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OCARINAS was a nice and assumed intentional tie-in to the Nintendo ecosystem, even if it isn’t from the Mario universe with the cross of BOWSER.. For those not aware, 1998’s The Legend of Zelda; The Ocarina for the Nintendo 64 console is considered by many to be the best game in the nearly 40 year-old Zelda franchise. In fact, to this day OOT (as it is known) is still in the conversation for the best video game of all time across all genres, franchises, and consoles. Humming Epona’s Song in my head right now. It will be with me well into the morning.
This was fun. First pass while taking the dog out I was sweating like “where am I going to start?” Then YOUCANCOUNTONME seemed like a no brainer that happened to fit, and it was an all downhill PR Friday for me. Funny how that works sometimes when you don’t see it right away. Nice puzzle. Congrats as always to the constructors.
@CCNY It always reminds me of this <a href="https://youtu.be/HVbFk8-eP7c?si=KJ6M2OiVlzpox3D0" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/HVbFk8-eP7c?si=KJ6M2OiVlzpox3D0</a>
@Xword Junkie “_______ on a dime” is a fairly common expression, though “turn” is not its most common usage in my experience. I hear “stop on a dime” quite a bit, particularly in sports. I have heard/read both in other contexts though. A quick Google search reveals a Dickens essay from the 1890s using this syntax.
@Shrike Me too. This answer resurfaced a regularly occurring unpopular opinion of mine. That is, if you’re an app/online solver and get the dreaded “Grrr Keep Trying” after a complete fill, then you should not get a gold star. There, I said it. Perhaps others have previously as well. This one would have gotten me today, as would have snarfed v. my entry of scarfed earlier this week. Maybe there is an additional layer of award that makes the distinction of 100% accuracy on the first try. Kind of like how Marriott keeps changing their status levels. Sigh. I know people love their gold stars and their precious (and braggadocious) streaks. I do too. And I acknowledge that large thumbs on small phone screens can lead to errors. However, if this were a competition—thinking the old pen and paper days—then these instances would constitute a losing entry. I don’t feel as passionately about this as I do about Chicago trains not being “Els” (they are “Ls”) but it is getting close. Anyway, I digress. Congrats to the constructor. Enjoyable puzzle and another gold star* for me.
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