LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:

I suppose that if your head graces the Fields Medal then you qualify as a famous mathematician, right? Well that’s ARCHIMEDES up there, and last week that famous Greek geek added another honor to his list: serving as the meta answer to MGWCC #230.

A hefty 201 solvers found him, which is high for an omega-week puzzle. What can I say? You all are good at this. Instructions indeed asked for a famous mathematician, and an overt hint at 63-across told solvers where to begin: [Equidistant from both end zones; or, where to start on this puzzle’s meta], the answer to which was AT THE FIFTY.

50-down was ARGON, whose chemical number is 18; from there, each grid answer suggested the next clue number to jump to, like so:

18-d [Path] = ROUTE. A famous ROUTE is 66, so…
66-a [Stable child] = COLT. A famous gun (or malt liquor) is the Colt .45, so…
45-a [Time] = HOUR. An hour is one of 24 in a day, so…
24-d [Very tough] = IRON. Whose chemical number is 26, so…
26-d [New Brunswick neighbor] = MAINE, which was the 23rd state admitted to the Union, so…
23-d [Ambient Brian (reverse the name)] = ENO, which reverses to “one,” so…
1-a [Dirty group of film] = DOZEN, which means 12, so…
12-d [#1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft], = ELWAY, whose iconic jersey number was 7, so…
7-d [“Awesome!”] = SWEET

Now that you’ve “run those numbers” as the title indicates, take a look at the first letter of those ten entries and you get today’s hero, ARCHIMEDES. You can even follow the last clue for a little bonus: “Sweet Sixteen” is a birthday party, so jump to 16-a for the clue [“I ___!” (what you might shout when you figure out this puzzle’s meta, which ends here)]. That would be RULE, and you do indeed rule if you got this one right.

bwouns writes:

I didn’t shout “I rule”; it was “Eureka” of course.

While Matty Lite says:

Screw this.

And Norm Hurlbut points us to this wonderful Monty Python sketch, where Archimedes plays a starring role:

This week’s winner, whose name was chosen at random from the 201 correct entries received, is Roger Barkan of Savage, Md. In addition to a MGWCC pen, pencil and notepad set, Roger will also receive a signed copy of my new book Mental Floss Crosswords.

And hey, let’s do another month of this: in addition to a MGWCC pen, pencil and notepad set, weekly winners throughout November will receive a copy of the above-mentioned Mental Floss Crosswords.

MULLER’S CROSSING:

Intricate masterpiece from Pete Muller at Fireball Crosswords this week, entitled “Both Sides of the Fence.” Subscription required, but worth it.

No subscription required for Pete’s enjoyable Monthly Music Meta, of which Puzzle #7 drops on Election Day. Pete has hinted that it’s an especially cool meta, so I’d highly recommend a solve. I’ll also be blogging it next week at Crossword Fiend.

R U ON FACEBOOK?? CUZ I’M ON FACEBOOK!!

If you’re at least a semi-regular solver here, friend me why don’t you?

UPDATE, 11/2, 3:20 PM: I knew I was forgetting something in today’s post but couldn’t put my finger on it. Michael Utkus writes in to remind me: it’s the list of monthly winners for October! D’oh. Winners were already notified earlier in the week but I blanked on putting them up — will do so next week.

THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:

This week’s contest answer is a TV show. Submit your answer in the form on the left sidebar by Tuesday at noon ET. Note: the submissions form disappears from the site promptly at noon on Tuesday.

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Solve well, and be not led astray by words intended to deceive.