#686 - "Peak Experience"

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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mflaminio wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:28 pm Confirmed but i think there is a ding in the crossword. That was unusually easy for a week four. Cheers.
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Well I am super stoked to have gotten a week 4!!!! I suppose everyone’s going to say hey it’s not a week 4 but I also got the tough week 3 so I am flying high about now!!! If weeks 1-2 are good to me I will have my longest MGWCC streak ever!!

Stay well all
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#23

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Oh no. There is a week 5 coming. Euphoria down the drain.
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B̶e̶a̶m̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶u̶p̶!̶

[EDIT:] Bum me down... 😕

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#25

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Too easy for Week #4. Expecting to get steamrollered next Friday.
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Beam me up! Very clever Will! Another one I stared at for a long time without realizing I had gotten it!
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Agree that was a pretty quick week 4, but I enjoyed it! Beam me up.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Beam me up!

Awaiting confirmation …

UPDATE: I'm on the board! Very much enjoyed. Good going, Will!
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#29

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mattythewsjpuzzler wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:10 pm Beam me up! Very clever Will! Another one I stared at for a long time without realizing I had gotten it!
Same here. Beam me up!
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Beam me up! Solo Week 4 and a great puzzle from Will!
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#31

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Ohhhhhhhh, okay. That was pretty good.
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#32

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Beamed up. Fun puzzle by Will!
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Joe Ross wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:47 pm B̶e̶a̶m̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶u̶p̶!̶

[EDIT:] Bum me down... 😕

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#34

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Beam me up (I hope). Did the grid this morning, then had other things to do until I could concentrate on the meta. Nice job Will!

Edit: on the board!
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#35

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Oho! I see what he did there. Request to beam aboard

Aboard at #129!
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#36

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Solved
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My first official (i.e., paid) MGWCC solve. Not to mention my first Week 4 solo solve, legit or not!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#38

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I've solved it......I had something wrong, and that slowed me down, but once I fixed that, everything fell into place. Fun puzzle!
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#39

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Energized! Great to see a Will P. puzzle, even if the difficulty was a little off.
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#40

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Beam me up! Maybe not a week 4, but not an easy one either. I have no idea how e.a. could have guessed and submitted by 12:07.
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