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Shakespeare Teacher » Blog Archive » Conundrum: Pic Tac Toe VI — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:59:46 +0000

[...] though this puzzle is still active, I thought it might be fun to return to a simpler [...]

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:31:24 +0000

Both correct! 17 themes remain.

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:35:11 +0000

That’s Giancarlo Esposito? Dude looks young.

John Savage — I’ve seen him in “Dark Angel” but would not have recognized him.

A6-B6-C6: The Crossing Guard
C3-C6-C9: The Deer Hunter

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:32:34 +0000

Yeah, Christopher Walken is not used. Actually, neither is Giancarlo Esposito, but if I cropped A6 to only show Christian Slater and Robin Wright Penn, it would have been too small and would have pixelated.

The man in C6 is John Savage. That one, you’ll need.

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:41:22 +0000

In fact, none of the pictures in this puzzle uses more than three of the actors shown.

I think that means no Christopher Walken.

Thanks for telling me that was Titan A.E. I had no clue. Still trying to figure out who the African-American actor is in A6 and the guy who could be Val Kilmer’s dad in C6.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:48:10 +0000

The following 19 themes remain unsolved:

Rows

B1-B2-B3

Columns

A1-A4-A7
B1-B4-B7
B3-B6-B9
C3-C6-C9

Pillars

A3-B3-C3
A4-B4-C4
A6-B6-C6
A7-B7-C7

Lateral Diagonals

B3-B5-B7
A1-B2-C3
A3-B2-C1
A6-B5-C4
A7-B8-C9
A9-B8-C7
A1-B4-C7
A2-B5-C8
A8-B5-C2
A3-B6-C9

I guess we don’t have a lot of Titan A.E. fans around here.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:44:57 +0000

Somehow, I managed to construct this puzzle without using Michael Caine. Welcome to the Anthony Hopkins show!

Ryan O’Neal isn’t used either, which means that the entire B5 burden is carried by three actors. In fact, none of the pictures in this puzzle uses more than three of the actors shown.

There’s six more points for Neel. 19 themes remain.

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:42:57 +0000

However, this was not the biggest surprise of B5…

I think I got it. Did you manage to construct this puzzle without using Michael Caine?

A1-A5-A9: Miller’s Crossing
A1-B5-C9: Red Dragon
A2-A5-A8: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
A3-A5-A7: Loophole
A3-A6-A9: Moll Flanders
A4-A5-A6: The Playboys

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:00:40 +0000

The following 25 themes remain unsolved:

Rows

A4-A5-A6
B1-B2-B3

Columns

A1-A4-A7
A2-A5-A8
A3-A6-A9
B1-B4-B7
B3-B6-B9
C3-C6-C9

Pillars

A3-B3-C3
A4-B4-C4
A6-B6-C6
A7-B7-C7

Lateral Diagonals

A1-A5-A9
A3-A5-A7
B3-B5-B7
A1-B2-C3
A3-B2-C1
A6-B5-C4
A7-B8-C9
A9-B8-C7
A1-B4-C7
A2-B5-C8
A8-B5-C2
A3-B6-C9

Cross-Cube Diagonals

A1-B5-C9

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:48:29 +0000

Edward Fox is the man! Somehow, he’s managed to have a highly successful acting career without either of us noticing. I thought he was just along for the ride, but he turned out to be a big surprise. However, this was not the biggest surprise of B5…

Twelve points for Neel! Of course, Looking for Richard is a documentary, and against the rules of this particular puzzle, but that’s a nice catch.

25 themes to go!

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:17:09 +0000

A7-A8-A9: Deep Impact
A9-B6-C3: Wag the Dog
C7-C8-C9: Before and After

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:07:05 +0000

A3-B5-C7: Gandhi (Edward Fox! Who is this guy?)
C2-C5-C8: The Pink Panther 2

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:00:39 +0000

A4-B5-C6: The Edge

And apparently Edward Fox is important.

A7-B5-C3: A Month by the Lake
A5-B5-C5: Stage Beauty

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:48:53 +0000

C1-C2-C3: The Good Shepherd
C1-C4-C7: Searching for Bobby Fischer

By: Neel Mehta

Neel Mehta — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:28:03 +0000

Great.

A1-A2-A3: O
A7-B4-C1: Glengarry Glen Ross (and Looking for Richard)

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:56:52 +0000

I wouldn’t have recognized Albert Finney either. He’s changed a bit since Murder on the Orient Express. (That’s not one of the movies in this puzzle, and not for lack of trying.)

Mad Dog Time is good.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:52:10 +0000

D’oh. I thought one of those people was someone else.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:48:48 +0000

A2 B2 C2 Mad Dog Time

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:44:05 +0000

Being Human does have John Turturro and William H. Macy, but neither Billy Crudup nor Albert Finney. The other four answers are correct. Interestingly enough, William H. Macy, Ricky Jay, and Philip Seymour Hoffman appear in three films together. State and Main is my preferred answer for A9-B9-C9, but I also would have accepted Boogie Nights and Magnolia.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:18:54 +0000

A1 A5 A9 Being Human