#647 - "Time to Reorder"

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#647 - "Time to Reorder"

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This weekโ€™s contest answer is what it often takes for puzzlers to solve tough metas.
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She's back! On the board at #9! Energize!
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I'm not on yet, but I know I got it. Awesome...maybe my brain is coming back to life?
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Beam me up. Done for the week.
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Beam me up here, but I'm still on the other ship with Isaac!
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Solved
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hi folks! think i got the right answer but don't understand the reasoning behind one of the steps .. can anyone help me out?
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Answer submitted.
Edit - and confirmed.
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Beam me up. Wish I'd subscribed a long time ago. Can't wait to try a week 5!
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Beam me up. Awaiting confirmation.

EDIT: On the board!
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Janet P wrote: โ†‘Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:00 pm Beam me up. Wish I'd subscribed a long time ago. Can't wait to try a week 5!
Thanks, Janet... *THAT* won't jinx us! ;)
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

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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,
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Beam me up! However, I am sitting with Isaac trying to solve the WSJ meta.
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Joe Ross wrote: โ†‘Fri Oct 23, 2020 6:05 pm
Janet P wrote: โ†‘Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:00 pm Beam me up. Wish I'd subscribed a long time ago. Can't wait to try a week 5!
Thanks, Janet... *THAT* won't jinx us! ;)
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yay, I'm on the board; also still struggling with the WSJ
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Beam me up! Highest I've ever been on the leaderboard... And one of the few Week 4s I've solved so far since subscribing in July or August.
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Done. Worried at first because it came easily, so suspected a Pageant situation. But all good.
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Done. Still stumped by the WSJ Gaffney.
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Beam me up - to the same ship with the others still stumped by this week's WSJCC.
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Joe Ross wrote: โ†‘Fri Oct 23, 2020 6:05 pm
Janet P wrote: โ†‘Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:00 pm Beam me up. Wish I'd subscribed a long time ago. Can't wait to try a week 5!
Thanks, Janet... *THAT* won't jinx us! ;)
Sorry...
Are you suggesting that my first three MGWCC successes have lulled me into a false sense of security? ;)
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