WSJ, 06/12/21: Empty Spaces, by Patrick Berry

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WSJ, 06/12/21: Empty Spaces, by Patrick Berry

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More superbly constructed variety fun from PB. My sheet is a mess from so much erasing and re-entering. But all worth it for the very satisfying completion.
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Definitely a satisfying payoff. Thanks PB!

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Absolutely amazing! Quite the slog but was in total awe when completing the final step.
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Loved it! Seemed almost like a meta puzzle, getting something extra at the end!

I agree with @ChrisKochmanski about a lot of erasing. At one point I had 12 empty spaces, not 10, but it finally came together. Actually used the final step of filling in the empty spaces to help pinpoint the 11th extra empty space.
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I love the variety puzzles…such an enjoyable adventure and accomplishment.
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Oh Patrick! That was a wonderful ending to a challenging puzzle. Thanks!
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Fantastic puzzle!!

I am on a real Patrick Berry binge these days. I came late to the Containment Policy party and am slowly working my way through that - I'm currently midway through puzzle 9. I set that aside to work on his Middle of the Road cryptic; I finally finished the "first part" of that one earlier this week. (Not stuck, necessarily - just haven't got back to it.) And he was Matt's guest constructor last week on MGWCC. Mind you, I'm not complaining AT ALL. The man is a genius!
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Oh, that was wonderful! I worked my way from the bottom left up. It helped that there were a fair number of proper nouns.
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Yep, another excellent one! Same order as WW.
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