Hindbrain Meta
The hindbrain meta is more involved than the other metas. As indicated in the instructions, the answers from the hindbrain puzzles form a clue phrase than generates the words that form the hindbrain metapuzzle.
In order, the hindbrain answers are LATEST FIVE DAILYCAL ULTIMATE TOPPUZZLERS. In the final five Fiat Engima columns of the spring 2014 semester, the list of top three puzzlers from the previous week contained a fourth entry. The solver in the last position (literally ultimate) is assocated with something golden. (The word "golden" was highighted in the physical copies of the Daily Cal.)
| Fourth Solver | Golden ? |
|---|---|
| AARON | CALF |
| RESTITUTO BULILAN | NORI |
| RAPUNZEL | HAIR |
| APULEIUS | ASS |
| CHARLIE BUCKET | TICKET |
This time, reading the last letters gives the answer FIRST.