#593 - "Union Meeting" - October 11, 2019

An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
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FrankieHeck
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I won the drawing for this one! My second Matt Gaffney score since I started in April. Just need a mug to add to my treasure trove....
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BarbaraK
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FrankieHeck wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:15 pm I won the drawing for this one! My second Matt Gaffney score since I started in April. Just need a mug to add to my treasure trove....
Congratulations!!!
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JJD
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I’m behind on working these, mostly because I struggle with progress. I was pretty psyched when I thought I got it...
I saw most of the correct hints, then looked up the birth states of several people in the puzzle: Marilu, Schwinn, Louella… all but Tyra Banks were from Illinois.
So when I looked at Clue 50A [MIL] and took 1A [MMMMMM] literally *out of* it, I was convinced this Week 2 meta was MIL – M = IL, Illinois !
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