@Kirk (et al): Kirk mentioned he missed havin any M&A artwork, in the "Double Vision" illustrated runtpuz. [Actually, it was sorta artwork, cause M&A had to draw em up, and then lightly erase em, to smudge em up.]
Anyhoo, if y'all are interested … Below is an M&A artwork, done way back before he even thought of the notion of a runtpuz. It was pretty day-um big, so had to copy it in two parts:
Early M&A Puz, top part: http://puzzlecrowd.com/kf/EarlyPuzTop.jpg
Early M&A Puz, bottom part: http://puzzlecrowd.com/kf/EarlyPuzBottom.jpg
I printed out the two parts of the puzzle, used scissors and tape to make a full page image, and attempted to solve.
Aside from some images which appeared to have dropped in from another puzzle, everything made sense, except . . . could you give me a hint as to what letter fits the intersection of 6 A and 8 D?
*** Possible spoiler alert: Early M&A Puz Art *** @BobK. - Ooof. I was afraid someone might ask for a solution to that puppy. After extended study, my "hint" to the letter you seek is that it probably = Almost an anagram of yo.
Sadly for me, no, not at ACPT. Old age, bad hip, new responsibilities. Didn't even sign up for the virtual play-along. I guess you aren't there either?
@Teedmn: Apologies for the Wiener Dog's language, used in 13-D. The crossins made M&A do it.
I bet U are correct, that @BobK may well have motored on over to that ACPT puzfest. I will issue a special ACPT-warm-up runtpuz, in case he might need it.
This here runt sorta has *Twin Themes*. A rarity for the 7x7 lil devils.
"Biter Runt" - 7x7 themed [10 min., but ACPT contenders should limit themselves to 5]:
@M&A, do you do Fireball puzzles? I think Evan Birnholz has been solving Desperate Square runts, based on his April Fool's Fireball answers. A 15 X 15 Desperate Square-esque experience, (there are black squares), whew!
@Teedmn: yep. Woulda been more impressed, if there hadn't been any black squares, tho. I think Trip Payne used to do the April Fool Fireball, each year; he also used black squares. Neither constructor made use of the near-essential double ?-marker clue punctuation, btw.
This discussion reminds me of a puzzle I did a few years ago, possibly by Trip, called either "Something Different" or "Anything Goes". It may have been a diamond rather than a square, it may have had 3 or 2 or one or no black squares, but it definitely was a lot of fun.
A quick look at Google didn't turn ip this particular puzzle, but I did find the discussion on Diary of a Crossword Fiend for December 18, 2010, rather informative.
Gotta hand out an extra thanks to @M&A for my chuckle of the morning reading the Rex blog (Syndi puz, No. 0305). I enjoyed solving the NJY puzzle, too.
"Thanx for what was a real challenge for m&e, Nam Jin Yoon. Explained why our neighbor's dog yakked up them leftover momos, tho. So, learned some new stuff -- always a plus." --- @M&A
@BobK. - Maybe mighta helped slightly. Today's NYTPuz was one of those "words that can come before the last part of each themer" dealies. That's about it, tho.
@Bob. K - Yeah, now that U mention it. That pup needed to be muzzled better, before ever gettin released. How'bout another round, to help get yer nerve back? …
M&A is duly impressed by all the test solvers' performances on that "Backup Clues" runt, and feels U may even now be ready to tackle *this* distempered puppy …
"X Marks the Blank Spot" - 7x7 12 min. sorta themed:
Like @BobK., the comments are actin strange … no comment box half the time, the other half the time the comments only up to 17 April are shown. Weird. Hey -- finally found a runtpuz hard enough to be hard for the test solvers. Had to reach deep into the "pile" to find that "Schroe Dinger" one.
Will cool it on runtz, until @r.alph can fix the comments, and also so he can start a new blog thread. [There's a Dangerfield runt in it for him, of course.]
New post.
ReplyDeleteThis & That --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzc0ODU3Nzg3NDU5MTg2Ng
Thanks.
Thanx, @r.alph.
ReplyDelete"Dangerfield Punch Lines #46" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Dangerfield Punch Lines #46" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzE4NjYyNzg3NTM1MDc3Mw
Thanks!!
"Dangerfield Punch Lines #46"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjM0MDI1Nzg3OTAwNzcxOQ
Thanks, @r.alph & @M&A, and Rodney, too.
"This & That" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjQxOTM2Nzg4MzY2Mjc4OA
"Dangerfield Punch Lines #46" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjQ5NzM5Nzk1NTE3MDkwMA
"Following Orders" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
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"Following Orders" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzE4Mjc4Nzk2MTcwNDUzMw
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"Following Orders"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjY4NzIxODAwNDYxMTA5NQ
Thanks, boss!
"Runt-Rollicking" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Following Orders" Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjMxMTkzODA1MzQ5NTU4Ng
"Runt-Rollicking" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzA4MDYyMzgwNjcw
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Runtpuz rolling recap of solution to "Runt-Rollicking".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDc5NTAxODA2NDU5MDk4Mg
M&A
"Desperate Word Square #117" - 7x7 desperate:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Runt-Rollicking"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTQ3NDkzODEwMDk5NjMyMQ
Thanks for the rollicking good time!
"Desperate Word Square #117"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTEwNjk0ODEwMzE3NTY2OQ
Lots of desperation during the solve, that's for sure. Thanks!
"Runt-Rollicking" It was a rollicking good time, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzIwMTUxODEyNzczNzczNg
"Desperate Word Square #117" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTAwNDE5ODE1NTU0MTk3MQ
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"Facing the Music" - 7x8 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
Did you go the wrong direction on 7D, timewise?
Delete@Teedmn-Arrgghh. yep. Sure did. Well spotted. Will correct the clue, before sendin that runt out to mingle with all the Rexblog folks.
DeleteThanx.
M&A
"Facing the Music"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjQwMzkwODE3MzU1MjU3OA
Nice one, I liked it! Thanks!
"Facing the Music" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTAzMTAzODIzMDAxMjE3Mw
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"Math-a-mania" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Desperate Word Square #117" Tricky, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjU2OTM1ODMxMjA1MTA5MA
"Facing the Music" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODk5NjA4MzEyNTQ4NTk4
"Math-a-mania" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTE5OTIzODMxMzAxODEyMw
"Math-a-mania" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODA2OTAxODMyNjA3ODI5MQ
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"Math-a-mania"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTM2MjI3ODM0MDE0NTc0OQ
Thanks! I have forgotten most of the math I ever learned.
"Desperate Movie Ratings" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Desperate Movie Ratings"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODg2NjYxODM2MTQzNzE0MQ
Nice, thanks!
"Desperate Movie Ratings" Timely, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODc3Njc1ODM5MTA2ODczNA
"Desperate Movie Ratings" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjQyNDAxODM5MTkwNzgwMA
Thanks. Some day I will get glasses that will allow me to see what I have typed.
Different …
ReplyDelete"Double Vision" - 7x7 12 min. illustrated themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Double Vision" - I got a Foreigner earworm while solving this!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjI1MzkyODQzNDc2MTE5MQ
Good thing I was wearing my bifocals! Thanks!
"Double Vision" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzE4NzQ2ODQ3Nzk2Mjk1Ng
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"Double Vision" Har, fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjQ5MzU5ODQ5MDkxMjI4NA
For those who can't follow the instructions:
ReplyDeleteRuntpuz visionary recap of solution to: "Double Vision".
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODQ1OTAyODUxMzMzMzU0MA
M&A Help Desk
Stumpy Stumper: "Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #33" - 10x5 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #33"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODkzNTg1MTgxOTQwMzY
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"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #33" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzA0MzIyODU2NzIwMzg1MQ
Thanks.
@Kirk (et al): Kirk mentioned he missed havin any M&A artwork, in the "Double Vision" illustrated runtpuz. [Actually, it was sorta artwork, cause M&A had to draw em up, and then lightly erase em, to smudge em up.]
ReplyDeleteAnyhoo, if y'all are interested … Below is an M&A artwork, done way back before he even thought of the notion of a runtpuz. It was pretty day-um big, so had to copy it in two parts:
Early M&A Puz, top part:
http://puzzlecrowd.com/kf/EarlyPuzTop.jpg
Early M&A Puz, bottom part:
http://puzzlecrowd.com/kf/EarlyPuzBottom.jpg
M&A Art Museum Desk
Dear M&A,
DeleteI printed out the two parts of the puzzle, used scissors and tape to make a full page image, and attempted to solve.
Aside from some images which appeared to have dropped in from another puzzle, everything made sense, except . . . could you give me a hint as to what letter fits the intersection of 6 A and 8 D?
Thanks!
Bob Kerfuffle
*** Possible spoiler alert: Early M&A Puz Art ***
Delete@BobK. - Ooof. I was afraid someone might ask for a solution to that puppy. After extended study, my "hint" to the letter you seek is that it probably = Almost an anagram of yo.
M&A Museum Help Desk
You certainly have a way with pictures! Nice.
DeleteWow, M&A! That was more than I bargained for! Thanks!
DeleteP.S. I have been camping outside of cell range for the past 3 days. I have a stack of puzzles to work on now.
"Conclusion of a Pirate" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #33" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY2MDQ3ODY1MzQ3OTI1Nw
"Conclusion of a Pirate" QED, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjA3OTI2ODY1NDAwMTExOA
"Conclusion of a Pirate" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDY0NTA2ODY1NTQ0NTkyOA
Thanks!!
"Lost and Found" - 7x8 12 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Lost and Found" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTM0ODUxODc0Mjg3ODAxMA
Thanks!
Seems @kitshef and I used the same path to solve this one - just took me twice as much time.
"Lost and Found" Got a tad lost but it was fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODYwMTIwODc0NTkwOTkxMA
"April Fooler" - 7x7 20 min. themed - M&A reveals all!
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"April Fooler" At last, the curtain is pulled back! Happy April Fools, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTAzMTUwODgyMDEwMjUzNA
"Conclusion of a Pirate" - Maybe a runt-y pirate with a pegleg?
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTQ1NDM3ODg2MzU3MTY2OA
Fun, thanks!
Stumpy Stumper: "Wiener Dog Runt #28" - 16x3.5 12 min. themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Lost and Found"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTQwNzIzODg3MTQ2OTY5Mw
I nearly lost it trying to solve this one. Thanks!
"April Fooler" - Well, you made one out of me. Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTA0MDYyODg3Njk2Njg2Nw
"Wiener Dog Runt #28"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTU0NjA1ODg3ODAxMjEwMg
Fun, thanks!
PS, I noticed the time limit on this Wiener puz.
"wiener Dog Runt #28" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTY0MzEyODkwNzYwODk1Ng
(I wonder if @BobK went to the ACPT?)
Sadly for me, no, not at ACPT. Old age, bad hip, new responsibilities. Didn't even sign up for the virtual play-along. I guess you aren't there either?
Delete@Teedmn: Apologies for the Wiener Dog's language, used in 13-D. The crossins made M&A do it.
ReplyDeleteI bet U are correct, that @BobK may well have motored on over to that ACPT puzfest. I will issue a special ACPT-warm-up runtpuz, in case he might need it.
This here runt sorta has *Twin Themes*. A rarity for the 7x7 lil devils.
"Biter Runt" - 7x7 themed [10 min., but ACPT contenders should limit themselves to 5]:
**gruntz**
M&A Training Desk
No offense taken here, just surprise.
Delete"April Fooler" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjI1MTQ4OTE4NjYzMDI0
Thanks!
"Biter Runt" Something one can sink one's teeth into, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDA0MDkyODkyMDE3NjExOQ
"Wiener Dog Runt #28" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDQxMzc5ODkyMDIxODMwMA
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"Biter Runt" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODg3Mjc0ODkyMTEyODg1MQ
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"R'untcha Glad?" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Biter Runt"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjkwMzYyODk1NTYxMzE3OA
Thanks!
"R'untcha Glad?" - I am glad every time I see a new runt!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTUxNzYxODk1OTYwMjUxMA
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"R'untcha Glad?" Indubitably! Fun, thanks.
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Njk3MzYwODk5MDMwMDA5NQ
"R'untcha Glad?" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjI2Mjg5ODk5ODk2NzcxMw
T cha nks!
"We're Buying" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"We're Buying"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjQwODczOTA5MDExMzY2NQ
Well, at least the price is right, thanks!
"We're Buying" Ouch, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTE2MTk5OTA5MDY2MzQzNw
"We're Buying" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjUzNTc5OTA5MTY0OTM1OQ
Thanks, but I wasn't buying it.
Runtput all-around best recap of solution to: "We're Buying".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTUyMTc1OTA5NTA5MzkxMg
M&A Help Desk
@M&A, do you do Fireball puzzles? I think Evan Birnholz has been solving Desperate Square runts, based on his April Fool's Fireball answers. A 15 X 15 Desperate Square-esque experience, (there are black squares), whew!
ReplyDelete@Teedmn: yep. Woulda been more impressed, if there hadn't been any black squares, tho. I think Trip Payne used to do the April Fool Fireball, each year; he also used black squares.
DeleteNeither constructor made use of the near-essential double ?-marker clue punctuation, btw.
M&A
Don't mind me if I ramble a bit --
DeleteThis discussion reminds me of a puzzle I did a few years ago, possibly by Trip, called either "Something Different" or "Anything Goes". It may have been a diamond rather than a square, it may have had 3 or 2 or one or no black squares, but it definitely was a lot of fun.
A quick look at Google didn't turn ip this particular puzzle, but I did find the discussion on Diary of a Crossword Fiend for December 18, 2010, rather informative.
"Vowel-o-rama" - 7x7 sorta themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Vowel-o-rama" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjY2OTYxOTE3MTQ1NzMyNA
Thaaaaaanks.
@BobK. - Well, U no doubt ain't eagerly awaitin M&A's contemplated "Consonant-pation" runt.
DeleteM&A
"Vowel-o-rama" Well, this was easier than the ACVX April Fool's puzzle I just gave up on that used only ETUI letters.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Nzg0NDU3OTE3ODIyNTA2NA
"Consonant-pation" - 7x7 sorta themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Vowel-o-rama" - After seeing the title of the next runt, maybe this one shoulda been titled "vowel movement"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTAyMDg5OTIwNzQ2NzM5OQ
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"Consonant-pation"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODc0OTQzOTIwOTA2ODkzNg
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"Consonant-pation" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzU5OTA2OTIxMDE2NTMyOQ
Thankssssss.
Here's somethin "different", sports fans …
ReplyDelete"Scores of Weirdness" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A
"Scores of Weirdness" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzc4MDkxOTI2MzgzNzExNw
Thanks.
"Consonant-pation" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjI5OTMwOTI3MTM4OTc5OQ
This pup was inspired by a real recent NYTPuz …
ReplyDelete"Draws a Blank" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A Inspirational Runtz Desk
"Scores of Weirdness" - Yes, runts are a good place for weirdness!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzQ2OTMyOTI5NTgzNDY0NA
I needed a reveal on this one, but I like tricky themes, no matter how well I manage. Fun, Thanks!!
"Draws a Blank"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzQ5MzAwMTkxMjIx
That describes my solve, once again. I liked it once I was done, thanks!
Runtpuz blankity-blank recap for solution to: "Draws a Blank".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjEzNTczOTM0MDc2MDYxMg
M&A Help Desk
Runtpuz weird recap of solution for: "Scores of Weirdness".
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTAzNDU2OTM0MTQwOTE0NQ
M&A Help Desk
"Draws a Blank" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=Mzc3MjY2OTM0NjM4NTYwMQ
I sure was blank. Thanks.
Stumpy Stumper: "Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #34" - 10x5 themeless:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #34"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTEwMDYzOTM4MTAzODI1OQ
Nice, thanks!
"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #34" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjQ5ODk3OTQzMzQ3MTgxOA
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"Singles Only" - 7x7 themed:
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M&A
"Draws A Blank" Nice, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjA2MDA3OTQ1MDkxOTk4MQ
"Singles Only"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NjcyMzUxOTQ1MTA0MDk3MA
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"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #34" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTAxODcwOTQ1MTMzMTg4MA
"Singles Only" Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NzM0NDQ0OTQ1MTU3NzE4MQ
"Desperate Word Square #118" - 7x7 desperate:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Desperate Word Square #118" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTgyMTgxOTUxNjU0MTgyOQ
"Desperate Word Square #118"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=OTUxNzE5NTE5MTczODM4
Nice one, thanks!
Runtpuz singular recap for solution to: "Singles Only".
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M&A Help Desk
"Singles Only" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTkwMTI5NTIyMzA5MTc0
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"Desperate Word Square #118" -=
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NTIzMzU5NTIzMDM1MzEz
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Gotta hand out an extra thanks to @M&A for my chuckle of the morning reading the Rex blog (Syndi puz, No. 0305). I enjoyed solving the NJY puzzle, too.
ReplyDelete"Thanx for what was a real challenge for m&e, Nam Jin Yoon. Explained why our neighbor's dog yakked up them leftover momos, tho. So, learned some new stuff -- always a plus." --- @M&A
"Vaguely Qualified" - 7x7 15 min. themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Vaguely Qualified" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MjYzMTQyOTYwNDUxMTM2Mw
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"Vaguely Qualified"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=ODg4Mjc5NjI5MDQwMjI2
I almost gave up, but managed to finish. Thanks!
"Man, What Schlock" - 7x7 themed:
ReplyDelete**gruntz**
M&A
"Man, What Schlock" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTgxMzc0OTY5MDM3OTkwNA
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"Vaguely Qualified" Fun, thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=NDczNTI0OTY5Nzc0OTY3Mg
Today the NYTPuz celebrated 80 years of daily crosswords … a couple more than the runtz have managed. In honor of all that, we present …
ReplyDelete"80 Years of Crosswords" - 7x7 themed:
**gruntz**
M&A Celebration Center
"Man, What Schlock"
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MTU1Nzc1OTcwOTcwMTM1Mw
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"80 Years of Crosswords" --
ReplyDeletehttp://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/CrowdSource/GetSolution?id=MzAwNjM5NzEzOTg5MTc5
Thanks.
@BobK. - Maybe mighta helped slightly. Today's NYTPuz was one of those "words that can come before the last part of each themer" dealies. That's about it, tho.
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Runtpuz recap of the year for solution to: "80 Years of Crosswords".
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"80 Years of Crosswords"
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Thanks! I can't wait to see the sequel, '10 Years of gRuntz'
"Man, What Schlock" Fun, thanks!
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"80 Years of Crosswords" Nice biter runt, thanks!
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[Note: Definitely not meant to replace the Dangerfield series … just an extra.]
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"Bits of Berra Wisdom #1" - (measured in bits, not bytes)
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Fun, thanks!
"Bits of Berra Wisdom #1" --
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"Next Best Thing" - 7x7 themed;
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"Next Best Thing" --
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Thanks.
@Bob. K - Yeah, now that U mention it. That pup needed to be muzzled better, before ever gettin released. How'bout another round, to help get yer nerve back? …
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Aptly named runt, especially as an alternate title for that recently released "Next Best Thing" biter …
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"Runt Fun Ltd" --
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Many thanks! Very clever!
"Bits of Berra Wisdom #1" Crazy but fun, thanks!
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"Runt Fun Ltd."
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Fun indeed, thanks!
"Next Best Thing"
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As @BobK would say, Thanks.
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"Zany Zodiacology" - 7x7 illustrated themed:
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"Zany Zodiacology"
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Thanks!!
"Zany Zodiacology" --
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Thanks!
Stumpy Stumper: "Wiener Dog Runt #29" - 16x3.5 12 min. themeless:
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"Next Best Thing" Interesting, thanks!
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"Runt Fun Ltd." Unlimited fun, thanks!
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"Zany Zodiacology" Nice, thanks!
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"Wiener Dog Runt #29" --
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Thanks!
"Wiener Dog Runt #29"
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"No Nonsense" - 7x7 themed:
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"No Nonsense" --
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Thanks.
"No Nonsense" - NOT!
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Kind of a biter, huh? Thanks!
"Wiener Dog Runt #29" Fun, thanks!
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"No Nonsense" Funky, thanks!
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OK, OK … This one's gonna be *much* easier than that last puppy.
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"More Palindromic Than Snot" - 7x7 themed:
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"More Palindromic Than Snot" --
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"More Palindromic Than Snot" -
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"More Palindromic Than Snot" Fun, thanks!
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Stumpy Stumper: "Rocksteady Easter Bunny" - 7x7 slightly clue-adapted themeless:
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p.s. Happy Easter!
"Rocksteady Easter Bunny"
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Thanks! And hoppy Easter to U!
"Rocksteady Easter Bunny" Thanks!
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Rocksteady Easter Bunny" --
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"Outlawed Words in Russia" - 7x7 themed:
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"Outlawed Words in Russia"
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Fun, thanks!
"Outlawed Words in Russia" --
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Thanks! Very sad but very topical!
"Outlawed Words in Russia" Fun, thanks!
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"Needs a Little Work" - 7x8 12 min. themed:
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"Needs a Little Work"
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Nice one, thanks!
"Needs a Little Work" --
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"Needs A Little Work" Fun, thanks!
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"The Marks of a Biter" - 7x7 themed:
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"The Marks of a Biter" -- Could be Question marks???
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Fun, thanks!
"The Marks of a Biter" --
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Consider me bitten! Thanks.
"The Marks of a Biter" Thanks!
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Stumpy Stumper: "Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #35" - 10x5 themeless:
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"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #35"
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"Flatter Will Get U Nowhere #35" Fun, thanks!
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"No Kneed To Worry" - 7x7 themed:
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"No Kneed To Worry"
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"No Kneed To Worry" Nice, thanks!
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"No Kneed To Worry" --
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"Runt Muffin" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
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"Runt Muffin"
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Another runt classic! Thanks!
"Runt Muffin" Sweet, thanks!
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"Runt Muffin" --
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Thanks.
U test solvers are real nice folks, so M&A hopes this runt ain't quite as hard as I suspect it might be …
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"Backup Clues"
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Nice one! Thanks!
Not hard (as in a biter), but you do have to concentrate! I think maybe best if you don't try to speed solve.
Well done, @Kirk!
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"Backup Clues" Fun, thanks!
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"Backup Clues" --
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M&A is duly impressed by all the test solvers' performances on that "Backup Clues" runt, and feels U may even now be ready to tackle *this* distempered puppy …
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"X Marks the Blank Spot"
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Nice, thanks!
"X Marks the Blank Spot" --
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"3-Way Schroe Dinger Experiment" - 7x7 12 min. themed:
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Thanks. But what happened to the comment function? It seems to have gone crazy! Unexpected quantum effect?
"X Marks The Blank Spot" Fun, thanks!
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"3-Way Schroe Dinger Experiment" Thanks!
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"3-Way Schroe Dinger Experiment"
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Thanks!
Good thing this was just an experiment!
Like @BobK., the comments are actin strange … no comment box half the time, the other half the time the comments only up to 17 April are shown. Weird.
ReplyDeleteHey -- finally found a runtpuz hard enough to be hard for the test solvers. Had to reach deep into the "pile" to find that "Schroe Dinger" one.
Will cool it on runtz, until @r.alph can fix the comments, and also so he can start a new blog thread. [There's a Dangerfield runt in it for him, of course.]
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