Sunday Brain Game-----SOLUTION

Jasdip

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It's a toughie...

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Jasdip
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I really appreciate you all playing this. Some are easy; others are difficult, and still some are a stretch. So thanks for hanging in 😁👍

FOAS, I had no idea you are such a wordsmith!

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foodonastump
last year
I don’t think an answer has ever come to me so quickly, but with this being a "toughie" it can only be wrong! I'll be back.
lettersatoz
last year
Happy Sunday, all. First look -- I got nothin'.
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Wow. Never in a million would I get that one. I was trying to make a flower / rabbit /garden connection with rox’s clues. However, I did immediately figure out foas wasn’t calling anyone a name & meant to key in ”hints” not bints. It’s the Qwerty keyboard layout that tipped me off. Interesting that ’bints’ is an actual word for UK - I never heard it used anywhere I’ve been in US.
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tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
last year
If its a toughie, I have one that’s a bit of a stretch. Thanks, Jasdip.

tj
KW PNW Z8
last year
I also had an idea pop immediately into my head. And you all know that I just can’t seem to solve many of these.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
last year
Is it supposed to be bent like that, or is the paper just folded??
HU-279332973
last year
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Sigh

Oh, I just had a thought. Ouch

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KW PNW Z8
last year
@carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10 - I am going with the thought that the fold is intentional. It’s what made my idea pop into my brain.
lettersatoz
last year
OHHHH!!! I got it.
Jasdip
Original Author
last year
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The fold is not part of the quiz. That is the newspaper. If I flattened it out you would see the answer. I was thinking of posting the answer as it's been a while, now I'm curious as to what the fold might mean :-)
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
I also thought the fold was significant. That gave me an answer.
foodonastump
last year
ohhh unintentional fold, that may negate my answer.
foodonastump
last year
Now I’m thinking of a quinquennial test.
lettersatoz
last year
I have an answer that works with or without the fold....
Jasdip
Original Author
last year
If you guessed Apollo, you are correct!!!

Now tell me your guesses that included a fold
roxsolid
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Just looked at this and I thought “Lop a bit off the end.”
foodonastump
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Yeah I originally thought lop off the edge.

Then I thought of a polyp, possibly in the bottom, hence my quinquennial test comment. Kinda the same logic as Apollo if you ask me!
KW PNW Z8
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Well Jasdip - I am just so destroyed as I was sure I finally got one of these puzzles. 🥺 My guess was Lop a bit off the bottom. Same meaning as roxsol but different word. And as for FOAS, what the heck? ”quinquennial”?? I had to look that one up. I did know 5 was in the meaning but…

ETA - Jasdip, meant to say I’d have never guessed Apollo even without the unintentional fold.

ETA again - just saw food’s note - that’s really a stretch for quinquennial….🤣
tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱
last year
I was thinking, ”Cutting edge” after thinking, ”Lop off the side” was too obvious. Thanks again.

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HU-279332973
last year
Good grief.
lettersatoz
last year
Apollo?!?!? oh come on!!!! Ha!!!

At first, i was trying to make lopsided work, even though it wasn’t on the side (bottom side…?) but I settled on “lopped off”, which works even without the fold.

Thanks, Jasdip - always fun!
KW PNW Z8
last year
Seems that most of us had the same solution idea because of the ’distortion’ of puzzle that the fold made. I think that’s pretty interesting!
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
I thought lopsided because I thought the fold was intentional. It looked as if the P was on the side of a table. I still don't see Apollo. A pol, yes, but where's the lo.?
KW PNW Z8
last year
I think it’s ”low” as in A pol low (in square) 🤷🏻‍♀️
HU-279332973
last year
I had to dig my way down to that answer in spite of my brain hurting from the hopeful answer. For naught. I dont actually expect to get these.

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