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HTM

Sep 24, 2022 04:37

oh dang there's only one more week left for the monthly challenge, gotta get moving on my idea

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 19:13

and thanks, i get kinda obsessive over my clues, gotta learn to be a little more confident :)

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 19:11

@msh210 you mean it was (-k)

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HTM

Sep 22, 2022 19:05

it kinda felt like i was making the cccc equivalent of a "what am i?" riddle towards the end there

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 19:03

not my best effort, sorry y'all

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:53

Etamine

Etamine is a loosely woven fabric with a similar structure to voile or a mesh. It is an open fabric structure manufactured with plain weaving by using hardly twisted cotton or wool yarns. There were further variations including various fibres such as silk. Etamine was initially used as filter cloth, but became popular in women's skirts from 1910. Etamine was used in a variety of applications, including garments, nun's veils, and even flags. == Etymology == The word étamine, which means sieve, is a borrowed word from French language. == See also == Sheer fabric == References ==

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:52

also for the word itself:

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:51

if you're wondering why "prescription," it turns out that a form of ketamine can be used to treat depression

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:50

some history about the clue: i came across the word in a crossword and noticed how similar it was to the drug. and it also just so happened that the latest c4 mentioned medication

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:44

finally it's solved!

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:44

@Ankoganit :chacha:

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:13

@HTM dang it i meant to add an additional six days to this

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:11

ok i could not find the intended medication on that list, so unless it goes by a different trade name i'm not aware of, you can consider that hint 7.5

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:08

your sheet's breaking my ipad, so gimme a moment

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:07

...which i suspect will reduce the search time from two weeks to one week, twenty-three hours, and fifty-nine minutes

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:04

since you are all struggling so much, here's a 3 for 1 special :)

HTM

Sep 22, 2022 18:03

CCCC Hints: 1-4. chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/62050385#62050385 5. "good" does not clue the letter G. 6. The "prescription medication" is more famous for being a different sort of medication. 7. The third letter is A.

HTM

Sep 21, 2022 17:41

@Jafe or alternatively that i'm actually a dairy product masquerading as a semi-competent cryptic clue setter

HTM

Sep 21, 2022 17:39

won't post this along with the other hints, but i will confirm that "cotton-based derivative" is the def and the wordplay involves removing something meaning "good" from a "prescription medication"

HTM

Sep 21, 2022 17:37

y'all are having the exact right ideas but just aren't finding the right words to make everything fit

HTM

Sep 21, 2022 17:35

@oAlt sorry it's also not this

HTM

Sep 20, 2022 22:15

@AncientSwordRage that's not the intended solution, sorry

HTM

Sep 20, 2022 18:02

yes, at least one of those is correct

HTM

Sep 20, 2022 17:34

2. The first item of this list

HTM

Sep 20, 2022 17:24

or i should say, at least one of them, but it's technically correct

HTM

Sep 20, 2022 17:23

CCCC Hints: 0.5. chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/62017813#62017813 1 and 2. See hint 4. 3. At least two speculations since the last hint was posted are correct. 4. One of those speculations can be found here: chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/62026592#62026592

HTM

Sep 20, 2022 17:21

aight time for some giveaways

HTM

Sep 19, 2022 07:09

@HTM pin please thanks

HTM

Sep 19, 2022 03:01

i'll just say outright that no, that's not one of the two correct speculations

HTM

Sep 19, 2022 03:00

well the derivative of Rx could also be x if it's with respect to R

HTM

Sep 19, 2022 02:31

CCCC Hints: 0.5. chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/62017813#62017813 1. "derivative" does not clue a letter. 2. "based" does not clue the end of a word, nor a letter. 3. At least two speculations since the last hint was posted are correct.

HTM

Sep 18, 2022 22:02

will post a new hint to the c4 soon

HTM

Sep 18, 2022 22:02

whoops sorry ipad keyboard acting up

HTM

Sep 18, 2022 16:21

@MOehm ok, does this help: "capital cee, oh, tee, tee, oh, ..."

HTM

Sep 18, 2022 08:59

yep this clue is one of those

HTM

Sep 17, 2022 23:21

thanks!

HTM

Sep 17, 2022 20:05

dang it ran out of time to edit, the new clue should be parsed as "end of a word" or "a letter"

HTM

Sep 17, 2022 20:03

CCCC Hints: 0.5. chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/62017813#62017813 1. "derivative" does not clue a letter. 2. "based" does not clue the end of a word, nor a letter.

HTM

Sep 17, 2022 20:01

oh and before i forget...

HTM

Sep 17, 2022 19:59

feel free to share your own thoughts on this too, i certainly don't speak for all pse users on this matter

HTM

Sep 17, 2022 19:59

@bobble ooh this is a bit tricky, esp since i see the op has added a scoreboard which implies that even they aren't sure that the accepted answer is optimal. i personally think it's fine, since at the end of the day there is still one correct answer that cannot be invalidated by other future answers - of course, that answer might require more than just human ingenuity to find (e.g. computer assistance), but that kinda comes with the package for many optimization problems on this site

HTM

Sep 16, 2022 17:55

whoever has pinning privileges, pin that instead of the other

HTM

Sep 16, 2022 17:54

CCCC Hints: 0.5. chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/62017813#62017813 1. "derivative" does not clue a letter.

HTM

Sep 16, 2022 17:54

actually lemme do this real quick

HTM

Sep 16, 2022 17:32

yes, you can take that as hint 1.5 if you want, i'm feeling generous today :)

HTM

Sep 16, 2022 17:31

also after reading all your speculations, i realize there might be some non-standard things going on in the clue - that's cause i wrote it in a bit of a rush and didn't check for preciseness, so sorry about that!

HTM

Sep 16, 2022 17:20

CCCC Hints: 1. "derivative" does not clue a letter.

HTM

Sep 16, 2022 16:13

ok im now paranoid this is gonna become one of those clues

HTM

Sep 16, 2022 04:20

anyway thanks for tuning in to another episode of "htm talks about stuff he has no expertise in while procrastinating on more important things"

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HTM

Sep 16, 2022 04:18

ofc this all depends on what a "challenge question" is which is a much more fundamental question, and this might not even be the best strategy to make things clearer

HTM

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