"Pieces of Writing"

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"Pieces of Writing"

#1

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The meta answer is TWO American poets.

(Submit via the form linked in the blog post.)

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#2

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Thanks for posting, Hector!

I'm a little concerned that someone has already rated the puzzle's difficulty, given that my spreadsheet shows no entries yet. Maybe the rater was simply rating the crossword's difficulty? The funny thing is I'd say the rating is correct.
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Solved - I am pretty sure - I was not the rater
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Solved- I did not rate either (although it is correct). This was more of a misguided angel than the typical inscrutable devil.
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ricky wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:39 pm Thanks for posting, Hector!

I'm a little concerned that someone has already rated the puzzle's difficulty, given that my spreadsheet shows no entries yet. Maybe the rater was simply rating the crossword's difficulty? The funny thing is I'd say the rating is correct.
That was me. I submitted correctly, I think, but wrongly--by replying to your email.
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#6

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Unfamiliar with the topic area - so had to google for my answers.
Hopefully did so successfully for my submission.
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RPardoe wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:08 pm Unfamiliar with the topic area - so had to google for my answers.
Hopefully did so successfully for my submission.
Ditto.

What I'm learning from the googling is very interesting indeed.
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Got it with Google
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:28 pm
RPardoe wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:08 pm Unfamiliar with the topic area - so had to google for my answers.
Hopefully did so successfully for my submission.
Ditto.

What I'm learning from the googling is very interesting indeed.
And now the secret objective of the puzzle becomes clear...
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Leaderboard as of right now. Spreadsheet is acting up, hence the odd-looking screenshot.

Happy to say that everyone who's submitted via the form so far has been correct.
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Never heard of this Megariffic character. ;)
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Abide wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:00 pm Never heard of this Megariffic character. ;)
Yeah, well the form wouldn’t accept Meg, so I had to be creative.
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I had to do more Googling for the culture references in the grid than I did for the answer.
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I think I have the right idea, but not totally sure I got the intended answer (via Google). Nice puzzle though!
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Solved! Nice puzzle :) clueless on the topic, but Google is a wonder!
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I’m pretty sure that for half of the answer there is an alternative that is also correct, or so says Professor Google.
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Meg wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:37 pm
Abide wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:00 pm Never heard of this Megariffic character. ;)
Yeah, well the form wouldn’t accept Meg, so I had to be creative.
I like Megtacular, which also fits.
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#18

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Done.
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oldjudge wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:37 am I’m pretty sure that for half of the answer there is an alternative that is also correct, or so says Professor Google.
It's certainly possible (and I would count it as such) - curious to know what the alternative you found was.
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#20

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Final standings. I'll pick the second winner and write up the answer a little later. Thanks to everyone for entering and congrats to winner #1 Kitchendiva.
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