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                                            Medical tube
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                                            "More later" on a sched.
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                                            Ferret relative
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                                            Nouveau ___
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                                            WWI menace
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                                            Box of Japanese cuisine
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                                            Delay before a transfer of data begins (which is really annoying while playing an online game)
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                                            Early Beatles label
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                                            Hitchhiker's digit
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                                            Reagan's attorney general
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                                            Useful preposition that means "right in front of"
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                                            "That's it!"
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                                            Indoor courtyards
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                                            Russian mountain range
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                                            British-Nigerian singer whose name is a gift to cruciverbalists everywhere (and, no, it's not TAIO)
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                                            Without ice
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                                            "All the Light We Cannot See" author
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                                            Charlatan
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                                            Muesli grain
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                                            Muslim holiday
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                                            "___ live and breathe!"
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                                            That girl
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                                            Emulate Billy Idol
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                                            Window of the soul
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                                            "Avril" follower (and LAVIGNE won't fit, I assure you!)
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                                            Anderson Cooper's channel
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                                            Big bother
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                                            App with pics, familiarly
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                                            Watson in the Holmes movies directed by Ritchie
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                                            Inhabitant (but with dark overtones, seemingly)
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                                            Quantity of computer data able to store a million ones or zeros
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                                            Commercial, Down Under
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                                            YouTube genre focused on auditory stimuli (abbr.)
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                                            Anwar of Egypt
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                                            Unaccompanied
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                                            Go off script
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                                            The devil's fashion label of choice, supposedly
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                                            "You're ___ talk!"
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                                            "I cannot ___ lie"
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                                            Young barn bird
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                                            Impudence
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                                            Illustrations
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                                            Peaks in a range (abbr.)
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