72 of you solved the October Cocktail puzzle, Sidecar, with 59 solving the original puzzle without any help. Congratulations to all! Below is the solved grid and an explanation of the final answer. A full solution, including cryptic solutions to every clue, is available for download on my Patreon page. If you haven't joined, sign up at https://www.patreon.com/negronis_cocktails, which will also give you access to future puzzles. The next Cocktail will launch on Saturday, December 14, at 4pm Eastern.
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Negroni
One across entry in each row (blue in the grid above) needs to have a letter removed to the sidecar on the right before entry. The sidecar letters spell NE DIAGONAL. In the puzzle grid, the letters in the diagonal going Northeast, from bottom left top top right (shown in red), spell your answer, THIRD WHEEL, a name for a person not needed in a situation, especially one with two people in a romantic relationship, and also, something provided by a motorcycle sidecar, for which the cocktail is very likely named.
Name | Solve Time | |||||
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1 | Eckless | 10-12 16:10 | ||||
2 | LL | 10-12 16:15 | ||||
3 | JanglerNPL | 10-12 16:19 | ||||
4 | Al | 10-12 16:26 | ||||
5 | Shaggy | 10-12 16:29 | ||||
6 | tabascq | 10-12 16:30 | ||||
7 | Hector | 10-12 16:36 | ||||
8 | phykos | 10-12 16:41 | ||||
9 | Rincon | 10-12 16:49 | ||||
10 | Millwood | 10-12 17:13 | ||||
11 | stribs | 10-12 17:13 | ||||
12 | Gwinns | 10-12 17:25 | ||||
13 | ProgChamps | 10-12 17:26 | ||||
14 | I. K. Snamhcok | 10-12 17:30 | ||||
15 | Jaime Stearns | 10-12 17:34 | ||||
16 | thanman2 | 10-12 18:29 | ||||
17 | Veep | 10-12 18:45 | ||||
18 | Raygirl | 10-12 19:08 | ||||
19 | DJB | 10-12 19:31 | ||||
20 | Abide | 10-12 19:43 | ||||
21 | Danny K Bernstein | 10-12 20:39 | ||||
22 | John Ananny | 10-12 21:09 | ||||
23 | Disco Anne | 10-12 22:44 | ||||
24 | Pair-o-ducks | 10-12 23:39 | ||||
25 | jowens | 10-12 23:48 | ||||
26 | spongeamy1 | 10-13 00:02 | ||||
27 | jyu | 10-13 02:27 | ||||
28 | jus10 | 10-13 03:39 | ||||
29 | Golem | 10-13 06:15 | ||||
30 | gifo | 10-13 07:58 | ||||
31 | Dukael | 10-13 09:09 | ||||
32 | Dannyvee | 10-13 11:12 | ||||
33 | bosco | 10-13 13:22 | ||||
34 | Steve Williams | 10-13 14:22 | ||||
35 | adamsimonlevine | 10-13 16:08 | ||||
36 | NYWanderer | 10-13 18:04 | ||||
37 | DIS | 10-13 19:51 | ||||
38 | zfarr | 10-13 20:25 | ||||
39 | nilradical | 10-13 22:24 | ||||
40 | Todd etter | 10-13 22:46 | ||||
41 | bng17 | 10-13 23:18 | ||||
42 | Naptown Kid | 10-14 08:08 | ||||
43 | Louis D | 10-14 10:53 | ||||
44 | AK37 | 10-14 12:07 | ||||
45 | Codiak | 10-14 12:40 | ||||
46 | Jigsaw | 10-14 13:33 | ||||
47 | Donimo | 10-15 03:38 | ||||
48 | noneuclidean | 10-15 06:04 | ||||
49 | Seth Rotkin | 10-15 21:07 | ||||
50 | tigerosnap | 10-15 21:56 | ||||
51 | RPardoe | 10-16 13:17 | ||||
52 | lessachu | 10-17 03:01 | ||||
53 | Ed | 10-17 12:35 | ||||
54 | Rand | 10-17 19:41 | ||||
55 | gppasco | 10-18 05:14 | ||||
56 | ManyPinkHats | 10-18 15:41 | ||||
57 | JrMan | 10-18 18:15 | ||||
58 | Burak O'Drama | 10-18 22:37 | ||||
59 | hashbrown | 10-19 07:30 |
Name | Solo? | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abide | yes | ||||
adamsimonlevine | yes | ||||
AK37 | yes | ||||
Al | yes | ||||
bng17 | yes | ||||
bosco | yes | ||||
Burak O'Drama | yes | ||||
Codiak | yes | ||||
Dandre | no | ||||
Danny K Bernstein | yes | ||||
Dannyvee | yes | ||||
DIS | yes | ||||
Disco Anne | yes | ||||
DJB | yes | ||||
Donimo | yes | ||||
Dukael | yes | ||||
Eckless | yes | ||||
Ed | yes | ||||
FrotzNPL | yes | ||||
gifo | yes | ||||
Golem | yes | ||||
gppasco | yes | ||||
Gwinns | yes | ||||
hashbrown | yes | ||||
Hector | yes | ||||
I. K. Snamhcok | yes | ||||
Itaipines | yes | ||||
Jaime Stearns | yes | ||||
JanglerNPL | yes | ||||
jbird | no | ||||
JBLADS | no | ||||
Jigsaw | yes | ||||
John Ananny | yes | ||||
josephwnelson | yes | ||||
jowens | yes | ||||
JrMan | yes | ||||
jus10 | yes | ||||
jyu | yes | ||||
ladida | yes | ||||
lessachu | yes | ||||
LinK | yes | ||||
LL | yes | ||||
Louis D | yes | ||||
ManyPinkHats | yes | ||||
Millwood | yes | ||||
Naptown Kid | yes | ||||
nilradical | yes | ||||
noneuclidean | yes | ||||
NYWanderer | yes | ||||
Pair-o-ducks | yes | ||||
phykos | yes | ||||
ProgChamps | yes | ||||
RAK-L | yes | ||||
Rand | yes | ||||
Raygirl | yes | ||||
Rincon | yes | ||||
RPardoe | yes | ||||
ryoustra | yes | ||||
Seth Rotkin | yes | ||||
Shaggy | yes | ||||
spongeamy1 | yes | ||||
Steve Williams | yes | ||||
stribs | yes | ||||
tabascq | yes | ||||
thanman2 | yes | ||||
tigerosnap | yes | ||||
Todd etter | yes | ||||
Tom Wilson | yes | ||||
utsavb | yes | ||||
Veep | yes | ||||
xhixen | yes | ||||
zfarr | yes |
Name | Streak | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LL | 5 | ||||
Shaggy | 5 | ||||
jyu | 5 | ||||
Golem | 5 | ||||
Codiak | 5 | ||||
Donimo | 5 | ||||
Raygirl | 4 | ||||
Abide | 4 | ||||
Dannyvee | 4 | ||||
Seth Rotkin | 4 | ||||
Pair-o-ducks | 2 | ||||
Todd etter | 2 | ||||
Eckless | 1 | ||||
JanglerNPL | 1 | ||||
Al | 1 | ||||
tabascq | 1 | ||||
Hector | 1 | ||||
phykos | 1 | ||||
Rincon | 1 | ||||
Millwood | 1 | ||||
stribs | 1 | ||||
Gwinns | 1 | ||||
ProgChamps | 1 | ||||
I. K. Snamhcok | 1 | ||||
Jaime Stearns | 1 | ||||
thanman2 | 1 | ||||
Veep | 1 | ||||
DJB | 1 | ||||
Danny K Bernstein | 1 | ||||
John Ananny | 1 | ||||
Disco Anne | 1 | ||||
jowens | 1 | ||||
spongeamy1 | 1 | ||||
jus10 | 1 | ||||
gifo | 1 | ||||
Dukael | 1 | ||||
bosco | 1 | ||||
Steve Williams | 1 | ||||
adamsimonlevine | 1 | ||||
NYWanderer | 1 | ||||
DIS | 1 | ||||
zfarr | 1 | ||||
nilradical | 1 | ||||
bng17 | 1 | ||||
Naptown Kid | 1 | ||||
Louis D | 1 | ||||
AK37 | 1 | ||||
Jigsaw | 1 | ||||
noneuclidean | 1 | ||||
tigerosnap | 1 | ||||
RPardoe | 1 | ||||
lessachu | 1 | ||||
Ed | 1 | ||||
Rand | 1 | ||||
gppasco | 1 | ||||
ManyPinkHats | 1 | ||||
JrMan | 1 | ||||
Burak O'Drama | 1 | ||||
hashbrown | 1 |
Name | Points | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LL | 10 | ||||
Shaggy | 10 | ||||
jyu | 10 | ||||
Golem | 10 | ||||
Codiak | 10 | ||||
Donimo | 10 | ||||
phykos | 9.5 | ||||
JanglerNPL | 9 | ||||
stribs | 9 | ||||
thanman2 | 9 | ||||
Raygirl | 9 | ||||
Abide | 9 | ||||
jus10 | 9 | ||||
Dannyvee | 9 | ||||
Seth Rotkin | 9 | ||||
Eckless | 8.5 | ||||
Hector | 8.5 | ||||
I. K. Snamhcok | 8 | ||||
Veep | 8 | ||||
John Ananny | 8 | ||||
Dukael | 8 | ||||
Steve Williams | 8 | ||||
noneuclidean | 8 | ||||
ManyPinkHats | 8 | ||||
Millwood | 7.5 | ||||
Al | 7 | ||||
gifo | 7 | ||||
adamsimonlevine | 7 | ||||
Jigsaw | 7 | ||||
gppasco | 7 | ||||
hashbrown | 7 | ||||
DIS | 6.5 | ||||
Disco Anne | 6 | ||||
Pair-o-ducks | 6 | ||||
bosco | 6 | ||||
NYWanderer | 6 | ||||
nilradical | 6 | ||||
Naptown Kid | 6 | ||||
AK37 | 6 | ||||
tigerosnap | 6 | ||||
RPardoe | 6 | ||||
lessachu | 6 | ||||
Ed | 6 | ||||
ladida | 6 | ||||
xhixen | 6 | ||||
Tabascq | 6 | ||||
Gwinns | 5 | ||||
ProgChamps | 5 | ||||
DJB | 5 | ||||
Danny K Bernstein | 5 | ||||
JrMan | 5 | ||||
Rincon | 4 | ||||
jowens | 4 | ||||
zfarr | 4 | ||||
Todd etter | 4 | ||||
bng17 | 4 | ||||
Louis D | 4 | ||||
Rand | 4 | ||||
Burak O'Drama | 4 | ||||
Itaipines | 4 | ||||
dandre | 4 | ||||
Aaron Riccio | 4 | ||||
Todd Etter | 4 | ||||
tabascq | 3 | ||||
spongeamy1 | 3 | ||||
FrotzNPL | 3 | ||||
RAK-L | 3 | ||||
ryoustra | 3 | ||||
Circles All the Way Down | 3 | ||||
Joe | 3 | ||||
bng17 | 3 | ||||
Jaime Stearns | 2 | ||||
JBLADS | 2 | ||||
jbird | 2 | ||||
josephwnelson | 2 | ||||
link2like | 2 | ||||
Eduardo | 2 | ||||
azmat | 2 | ||||
Tane | 2 | ||||
Wombat | 2 | ||||
Tom Wilson | 1 | ||||
Dandre | 1 | ||||
utsavb | 1 | ||||
LinK | 1 | ||||
Azmat | 1 | ||||
Jesse & Greg | 1 | ||||
Pair-o-Ducks | 1 | ||||
Link | 1 | ||||
xor | 1 | ||||
Roger Wolff | 1 | ||||
Jesse | 1 | ||||
Selenium | 1 |