WSJ Variety is a “Twister” by Patrick Berry

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Richard B.
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WSJ Variety is a “Twister” by Patrick Berry

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Lovely! And not a walk in the park. Read the directions.
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Really enjoyed this one. My printer toner is low so the shaded areas do not show up well, so after much frustration, I printed a new copy and highlighted the twists started over. Finally got it finished after rereading to get that there were TWO blanks in each twist.
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Interesting format...I've seen the combination of a spiral and a marching bands before, but not with the tough meta/skipping element
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Meg wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:25 pm Lovely! And not a walk in the park. Read the directions.
I started it WITHOUT reading the directions -- and got frustrated fast! Fortunately, my cooler head prevailed, I returned to the directions, and ultimately found that the unchecked spaces made for a fun and satisfying challenge.
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Did it yesterday. Really enjoyed it! I had to underline the directions to keep me on track.
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This new variety was fun and very ingenious with the cross clues, spirals, and blanks. It helped to label the corners as I realized which spiral was which.
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How is this even possible? Who could possibly have the idea in the first place, and then make it work? Oh, right: Patrick Berry.
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What a fun puzzle this one was! When I finally "got" the "caver's cry" answer my response was similar to DameFox's now-legendary comment a few weeks ago.
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Wendy Walker wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:10 am What a fun puzzle this one was! When I finally "got" the "caver's cry" answer my response was similar to DameFox's now-legendary comment a few weeks ago.
What a great clue!! It was my last entry and I just groaned!
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