1. Eric [Stereotypical blogger setting (8)] Karros
2. Orel [... --- ... (3)] Hershiser
3. Sandy [Photoelectric effect Nobel prize winner (8)] Koufax
4. Andre [Birthday gift for Grandmaster Flash, perhaps (6)] Ethier
5. Matt [On TV, he was opposite of West (4)] Kemp
6. Ron [Notable pack member (12)] Cey
7. Jackie [WWI Alliance opponent (7)] Robinson
8. Don [L'aqua, to the Medici (4)] Newcombe
9. Shawn [Desdemona's other half (7)] Green
10. Jerry [Ein Rhein wein (8)] Reuss
11. Don [Like Krypton or Xenon (5)] Drysdale
12. Pedro [Arizona, Maine, or Enterprise lead-in (3)] Guerrero
13. Johnny ["Inventor" Goldberg (4)] Podres
14. Gil [Richthofen's Ride (8)] Hodges
15. Manny [Oboe's bigger bro (11)] Mota
16. Frank [Don of rock (6)] Howard
17. Mike[Jackie O's beau (9)] Piazza
18. Bill [Vega's celestial setting (4)] Russell
19. Raul [It was famously broken at Bletchley Park. (6)] Mondesi
20. Don [He had become death, destroyer of worlds (11)] Sutton
21. Steve [Much-sought Higgs, and friends (6)] Yeager
22. Fernando [Updike protagonist. (6)] Valenzuela
23. Duke [Without accompaniment (9)] Snider
24. Tommy [Spirit's martian comrade. (11)] Lasorda
25. Ron [Bernese bread dip (6)] Perranoski
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Hint#1 Posted to the "crossword" clues.
44 comments:
fuck, that's a lot of circles.
325. But don't worry, they're not all equally important.
That's a half-ass hint, so it doesn't count.
Maybe later.
This is my participation-point-securing comment.
Progress sent.
Uncle. I, for one, am ready for a full-ass hint.
Should "Sterotypical" read "Stereotypical"? If not, I'm submitting NOE Muñoz. :)
Hint #1 up
(and "Stereotypical" typo corrected)
(can't guarantee that's the only one)
@Marla
Progress response coming.
Hint #1 pertains to how the answers are arranged in the grid.
Is everyone still beating their head against the wall of circles? I'll post another hint at 11 if someone doesn't have a breakthrough before then.
Quick query sent.
You're one step away, Marla.
I am? That's news to me.
I'm still beating... Tried lots of things, but nothing has panned out yet.
Digging the avatar, ubragg.
Thanks Marla!
Question sent.
Hint #2: The title can also be considered a hint. An appropriate clue for that would be "Kareem [Chavez Ravine Pros (7)] Abdul-Jabbar"
Educated guess sent.
Better answer sent!
There go my hopes of a first-place finish.
He's 3-for-3!
1. Ubragg
I think I'll settle for the participation ribbon.
I have to work today. On deadline...yeah, that's my excuse...I was an English major in college, not a mathematical statistician! How the F am I supposed to solve this one? I'm out...give me a spelling bee or a rhombus and I'll kick all y'all's arses...
BJ,
Ever do a diagramless crossword, though?
answer submitted!
BCCSweet is in!
1. ubragg
2. BCCSweet
Hint #3: There is a direct connection between each player, the number of letters in the answers, and the number of circles in each column...
There is also a direct connection between SoSG Stubbs and the Oxford comma.
Now Vampire Weekend is playing in my head. My chances of solving this puzzle are dead too, that's cruel.
Hint #4: The names of each player won't fit the grid. You need to substitute something else...
No work today! I'm attempting this puzzle. I don't even know the Vampire Weekend song, but I think of them whenever I hear people talk about oxford commas.
Comma free answer sent
I'm drawing blanks =(
Jason snags the #3 spot out of nowhere!
1. Ubragg
2. BCCSweet
3. Jason
I've been staring at this form too long. I'm picturing Bob Barker and the Punch A Bunch game from The Price Is Right.
I keep refreshing this page in the hope that another hint gets posted =/.
It's a freaking Mad Max scenario out on the roads today. Sorry if I haven't been able to review progress.
I'll be back in action shortly.
OK, back in civilization. Mr. F, you've got a response e-mail.
Hint #5: I could have used Patrick Ewing, Tony Dorsett, or some funny looking dude from Indiana as the player in Hint #2
Answer sent. YESSSSSSS
I got to this too late... been trying to figure out the clues for about 20 minutes now and am going to give up and go to sleep.
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