#680 - "Split Decision"

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#680 - "Split Decision"

#1

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This week’s contest answer, which is six letters long, is where you’ll find this puzzle’s missing clues.
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#2

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Tricky grid. And tricky meta for a week 2. But I've submitted (outside of the top 10,alas).

#15 on the board.
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#3

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#17 and mostly satisfied with that. Agree this was tricky for a week 2. Very enjoyable!
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#4

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Solved. Made me chuckle.
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#5

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Beam me up! Fun!
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#6

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Solved and submitted.
With the same chuckle as above.
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#7

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I'm on the board at #32. I second (third, fourth) that the puzzle made me chuckle. Solving the meta was trickier than I thought/hoped it might be; I had to try several things before hitting on the right mechanism, and even then I had a hiccup before getting the right answer.
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#8

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Tougher than a Week #2, especially for those not familiar with this gimmick.
Also, it looked like a potential repeat of the TRES BIEN / VERY GOOD problem. Fortunately, specifying the number of letters removes the ambiguity.
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#9

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Heh. Quite a lot going on here. Good solve.
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#10

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I may have grumbled "Oh, you son of a..." under my breath as I strung this one together. Beam me up!
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#11

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I’ve teleported, but not instantly. There are just so many paths to try out these days…..
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#12

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I hit submit before I completely realized what was going on with this one, and now I have to reexamine some stuff before I even know if my answer makes sense anymore! More involved than I was expecting for a week 2, but possibly genius.

Edit: I'm on the board, although my submission comment is completely off base...
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#13

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Slid in at #51. This mechanism seems familiar.
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#14

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Beam me up!

Very involving and fun!
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#15

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Beam me up!

Sheesh.

hcbirker wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:43 pm Beam me up! Perfect week two.
Agree and ashamed to have treated it as a Week 4!


Too late, Barbara!
BarbaraK wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 3:40 pm Looks like there are eddies in the space-time continuum this week:

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I'd better beam up quick before I get shunted into the evil mirror universe.
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#16

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Beam me up! Perfect week two.
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#17

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Looks like there are eddies in the space-time continuum this week:
time warp.jpg
I'd better beam up quick before I get shunted into the evil mirror universe.
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#18

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Beam me up
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#19

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:alien: :flying_saucer:
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#20

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Well that was different
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