@BobK.-Great solvetime on "Down and Out". Bummer, about that O-impersonator prob. Relieved, that the gimmick was gettable.
Have been careful about nasty crosses and such, ever since all the test solvers got skunked-up by that darn CBC/CG crossin in the "Wild Flowers" runt. Shoulda gone with an easier clue, for at least one of those two answers.
Lately, a lot of the runtz I wrote never got published. Cuz I out of the blue write a new oddball one, and want to immediately publish it before the older ones ever get their chance. M&A gets too curious about what will happen on the latest weird one.
Need to cool the creativity for a few days, and let the poor, whimperin runtz-in-waitin have their day at the dogshow, I reckon.
Due to some real cute puppy shamin from frustrated runt test solvers, M&A has revised the "Noun You See It …" runt, to hopefully make it a smidge easier. Think of it as a decorative muzzle on a problem biter …
"Noun You See It (Revised) …" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
@r.alph & @BobK. - yep. M&A wants his money back, too. My Mac's online thesaurus had an incorrect synonym, for the "Lone Ranger Lingo" answer in question.
1. Amazin solvetime, @BobK. 2. @r.alph is correct, about "*". 3. Amazed no one commented on that there 12-A clue; maybe the first time M&A has tried this approach -- but, just didn't want to make things any harder, in that puzarea, so got desperate.
re: "Halfsies: … @Teedmn: yep, on yer 6-D explanation.
p.s. M&A Road Trip is comin up, probably startin sometime this weekend. May be out of touch for a few days of runtz-solver rehab. Be good. (A couple more runtz will probably splatz out, here, before we depart.)
Anybody around the joint anymore? M&A is back from the short vacation. Might be a good time to dump this puppy on the streets, while no one is lookin …
I've lost the hang of this - my link for Monkey Bubbles belongs to "The Old One Two". Here is "Monkey Bubbles", though I know adding the link isn't necessary.
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But, grrr, I did two or three previous runts just now, but I had forgotten that if I do them on Safari, they don't count! Finally noticed I wasn't being posted, and switched to Chrome. But I resent having to do it!
No, no interesting story. Just that I looked at the clip twice, and the first time it was preceded by an ad for Barbie dolls (!) and the second time by an ad for some far-right cult newspaper. I have no idea what you may have been offered!
@BobK. - yep, I figured that "Sweet Spots" 15x puz would probably displease the Shortzmeister, for the same reason U had trouble with it. That and the Ow de Speration of 65-Across, of course.
"Queued Up" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTU0NzI1NjQ5MjQzNjk1Nw
"Queued Up" Nice!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjQ1ODQwNjU2NTAyNTM1Mw
"Let Them Finish Already" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Let Them Finish Already" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzQ0NDg2NjU4MzkxMDg2OQ
Thanks.
Runtpuz finished recap of solution to: "Let Them Finish Already".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTc5Nzc0NjYwOTYwOTE5OQ
M&A
"Half-Assed" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Half-Assed" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTY4MjUyNjY5NDM4OTczNg
Thanks!
"Let Them Finish Already" I was finished, all right! :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTkwOTI0NjcwMTE2NTM2OQ
"Half-Assed", Nice, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjAyNzg0Njc0MTY1MjQyOQ
Stumpy Stumper: "Tasty Biter" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Tasty Biter" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDE3NzkxNjc4MDgxMjY0MQ
Thanks!
"Tasty Biter"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzAwNDc4NjgyMTQ5NTQ0Mg
Giant "Herb Salad": 8x8 11 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Herb Salad" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjE0MjE0Njg2NzIyMTM3NQ
Thanks!
"Herb Salad" Nice grid.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzk5MDE5NjkxMDg4ODc4Ng
"Wild Flowers" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Wild Flowers" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njg3NzMwNjk0ODU2OTgzNQ
Thanks.
"Wild Flowers" A rather wild ride, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTA5MTI2Njk5NDY5NTQ0Mw
Stumpy Stumper: "Runty Tripping" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Runty Tripping" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTU5NzUzNzAyMTgwMDY2Ng
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"Runty Tripping"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjA2Mjk1NzA4NDQwODYyMg
"The Weest of Adjustments" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"The Weest of Adjustments" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzQwNzQ1NzExNTY1NTE4OA
Thanks!
"The Weest of Adjustments" Fun, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjYxNDc0NzE2NDM2NzU4Mw
"Down and Out" - 7x7 sorta themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Down and Out" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTI0Njc1NzIwMDgxMjg2Nw
Thanks!
@BobK.-Great solvetime on "Down and Out". Bummer, about that O-impersonator prob. Relieved, that the gimmick was gettable.
DeleteHave been careful about nasty crosses and such, ever since all the test solvers got skunked-up by that darn CBC/CG crossin in the "Wild Flowers" runt. Shoulda gone with an easier clue, for at least one of those two answers.
Lately, a lot of the runtz I wrote never got published. Cuz I out of the blue write a new oddball one, and want to immediately publish it before the older ones ever get their chance. M&A gets too curious about what will happen on the latest weird one.
Need to cool the creativity for a few days, and let the poor, whimperin runtz-in-waitin have their day at the dogshow, I reckon.
M&A
Oops, I did it again …
ReplyDeleteJust wrote up this pup. Hurt my head to make it, btw.
"Noun You See It …" - 7x7 15 min. themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Noun You See It …" --
ReplyDeleteAnd noun I don't --
My sun-addled brain couldn't match this runt!
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTkxNTY2NzMwMTI5Njc4Mw
Thanks.
Runtpuz noun-seen recap of solution for "Noun You See It …".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTg3MDE4NzMwNTgxOTUwMQ
M&A
Due to some real cute puppy shamin from frustrated runt test solvers, M&A has revised the "Noun You See It …" runt, to hopefully make it a smidge easier. Think of it as a decorative muzzle on a problem biter …
ReplyDelete"Noun You See It (Revised) …" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"No refunds"
p.s.
Delete… and many thanx, to loyal long-sufferin test solvers, for yer input.
M&Also
"Bury the Lead" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Bury the Lead" -- aka "Bury the Solver" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTMyMDYxNzQzODA5NzU3Nw
Thanks? (What was that refund policy again?)
@BobK. - real sorry U got buried. How'bout this pup … ?
ReplyDelete"Very Little Labor Day" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"aimin to please but not to reimburse"
"Very Little Labor Day" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzY3NDM4NzQ1MjYxOTQzOQ
:>) Thanks! :>)
"Down and Out" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzk5OTgyNzUxMjQzMTkxMQ
"Cross Up Words" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Cross Up Words" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTUwMDI0NzUzODkyNzUyMA
Thanks!
"Bury the Lead" Nice, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzU3OTk2NzYwMzQ5NzE3Mg
"Noun You See It" Har.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjYxNDc0NzE2NDM2NzU4Mw
"Very Little Labor Day"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzkwMTY1NzY0MDk1NzgxNw
"Cross Up Words"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDM3NzY3Njg5MTkxNDI3
"Desperate Word Square #69" - 7x7 sorta themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Desperate Word Square #69" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODg0Mjk1NzcxMjEwMDIzOQ
Thanks!
"Desperate Word Square #69" Nice job, @BobK!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDg2NTMxNzc3NTA3NjE0OA
"Stray Dogs" - 7x7 eazy-E themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Stray Dogs" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzk4NjU3ODgxMDkxNTA2
"Stray Dogs" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDQ3ODc2Nzg5MTEyMjE3Mw
Thanks!
From The New Yorker, cartoon #2: https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/issue-cartoons/cartoons-from-the-september-9-2019-issue
ReplyDelete@Teedmn - Talk about pretty eyes.
DeleteM&A
"Blue Streaks" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Blue Streaks" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzU1NzgyNzk4NjgyODc4Mw
Thanks!!
"Blue Streaks" Fun, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjUzNTE4MDMxNTAxMDE0
Stumpy Stumper: "Lone Ranger Lingo" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Lone Ranger Lingo" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjcyNzc0ODA1NTkyOTYzOQ
Thanks*
*with a footnote.
After reading Bob's comment, I want my money back.
ReplyDelete@r.alph & @BobK. - yep. M&A wants his money back, too. My Mac's online thesaurus had an incorrect synonym, for the "Lone Ranger Lingo" answer in question.
ReplyDeleteRevised version …
"Lone Ranger Lingo, Revised" - 7x7 themeless:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Lone Ranger Lingo" Fun! But my habit of runting in the morning means I often miss all the excitement :-).
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzk0MjUyODExOTY3MjA5Nw
Chanteys are this puz will have better synonymage …
ReplyDelete"Dangerfield Punch Lines #6" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Dangerfield Punch Lines #6" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjY1NDc1ODE0MzQwMjcxMA
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"Dangerfield Punch Lines #6"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDg1NjIyODIwNjYwOTAyNQ
"Conspiracy of Silence" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Conspiracy of Silence" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTIyMTc1ODIzNTkzMTMxMg
Thanks! [Nods silently]
"Conspiracy of Silence" Nice!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjY4NTE5ODI4OTk5NDkzOQ
"Partial Partials" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Partial Partials" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTk5ODIxODMxNTY2OTQ0Mw
Thanks! (Fully, not partially.)
"Partial Partials" Interesting idea, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTg1NjgyODM3NjEyODg3Ng
"Halfsies" - 8x8 12 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Halfsies" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM5NTI2ODM5NjkwODY2Nw
Thanks!
"Adieu Aeiou" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Halfsies" Fun!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTEzNDY2ODQ2NzI5ODk2MQ
"Adieu Aeiou" Great puzzle, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjY4MzA4ODQ2ODA1NjA3NA
"Adieu Aeiou" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTUzNTIyODQ3MDEyOTI3Mg
Thnks!
re: "Adieu Aeiou" …
ReplyDelete1. Amazin solvetime, @BobK.
2. @r.alph is correct, about "*".
3. Amazed no one commented on that there 12-A clue; maybe the first time M&A has tried this approach -- but, just didn't want to make things any harder, in that puzarea, so got desperate.
re: "Halfsies: …
@Teedmn: yep, on yer 6-D explanation.
M&A
p.s.
Delete11-A "Adieu Aeiou" clue, not 12-A clue.
Stumpy Stumper: "Enchanted Splat" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Enchanted Splat" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTYzNDYxODUwMzc5NjkxOA
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"Enchanted Splat"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODA1NTI5ODU2NDIxMzk0NA
"Runt Puzzle Pet" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Runt Puzzle Pet" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzcwNTk1ODU4MDQzMTM4Ng
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"Runt Puzzle Pet" Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjYxMjM4NjM4Nzc1Nzg2
"The R Word" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"The R Word" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTk0MTY5ODY1MTM0NTE2NQ
Right on!
"The R Word"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTk4Mjg3MjQ3MDcwNzI
"Six Easy Pieces" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Six Easy Pieces" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTUwNzQ5ODczNDk4NTc3OA
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"Six Easy Pieces" Not as easy as all that! Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDE1OTM1ODgwODIyNzA5OA
"Start Trek" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
p.s.
M&A Road Trip is comin up, probably startin sometime this weekend. May be out of touch for a few days of runtz-solver rehab. Be good. (A couple more runtz will probably splatz out, here, before we depart.)
"Start Trek" --
Deletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTA4MzA4ODkxNTI4MjM3Mg
Thanks (but, ouch!)
"Two to One Shots" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
p.s.
@r.alph: har. Well, the runtz always have tried harder …
But, how'bout this one?
"The Old One Two" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"The Old One Two" --
Deletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDQ1MDQ3ODkxNjE0NzE5Mw
Thanks.
"Start Trek" Sleeper biter!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTI4NzI5ODg5NzUzODkzOQ
"Two to One Shots" Nice, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzY4OTA4ODg5ODkyOTI5MA
Stumpy Stumper: "Monkey Bubbles" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Monkey Bubbles" --
Deletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTI4NDUyODkxNjU5OTg3NA
Thanks!
P.S. - I'm on my way to visit the Mall Orca on Sunday. See you in two weeks!
Bon Voyage, K-meister!
DeleteM&A
Last runt, for a little while …
ReplyDelete"The Smaller, the Feistier" - 7x7 not especially themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"The Smaller, the Feistier" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTEzMjgwOTA4MDUwMTc1NQ
Thanks, and thanks!
Anybody around the joint anymore?
ReplyDeleteM&A is back from the short vacation. Might be a good time to dump this puppy on the streets, while no one is lookin …
"It's in the Bag" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"The Old One Two" Nice, thanks.
ReplyDelete"Monkey Bubbles"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzkyMjg3OTY1ODEzNTM3MA
I've lost the hang of this - my link for Monkey Bubbles belongs to "The Old One Two". Here is "Monkey Bubbles", though I know adding the link isn't necessary.
Deletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTEzMDY2OTY1ODM3ODIzMA
"The Smaller, the Feistier" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTMyNTc2OTc0ODU0Njc5Nw
"It's In The Bag" Fun! Yeah, where is everyboday? (Besides @BobK, in Majorca). I was in Iceland and was doing Runts so what gives? :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njc3NjE5OTg0NjAwNjMwMA
Hello,
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Stumpy Stumper: "Judge Zorro" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Judge Zorro" Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTkwOTg1OTkzMTY1NDAzOA
"Grade-A-Runt" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Grade-A-Runt" --
Deletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTkzMTEyMTM1MjAwNjIw
Thanks!
But, grrr, I did two or three previous runts just now, but I had forgotten that if I do them on Safari, they don't count! Finally noticed I wasn't being posted, and switched to Chrome. But I resent having to do it!
"Grade-A-Runt"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTczMjIwMTcyNDYyMTg
"What, a Zoo?" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"What, a Zoo?" --
Deletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTIzNzQ5MTM1ODUzOTIz
Thanks!
"What, a Zoo?" Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjE0ODc4MTM4NTYxNDMx
Stumpy Stumper: "Negligible Entertainment" - 7x7 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
Not of "Negligible Entertainment" in the least! Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzUzMTkyOTY3MjM3OTE
Runtpuz mostly-tot-inspired recap for solution to: "Negligible Entertainment" (yo, @Teedmn).
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzI1NjYwMjk4MTk5MzU3
M&A
Har, I was explaining my dilemma with this Runt to my husband today when the lightbulb went on (went off?). Thanks.
Delete"Negligible Entertainment" --
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Thanks!
Ignore the ad, can't help it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-yZNMWFqvM
"Ghost Towns" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
p.s.
@BobK. - har. There's gotta be a cool story, behind yer "ignore the ad" msg.?
"Ghost Towns" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTc5NTk2Mzg4MTYzNTg0
Thanks.
No, no interesting story. Just that I looked at the clip twice, and the first time it was preceded by an ad for Barbie dolls (!) and the second time by an ad for some far-right cult newspaper. I have no idea what you may have been offered!
"Ghost Towns" Nice.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODEyNzIxNDQ5MzEzOTcx
"Magic Letter" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Magic Letter" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzExMDAzNDYxMDQ2NTA1
Gracias!
"Magic Letter" Fun!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTkzMDM1NDA1NTgwMjM
"Son of Galaxy of the Guardian" - 7x7 thing from the crypt:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Son of Galaxy of the Guardian" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjgwNDc1NjE5MTExODQ
Thanks.
"Son of Galaxy of the Guardian" Tough one! Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjkyMTkxNjI2ODE4NTMy
"In Spades" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"In Spades" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjQwNzQzNjQ4NzQ4MTMz
Thanks.
"In Spades" Thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODE4NDk4NzExNjQwMTIz
"Open Season" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Open Season" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzQyODI3Mzc3MDg0MTI
Thanks!
"Open Season", tricky!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTM2NzU1Nzk4NzUzNzgy
"Wander Breed" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
p.s.
"Wanderin breed" M&A will be out on another road trip, after this Sunday. Don't figure it to last over a handful days, tho. Thanx.
"Wander Breed" --
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Thanks!
This big hounddog oughta surely allow everybody to miss M&A less, while I'm gone …
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p.s. Well, hey -- There's no way the NYT would buy this.
"Sweet Spots" --
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Hey! A Halloween puzzle! Many thanks for the trick, and for the treat!
@BobK. - yep, I figured that "Sweet Spots" 15x puz would probably displease the Shortzmeister, for the same reason U had trouble with it. That and the Ow de Speration of 65-Across, of course.
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"Tricks of the Trade" - 7x7 themed:
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"Tricks of the Trade" --
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More tricks indeed! Thanks!
"Wander Breed" There were times I wandered what was going on!
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"Tricks of the Trade" Thanks.
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"Sweet Spots" I'm with @BobK, definitely the Halloween of Runts! Fun, thanks.
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Stumpy Stumper: "Intellectual Disgrace" - 7x7 themeless:
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"Intellectual Disgrace" Thanks, and welcome back!
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"Intellectual Disgrace" --
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With "intellectual" in the title, clearly not for me. Thanks!
"May Grow on You" - 7x7 themed:
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"May Grow on You" Fun, thanks.
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"May Grow on You" --
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"Bad Stuff Comes in Threes" - 7x7 themed:
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"Bad Stuff Comes in Threes" --
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"Bad Stuff Comes in Threes" Nice!
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"Has a Lot on the Ball" - 7x7 themed:
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"Has a Lot on the Ball" --
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Actually, I've got nothing, but ... Thanks.
Runtpuz ballsy recap for solution to: "Has a Lot on the Ball".
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**Mini-SPOILER ALERT**
Requires kinda a rethink of the word "lot", of course.
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"Has a Lot on the Ball" Thanks (a lot! :-) )
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"Name That Tune" - 7x7 themed:
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"Name That Tune" --
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"Name That Tune" Fun!
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"God Awful" - 8x8 12 min. themed:
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"God Awful" -- (Aw, c'mon, not really that bad!) --
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"God Awful" Thanks.
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Stumpy Stumper: "Stiff Fries" - 7x7 themeless:
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"Stiff Fries" --
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Thanks!
"Stiff Fries" Nice, thanks.
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Runtpuz fried stiff recap for solution to: "Stiff Fries".
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"Runtwide Symmetry" - 7x7 themed:
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"Runtwide Symmetry" --
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Wow! Thanks!
"Runtwide Symmetry" A work of art!
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"The Stripper" - 7x7 themed:
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"The Stripper" --
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Thanks for the lesson in humility! :>)
Runtpuz strip-mined recap for solution to: "The Stripper".
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Stumpy Stumper: "Dirtier Than Snot" - 7x7 themeless:
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"Dirtier Than Snot" --
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Thanks! Thanks!
"Low pH" - 7x7 themed:
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"Low pH" --
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Thanks!
"The Stripper" has stripped me of my runt pride. :-)
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"Dirtier Than Snot" Fun, thanks!
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"U Had To Be There" - 7x7 themed:
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"U Had To Be There" -- (But, alas, I wasn't!) --
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Thanks.
"Low pH" Nice!
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"U Had To Be There"
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"Hybrid Dishes" - 7x7 themed:
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"Hybrid Dishes" --
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Thanks.
Runtpuz hybrid recap of solution for: "Hybrid Dishes".
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"Hybrid Dishes" Thanks.
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"Eyes Only" - 7x7 themed:
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"Eyes Only" --
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Thanks, M!
"Eyes Only" Fun, thanks.
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Happy Halloween!
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"Itchy Witches" --
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"Itchy Witches" Happy belated Halloween!
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"Desperate Word Square #70" - 7x7 schlemeless:
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"Desperate Word Square #70" --
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Not "themeless," not "schemeless," but "schlemeless"?
Thanks!
"Variations on a Quack" - 7x7 themed:
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"Variations on a Quack" --
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Thx!
Runtpuz cracked recap of solution for: "Variations on a Quack".
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p.s.
@r.alph: Might be about time to work yer new blog-thread magic? Thanx.
See new post
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