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Type-O Personality

· Di DrTom · Pubblicato 2024-09-11T11:30:28.447Z

Meta Prompt
The answer is an invaluable writing aid
Type-O Personality Intro
We all know what a Type-A person is, but what is a Type-O? Good question and one that, until I made this meta, I knew nothing about. Apparently there is a new “science” coming out of Japan and called Ketsueki-gata. People who have gotten tired of using the non-scientific “what’s your sign” to get to know about possible dates or mates now turn to the equally non-scientific “what’s your type”. Each “type” (A, B, AB, O) has distinctive traits. Interestingly Type-A in both are similar, but the laidback and desirable Type-B in the A, B, C, D does NOT translate to the Type –B in the other.
OK, so what about the meta? This is yet another inspired by, but an easier variant of, a long past Matt Gaffney or Wall Street (can’t remember which) and something I (and I guess others) struggle with constantly. I’d like to believe it is because of my Type-A (Type-O in the Ketsueki-gata he said being very generous with himself) personality but whatever the reason it gave me a meta.
Having me rating metas has proved to be a fool’s game, I almost never get it right, but it certainly won’t stop me. I am saying Calico at most because I feel frequent solvers will spot the “trick” VERY quickly. I’d like to, as always, thank my testers, Super Secret Tester (you know who you are) and edestlin who kept me honest.
Kitten
*CALICO
Persian
Puma
Lion
Saturday (unless necessity dictates) will be nudge day, now go and Ketsueki-gata Type-O or old Type-A this puzzle.
NUDGES:
Nudge 1] The "un-named" tester was Wendy Walker
Nudge 2] The Title serves double duty as a reference to the mechanism and the answer
Nudge 3] I know I often have errors in my clues, but so many, and with Wendy testing?
Nudge 4] Is PAIRS really a compitition and IS Rap a Granmy category?

𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙀𝘼𝙇
Hopefully this one was rather straightforward.
Eleven clues have an obvious typo in them
1A. Skating Compitition
11A. Granmy category
20A.Palce a demand
22A. Passin mention?
27A. Quacks' in a way
40A Lift ups
50A. Output of a modern writers
57A Like fine chese or wine
60A Fail's to pursue
70A Twistie turn
72A Fix ahem again
The first letters of the answers to those clues spell out PROOFREADER, a Typo Personality if ever there was one.
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  • Tom Wilson solved 2024-09-11T04:28:54.704Z
  • Danny K Bernstein solved 2024-09-11T05:20:09.493Z
  • markhr solved 2024-09-11T08:25:24.435Z
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  • LarsCaine solved 2024-09-11T13:04:03.964Z
  • hoover solved 2024-09-11T13:11:15.535Z
  • edestlin solved 2024-09-11T13:46:38.910Z
  • Pair O Ducks solved 2024-09-11T13:50:43.014Z
  • Hector solved 2024-09-11T13:55:34.939Z
  • JM solved 2024-09-11T14:03:15.749Z
  • Carolyn solved 2024-09-11T14:26:02.725Z
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  • Jaclyn solved 2024-09-23T02:03:56.694Z

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  • Darth 🤓9:43 · 2024-09-11T12:41:02.609Z
    Wel don, DrTom! :P
    • rjy 3s · 2024-09-11T12:28:14.582Z
      Thank goodness for symmetry - a few of those were easy to miss!
      • Cindy Heisler 3s · 2024-09-11T12:52:12.918Z
        Ar first I thought that maybe I should have been a tester. And then I realized what was going on. 😅 Nice one, Dr Tom!
        • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-11T14:07:53.619Z
          It is why the other tester is anonymous, it is Wendy Walker and NOBODY would believe she tested that puzzle and let those slide.
          Thanks for being willing to rescue me though! You are also a valued tester, but copy editing is Wendy's profession (and she is VERY good at it). Glad you were able to work through the urge to say "what?" and solve. I figured the Type-O personality would come to mind with the first Typo.
        • hoover 3s · 2024-09-11T13:12:11.746Z
          Thanks for the puzzle!
          • Hector 10:51 · 2024-09-11T13:56:24.866Z
            Doing the grid, I got very concerned for you :-)
            • Pair O Ducks 6:49 · 2024-09-11T13:56:19.554Z
              Haha, this was fun! You really had me for a second — "Tom, you need a new proofreader!", I thought — until I saw the light. I think one must've still slipped through: I was pretty sure 27A should be PAIR-O-DUCKS, but it doesn't seem to fit? 😂
              • Carolyn 2s · 2024-09-11T14:26:58.680Z
                Fun!
                • boharr 3s · 2024-09-11T14:53:09.553Z
                  Cat is free but with a bit of eyestrain. Thanks, DrTom
                  • imontoo 2s · 2024-09-11T15:28:37.412Z
                    Nice one, Tom! Enjoyed it!
                    • kurtalert 🤓6:04 · 2024-09-11T14:53:34.628Z
                      Fun one! Knew something had to be up right from the jump... I actually didn't notice competition at first, but Granmy was impossible to miss!
                      • woozy 14:12 · 2024-09-11T15:35:35.897Z
                        Oh, that was cute.
                        Some made me think "Geez, he's really losing it" but more were very subtle.
                        But I'm not sure I get the title.
                        • Sharkicicles 2s · 2024-09-11T17:15:01.125Z
                          Say it out loud. :)
                          • woozy 14:12 · 2024-09-11T20:03:23.895Z
                            Ha-ha-ha!
                        • Hector 10:51 · 2024-09-11T14:18:31.386Z
                          I also didn't understand the significance of the title until now. Had two vaccines yesterday; maybe I'm the one I should be concerned about.
                          • KayW 🤓4:08 · 2024-09-11T16:51:08.841Z
                            Right off the bat I was wondering who this super secret tester is because of a few TYPE-Os in the clues so glaring that even I noticed LOL. When they started to pile up, I knew what was going on. Well done!! And Ketsueki-gata is a new to me. About as reliable as astrology but fun to read about. Thanks for a great puzzle!
                            • ajk 🤓11:42 · 2024-09-11T16:52:00.760Z
                              Straightforward indeed. Spotted palce/passin/ahem during the solve, and figured that's what was up. Missed chese and Twistie the first time through (the latter because I think my brain just assumed that was some brand which I didn't know), but got the rest. Resisted the urge to focus only on the ones I knew I needed in a second look, and those two jumped out the second time around. Fun stuff, thanks. If I did this I'd be nervous that I'd introduce an extra one by accident. 😂😂😂 Although if WW is your second test solver that would solve the problem (and perhaps explain why she was incognito). :)
                              • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-11T22:32:38.810Z
                                Wendy was indeed the tester and had to point out several others that were NOT intentional and even fix the ones that were. But it was the reason for the secrecy.
                              • Sharkicicles 2s · 2024-09-11T17:15:31.352Z
                                Thnaks Docter!
                                • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-11T22:32:59.073Z
                                  Youre most welcome
                                • Steve M 31:08 · 2024-09-11T17:43:37.343Z
                                  Nise puzle!
                                  • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-11T22:33:15.589Z
                                    I hopped people would like it!
                                  • lukadisgre 🤓15:35 · 2024-09-11T19:05:18.182Z
                                    So much fun, thought there were some sloppy clues until I realized they were the complete opposite of sloppy. Once you find the symmetry, the grid becomes chaotically beautiful! And Type-O Personality is such a good title, it's a little bit of a red herring while still being a nice clue.
                                    • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-11T22:36:00.060Z
                                      The Type-O personality was a last minute inspiration and I hit upon it for the very reason you describe, it does point to typos, "a typo personality" (which I can see making its way into a future meta as a clue for EDITOR or PROOFREADER) and also says "hey over here - sorry, JK!"
                                    • MatthewL 🤓9:18 · 2024-09-11T19:55:10.625Z
                                      Got as far as PROOFREAD and then stopped. Whoops. Finally got there, though. Thanks for the puzzle, Tom!
                                      • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-12T05:16:33.619Z
                                        Well that's OK, a little hesitation is often the clue for ER making it PROOFREADER, though I suppose it could just as easily be PROOFREADUM?
                                      • Bird Lives 3s · 2024-09-11T20:39:41.307Z
                                        At 1A I started making notes as though I were test-solviing/proofreading. After a couple more, I got the idea.
                                        I have a dim, dim memory of a Gaffney puzzle with a similar idea.
                                        • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-11T22:37:05.007Z
                                          Matt did one with punctuation marks and such I believe. I remember it because it was difficult and I actually solved it. It was the basis for this puzzle in a way.
                                        • Meg 2:30 · 2024-09-11T23:59:59.647Z
                                          Nice one, Dr. T. What’s a corrected 22a supposed to be?
                                          • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-12T05:14:49.043Z
                                            Passing mention.; I've been waiting to use that for a while.
                                            • Hector 10:51 · 2024-09-12T12:51:49.251Z
                                              "Passing mention" of something is a brief reference to it
                                            • Alex Sisti 4s · 2024-09-12T13:32:20.103Z
                                              Now, you know you were raising my blood pressure until I finally caught on... Douché!
                                              • DrTom costruttore · 2024-09-12T15:16:07.941Z
                                                Imagine how Wendy felt testing it!!!!
                                                It seems you really applied yourself, thanks for salving!
                                              • HeadinHome 🤓2:33 · 2024-09-11T23:23:29.782Z
                                                Took me a while to figure out the title’s suggestion. Was too focused on the O’s.. and irritated that there were so many misspellings. (“WHO did he get to test run this? Why didn’t they catch these??”). Came to me while making supper: those were TYPE-Os. Duh.
                                                • Qmark 4s · 2024-09-12T14:50:59.600Z
                                                  Very fun...thanks DrTom!
                                                  1A
                                                  Skating compitition
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                                                  Orizzontali
                                                  1. 1A
                                                    Skating compitition
                                                  2. 6A
                                                    Hostess's "laughable" cakes
                                                  3. 11A
                                                    Granmy catergory
                                                  4. 14A
                                                    Man on the microphone
                                                  5. 15A
                                                    60 minutes, for ex.
                                                  6. 16A
                                                    Park in NYC
                                                  7. 17A
                                                    Object you have to strain to use
                                                  8. 18A
                                                    Teahouse options
                                                  9. 19A
                                                    Sonar navigator
                                                  10. 20A
                                                    Palce a demand
                                                  11. 21A
                                                    Wine and cassis aperitifs
                                                  12. 22A
                                                    Passin mention?
                                                  13. 23A
                                                    Take-home pay
                                                  14. 25A
                                                    Slowly but surely
                                                  15. 27A
                                                    Quacks' in a way
                                                  16. 30A
                                                    "Tonight Show" permanent host, twice
                                                  17. 31A
                                                    Tales of olde
                                                  18. 32A
                                                    Measurement made in the field
                                                  19. 35A
                                                    Muse of poetry
                                                  20. 39A
                                                    Consumed
                                                  21. 40A
                                                    Lift ups
                                                  22. 42A
                                                    Get yourself a bag of grass
                                                  23. 43A
                                                    Lover of Beauty
                                                  24. 46A
                                                    Snoopy
                                                  25. 47A
                                                    "Let's go!"
                                                  26. 48A
                                                    A "Day's Night" for the Fab Four
                                                  27. 50A
                                                    Output of a modern writers
                                                  28. 52A
                                                    National pastime
                                                  29. 56A
                                                    Officer's address
                                                  30. 57A
                                                    Like fine chese or wine
                                                  31. 58A
                                                    HBO comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
                                                  32. 60A
                                                    Fail's to pursue
                                                  33. 64A
                                                    Long-running NBC skit comedy show
                                                  34. 65A
                                                    Relating to a bean's "eye"
                                                  35. 66A
                                                    Stereotypical police pastry
                                                  36. 67A
                                                    Hebrew word meaning "hill"
                                                  37. 68A
                                                    Ouzo flavoring
                                                  38. 69A
                                                    Draw out
                                                  39. 70A
                                                    Twistie turn
                                                  40. 71A
                                                    Famed oil tycoon
                                                  41. 72A
                                                    Fix ahem again
                                                  Verticali
                                                  1. 1D
                                                    What you might be offered for your thoughts in Mexico
                                                  2. 2D
                                                    Muslim commander
                                                  3. 3D
                                                    Clinched the game
                                                  4. 4D
                                                    What you get to report every April 15th
                                                  5. 5D
                                                    Get anecdotally angry like a bull
                                                  6. 6D
                                                    Make a pawn move
                                                  7. 7D
                                                    "___ Majesty's Secret Service" (if the Bond movie were being made now)
                                                  8. 8D
                                                    Cold-blooded
                                                  9. 9D
                                                    "Now I get it!"
                                                  10. 10D
                                                    AARP audience
                                                  11. 11D
                                                    Torah teacher
                                                  12. 12D
                                                    Be of use to
                                                  13. 13D
                                                    Richard or Tom (neither of whom are small-minded)
                                                  14. 22D
                                                    Aroma with a bad reputation
                                                  15. 24D
                                                    Emperor of Russia before 1917
                                                  16. 26D
                                                    "Wheel of Fortune" purchase
                                                  17. 27D
                                                    Inside of a "spare tire"
                                                  18. 28D
                                                    A way to learn, a way to learn, a way to learn...
                                                  19. 29D
                                                    Type of communication code
                                                  20. 33D
                                                    Like a romantic dinner
                                                  21. 34D
                                                    Brazilian hot spot
                                                  22. 36D
                                                    Explosive content in a magazine
                                                  23. 37D
                                                    Pilfered
                                                  24. 38D
                                                    Has possession of
                                                  25. 41D
                                                    A couple of good lookers
                                                  26. 44D
                                                    A place to put things you want to get rid of?
                                                  27. 45D
                                                    Diet icon Coca-Cola discontinued in 2020
                                                  28. 47D
                                                    Gradually rust away
                                                  29. 49D
                                                    The Grand Canyon, for example
                                                  30. 51D
                                                    Participant in an auction
                                                  31. 52D
                                                    Pour oil over a breast
                                                  32. 53D
                                                    Hurricane that caused extensive flooding in Pennsylvania
                                                  33. 54D
                                                    Convinces
                                                  34. 55D
                                                    What you can do that requires minimal work
                                                  35. 59D
                                                    Quarry
                                                  36. 61D
                                                    The world, to Atlas
                                                  37. 62D
                                                    Brownish purple shade with a sickly sounding name
                                                  38. 63D
                                                    Sit around and gripe
                                                  39. 65D
                                                    Witchy woman
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