LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:
Tough guy, eh? Tough puzzle, at least. Just 467 solvers found ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER as the famous U.S. governor, past or present in last week’s puzzle.
That’s low for Week 1, due to 1) the slight misdirect of the instructions, since it’s his movies that are referenced here, not his political career, and 2) the overlap between MGWCC solvers and Schwarzenegger fans is probably not 100%.
But there were indeed five of his one-word titles in the theme entries:
17-a [Potent cocktail made with vodka] = MIND ERASER
20-a [Creature at the top of its food chain, like a tiger or bald eagle] = APEX PREDATOR
36-a [Me and Whoopi Goldberg, for example] = BIRTHDAY TWINS
55-a [Special forces member’s maneuver, like upon busting through a window] = COMMANDO ROLL
60-a [Linebacker in 12 Pro Bowls] = JUNIOR SEAU
So who else could it be but the former governor of “Kah-lee-FOR-nee-ah”?
JustinW says:
Hope I spelled that right…
You did, but I didn’t penalize those who didn’t. Also unpenalized were those jokesters who submitted AHNULD, THE GOVERNATOR, etc.
Jeff Louie says:
I cannot see the word “gubernatorial” without pronouncing it with a thick Austrian accent now.
Ale M has aged along with the movie star:
I’m feeling old because I saw all those movies in the theater upon release.
Jonesy writes:
I think Jesse Ventura will give a lot of people headaches/you wrong answers – he’s known as “the mind” – he was also in “predator” – his home state is home to the Minnesota “Twins” – he was a “commando” in Vietnam as part of the Navy, his wrestling career also jives with “roll” – and he was a NAVY SEAL (SEAU). Granted it’s not as clean as Arnold, but still eerie how many overlaps there are…
It is a bit eerie, and 10 solvers did submit Jesse “The Mind” Ventura as their answer.
MrRiccio was happy:
My long streak of wrong answers has just been TERMINATED.
Travis H. had no trouble with it:
As a University of California alum, I can proudly display his signature on my PhD in physics…
And finally, Jason Shapiro writes:
nice puzzle! i’ll be back.
This week’s winner, whose name was chosen randomly from the 467 correct entries received, is Dave Miller of Seattle, Wash. In addition to a MGWCC pen, pencil and notepad set, Dave will also receive a copy of my new book Bite-Size Crosswords.
SPECIAL PRIZE THIS WEEK AND NEXT:
In addition to a MGWCC pen, pencil and notepad set, winners this week and next will also receive a copy of Matt Jones‘ new puzzle series, “No Holds Barred Crosswords.” Check out Matt’s Kickstarter campaign here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/166613892/no-holds-barred-crosswords
BAD WORD ALERT:
Out of theme necessity, this week’s contest crossword contains a vulgar word. If you’d prefer not to solve, you may skip this week’s puzzle without penalty towards streaks or monthly prize eligibility. Just submit “PREFER NOT TO SOLVE” as your answer under your regular username.
THIS WEEK’S INSTRUCTIONS:
This week’s contest answer is a word meaning “of poor quality.” 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.