Have had some wonderful comments sent to me privately with tips on solving these puzzles.
Please share your experience with the others, even if it’s referring to yesterday’s puzzle.
I usually copy and paste our latest PING list, and for some reason it cut off a few of you from the top. SORRY about that, and the problem was fixed...
BUT it made me feel good to know that there are many of you hooked on these and you look forward to them to start your day.
Some of these puzzles are real stumpers. Don’t get discouraged if you’re stuck. Use HAL, and try to find the “E” which will almost always be the most frequent letter in the quote, then go from there.
“Tomorrow’s” puzzle took me about 20 minutes to solve. Just couldn’t get started, and I did NOT go with my instincts.
TIP OF THE DAY: A 2 letter word in the second position is frequently going to be “IS” and if a 3 letter word follows it, that word will frequently be “THE”. AND if you recognize the “ING” ending of the first word, you’re off to the races.
LOVE some of the comments regarding that moment when everything falls into place. Here’s a few.
-—”Seemed like every letter I tried fell into place!”
-—”After getting the author’s name, it was off to the races.”
-—”It was slow going at first, then I went with my instinct and figured out a couple words then the rest fell in like ripe fruit.”
-—”Couldn’t get started at all on this one. I stopped, had another cup of coffee, came back, and it just jumped out at me.”
-—”Thank heaven for HAL!”
LAST COMMENT: I WILL ALWAYS HAVE A CONJUNCTION, (I.E. “AND”, “OR” “BUT” FOLLOWING A “SINGLE” COMMA IN THESE PUZZLES. TWO OR MORE COMMAS INDICATE PHRASES THAT WILL USUALLY END WITH “AND”.
I also look forward to these. I think it’s brilliant that you started doing it. I guessed the suffix of the name, then the first word of the quote, then the whole name, and after that... like... taking candy from a baby? =)