I think I was in a slightly silly mood tonight. Hopefully, the end result of that is the occasional clue that trends towards the funner side of the spectrum and a few less common references in the clues, ranging across some perhaps lesser-known pop-culture references, history, and computer programming (1 across, but that's the only one I swear!) All fair game in what should prove to be a nice "week 3"-level challenge. The answer to the meta is a 4-word phrase. Nudges available here: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=185664#p185664
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Tyler Stokes solved 2024-11-19T00:22:06.094Z
Danny K Bernstein solved 2024-11-19T05:59:23.329Z
Tom Wilson solved 2024-11-19T06:24:50.400Z
Morendil solved 2024-11-19T07:21:03.835Z
Berto solved 2024-11-19T07:29:06.350Z
ELSavage solved 2024-11-19T09:59:01.495Z
Pair O Ducks solved 2024-11-19T13:05:33.687Z
LarsCaine solved 2024-11-19T13:12:07.738Z
boharr solved 2024-11-19T13:58:40.995Z
Darth solved 2024-11-19T14:07:31.402Z
Cindy Heisler solved 2024-11-19T14:07:35.188Z
lbray53 solved 2024-11-19T14:11:34.325Z
JM solved 2024-11-19T14:13:12.176Z
Carolyn solved 2024-11-19T14:17:44.428Z
hoover solved 2024-11-19T14:17:45.684Z
DCBilly solved 2024-11-19T14:35:07.906Z
Meg solved 2024-11-19T14:43:30.752Z
edestlin solved 2024-11-19T15:08:20.393Z
markhr solved 2024-11-19T15:08:29.027Z
Capn Rick solved 2024-11-19T15:27:20.967Z
MatthewL solved 2024-11-19T16:14:45.081Z
woozy solved 2024-11-19T16:19:31.233Z
rjy solved 2024-11-19T16:21:49.391Z
Mr Tex solved 2024-11-19T16:39:58.664Z
Serafin solved 2024-11-19T17:09:17.772Z
Hector solved 2024-11-19T17:12:24.543Z
heidi solved 2024-11-19T17:32:34.460Z
DIS solved 2024-11-19T17:37:42.140Z
Cindy Weatherman solved 2024-11-19T17:42:05.540Z
Sunflower solved 2024-11-19T17:45:36.589Z
kurtalert solved 2024-11-19T18:22:13.685Z
KayW solved 2024-11-19T18:27:42.551Z
Tyrpmom solved 2024-11-19T18:58:00.694Z
Johnny Luau solved 2024-11-19T19:57:42.469Z
CPJohnson solved 2024-11-19T19:58:01.365Z
CabinCardinal solved 2024-11-19T19:58:24.910Z
imontoo solved 2024-11-19T20:24:38.624Z
Dave C solved 2024-11-19T20:26:49.365Z
Laura M solved 2024-11-19T21:26:16.687Z
Tim solved 2024-11-19T21:48:27.802Z
Avlan solved 2024-11-19T22:34:55.927Z
iceman solved 2024-11-20T01:28:39.514Z
Abide solved 2024-11-20T01:33:48.553Z
kseaaaaaaa solved 2024-11-20T02:34:06.147Z
whimsy solved 2024-11-20T02:58:52.305Z
Sendhil Revuluri solved 2024-11-20T03:47:51.842Z
eric99 solved 2024-11-20T10:03:01.650Z
DrTom solved 2024-11-20T16:45:50.041Z
HeadinHome solved 2024-11-20T18:02:56.316Z
mateo solved 2024-11-20T20:55:51.379Z
FedexPope solved 2024-11-20T22:15:08.531Z
Spid4567 solved 2024-11-21T04:18:10.179Z
rvkal solved 2024-11-21T06:16:14.744Z
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Berto 2s · 2024-11-19T07:30:30.240Z
I was starting to question my spelling! (And how we were going to get four words out of the grid!)
Nice one Ben!
I thought HARBRINGER was the correct spelling for ages growing up!
ELSavage 11:21 · 2024-11-19T10:04:00.348Z
Not sure this counts as a solve, since I had to resort to a reveal to get one of the key letters (the various spellings of that word have always bothered me - so I can never tell the real ones from the typos), but I had already figured out the mechanism, so that counts for something.
Maybe it wasn't a good idea to try this so early in the morning when I should have been using my insomnia to tackle the real items on my to-do list.
That definitely counts as a solve in my book! I often have to reveal grid squares in other people's metas - and I only wish I could do it with the WSJ and Gaffney at times too. All is fair in love and metas!
Cindy Heisler 2s · 2024-11-19T14:11:47.471Z
I would have had it on my first submission if I had remembered what the prompt said. Challenging grid with the extra letters. That had me doubting my answers! Thanks, Ben!
Fun. I would say that the fill was a week three, but the difficulty of completing the grid led me straight to the mechanism. Once the grid was filled it became a week one. Nice aha moment but it came pretty quickly after the entries were all in.
But... shouldn't it be "cigar but no close". We have the cigar.
Clever and funny! I was thinking we probably needed to come up with reasons for the extra letters. Daicquiris and gingkgo really made filling in the grid difficult.
MatthewL 🤓11:42 · 2024-11-19T16:18:37.425Z
Funny -- I guessed the answer before grokking the mechanism, and started googling cigar brands to see if some of the grid entries were close. Lord, but there are a lot of them. Then noticed the misspelling of HARBINGER and was on my way. Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!
KayW 🤓4:10 · 2024-11-19T18:37:16.052Z
Hahaha. You nearly got me, Ben. I thought to myself "huh, I didn't THINK there was a C in DAIQUIRI, maybe that's an Aussie spelling". I got suspicious with the others but HARBRINGER tipped me off for sure. Tho I still googled the spelling of each to make SURE I had them right. Very believable misspellings! Thanks.
Agree with lbray53 and capn — tough grid, easy meta. I too was wondering briefly if Aussies just had a different spelling for everything! But I knew DAICQUIRIES was wrong, so that helped with the other themers (not to sweat that my answer didn’t fit).
Fun puzzle with some interesting fill. I spent a lot of time with GINGKO BILOBA trying to convince people it was NOT the new miracle drug and they should not flush their Rx meds in favor of it so that spelling caught my eye. Then HARBRINGER, and I said "TWO misspellings, this is Ben, unlikely!" From there is was just a rum, sugar and a vicious attack on some wheat and I was at the end enjoying my stogie.