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Episode #354: Color By Numbers

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:11 pm
by bcimmet
There's a new contest puzzle from Fill Me In. I'll rate this one 2.6 bananas on a scale of 5 bananas. (Bananas has nothing to do with the puzzle, it's just a 1-to-5 scale we made up.)

The puzzle is called "Color By Numbers" and was constructed by me (Brian Cimmet). The solution to the puzzle is the name of a music duo. We know that the last contest also had a music duo as the solution, but we assure you this is not any kind of trend nor is it a mega-meta, it's just the way it happened to work out.

The crossword can be downloaded from here. You're welcome to solve and talk about the puzzle -- but if you want to be eligible for a prize, you have to listen to the podcast for this week's password. The podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, our own website, or wherever you collect your podcasts.

Once you've solved the puzzle, submit your answer and this week's password by email to fmi@bemoresmarter.com. You can also contact us with any suggestions, questions, comments, or ideas. Thanks for playing along!

Re: Episode #354: Color By Numbers

Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:35 pm
by spotter
Been stuck on a step 1 for a day now...

Re: Episode #354: Color By Numbers

Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:00 am
by boharr
Banana is peeled. Fun as always.

Re: Episode #354: Color By Numbers

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:20 am
by benchen71
Nudged to a solution which I think is correct. But, man, there was no way I was going to infer that answer without more help in the grid!

Re: Episode #354: Color By Numbers

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:35 am
by ChrisKochmanski
Got it, BUT … only with another Muggle’s generous help.

Cool puzzle, but I don’t think I would have gotten it on my own.

Re: Episode #354: Color By Numbers

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:37 pm
by Abide
Answer:

Theme answers represent 1-2-3-4-5 things of a set
1- Washington (presidents)
2- Helium (elements)
3- Charlie (NATO alphabet)
4- Cancer (Zodiac)
5- Deutoronomy (Bible)

What comes next? 6
Consider title
Apply to ROYGBIV = Indigo

Answer: Indigo Girls :)