Episode #254 Contest: "Spicy!"

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Episode #254 Contest: "Spicy!"

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Hello, solvers! There's a new contest crossword on Fill Me In. I'll rate this one 1.9 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 "Spicy!" The solution to the puzzle is a seven-letter word.

The crossword can be downloaded from here. You're welcome to solve, you're even welcome to join in the chatter 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 here (via Apple Podcasts), or just search for it wherever you enjoy podcasts.

Thanks for joining us on this adventure of contest crosswords. Feel free to contact me at brian@bemoresmarter.com if you have any suggestions, questions, comments, or ideas.
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Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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I'm just curious ... what is this for?
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bcimmet wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:36 am
I'm just curious ... what is this for?
It's a different media - Microsoft Excel - for solving puzzles & metas. It has advantages over paper, PUZ, & other methods in that building lists, highlighting, erasing, & exploring multiple methods can be easily done. A number of muggles use the spreadsheets.

I try to post a link to blank Excel forms for puzzles on xwords-muggles.com, if they are not subscription-based. I apologize for not having kept up with your puzzles (and others'), but have only recently realized that I can create the PDF for puzzles from PUZ files.

If you don't want me to post links to your puzzles, please let me know!
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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Not at all - if this is helpful, then go for it! I hope you enjoy the puzzles!
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This was fun!
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Thanks, Brian. Nice one.
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Sweet, thanks!
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Got it. Nice one!
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Solved
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Fun!
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🐒🍌

Translation. The monkey found the banana.
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The banana is peeled.
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damefox wrote: Tue Jul 28, 2020 12:36 pm Got it. Nice one!
Nice to hear your letter on the podcast this week! And I totally agree.

I’ve split or peeled or whatever we’re doing with the banana. Fun puzzle.
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My husband named that tune in one note. Seriously, I read him the title and the first theme answer and he immediately knew what to do!
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Done. Are we going with something banana related,..?
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WDunbar wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:17 am Done. Are we going with something banana related,..?
Day-o? Peeled out?
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Peeled!

Finally got to this one, after being away for a week.

Easy but fun!
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Verrrry clever- Thanks Brian!
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What was the answer to this one?
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