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PCC#39 "Can You Lend Me a Hand?"

· Por Philip Chow · Publicado 2024-07-27T15:55:09.307Z

Meta Prompt
[Level 2] Meta prompt: The answer to the meta is a #1 song from the 1960s
Hint #1: what do the lyrics mentioned in the clues for 19A, 26A, 42A, and 53A have in common?
Hint #2: here's a pretty useful link alluded to by 49D: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Semaphore_Signals_A-Z.jpg
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  • Philip Chow constructor · 2024-07-27T15:55:09.307Z
    Answer explanation: The four themers are artists who have a song whose lyrics mention a specific time... in grid order, they are 6:45, 1:30, 7:05, 9:00... using the hints from CLOCK and FLAGS, see where the hands end up on an analog clock and match up its corresponding letter with the semaphore alphabet... this spells out the meta answer of HELP! (Beatles song)... the funny thing about the album cover for Help! is that the photographer originally had the idea to have the FAB FOUR spell out the word HELP with their arms in flag semaphore but the arrangement of the arms was deemed aesthetically unpleasing so they improvised the arms instead spelling out the nonsensical NUJV (UK release) and NVUJ (US release)
    Constructor notes: 7:05 is a tiny bit of a stretch but I couldn't find any songs that have 8:10 in its lyrics... either way the positioning of the L is somewhere in-between... solution graphics here
    • Salty 🤓8:03 · 2024-07-28T18:10:56.711Z
      I loved this! Out of interest, are you familiar with Edric's annual puzzle hunt? I only ask because this year's edition just finished, and it also featured a puzzle based around the Beatles' nonsense semaphore!
      • Philip Chow constructor · 2024-07-29T01:02:56.712Z
        thanks! - i am not familiar with edric's puzzle hunt but i do love puzzle hunts so i'll check it out! this puzzle was inspired by an old puzzle MIT puzzle hunt that used clocks --> semaphore alphabet... i just really liked the trivia about the beatles album cover so turned it into a puzzle :)
    • Qmark 4s · 2024-07-28T15:11:37.065Z
      Thanks Phil. Well done...no hints needed.
      • whimsy 12:07 · 2024-07-28T21:00:07.789Z
        I was worried that I'd have to find a connection between pirates and musicians, but then I noticed what I needed to notice! Thanks, Phil!
        • Philip Chow constructor · 2024-07-29T01:04:00.716Z
          Arrr!! that was just me having fun with the clues lol
        • Jessica 11:07 · 2024-08-03T22:27:26.727Z
          Thanks for the answer explanation. Clever!
          1A
          "___-ching!"
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          2
          3
          4
          5
          6
          7
          8
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          61
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          64
          Horizontales
          1. 1A
            "___-ching!"
          2. 4A
            Paint the ___ red (party hardy)
          3. 8A
            When the Home Run Derby takes place
          4. 12A
            "___ go!"
          5. 14A
            "Vexations" composer Erik
          6. 15A
            Nabisco treat whose special edition "Star Wars" cookies contain either all dark side or light side characters (open to discover your destiny)
          7. 16A
            Prefix with -genarian
          8. 17A
            Like a blunt refusal
          9. 19A
            His song "Questions for Heaven" contains the lyrics "Smellin' coffee downstairs / Yawn a quick little prayer / And get up at a quarter to seven"
          10. 21A
            Skateboarding trick
          11. 22A
            Mauna ___
          12. 23A
            Sue Grafton's "___ for Killer"
          13. 24A
            Audrey Hepburn's role in "Wait Until Dark"
          14. 26A
            Their song "Why Should You Come When I Call?" contains the lyrics "It's 1:30 in the morning / That's alright by me / You just waiting by the phone"
          15. 32A
            Kept tabs on a tabby, perhaps
          16. 34A
            Verbal equivalent of a facepalm (popularized by Homer Simpson)
          17. 35A
            Ron Howard's childhood role on "The Andy Griffith Show"
          18. 36A
            "In memoriam" news items
          19. 37A
            "The ___ Four" (nickname for the Beatles)
          20. 38A
            Person with a code name, maybe
          21. 39A
            Koh-i-___ diamond
          22. 40A
            Medical research org.
          23. 41A
            Goes on a spree, perhaps
          24. 42A
            Their song "7:05" contains the lyrics "I was fine 'til 7:05 / 'til she walked out the door and right out of my life / If you're gone, I'll move on / But it only would've taken two seconds to say / Goodbye..."
          25. 45A
            Jess's best friend on "New Girl"
          26. 46A
            It precedes "the land of the free" in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
          27. 47A
            Initials relating to readiness for casual fun (popularized by "Jersey Shore")
          28. 50A
            La___ (big name in sparkling water poked fun at in the South Park episode "City People")
          29. 53A
            His song "Piano Man" contains the lyrics "It's nine o'clock on a Saturday / The regular crowd shuffles in / There's an old man sittin' next to me / Makin' love to his tonic and gin"
          30. 56A
            Cocktail made from peach schnapps and orange juice
          31. 58A
            Scottish isle where Macbeth is buried
          32. 59A
            "Drinks are ___!" ("My treat!")
          33. 60A
            Vehicles on snow-covered hills
          34. 61A
            Stereotypical pirate drink
          35. 62A
            Pirates roam them
          36. 63A
            "And another thing..."
          37. 64A
            H.S. students who often slack off in the spring
          Verticales
          1. 1D
            One of its hands points to the hour, the other to the minute
          2. 2D
            Anne who starred in the 1998 remake of "Psycho"
          3. 3D
            It's fatal in a Glenn Close & Michael Douglas movie
          4. 4D
            Believer in Lao Tzu's philosophy
          5. 5D
            Suffix with "psych" or "narc"
          6. 6D
            One who scoffs at boxed Merlot, say
          7. 7D
            Fishing gear
          8. 8D
            Pirate ship indicator 🏴‍☠️
          9. 9D
            Territory that borders Siberia in the board game Risk
          10. 10D
            "The Man Who Laughs" avant-garde filmmaker Paul
          11. 11D
            Oxen's harness
          12. 13D
            Words before "gather" or "see"
          13. 14D
            Dash
          14. 18D
            Pear variety
          15. 20D
            Arctic seabirds also known as parasitic jaegers
          16. 25D
            Annoyed grunt
          17. 27D
            Shuns
          18. 28D
            U.S. state with a potato museum
          19. 29D
            Creates opportunities
          20. 30D
            Breeze or zephyr
          21. 31D
            Complete collections
          22. 32D
            Word like "and" or "or": Abbr.
          23. 33D
            "Peek-___, I see you!"
          24. 37D
            What Mario can shoot after obtaining a flower in "Super Mario Bros." or what Ryu's signature attack Hadōken releases in "Street Fighter"
          25. 38D
            Imitative behavior
          26. 40D
            TV network with a colorful peacock logo that aired "Cheers"
          27. 41D
            Mario Kart items that may be launched to hit other racers (the green one roams freely, the red one homes in on the player in front of you, and the blue one tracks down the player in first place)
          28. 43D
            Extremely hot, in a way
          29. 44D
            Spanish city famed for swords
          30. 48D
            Singing voice between alto and baritone
          31. 49D
            Two of them may be used (in your hands with your arms extended) to spell out letters in the semaphore alphabet
          32. 50D
            Corp. fiscal execs
          33. 51D
            Ancient symbol, like those in "The Lord of the Rings"
          34. 52D
            Princess in L. Frank Baum's book series
          35. 54D
            Burl who portrayed "Big Daddy" in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
          36. 55D
            "The ___ is up!" ("Gotcha!")
          37. 57D
            Code-cracking org.
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