2011 Mystery Hunt

[Suspence]

SORRY BUDDY BUT (RETUEN) THIS PUZZLE HAS YET A SUBTLETY

RETUEN is NEUTER (U+26B2)
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[gftt]

Doubt it has to do with the Unicode codes. These words were picked because they were short and fit into the grid (which is why we skipped over symbols like HORIZONTAL MALE WITH STROKE SIGN). But don't know what else to go on...

[Suspence]

Yup. And unfortunately, SORRY BUDDY THIS PUZZLE HAS YET A SUBTLETY is 38 characters, so it doesn't yield a perfect square.

Woulda been cool if what looked like a dead end gave another square and one last symbol that would have been the answer. File that away in my puzzle ideas.
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[SuperSlug]

Number each axis of the grid from 0-F.
Use the last 2 digits of the Unicode number as coordinates.
Mark the indicated letters on the grid.
Read off from left-to-right, top-to-bottom.

[Suspence]

Correct.

Next Puzzle: Rivalries - http://www.mit.edu/~puzzle/11/puzzles/world1/rivalries/
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[Suspence]

Looks like most of these will have a natural rival/opposite. Perhaps that is what needs to go in the grid?

They appear to be sports teams.

Athletics - ACADEMICS
Canadiens - AMERICAINS
Rockies - APPALACHIANS
White Sox - BLACK GLOVES
Hurricanes - BREEZES
Trail Blazers - BRIDGE BURNERS
Cubs - BROWNIES
Reds - CAPITALISTS
Heat - CHILL
Bills - COINS
Royals - COMMONERS
Mavericks - CONVENTIONAL THINKERS
Braves - COWARDS
Bulls - COWS
Pistons - CRANKSHAFTS
Flyers - CRAWLERS
Bucks - DOES
Eagles - DOUBLE BOGEYS
Hawks - DOVES
Ravens - DOVES
Giants - DWARFS
Sabres - ÉPÉES
Rams - EWES
Ducks - GEESE
Red Wings - GREEN FINS
Nets - GROSSES
Padres - HIJOS
Jets/Blackhawks - INTERCEPTORS
Blues - JOY
Buccaneers/Mariners - LANDLUBBERS
Nationals - LOCALS
Islanders - MAINLANDERS
Suns - MOONS
Wizards - MUGGLES
Pirates - NINJAS
Titans - OLYMPIANS
Twins - ONLY CHILDREN
Warriors - PACIFISTS
Indians - PAKISTANIS
Penguins - POLAR BEARS
Predators - PREY
Kings - QUEENS
Yankees - REBS
Senators - REPRESENTATIVES
Chargers - RETREATERS
Coyotes - ROADRUNNERS
Cavaliers - ROUNDHEADS
Vikings - SAXONS
Magic- SCIENCE
Saints - SINNERS
Chiefs - SUBORDINATES
Wild - TAME
Patriots - TRAITORS
Packers - UNLOADERS
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[jadesmar]

Bulls - COWS
Pacers? - CRAWLERS
Bucks - DOES
Ravens? - DOVES
Buccaneeers? (Pirates) - LANDLUBBERS
Wizards? - MUGGLES
Pirates - NINJAS
Twins - ONLY CHILDREN
Indians - PAKISTANIS
Penguins - POLAR BEARS
Predators - PREY
Kings - QUEENS
Yankees - REBS
Chargers - RETREATERS
Coyotes - ROADRUNNERS
Magic - SCIENCE
Saints - SINNERS

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Reds - CAPITALISTS
Mavericks - CONVENTIONAL THINKERS
Ravens - DOVES
Hawks - DOVES
Ducks - GEESE
Red Wings? - GREEN FINS
Jets - INTERCEPTORS
Blues - JOY
Nationals - LOCALS
Titans - OLYMPIANS
Pirates - NINJAS
Cavaliers - ROUNDHEADS
Vikings - SAXONS
Chiefs - SUBORDINATES



These are the remaining ones that we don't have a match for, or I'm not convinced:

BROWNIES (From Celtic folklore, so perhaps CELTICS)
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[jadesmar]

[Suspence]

As in Scouts? I like it. Full list above in Post 46.

Time to sleep, someone else can fill in the grid.
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[novice]

Sorted, for easier grid population:

[gftt*]

Interceptors -> Dodgers?

[Suspence]

4 LETTERS - 7 slots, 7 words
Cubs - BROWNIES
Heat - CHILL
Nets - GROSSES
Rams - EWES
Reds - CAPITALISTS
Suns - MOONS
Wild - TAME

5 LETTERS - 9 slots, 9 words
Bills - COINS
Blues - JOY
Bucks - DOES
Bulls - COWS
Ducks - GEESE
Hawks - DOVES
Kings - QUEENS
Magic - SCIENCE
Twins - ONLY CHILDREN

6 LETTERS - 11 slots, 11 words
Braves - COWARDS
Chiefs - SUBORDINATES
Eagles - DOUBLE BOGEYS
Flyers - CRAWLERS
Giants - DWARFS
Padres - HIJOS
Ravens - DOVES
Royals - COMMONERS
Sabres - ÉPÉES
Saints - SINNERS
Titans - OLYMPIANS

7 LETTERS - 10 slots, 9 words
Coyotes - ROADRUNNERS
Indians - PAKISTANIS
Packers - UNLOADERS
Pirates - NINJAS
Pistons - CRANKSHAFTS
Rockies - APPALACHIANS
Vikings - SAXONS
Wizards - MUGGLES
Yankees - REBS

8 LETTERS - 8 slots, 7 words
Chargers - RETREATERS
Patriots - TRAITORS
Penguins - POLAR BEARS
RedWings - GREEN FINS
Senators - REPRESENTATIVES
Warriors - PACIFISTS
WhiteSox - BLACK GLOVES

9 LETTERS - 7 slots, 7 words
Athletics - ACADEMICS
Canadiens - AMERICAINS
Cavaliers - ROUNDHEADS
Islanders - MAINLANDERS
Mavericks - CONVENTIONAL THINKERS
Nationals - LOCALS
Predators - PREY

10 LETTERS - 1 slot, 1 word
Hurricanes - BREEZES

12 LETTERS - 1 spot, 1 word
TrailBlazers - BRIDGE BURNERS

So we're short one 7-letter word and one 8-letter word. We can thus infer Mariners for LANDLUBBERS, so we just need a 7-letter word.

Dodgers is the right length for INTERCEPTORS, but I'm not seeing the connection.

Filling out the grid, it looks like I might need RANGERS. Does that make more sense?
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[gftt*]

interceptors are things that try to collide with their target

[Suspence]

I get it all to work (using DODGERS), except I haven't used VIKINGS, and the open space I have is ??L?I??

Not sure there is a team that even matches that, so I probably have errors elsewhere.
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[gftt*]

Does Saxons make more sense paired with Vikings or with Celtics?

[gftt*]

heh, I didn't see your post before typing that.

[Suspence]

Ahh...yes, CELTICS. Perfect!

So, I have a complete grid. Now what?
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[Elethiomel]

Look at the letters in the intersections, perhaps?

[gftt*]

hard to say without seeing the grid.

Read first letters top to bottom or left to right?
Read intersections top to bottom or left to right?

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[gftt*]

Intersections generally don't work. But if you look at intersections where two teams from the same sport intersect you get SMAL WHITE DOG. I don't see where another L will come from, nor does "SMALL WHITE DOG" sound like an answer.

[gftt*]

EAGLES is missing from the grid. They intersect BILLS in an L.

So call in SMALL WHITE DOG?

[Suspence]

Nope. Now that I've seen the answer, I can no longer help.
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[jadesmar]

[gftt*]

Ah, that makes more sense.

General question - how would we know which puzzles have location-based or time-specific requirements that we can't access?

[Suspence]

We probably won't unless someone who participated warns us. If we get stuck, I'll check the answer and see what's up.
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[Suspence]

PANTHERS is correct.

Next up:
Karaoke Night - http://www.mit.edu/~puzzle/11/puzzles/world1/karaoke_night/
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[Suspence]

They sound a bit off, but:

1) 0:00 - Closer - Nine Inch Nails
2) 0:12 - Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
3) 0:24 - The Reason - Hoobastank
4) 0:36 - Creep - Radiohead
5) 0:49 - ?
6) 1:03 - Pork and Beans - Weezer
7) 1:13 -
8) 1:26 -
9) 1:35 -
10) 1:44 -
11) 1:58 -
12) 2:09 -
13) 2:18 - Oooh bop bop bop bop
14) 2:31 -
15) 2:37 -
16) 2:43 -
17) 2:53 -
18) 3:05 -
19) 3:18 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
20) 3:27 - Music of the Night - Phantom of the Opera
21) 3:34 -
22) 3:42 - Tiny Dancer - Elton John
23) 3:46 -
24) 3:57 -
25) 4:06 -
26) 4:18 -
27) 4:26 -
28) 4:41 -
29) 4:56 -
30) 5:04 -
31) 5:15 -
32) 5:24 -
33) 5:40 - For The Longest Time - Billy Joel
33) 5:51 -
34) 5:59 -
35) 6:04 - <same song as #13>
36) 6:16 -
37) 6:28 -
38) 6:38 - Clocks - Coldplay
39) 6:53 - Low - T-Pain
40) 7:01 - Whats My Age Again? - Blink182
41) 7:14 -
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[novice]

2:41: Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry ??

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01) 0:00 - Closer - Nine Inch Nails
02) 0:12 - Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
03) 0:24 - The Reason - Hoobastank
04) 0:36 - Creep - Radiohead
05) 0:49 -
06) 1:03 - Pork and Beans - Weezer
07) 1:13 -
08) 1:26 -
09) 1:35 -
10) 1:44 -
11) 1:58 -
12) 2:09 -
13) 2:18 - Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
14) 2:31 -
15) 2:37 - Thriller - Michael Jackson
16) 2:43 - Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry
17) 2:53 -
18) 3:05 -
19) 3:18 - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
20) 3:27 - Somewhere Out There (from American Tail) - Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram
21) 3:34 -
22) 3:42 - Tiny Dancer - Elton John
23) 3:57 - Killer Queen - Queen
24) 4:06 - God Save the Queen - The Sex Pistols
25) 4:18 - Dancing Queen - Abba
26) 4:26 -
27) 4:41 -
28) 4:56 - Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
29) 5:04 -
30) 5:15 -
31) 5:24 -
32) 5:40 - For The Longest Time - Billy Joel
33) 5:51 -
34) 5:59 - The Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston
35) 6:04 - Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
36) 6:16 - Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
37) 6:28 -
38) 6:38 - Clocks - Coldplay
39) 6:53 - Low - T-Pain
40) 7:01 - Whats My Age Again? - Blink182
41) 7:14 -

Are there two songs or one after 7:14? There are 41 times listed, so I was hoping for 41 songs.
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[novice]

Maybe we need to lift the lyrics from the assigned time intervals of the corresponding songs.

[jadesmar]

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[gftt]

Problem: Clip 7 is Fake Plastic Trees from Radiohead. Lyrics in the clip:
"...eighties
But gravity always wins
It wears him out"

and there is no "perfect" anywhere else in the song.

Clip 14 is REM's Daysleeper. "I'm the screen the blinding light" are the words, no "perfect" elsewhere.

I think 16 is Goo Goo Dolls's Slide, not Eagle Eye Cherry?

18: Train, Drops of Jupiter?

20: Are you sure that's not from Phantom of the Opera? Or do I just have musicals on the brain from the other hunt?

The clip after Tiny Dancer (which is at 334 not 342) starting around 3:46: I think it's Ben Folds Five.

#26 is The Killers, Read My Mind
"read my mind?... The teenage queen, the loaded gun;
The drop dead dream, the Chosen One"

[jadesmar]

[Suspence]

I thought it was Music of the Night from Phantom as well, but listed the answer from someone else.
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