#606 - "Mo' Better Clues"

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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#606 - "Mo' Better Clues"

#1

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This week's contest answer is a Denzel Washington movie.
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#2

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Thinking more like a week 1?
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#3

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Yep, that was super easy. I guess this is a 5 week month though.
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#4

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Lemon squeezy, even though I have seen at most one Denzel Washington movie. Not a reflection of DW; I just almost never watch movies. Which does not help my crossword puzzle skills, I tell ya.
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#5

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Done. Now I can watch basketball all weekend
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#6

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Beam me up!

Easy indeed.
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#7

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Got it. Easy week all around.
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#8

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Beam me up! I like the connections to last week's puzzle; we should try to predict (after the deadline) what next week's puzzle title and contest answer description will be.
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#9

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This is going to get a lot of correct answers for a Week 2. On the other hand, it is a five-puzzle month.
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#10

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Easiest Week 2 in recent memory.
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#11

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Have not receive this puzzle, yet. Have email in to Matt.
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Joe Ross wrote: โ†‘Fri Jan 10, 2020 2:18 pm Have not receive this puzzle, yet. Have email in to Matt.
Hey Joe, you can download the puzzle directly from the site (through January), the links are at the bottom of the post on the main page:
http://xwordcontest.com/
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#13

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More like a week one. Beam me up!
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#14

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Woo hoo! Still tied for 1st place for longest streak of the year!!
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#15

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Do the "This Year" streaks update at a different time than the "This Week" chart? I'm listed on both This Week and last week, but my This Year streak is only 1. :(
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Beam me up. Title made me laugh out loud!
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#17

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This could be my fastest solve ever. I literally had the solution in under two minutes and just spent the rest of the time completing the grid. This is one where you canโ€™t help but solve itโ€” there is only one path to go down.
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#18

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BrianMac wrote: โ†‘Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:42 pm Do the "This Year" streaks update at a different time than the "This Week" chart? I'm listed on both This Week and last week, but my This Year streak is only 1. :(
Hmm, I'm not sure. Seems it updates right away...honestly, I don't know how to access last week's (or any prior week's) leaderboard.

Edit: Figured out how to find prior leaderboards. Your entry last week was "Brian Mac" with a space ...hopefully you didn't have a streak going.
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#19

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joequavis wrote: โ†‘Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:34 pm Your entry last week was "Brian Mac" with a space ...hopefully you didn't have a streak going.
Ah, that must be it. I will reach out to Matt and see if he can correct it. Thanks!
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#20

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This played like a week 0 for me. Got it before I even started the grid. Title and 11D made me smile.
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