Do Over
◆ · Por DrTom · Publicado 2023-11-22T12:30:54.569Z
Meta Prompt
The answer is how an existing puzzle was given a completely different, and perhaps alluring, look
This puzzle came to being after I was influenced by solving a different puzzle and having some word play fun with its creator. I am sure you will all recognize its roots almost immediately. The mechanism is not the same but it is quite simple all the same. I give this a rating of:
KITTEN
Calico
Persian
Puma
Lion
Now, the hunt has begun, release the hounds (well OK, the cats)
Nudge Friday
Nudge 1] Besides being a nudge towards the mechanism and answer, the Title refers to a recent puzzle by Bird Lives
Nudge 2] As with many of my puzzles, the graphic is a nudge in itself
Nudge 3] Isn't it amazing how you can add a prefix to a word and get a whole new word (Hey wasn't that a Disney song?)
Nudge 4] Let me repeat, replacement is an important revenue source for some home repair people...
Nudge 5] There HAS to be a reason for my odd (and in my estimation, HILARIOUS) cluing to give words you do not expect. Do those words stand on their own?
THE SOLUTION:
It was after Bird Live’s “Resolution” puzzle and he and I were joking back and forth in PMs about other RE words. He came up with “Have the Osso Bucco again” for RE VEAL, and we batted around a few more. However when I came to REMEMBER I just knew I could not let it go and had to make a meta somehow. From there it was pretty smooth sailing and I saw I could get VAMPED pretty easily. Since REVAMPED is a word that, like the others, could be given a silly clue to get it (Called the bloodsuckers back to the castle?) and since it means to make something over so it looks different, it was the perfect word for a puzzle that was a Do Over. I also tossed everyone a nudge in the graphic since that is Mary Pickford in the 1st pic, and on the other side was the famous “vamp” Clara Bow.
Have the Osso Bucco again:--------------------------------RE VEAL
Hire a replacement for 007:--------------------------------RE AGENT
Perform an operation to fix John Wayne Bobbitt:---------RE MEMBER
Carried the canoe back across the island in the stream:- RE PORTED
Carving out a living once again:---------------------------RE EKING
Consider the worth of a person for a second time:-------RE DEEM
It was also, for me, one of the most solved despite its slight digression with REMEMBER. I want to thank the 60+ of you for giving it a try and for all the kind comments.
As per usual, if you wish to see the reveal in a graphic, please go to:
Comprobando datos de juego anteriores…
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Horizontales
- 1A___ New Guinea
- 6ADiets in Great Britain
- 11AWrinkled toy from China
- 14AEver
- 15AKind of colony you do not want to belong to
- 16AEggs often frozen
- 17AWay to postpone a legal proceeding
- 19ASomething said several times by some on their way home
- 20AArmageddon
- 21AEve's counterpart
- 22AHave the Osso Bucco again
- 24AHire a replacement for 007
- 26AAnimal with a prehensile nose
- 27ANumber that is oddly NOT prime
- 28APerform an operation to fix John Wayne Bobbitt
- 31AMoney in the bank, say
- 34ALess strict
- 35AMiner metal
- 36AReason we are told we must wear a shoe
- 37ALithuanian tennis star Gerulaitis
- 38AGift givers from afar
- 39A"Much ___ About Nothing"
- 40ACone droppers
- 41ADon
- 42ACarried the canoe back across the island in the stream
- 44ABillable units for an atty.
- 45APromise to be truthful
- 46ACarving out a living once again
- 50AConsider the worth of a person for a second time
- 52AParts of la semana
- 53AFormer French coin
- 54AAnger
- 55AGarments designed to make men look longer
- 58AWind that might blow in Santa?
- 59AAccustom
- 60ANeedle
- 61AWas in a shining position to win the race
- 62AMaterialistic friend for Poly?
- 63ASmall living things often found in a bed
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- 1DA baller from Indiana or a car from AMC
- 2DDo penance
- 3DHairy, lumbering giant who eats shoots and leaves
- 4DFinal: Abbr.
- 5DFancy word for food (even if it looks like it would make you sick)
- 6DGush
- 7DWhat one gets if one 6As
- 8DQuaint stop for the night
- 9DDoes something very knotty
- 10DAmerican mole originally from Russia
- 11DSkiers see this as a drag
- 12DEye layer
- 13DHighlander (older version)
- 18DWhat Mother Hubbard's dog got
- 23DPartner of vigor
- 25DTravels
- 26DBush country
- 28DAwarded stars
- 29D"Cogito ___ sum"
- 30DThis pulls a bit
- 31DWay, way off
- 32DFries or slaw
- 33DSlams on the brakes
- 34DThe Titanic or Andrea Doria
- 37DB-rated ingredients in a complex mixture
- 38DSmelly automotive executive?
- 40DEarly arrival
- 41DFavorites on your car radio
- 43DHave debts
- 44DTry, as a case
- 46DEquestrian
- 47DDole out
- 48DCharacteristic of a circle
- 49DWinds having a blast
- 50DBad tip in an Omani restaurant
- 51DMarine eagle of crossword fame
- 52DDreadful (maybe like a wolf?)
- 56DFruitcake component or label.
- 57DEd.'s request