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Greek To Me

· Di DrTom · Pubblicato 2024-10-09T11:30:27.357Z

Meta Prompt
Two-word phrase suggested by the title
This is an interesting puzzle because it was inspired by a different puzzle. Joe Ross (yes our Joe) got this idea and since he knows I have the computer program and a lot more time than he has, asked me if I would like to collaborate on a meta. Well if you know me, asking me to collaborate on a meta is like saying "Hey Tom, you want a beer/glass of wine?" Unless I have reached my limit (which I do with beer/wine but apparently not metas) I am going to say YES!!!
This will be at least a 2.5 and might be harder simply because even when you are done solving you are going to say, "What in the Hellenic is that?" Google will be the majority of solvers' friend this week". But hey, Mr. G has to eat too!
Good luck my little souvlaki lovers!

NUDGES:  
Nudge 1] Are there clues that seem forced, or more exactly are there clues that seem to be Greek related and forced?
Nudge 2] The Greeks were all about beauty and symmetry, so is this puzzle - well the symmetry part at least
Nudge 3] OK, you got 6 letters wonder how you put them together to form two words - there might be a hint!!!
Nudge 4] Remember what we said about Google!!!
Nudge 5] If EVER there was a "READ THE TITLE" this is the puzzle
Controllo se esistono file di gioco salvati...

Classifica (aggiornata ogni ora)

  • Cindy Weatherman solved 2024-10-09T10:03:00.980Z
  • KayW solved 2024-10-09T11:07:09.320Z
  • LarsCaine solved 2024-10-09T12:51:27.581Z
  • Cindy Heisler solved 2024-10-09T12:54:57.025Z
  • boharr solved 2024-10-09T15:03:38.514Z
  • rjy solved 2024-10-09T16:05:33.624Z
  • Hector solved 2024-10-09T16:21:12.415Z
  • Mr Tex solved 2024-10-09T16:34:25.959Z
  • Steve M solved 2024-10-09T16:35:06.606Z
  • HeadinHome solved 2024-10-09T16:53:48.720Z
  • Danny K Bernstein solved 2024-10-09T16:58:42.785Z
  • Meg solved 2024-10-09T18:02:24.987Z
  • I K Snamhcok solved 2024-10-09T18:12:38.794Z
  • JakeDaSnake solved 2024-10-09T20:01:15.811Z
  • jbird solved 2024-10-09T20:03:43.519Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2024-10-09T21:44:59.468Z
  • woozy solved 2024-10-09T22:48:31.928Z
  • lbray53 solved 2024-10-09T22:50:44.663Z
  • whimsy solved 2024-10-09T23:45:53.182Z
  • CPJohnson solved 2024-10-10T00:33:01.725Z
  • Berto solved 2024-10-10T01:43:49.530Z
  • JM solved 2024-10-10T01:50:40.690Z
  • Morendil solved 2024-10-10T06:20:15.636Z
  • DCBilly solved 2024-10-10T11:31:25.625Z
  • Laura M solved 2024-10-10T18:39:18.629Z
  • Jaclyn solved 2024-10-11T00:24:50.306Z
  • kurtalert solved 2024-10-11T01:58:54.121Z
  • benchen71 solved 2024-10-11T03:18:00.488Z
  • edestlin solved 2024-10-11T12:03:08.326Z
  • SJ solved 2024-10-11T12:58:52.420Z
  • Johnny Luau solved 2024-10-11T16:39:08.961Z
  • Sharkicicles solved 2024-10-11T23:00:44.628Z
  • rfj solved 2024-10-12T07:35:36.714Z
  • hoover solved 2024-10-12T12:31:20.322Z
  • Darth solved 2024-10-12T16:24:48.751Z
  • andeux solved 2024-10-13T01:19:30.972Z

Commenti

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  • Cindy Heisler 4s · 2024-10-09T12:58:03.688Z
    I enjoyed this as much as when I test solved. I did use Google back then. I am better at French than Greek, but not much. Thanks, Dr Tom!
    • boharr 3s · 2024-10-09T15:03:49.954Z
      Thanks
      • rjy 2s · 2024-10-09T16:07:31.033Z
        My first submission was Σε μένα... should have allowed that 🤭
        • DrTom costruttore · 2024-10-10T04:49:03.541Z
          Wow you must have a special relationship with Crosshare, it was all I could do to get SE MENA in there!😀
        • Mr Tex 🤓8:45 · 2024-10-09T16:35:02.805Z
          Please explain the meta mechanism
          • Steve M 34:28 · 2024-10-09T16:44:11.246Z
            Eureka! Thanks for the puzzle!
            • HeadinHome 🤓2:35 · 2024-10-09T16:56:11.836Z
              Very straightforward, and the prompt suggested to me from the very beginning what it turned out to be. Still, fun to confirm it and test my memory of basic Greek mythology!
              • Mr Tex 🤓8:45 · 2024-10-09T17:26:46.254Z
                CLARIFICATION: The meta would be an easy solve except for the (!) & (2) by key clues, which threw me off. For any consttructors out there: please post your meta mechanisms here. You work so hard to make these puzzles, then never take the extra minute to explain it to those who couldn't crack it.
                • Pair O Ducks 🤓3:57 · 2024-10-09T21:48:47.967Z
                  @ Mr Tex, the numbers were there to show which letters go in the first word or second word, for those of us who don't know Greek and needed to rely on Google translate. The first letters of the six Greek-related answers spelled SE MENA, which in Greek means "to me."
                  • DrTom costruttore · 2024-10-10T04:51:01.152Z
                    Thank you Schmidzy!
                  • woozy 10:59 · 2024-10-09T22:52:56.403Z
                    Of all the things the 1s and 2s could possibly mean, it never occurred to me to think of them in the way that was meant to be. I was an abashed woozy when someone pointed out what they meant. Pity with these translate ones you can't be 90% of the way or back solve. You can know "I have to translate S-E-M-E-N-A from greek to english" but if you didn't figure out the meaning of the numbers it won't do you any good.
                    • DrTom costruttore · 2024-10-10T04:45:55.947Z
                      I always post the reveal for the puzzle as well as a link to the graphic of the solve on Xword-Muggles.com
                    • Berto 2s · 2024-10-10T01:48:06.083Z
                      Those pesky numbers! So obvious when it finally clicked..
                      Reminds me of a ‘riddle’ I read as a kid: 11 was a race horse, 22 was 12. 1111 race, 22112!
                      • DrTom costruttore · 2024-10-10T04:50:04.490Z
                        Oooh I like that riddle! Thanks for it and for solving
                      • benchen71 2s · 2024-10-11T03:18:42.828Z
                        This one had me going for ages! The nudges did not help one bit!!
                        • Hector 2s · 2024-10-11T01:47:50.773Z
                          I coincidentally just listened to an episode of the great podcast "History of the English Language," in which the origin of your title phrase was discussed. It occurs in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" (in Rome, Greek had the status that Latin and French would later have as lingua francas), but apparently the current opinion is that it or something like it was a common lament among literate but not classically educated medievals.
                          • Sharkicicles 2s · 2024-10-11T23:01:47.021Z
                            Thanks woozy for confirming that what I found wasn’t just garbage letters. From there it was a quick solve. Thanks doctor!
                            • hoover 4s · 2024-10-12T12:31:59.886Z
                              Grooooooaaaaaan! I was googling without the space, which gives a whole different set of results.
                              • DrTom costruttore · 2024-10-13T18:23:58.829Z
                                Oh Yeah! Sure does.
                              • Darth 🤓9:19 · 2024-10-12T16:29:23.673Z
                                μεταφράζω ... Γιατί όχι?
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                                "Grab a partner"
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                                Orizzontali
                                1. 1A
                                  "Grab a partner"
                                2. 7A
                                  "Wanna ___?"
                                3. 10A
                                  Aide: Abbr.
                                4. 14A
                                  As soon as the Greek sailors got near the rocks, the ___ went off (1)
                                5. 15A
                                  "Give it ___ old chap!"
                                6. 16A
                                  Chatty nymph cursed to repeat only people's last words (1)
                                7. 17A
                                  "Hang on ____"(1965 #1 hit)
                                8. 18A
                                  Describing Mary
                                9. 20A
                                  Code-cracking org.
                                10. 21A
                                  Downhill racer
                                11. 22A
                                  "Christ the Redeemer" statue locale
                                12. 23A
                                  Really impress
                                13. 25A
                                  Adulated ones
                                14. 27A
                                  "Main" or "blessed" thing
                                15. 29A
                                  Rx from a doc, e.g.
                                16. 30A
                                  Casual attire
                                17. 31A
                                  Sorceress who fleeced Jason (2)
                                18. 32A
                                  Greek God who fired Freudian missiles (2)
                                19. 34A
                                  "Welcome" site
                                20. 35A
                                  Offspring on the XY axis
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                                  One of only 100 in the entire United States
                                22. 38A
                                  Feisty
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                                  A lot of wine
                                24. 43A
                                  "Chuang Tzu" principle
                                25. 44A
                                  Be it ever so humble there is no soil like ____
                                26. 45A
                                  Uses
                                27. 48A
                                  Biblical gift
                                28. 50A
                                  ___-tac-toe
                                29. 51A
                                  Tears up
                                30. 52A
                                  Give someone a piece of your mind
                                31. 53A
                                  In the manner of
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                                  Lizard, old-style
                                33. 55A
                                  Fills with cargo
                                34. 57A
                                  Burgle
                                35. 59A
                                  Fancy name for a knick-knack case
                                36. 61A
                                  Narco's prey
                                37. 64A
                                  Goddess who represents athletics, but I am sure never worse athletic shoes (2)
                                38. 65A
                                  "___ he drove out of sight..."
                                39. 66A
                                  Entity representing wisdom and smart enough to get a town named after her (2)
                                40. 67A
                                  Appear
                                41. 68A
                                  Small marcher at a summer picnic
                                42. 69A
                                  Ineffectually timid
                                Verticali
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                                  Add-ons to ltrs.
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                                  Afflict
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                                  Like some T-shirt art
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                                  Cars of the 20's
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                                  Like a debt
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                                  "Gangnam Style" rapper
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                                  Illuminated from behind
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                                  "I" problem
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                                  Voice mail prompt
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                                  ___ Lingus
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                                  Chicken
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                                  Hallowed place
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                                  Camry creator
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                                  Free shake in the Bay Area
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                                  Ping that will help define a difficult course
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                                  Home of Iowa State
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                                  Was for a bunch of people
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                                  Exorcist's target
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                                  Buyable, in the worst way
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                                  Filled
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                                  Disdain
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                                  Small scrap
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                                  Agra attire
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                                  Often potent on Jeopardy
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                                  Beach item
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                                  Place that village people love to stay
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                                  Do characteristic work?
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                                  Primps
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                                  Person who might be considered gauche to the French
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                                  Amount eaten
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                                  ABC's "___ Family"
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                                  "From - Eternity" link
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                                  Length x width, for a rectangle
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                                  Diamond Head locale
                                35. 60D
                                  Beauty
                                36. 61D
                                  Beaver's exclamation when he hit a wall in the water
                                37. 62D
                                  180 degrees from WSW
                                38. 63D
                                  Unit of sunshine
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