Anniversary puzzle

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BrianMac
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Anniversary puzzle

#1

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Today, April 9, marks the first anniversary of the launch of www.xword-muggles.com. In honor of that, I made a meta puzzle called "Paper Anniversary." It silly and whimsical and just meant to hold you over until 4:00 when the real meta comes out. :)

The answer to the meta is a four-word phrase. The bonus answer is a three-word phrase.

I hope you like it. I will reveal the answer Sunday afternoon. Thanks!

forums/Paper Anniversary.puz INACTIVE

forums/Paper Anniversary.pdf INACTIVE

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Meg
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#2

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Gee Brian, none of my tunnels have rabbits. Just my kind of puzzle!
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#3

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Thanks, Brian. Fun one, and thanks for maintaining this resource!
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#4

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I add my thanks to you for this forum....but so far am not seeing any rabbits OR tunnels.
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#5

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I too am seeing no rabbit holes or rabbits, let alone a rabbit plus a bonus rabbit. But I'll keep at it! Looking forward to the explanation on Sunday in any case.
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#6

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Ah, okay, I found the bonus rabbit.
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#7

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Got the 4 word phrase it after many false leads that I'll mention after the deadline. Not sure of the 3 word one. Thanks, Brian.
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#8

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I found the 3-word before the 4-word. Many thanks to Brian and all involved in this group. Happy Anniversary and Happy Friday, everyone!
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Al Sisti
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#9

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FrankieHeck wrote: โ†‘Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:51 am I found the 3-word before the 4-word. Many thanks to Brian and all involved in this group. Happy Anniversary and Happy Friday, everyone!
Yeah, that's the way my solve went too. Great puzzle; keep them coming!
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#10

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I finally got the 4-word, so now I have to look for something obvious? OK!

(30 seconds later). OMG! Post enlightenment! I have it!
Last edited by Meg on Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
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#11

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I got the three words- still looking for the four.

Edit: Got it! Great puzzle - thanks, Brian!
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#12

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Just printed it out.
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#13

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Got it (with a nudge)! Thanks, Brian!
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#14

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Solved both pieces!
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#15

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Link to 20200409 BrianMac Paper Anniversary Excel blank.

(Apologies for its being posted late!)
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

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๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ. ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜!
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#16

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Solved the bonus meta. Hacking away at the first!
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ENORMOUS ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ. ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜!
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#17

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I have the four-word phrase (pretty sure) but no idea on the bonus!

Update: Post enlightenment--now I've found both parts. Very nice!
Last edited by Laura M on Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Al Sisti
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#18

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I think it's pretty cool that some people can find the three-word phrase but not the four-, and vice versa. That's a sign of a challenging, but solvable, meta.
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#19

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So in 44 minutes, I will have been here for exactly a year. I thought I might have been one of the original castaways (I was like the 4th person to "introduce myself," but that was in the second go-around of that thread), but looking at the list, I'm about 50th. To see when you joined, check Quick Links/Members...
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#20

Post by LesY »

I had 3, then 4, now 7. And it all makes sense.

Another great puzzle, Brian! Your humility belies an emerging talent!
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