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Sunday Crossword by Evan Birnholz
Washington Post Sunday puzzle reveals.
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Evanโ€™s puzzles are always fun. Solved.
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Sunday Crossword by Evan Birnholz - Washington Post

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The answer to this week's metapuzzle is a famous novel.
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Got it!
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Solved...but I can't find any submission instructions.

So a "just for fun" puzzle?
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Very well done with a novel mechanism.
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One of my favorites.
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RPardoe wrote: โ†‘Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:15 am Solved...but I can't find any submission instructions.

So a "just for fun" puzzle?
That seems always to be the case, and Evan even posts the solution on his blog simultaneously with the puzzle: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/evan-birnholz/
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So easy.
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Going through the grid, I was afraid I wouldn't know enough about the subject to figure out the meta without a lot of googling. But it turned out it didn't really matter; easy enough to get started and see where it's going and backsolve in places.
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Solved.
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Done and fun.
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Enjoyed it!
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Fun one!
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Very enjoyable. Loved the book, too!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Great meta - I love it! Evan is such a great constructor and so kind and thoughtful on Twitter. :)
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 89. That's Not Right!
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