#664 - "Leading by Example"

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#664 - "Leading by Example"

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This week’s contest answer is a phrase comprised of two three-letter words.

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PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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#2

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Apparently newborn + toddler + snow can be a bit too much. I’m sending calming vibes. Peaceful home and a meta I can crack in a reasonable amount of time.
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We shall see how this one goes. Got the puzzle done but need to let any pathways ruminate for a bit. Feel I could get drawn into a rabbit hole on this one.

Hope that all of you guys are staying warm and safe!

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#4

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Next week's should be a breeze!
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#5

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Only 5 people have solved this 3+ hours later. Uh oh!
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#6

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5 Solves & 2 Incorrect answers.

The "overall" tab lists the total number of correct grids by submitters. If there, but not on the leaderboard, an incorrect answer this week.
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Ouch.
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Staring, staring, staring ...
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Paybacks are hell.
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This may be a streak breaker for many. :shock:
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I’m #7! That doesn’t happen very often.
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Whoa baby, not seeing a darn thing yet. We’ve gone down a few wrong paths so far, and are still staring and looking for new inspiration. I feel much better knowing a lot of people are having a hard time with it!

P.S. Lots of love to anyone dealing with the horrors of this tough winter! We’re in CT and it feels like it’s been snowing constantly for weeks, but we’re fortunate to have never lost power. And we don’t have kids (unless you count two miniature dachshunds and a kitten), so major props to parents making it work right now, including Mr. Gaffney!
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We used to live in Darien—can’t say I miss the snow in times like these.
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KDubs wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:30 pm Whoa baby, not seeing a darn thing yet. We’ve gone down a few wrong paths so far, and are still staring and looking for new inspiration. I feel much better knowing a lot of people are having a hard time with it!

P.S. Lots of love to anyone dealing with the horrors of this tough winter! We’re in CT and it feels like it’s been snowing constantly for weeks, but we’re fortunate to have never lost power. And we don’t have kids (unless you count two miniature dachshunds and a kitten), so major props to parents making it work right now, including Mr. Gaffney!
Amen. Here in NY we've gotten snow I think 4 weeks in a row. And it feels like it's been below freezing for about 2 months.
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Whew, somehow made it to the 4th spot on the leaderboard on this one. Think that lots of people will crack it in time.
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Don't know yet. Solved the grid. Used my solving techniques and triangulated my answer. Sent it in. I guess I'll have to wait til tomorrow to see the summary judgement on the Leaderboard. Good night for now.
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Failed Summary Judgement. I got the WRONG answer. The Overall Leaderboard lists me at #15 with 4 prior correct answers, but This Week's Leaderboard shows only 12 correct responders not including me. I'm still in the "Learning the Ropes" Newbie class. Onward and Upward.
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mpmanning wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:24 am Failed Summary Judgement. I got the WRONG answer. The Overall Leaderboard lists me at #15 with 4 prior correct answers, but This Week's Leaderboard shows only 12 correct responders not including me. I'm still in the "Learning the Ropes" Newbie class. Onward and Upward.
Stay the course... you'll be surprised how much better you'll get and how soon it will happen.
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Solved
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Well, I got last week’s puzzle late (Monday), but was unable to submit due to the snowpocalypse in Houston and resulting power/internet/celllular outage. Hoping to restart my streak this week but these comments are concerning. Hope you are all having a nice weekend.
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