#682 - "Minty Fresh"

An excellent puzzle written by one of the innovators of the meta crossword format. It comes out every Friday at noon and increases in difficulty throughout the month. Available for modest subscription (worth every cent) here: www.xwordcontest.com
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#682 - "Minty Fresh"

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This weekโ€™s 16-letter contest answer is what you must do to get the meta.
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If anyone wants MGWCC 682 Excel link via PM, PM me with your request along with your posting name on Matt's site.
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Wow, Hector!
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higgysue wrote: โ†‘Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:33 pmWow, Hector!
Stoked to be in the top 5. Happened to hit on the right thing, but I could easily have been in for a long weekend with this one.
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And Laura! You guys are amazing!
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higgysue wrote: โ†‘Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:48 pm And Laura! You guys are amazing!
Thanks! Just got lucky this time, I don't think I've ever been in the top 5!
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Beam me up!

Top ten? We'll see. Awaiting confirmation.

UPDATE: Number six! I'm sure that's my best ever for an MGWCC.

Neat-o!
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Beam me up! Happy I found the right path early on, and I enjoyed it from there!
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Solo solve? Ha ha ha! Thanks to my muggle friends!
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I've got some ideas of where to start on the meta, and would like to bounce those off someone!
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Solved.
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still wandering in the desert on this one. Have a few ideas, but so far, nothing's coming together.

16 letters???
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Likewise, I've got what I think are a few solid starting points but can't see the path forward yet. If anyone would be willing to give feedback on what I've got so far I would be really grateful!
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Solved, submitted (and confirmed).
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I'm not necessarily looking for hints, but if anyone is also stuck and wants to collaborate send me a PM!
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I believe I've been beamed up.......awaiting confirmation......CONFIRMED at #27.

Thanks for the discussion cisalope.

BTW, this waiting for the update on MGWCC website is BRUTAL, but worth it.

Also, more than 24 hours after puzzle released and still page one? and still under 30...yikes.
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:alien: :flying_saucer: in the tractor beams but pretty sure I'll beam up. Funny how the :brain: works. Or doesn't. This one seemed much easier than last week.

EDIT: Confirmed! and wow. I'm still on page one here.
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Anyone willing to hear some ideas and maybe give a gentle nudge? I see several different things, but canโ€™t seem to put anything together to identify a viable path.

UPDATE - think Iโ€™m on the path now!
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Got it! Fun one.
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After much staring, and trying lots of wrong ways to implement the right idea, I finally hit upon the right way to implement it. The leaderboard hasn't updated yet, but my solution has to be correct.

Edit: yes, on the leaderboard, yay. Not many people on there, this seems to be quite hard.
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