Mike M
Munich
Finally a tough Saturday similar to older ones in the archive. Happy to keep the streak going. One thing I’ve noticed in the comments is the expectation that one needs to “know” obscure trivia as a puzzle solver off the top of one’s head. I do not think this is the case. In some cases, I do (eg GUIDO today as I’m a python programmer), but most times it’s a combination of putting together a lot of incomplete information tidbits (crosses, knowing it’s a name, common letter combinations, etc.) and digging it out of the brain because you’ve heard it or seen it once or twice. This is what makes this fun and challenging for me.
Anyways else think the caption of the picture is throwing some shade (*ahem* ... inconsistent) at the one-time USC quarterback? "One way to guess whether Matt Leinart made a successful play is to flip a coin." That just had to make me laugh. Anyways, enjoyable puzzle.
@Steven M. SPOT as in you are in one when you’re in a jam. Id est, latin usually written as i.e. roughly translates as “that is”
Once I entered YOLO, I immediately had Lonely Island’s song playing in my head.
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