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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 15 days ago

Two Way Crossword Puzzling

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Two Way Crossword Puzzling

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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 15 days ago
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  • moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub
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    Evil that “It’s a trap” only works with Star Trek.

    • lauha@lemmy.world
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      They had to show their bias somehow ;)

    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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      But “It’s a wrap!” is a perfectly valid answer for filming either.

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        Yes, but “it’s a trap!” is a star wars reference

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          But you have to know the details of both franchises to pick the best, so it’s a fair clue.

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      I doubt I would have ever figured “leased” as something being “let out, in a way”.

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      I think you meant Star Wars, since that is where the meme comes from.

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        No they mean the answer to the clue is “it’s a trap” only if you answer “star trek” to the which sci fi is better value.

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        If you write “Star Wars,” then the correct answer is “It’s a wrap,” even though the Star Wars fan will likely think of “It’s a trap” first. If you write “Star Trek,” then the correct answer is “It’s a trap!” which does not come from Star Trek.

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          deleted by creator

    • troglodytis@lemmy.world
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      Now you’re caught before you realize where you’re at

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    Huh. Doesn’t work.

    • Makeitstop@lemmy.world
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      “It’s a crap!”

      • Cris_Citrus (he/him <3)@piefed.zip
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        When Mario gets fed up with the “in another castle” bit

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        deleted by creator

    • moobythegoldensock@infosec.pub
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      You missed BABYLONV.

      • cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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        Oh snap it does fit

        • 0ops@piefed.zip
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          Just need to tighten my woistband a bit

          • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.world
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            Maybe that one is from Spaceballs, which is just the woist. :)

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              “It was the best of times, it was the WOIST OF TIMES‽”

      • Lodra@programming.dev
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        It’s a larp!

    • Billegh@lemmy.world
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      Funny, Lexx only has four letters…

    • socsa@piefed.social
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      Leaeed indeed

  • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz
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    This appears to be from early 2022.

    https://kotaku.com/new-york-times-crossword-sunday-star-wars-star-trek-puz-1848495939

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      I think they reused the gimmick because I definitely remember this from a few days ago

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      Thanks, I was wondering this. I checked 70 across in the last four Sundays and it wasn’t there.

      It’s interesting that when tweets are shared, they almost never include the date. I wonder if that’s basically natural selection? I.e., if the date is on there, people are less inclined to share it once it’s outdated, so the ones that survive as memes are the ones that let people assume the tweet is still current?

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    Yesterday in which year? This is ancient.

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldOP
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      No idea. It was my first time seeing it, so I just thought it was neat and wanted to share.

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        Me too, I appreciated it.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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      A long time ago. In a crossword far away.

      • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
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        What if you live in NY?

    • chunes@lemmy.world
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      It’s from the February 6, 2022 New York Times crossword puzzle.

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    Seems they spelled “Stargate” incorrectly. 😞

    • gastroglizzy@piefed.social
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      You misspelled “Battlestar Galactica”

      • adarza@lemmy.ca
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        You both goofed when typing Duck Dodgers (in the 24½th Century)

      • Aganim@lemmy.world
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        Just as long as we are talking about the OG BSG of course. 😋

    • marduk@lemmy.today
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      Tremors: The Series

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    The real, most trolling cruelty here is that if you say “Star Wars” you can’t have “It’s a trap!”

    And Star Trek fans will have to endure a Star Wars meme staining their choice.

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      I think the bigger cruelty is that you aren’t going to get the across right away regardless without STAR filled in. But if you immediately get “It’s a trap!” then you are going to later get trolled with Star Trek being better.

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    Props to the designer, that must have felt amazing to turn in

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    Indeed: Grap, wAist, payeTs, leaEed

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                  E 
                  S D
                  T E 
                N A F 
      S T A R G A T E   
              O V E N   
              G E   D   
              O L     
      

      That way 75 across is oven and 67 is Naf and 62 is Te

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    I feel like in 2074 we’re still going to be circulating this exact image

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      With more artefacting of course.

      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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        nah it’ll be AI upscaled and the grid won’t even line up

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    Yesterday puzzmo.com did it with “what colour was the dress”. You could either answer blue or gold and it fit. But it wasn’t as good as this one. And I don’t think You can access archived crosswords on puzzmo.

    Edit: It was today, so You can still access it for a couple of hours.

    https://www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-09-29/crossword/mini

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      Solution here for reference:

      spoiler

      • frostysauce@lemmy.world
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        But white doesn’t fit at all. (Which is fine, the dress was blue)

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    I’d always classed Star Wars as science fantasy.

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      Hate to break it to you…but so is Star Trek. Instead of the Force, it’s psionics (Vulcans), telepathy (Betazeds), and “things that science can’t explain yet” (Q, all of the god-tier aliens that Kirk had to deal with). A lot of times, there is no explanation for why an alien can do magic other than they’re an alien.

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      Space opera.

  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    They both started good but got progressively worse with each revival until J. J. Abrams destroyed them both.

    I’ll always be more of a Star Wars fan, though, since I grew up in a time when Star Wars was still good but Star Trek was already going down the toilet.

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      I know you’re not calling TNG and DS9 “circling the drain”.

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      Hmm. I can’t imagine exactly when that is. Both of them have kinda been swirling the drain off-and-on since their inceptions. Star Trek’s OG series has as many absolutely terrible episodes as great ones. This is Star Trek’s MO. TNG and DS9 are some of the more consistent Trek series, but even those have their share of bad episodes. The movies are also a mixed bag. Nu-Trek is just awful, but at least the IP has redeemed itself somewhat with Strange New Worlds and the Lower Decks.

      The first Star Wars is only good thanks to some fantastic editing and effects. Empire is the only legitimately great Star Wars movie. Then the Ewoks arrived and it’s been downhill since then with maybe the exception of some of the newer series (Mandalorian, Andor) that I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch since I’ve been nothing but disappointed with Star Wars since I went to see the prequels in the theaters when they came out. I’m sorry, but whatever weird cultural significance the prequels have ironically managed to attain, they are awful movies and do nothing but shit on the already-tarnished legacy of the franchise. Then, the sequels doubled-down and made Star Wars completely unwatchable. Maybe some of the newer series are pretty good, I’ll probably never find out.

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        As someone who hates all of star wars outside of the original trilogy, and even then, is sick to death of the trilogy and the star wars IP as a whole; please watch Andor.

        It’s just incredible sci-fi that happens to take place in star wars, and it’s extremely relevant to our current times in a way no other show has really captured. It’s extremely well written, shot, scored, acted… It’s probably my favorite sci-fi thing ever, not just my favorite star wars media, and I’m a picky bastard.

        It was so good I bought a bluray of it. It was even good enough to make me curious if the Mandalorian was comparable (it was not, not even close).

        I really, strongly recommend you give it a shot despite the star wars label, I’d recommend sailing the high seas or grabbing the bluray of season 1 to avoid needing a Disney+ subscription.

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          Hmm. High praise. I’ll give it some consideration. Ha!

          • Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            I’ll happily vouch for it too. The writing is emotional, well acted and painfully poignant in our current world, to the point that I’m surprised Disney even let them make the commentary they did. It could easily stand alone divorced from the Star Wars setting.

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    Stargate doesn’t work, call the editor.

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    Now that’s pretty clever.

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    Instructions unclear i got StarWrerk

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