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Five for Fighting (Meta)

◆ · Por Abide · Publicado 2024-06-03T11:53:42.253Z

Meta Prompt
The meta answer is an event.
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 words in the * Down entries
Comprobando datos de juego anteriores…

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  • JM solved 2024-06-03T12:43:52.892Z
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  • Abide constructor · 2024-06-03T11:53:42.253Z
    This Thursday (June 6) is the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Normandy Invasion known as D-Day. This image explains the grid layout. https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/7/2019/05/D-Day-landing-beaches-map-c4e4dbf.jpg?quality=90&resize=726,737 Just to create more constraints, I added the country codes US, GB, and CA at the top, to align with their beachhead attacks. Plus DE at the bottom.
    • DrTom 4s · 2024-06-03T20:01:52.879Z
      Peter, I see the US (Utah State) GB (Gold Bug) and Canada (Canada's version) on UTAH, GOLD and SWORD but not on the others. Did I miss something or was that just for those three. The DE (DEUTSCHLAND) is that the DE that ties in JUNO AWARDS and SWORDLILY.
      • Abide constructor · 2024-06-03T22:56:21.524Z
        US is between their Utah and Omaha beaches. GB over Gold. CA over Juno. (There is a Down GB near Sword but that just sorta happened.) The DE is in RUDER on bottom row. Basically the four country codes are in symmetric positions, as least as far as a 15 will allow.
    • Capn Rick 🤓8:21 · 2024-06-03T12:57:17.057Z
      Nice construction, Peter. Great 32A at the end!
      • Darth 🤓21:21 · 2024-06-03T12:57:57.295Z
        Yeah, I'm not that old to remember it.... but an easy Google find, and a free history lesson, too. ;) Thanks, Peter.
        • boharr 3s · 2024-06-03T14:15:14.825Z
          Nice one. Thanks, Peter
          • lbray53 3s · 2024-06-03T14:32:26.392Z
            Nice puzzle. I am glad you included the explanation so that we could enjoy the details that I missed. Great construction.
            • woozy 🤓17:05 · 2024-06-03T14:55:19.488Z
              Wow. Google search aren't much easier than that. I was a bit surprised to see the auto-complete fill in my search within the first two words. Bit ashamed that the amazing construction is completely lost on the likes of me.
              I was really afraid this was going to be a going to be a sporting event and was frustrated that I truly saw nothing and had no idea what to google and figured "well, I might as well try...." Wow. Taken aback.
              Great puzzle!
              • Abide constructor · 2024-06-03T19:37:07.604Z
                The mini-theme of fighting, jab, and hook were intended to throw solvers off the scent.
                • BarbaraK 2s · 2024-06-04T15:12:11.344Z
                  They succeeded :)
                  • David 🤓2:37 · 2024-06-08T10:27:06.158Z
                    You definitely succeeded on throwing me off the scent. I was sure I was looking for hockey at first, then opened up to boxing. I was trying to think of Olympic sports, then starting looking up rugby rules (I'm not familiar with them) to see what that might show.
                • hoover 6s · 2024-06-03T15:58:21.555Z
                  Ironically, I had to look at this twice despite having pointed out the significance of last weekend's WSJ answer!
                  • Philip Chow 🤓8:20 · 2024-06-03T17:24:58.709Z
                    got it from omaha... since it appears often enough in crosswords to be clued as the beach... didn't know the other 4 but thank you google :) nice puzzle... and i recently learned "rocket" for arugula so was pretty excited to be able to fill that in
                    • Dave C 4s · 2024-06-03T16:29:33.932Z
                      Based on the title, I was looking for something related to hockey, since the penalty is 5 minutes for fighting... Then the starts of the 5 theme answers set in.
                      • Abide constructor · 2024-06-03T19:35:26.190Z
                        The image pic is the band (actually solo artist) of that name, who was the answer to a Muller Meta last year. Hits include Superman and 100 Years. Wikipedia says he took the band name from the hockey penalty.
                      • Laura M 🤓13:13 · 2024-06-03T18:30:12.253Z
                        Nice! More intricate construction than I realized.
                        • Carolyn 2s · 2024-06-03T20:49:27.989Z
                          Excellent!
                          • DrTom 4s · 2024-06-03T20:01:38.732Z
                            I put in D-Day landing the first time because I was thinking of what technically all of those were and they were the beaches. D-Day itself was a MUCH bigger undertaking with coordinated paratrooper, glider and amphibious troops. But I figured it was simply D-Day when the D-Day landing was rejected.
                            Interestingly, one gentleman in our church was one of the meteorologists who was tasked with determining if D-Day would be a go or no-go because of the weather. He is unfortunately gone now and with him his stories of what was and is still the largest military landing.
                            If you ever get to France you have to visit the D-Day memorial, I defy anyone to walk away from that unchanged.
                            • HeadinHome 🤓2:23 · 2024-06-03T20:11:55.309Z
                              Salute! I knew Utah and Omaha, but the association didn’t click (I was thinking sports, expecting medals or something). Googled the first words and it came up immediately, along with the map. Didn’t see the beach configuration or the US, GB and CA (or DE) until you explained! Great puzzle!
                              • KayW 🤓8:07 · 2024-06-04T00:38:11.805Z
                                I recognized enough of the beach names to get it, and google confirmed the remainder. Nicely constructed, particularly getting the country codes in the grid. Thanks!
                                • Bird Lives 7s · 2024-06-05T03:26:54.484Z
                                  Embarrassed to say I remembered almost none of this (admittedly, I was very young at the time). Even after I Googled the five as a group and got the answer, Omaha was the only one I recognized. Instead I went down the boxing rabbit hole. I went looking for two other punches, a cross and an uppercut -- letters going across or upwards (the latter hunch got further reinforcement from the "Up to par" clue). I even Googled Five For Fighting's greatest hits.
                                  • MatthewL 🤓7:20 · 2024-06-05T13:40:56.526Z
                                    Nice one Peter! Was stuck in the boxing rabbit hole (plus KING made me think of Don King), but the nudge worked -- didn't even need to Google, as I immediately saw it from that hint. Thanks for the puzzle!
                                    • kurtalert 🤓5:45 · 2024-06-05T13:56:41.730Z
                                      Nice puzzle, thank you! I'm not a big history guy and Omaha is the only beach amongst these that I've heard of... good to learn more about this. Thanks for the fun puzzle!
                                      • whimsy 20:02 · 2024-06-05T18:58:21.904Z
                                        Gah -- should have seen it. No, I wasn't there 😄-- but I've read enough about WWII... Very, very nice, Peter, in many respects.
                                        • DCBilly 2s · 2024-06-05T22:34:58.696Z
                                          I have been to the site, but I still needed the nudge to see the answer, head slap. No Googling needed...
                                          • Qmark 4s · 2024-06-08T14:20:10.085Z
                                            Nice one Peter...only needed the first nudge. Thanks!
                                            • Wally 8:17 · 2024-06-14T20:27:20.957Z
                                              Rats, I had the meta but somehow didn't get any of the possible solutions in my guesses. I kept using the word "beaches". Nice puzzle
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                                                ___ Hill (ritzy San Francisco neighborhood)
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                                                "Eureka!"
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                                                Animated movie where Woody Allen voiced Z 4195
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                                                High-tech car key
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                                                Pierre who founded eBay (anagram of "my radio")
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