It occurred to me that I hadn't seen a runt in a few days, so I went to the blog. Seems like, even though I had checked the "follow-up comments" box, I had been thrown off again. And just now, when I wanted to post this comment, it wouldn't take until after I went around to some other blogs and checked the "Comment as " box a few times (they showed my Google account; Runtpuz had not.) I did make one change recently: I upgraded(?) to HighSierra. Wonder if that loused up something?
@Teedmn, re: yer comment's Double-O-sNot-Seven question: Your proposed answer would be another way to express what the actual (plural version) answer is. M&A
@BobK. - I subscribe more to your last explanation of 14-A, in the "Flotation Mouse" runt. Clue, of course, has a single-?'s worth of immunity, and was as close as this puz comes to a double-?? clue.
It doesn't happen often, but when I read, " 'Orrin Hatch in Zombietown' - 7x7 themeless," my first thought was, "Wow. What if this were a Themed puzzle?"
p.s. Just discovered a typo in "Desperate Word Square #39", within the 11-Across clue. It probably didn't make much difference, but the corrected version does read a bit more sanely, at least.
@BobK. - har. yep. This puppy definitely had some bite to it. Maybe 20 minutes to solve woulda been fairer? OTOH, as U sorta said in yer comment, what first grade solver wants to spend 20 minutes on a runtpuz?
Peace on Earth, Good Will to The Gap. With no refunds.
Somehow, the message I posted for "Pasta FazOOLER" has disappeared, after BobK. had already gotten the runtpuz off of it. Go figure. Here it is, again…
Extra credit, "Holiday Cheer" runtpuz. Uses: * Break your previous solve-time record. * Give to someone who hasn't solved many crosswords before, becuz they thought they were too large and intimidatin. [As long as they don't mind the word "snot".] * Bird cage liner.
Tangentially related to a clue in the Nikonic runt, and maybe I've asked this before, but just glancing at the calendar, when is the most recent year in which Christmas Day and New Year's Day were not on the same day of the week?
Since the people on this blog are the smartest group I know, perhaps you can explain something to me.
In the latest Technology Review Puzzle page is the following:
Speed Department Ermanno Signorelli reports that ‘‘Adam is looking only at Beatrice, but Beatrice is looking only at Calvin. Adam is married but Calvin is not.’’ Ermanno wonders if a married person is looking at an unmarried person.
The answer which is given is simply "Yes."
Can someone explain this in terms that a simpleton like me can understand?
@BobK. - There are three possibilities: 1. Beatrice is unmarried. Then a married person (Adam) is lookin at an unmarried person (Beatrice). 2. Beatrice is married. Then a married person (Beatrice) is lookin at an unmarried person (Calvin). 3. Beatrice is a border collie. Then the whole shebang falls apart.
p.s. Not that it matters much, but the title on the puzzle was mistyped as "Cruel and Usual" in the runtpuz itself. (Some solvers might agree more with that title, tho.) Anyhoo, here is a corrected version…
P.S. Thanks also for the puzzle solution. I actually had to read your explanation more than once before I got it (OK, it was after I had gone to bed), and once I did get it I felt so incredibly stupid!
Stumpy Stumper: "Butterfly Footprints" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Butterfly Footprints" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTk3NjAxMTczMzE5NTk2MA
Thanks.
"Spell Caster" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Butterfly Footprints"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjEyNDA5MTg3MDU3NTQwNg
"Spell Caster"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjczODE2MTg4MjcyODEwNw
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ReplyDeleteFairly good "Spell Caster" solve times, from test solvers that didn't get the gimmick.
ReplyDeleteThis runt could almost be its twin …
"Double-O-sNot-Seven" - 7x7 sneaky themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
p.s. deleted prev msg., as I forgot the puztitle line.
"Spell Caster" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjM3NzU4MTkxODE0NTk3Mg
Thanks.
It occurred to me that I hadn't seen a runt in a few days, so I went to the blog. Seems like, even though I had checked the "follow-up comments" box, I had been thrown off again. And just now, when I wanted to post this comment, it wouldn't take until after I went around to some other blogs and checked the "Comment as " box a few times (they showed my Google account; Runtpuz had not.) I did make one change recently: I upgraded(?) to HighSierra. Wonder if that loused up something?
"Double-O-sNot-Seven" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mjg3Nzk0MTkxOTExNDQ2MQ
Thanks.
Looks like I'm back in -- for now.
@BobK. -- Hang in there, dude!
ReplyDeleteM&A
Stumpy Stumper: "On the Nose" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"On the Nose" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTIyMDQ1MTk3NjcxMzY4NQ
Thanks. I thought I typed "detective", not "executive"!
"Double-O-sNoT-Seven"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzE4ODk0MjAxMDk3NDk4NQ
@Teedmn, re: yer comment's Double-O-sNot-Seven question:
DeleteYour proposed answer would be another way to express what the actual (plural version) answer is.
M&A
Thanks. @BobK was kind enough to explain it. Head-slaps ensued.
Delete"On The Nose"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTQ2MDkzMjA0OTE4ODA0Nw
"Runty Mix" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Runty Mix" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODQ2NDQxMjA1NzI4MjYyMA
Thanks.
"Runt-a-grams" - 7x7 themed and illustrated:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Runt-a-grams" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODczMTIzMjE0Mzk1NzAxNA
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@BobK. - Maybe this'll help, on that 1-D clue (Runt-a-grams)…
ReplyDeleteRuntpuz grammy-winner recap for solution to: "Runt-a-grams".
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzQ1ODI5MjE1MDIwMzM3NA
M&A Help Desk
No runts for a runty layoff period due to a short M&A truce. Couple of days, probably.
ReplyDeleteHere is one to leave folks grumblin, in the meantime …
**gruntz**
M&A
p.s.
DeleteAbove runtpuz is:
"Bottom Line" - 7x7 themed.
"Bottom Line" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzg1OTI0MjE2NTA5NDQ0NA
Thanks.
"Runty Mix" Sort of like Chex mix, nice!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTg4MTcwMjE3Nzc1MzYxMQ
"Runt-a-grams"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjAxNDMxMjE3ODEyMDE3Mw
"Bottom Line" I need an explanation.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY4MTk5MjI0MzQ2OTAzMw
@Teedmn -
ReplyDeleteOK, then. Here it is:
Runtpuz weakly recap of solution to: "Bottom Line".
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzE4ODk0MjI1MDAyNzExNg
Now U have to put up with this, tho:
"Teedmn Plurals" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
Looking at the Bottom Line grid, I see why Wednesday is called "hump day".
Delete@BobK. - OOOOOh. Wish I'd thought of that, when makin the runtpuz!
DeleteM&A
Hump day might have helped me. No guarantees. Thanks for the explanation.
Delete"Teedmn Plurals" --
ReplyDeletettp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTgyNzE0MjI1MTM4OTM2NQ
Thanks?
Runtpuz pluralistic recap for solution to: "Teedmn Plurals".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM3NTcyMjUyNDMwODk2
M&A
"Teedmn Plurals" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDcwMTgwMjMxNzIxODM1Ng
@Teedmn … So glad U liked it. Thanx for suggestin such an amazin runtpuz theme idea to m&e!
DeleteM&A in truce mode
"Know Your Hollywood Jargon" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Know Your Hollywood Jargon" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjQ1NDkyMjQxNTA3NzE2MA
Sorry, I obviously didn't!
"Know Your Hollywood Jargon" I'm with @BobK!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzM1NzU4MjQ4MDMxOTU2NA
Stumpy Stumper: "Big-Ass Tortilla" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Big-Ass Tortilla" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM1Nzc1MjQ4Nzc2NDg0Mw
Thanks.
@BobK, re: Yer question inside yer Down Home "Big-Ass Tortilla" file … yep.
DeleteM&A
"Big-Ass Tortilla" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjY2ODIyNTY1ODU3MTIz
This lil sucker will undoubtedly put up a flight …
ReplyDelete"Runtpuz Flight 101" - 7x7 slightly themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Runtpuz Flight 101" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjM2MDMzMjU3MTExMzg1Ng
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Stumpy Stumper: "Furry and Hacked" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Furry and Hacked" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njk4NDIzMjYxMzM3OTI4OA
Thanks.
"Runtpuz Flight 101"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzQ2OTI0MjY1MjU1Mzg2Ng
"Furry and Hacked" An apt description of my brain?
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTgzNDkzMjY5NTA2Njg0NQ
"Bar Chart" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Bar Chart" Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTE0NjY1Mjc0MDA1MjkzNw
"Bar Chart" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjIyMDQ4Mjc0NDMxNDQ1Mw
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Stumpy Stumper: "Flotation Mouse" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Flotation Mouse" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDgxNTQzMjgzMTgzNDY1OA
Thanks.
@BobK. - I subscribe more to your last explanation of 14-A, in the "Flotation Mouse" runt. Clue, of course, has a single-?'s worth of immunity, and was as close as this puz comes to a double-?? clue.
DeleteM&A
"Flotation Mouse"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzgxODU0MjgzOTYzMjkxNA
Stumpy Stumper: "Orrin Hatch in Zombietown" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Orrin Hatch in Zombietown" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzc2MzI1Mjg2MDAzNDU5NQ
It doesn't happen often, but when I read, " 'Orrin Hatch in Zombietown' - 7x7 themeless," my first thought was, "Wow. What if this were a Themed puzzle?"
"Orrin Hatch in Zombietown" Does it count if zombies ate my brain?
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mjg1OTk0MjkyODk2OTY5Nw
"Desperate Word Square #39" - 7x7 sorta themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
Runtpuz down the Hatch recap for solution to: "Orrin Hatch in Zombietown".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzY5MDgzMjk0OTIzMzUwMQ
M&A
"Desperate Word Square #39" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODIyNzQwMjk1OTAwNTcwNA
Thanks.
Runtpuz desperate recap for solution to: "Desperate Word Square #39".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzE0OTcxMjk2NjAyNjk2Ng
M&A
"Desperate Word Square #39" Desperately fun, as always!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTU0ODg1MzAwMDQxMDc0NQ
p.s.
ReplyDeleteJust discovered a typo in "Desperate Word Square #39", within the 11-Across clue.
It probably didn't make much difference, but the corrected version does read a bit more sanely, at least.
Corrected version is here:
**gruntz**
No refunds.
M&A
Stumpy Stumper: "Chilling Ploy" - 7x7 almost themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Chilling Ploy" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODEzMTIyMzA0NTU1OTYzNA
Thanks.
"Chilling Ploy"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDkyNDEwMzA4NDgzNTQ5NA
I dunno … sometimes U just gotta splatz the mangy runt out there, and see what happens …
ReplyDelete"Not Pictured Here" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Not Pictured Here" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTY1NjcwMzExMTkwMjYwMA
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"Not Pictured Here" I'm with @BobK, not mangy at all!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzc0MjA5MzE3MjUzMDcwMA
"Runty Epitomes" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Runty Epitomes" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzI1MDc3MzE4MTIzNjQ5OQ
Thanks.
"Runty Epitomes"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjIyMzE5MzIwNzE0NzExOA
Stumpy Stumper: "Plenty of Junk" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Plenty of Junk" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTU4MjIzMzIyMDE0Njg3NQ
Thanks.
"Plenty of Junk" but not in the Runt - nice!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY2ODIyMzI1ODcyMzYyOQ
M&A feels tolerable good about doin this to U nice test-solvers. If I give U 15 minutes for it, that is …
ReplyDelete"Stop-Gap Measures" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Stop-Gap Measures" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTA4NTEzMzI3OTE5OTcyMA
Th anks.
@BobK. - har. yep. This puppy definitely had some bite to it. Maybe 20 minutes to solve woulda been fairer? OTOH, as U sorta said in yer comment, what first grade solver wants to spend 20 minutes on a runtpuz?
ReplyDeletePeace on Earth, Good Will to The Gap. With no refunds.
M&A
@BobK. - Your refund, enclosed:
ReplyDelete"Desperate Word Square #40" - 7x7 sorta themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
p.s.
See y'all in a coupla days.
"Desperate Word Square #40" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDE5NDUyMzI4Mzg2NDczNA
Mucho gracias, and have a nice trip!
I meant 13 out of 14, of course. Best ti just ignore me.
ReplyDelete"Stop Gap Measures". M&A, thanks and have a great hiatus.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODYzMzMyMzM0NDI5MjAwMw
p.s.
ReplyDeleteM&A is not actually on a trip … Just ran out of good material, temporarily. Them biter runtz ate my homework.
M&A
Stumpy Stumper: "Midway Penultimate" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Midway Penultimate" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODU2ODU1MzUyNDU4NDQ1MA
Thanks.
Pasta FazOOLER --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzUzNTkzNTUyOTQxNTk1
Thanks. I learned a new word.
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ReplyDeleteSomehow, the message I posted for "Pasta FazOOLER" has disappeared, after BobK. had already gotten the runtpuz off of it. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteHere it is, again…
"Pasta FazOOLER" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Desperate Word Square #40" Fun!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTIxODA1MzYwMjY2NjI1OA
"Midway Penultimate" Pay no attention to my time - this was a real biter for me.
ReplyDelete"Can of Worms" - 7x7 themed 12-minute biter:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Can of Worms" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODI0NzI0MzYyNTA1MTE5NQ
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Runtpuz can of recap for solution to: "Can of Worms".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTczNTEzMzYzNDI5NDQ1OQ
M&A
"Pasta FazOOLER"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODUzNzg5MzY0MDAxMjg1MQ
"Can of Worms" Do they come with a "best by" date? :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY4NjM3MzY0MDc3OTUzNw
Stumpy Stumper: "POTUS from Pluto" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"POTUS from Pluto" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTY1MTEyMzY5OTUzNTQ0MA
Thanks.
Looks like the "Can of Worms" runpuz lived up to its name, givin the test solvers way too much trouble for their own good.
ReplyDeleteM&A still likes the theme concept, but this runtpuz definitely needs a re-make. Here is another attempt, in case you'd like to try it:
"Big Can of Worms" - 7x7 redesigned and themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Big Can of Worms" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzE2MTUyMzcxODU4NzYyNA
Thanks for the second chance!
"POTUS from Pluto"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTcwODg1Mzc3NTkxNDYyNQ
Stumpy Stumper: "Circle of Desperation" - 7x7 sorta themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Circle of Desperation" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTE0MTk1Mzc4NjQ0Nzg3Ng
Thanks.
*** Circle of Desperation Spoiler Alert ***
DeleteRead only if U haven't done the runtpuz yet.
I mean it.
@BobK. - re: Yer 2-D question. The answer subject only "leads" the field for one lap, then drops out.
M&A
"Slot Cars!" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Slot Cars!" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTE4OTMwMzg3MDMwODY4Nw
Thanks.
"Big Can of Worms"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzQzNTcwMzg4MDY1MDExNw
"Circle of Desperation"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjI4ODI5Mzg5MTc5OTE2Nw
"Slot Cars!" Fun!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzQ5MzgyMzg5ODc5ODYzOQ
Wow, @Teedmn! Way to catch up!
ReplyDeleteBut wait … there's more …
**gruntz**
M&A
p.s.
DeletePrevious "mystery runtpuz" is called:
Stumpy Stumper: "Runtpuz Sprinkler System" - 7x7 almost themeless.
M&Also
"Runtpuz Sprinkler System" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzk3NjIzMzkwMzI2MTczMg
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Runtpuz desperate recap for solution to: "Circle of Desperation".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTQ0ODgzMzkwNDkyNjExMQ
M&A
Extra credit, "Breaking News" runtpuz.
ReplyDelete"Trumpy Christmas Gift" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Trumpy Christmas Gift" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDYyODgwMzk3MDY0NzQxOA
Thanks.
"How Luvly Art Thy Branches" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"How Luvly Art Thy Branches" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njg5NjE2NDA1Mzk1Mzk0MQ
Thanks.
Extra credit, "Holiday Cheer" runtpuz.
ReplyDeleteUses:
* Break your previous solve-time record.
* Give to someone who hasn't solved many crosswords before, becuz they thought they were too large and intimidatin. [As long as they don't mind the word "snot".]
* Bird cage liner.
Merry Christmas eve eve.
"Easier Than Snot on a Stick" - 7x7 themeless:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Easier Than Snot on a Stick" --
ReplyDeleteOK, that's pretty easy!
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzYwMjQ0MDYyMjkwNTc0
Thanks, and Merry Christmas!
"Runtpuz Sprinkler System"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjI2NTA5NDEyNzM0Mjg2Mg
"Trumpy Christmas Gift" Very timely indeed!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzk1NTExNDEyNzgwMTgxNg
"How Luvly Art Thy Branches" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mjc2OTQ5NDEyODM3ODAyMQ
"Easier Than Snot on a Stick" If not a personal record, it's very close.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTYyMzAyNDEyODcyNTIyOQ
(Nikonic = non-ikonic, in some lingoes, btw)
ReplyDelete"Nikonic Xmas" - 7x7 illustrated themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Nikonic Xmas" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTg5NzAzNDEzMzQ1OTgyOQ
Thanks, and Merry Christmas!
(@Teedmn - As you were saying ...)
Tangentially related to a clue in the Nikonic runt, and maybe I've asked this before, but just glancing at the calendar, when is the most recent year in which Christmas Day and New Year's Day were not on the same day of the week?
ReplyDeleteExtra credit, "lump of coal" runtpuz. Happy Christmas Eve.
ReplyDelete"Most Unlikely" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Nikonic Xmas" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODkyNTI2NDE1ODE2MzU5Ng
"Grand Opening of Santa's Bag" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
p.s
Merry Christmas
"Grand Opening of Santa's Bag" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzg1MjUyNDI0OTE3MzI0Mg
Thanks.
"Most Unlikely" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTI0NzgwNDI1MDQ0MjgxOQ
Thanks.
(@r.alph -- Wow! Great solve!)
Runtpuz unlikely recap of solution to: "Most Unlikely".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDgzOTk4NDI2MjQ3Njk5MQ
M&A
Stumpy Stumper: "Uncle Vernal" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Uncle Vernal" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzIyODcyNDMwODA3MjEwMQ
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"Desperate Word Square #41" - 7x7 12-minute sorta themed:
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"Desperate Word Square #41" --
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Thanks.
"Grand Opening of Santa's Bag"
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"Uncle Vernal"
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"Desperate Word Square #41"
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Runpuz desperate recap for solution to: "Desperate Word Square #41".
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"Who Said That?" - 7x7 theme:
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"Who Said That?" --
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"Thanks," I sez.
Stumpy Stumper: "Choppy Bird" - 7x7 themeless:
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"Choppy Bird" --
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"Who Said That?" The title makes me want to look over my shoulder... Thanks!
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"Choppy Bird"
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Better publish this one, while the subject is still fairly fresh meat …
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"Cockeyed Liaison" Thanks!
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"Happy Newy Har!" - 7x7 themed:
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"Cockeyed Liaison" --
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"Happy Newy Har!" --
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Back atcha!
"Double. Dang. Hang. Over." - 7x7 themed:
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"Double. Dang. Hang. Over." --
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With a start like this, my scores can only improve during the year. Happy New One!
Runtpuz biter2018 recap of solution for: "Double. Dang. Hang. Over."
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"Happy Newy Har"
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"Double. Dang. Hang. Over." Thanks for a challenging start to 2018!
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Stumpy Stumper: "Flying Gurgle" - 7x7 themeless except for the honoree:
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"Flying Gurgle" --
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"Flying Gurgle"
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"A.K.A." - 7x7 themed:
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"A.K.A" Thanks.
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"A.K.A." --
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"Fill in the Pun" - 7x7 themed:
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"Fill in the Pun" --
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"Fill in the Pun"
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"Cruel and Unusual" - 7x7 15 min. themed biter:
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"Cruel and Unusual" --
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Thanks.
Since the people on this blog are the smartest group I know, perhaps you can explain something to me.
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Speed Department
Ermanno Signorelli reports that ‘‘Adam is looking only at Beatrice, but Beatrice is looking only at Calvin. Adam is married but Calvin is not.’’ Ermanno wonders if a married person is looking at an unmarried person.
The answer which is given is simply "Yes."
Can someone explain this in terms that a simpleton like me can understand?
@BobK. -
ReplyDeleteThere are three possibilities:
1. Beatrice is unmarried. Then a married person (Adam) is lookin at an unmarried person (Beatrice).
2. Beatrice is married. Then a married person (Beatrice) is lookin at an unmarried person (Calvin).
3. Beatrice is a border collie. Then the whole shebang falls apart.
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p.s.
ReplyDeleteNot that it matters much, but the title on the puzzle was mistyped as "Cruel and Usual" in the runtpuz itself. (Some solvers might agree more with that title, tho.) Anyhoo, here is a corrected version…
"Cruel and Unusual" - 7x7 15 min. themed biter:
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"Cruel and Unusual", as usual :-).
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Stumpy Stumper: "Borderline Gorilla" - 7x7 borderline themeless:
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"Borderline Gorilla" I got run over by the gorilla in the mist.
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"Borderline Gorilla" --
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Thanks.
P.S. Thanks also for the puzzle solution. I actually had to read your explanation more than once before I got it (OK, it was after I had gone to bed), and once I did get it I felt so incredibly stupid!
"Where's the Bee Fat?" - 7x7 themed:
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"Where's the Bee Fat?" --
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Thanks for a runt that many will dook on.
Stumpy Stumper: "Take a Number" - 7x7 themeless:
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"Take a Number" --
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"Where's the Bee Fat?" Fun!
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"… And Others" - 7x7 themed:
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"… And Others" --
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"Take A Number" Thanks.
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Runtpuz other-worldly recap of solution for: "…And Others".
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"...And Others"
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"Runt-finity" - 7x7 themed:
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"Runt-finity" It shows off my finite solving skills :-).
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Stumpy Stumper: "Mickey Mouse Cell Phones" - 7x7 themeless:
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"Runt-finity" --
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Thanks. Tough one for me!
"Mickey Mouse Cell Phones" --
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Thanks. A nice thaw after a harsh spell!
"Mickey Mouse Cell Phones"
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"Lay It On Thick" - 7x7 15 min. themed:
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"Lay It On Thick" 3D says it all!
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"Lay It On Thick" --
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Stumpy Stumper: "Runtpuz Cleaning Day" - 7x7 almost themeless:
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"Runtpuz Cleaning Day" --
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Thanks.
@BobK. - Nice, clean solve. U really cleaned up, on that last one.
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