#686 - "Peak Experience"

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#686 - "Peak Experience"

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By our own Will Pfadenhauer!! Of the great Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword.

This week’s contest answer is a U.S. state.
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Yay Will! Not in my inbox yet. Anyone else?

Finally. 9:09 am.
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#3

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Solved and submitted.
And there goes the streak - was wrong. False Alarm!

Forgot to actually hit "SUBMIT" so had a heart attack when I didn't show up on leader board. Got clued in when I didn't see my name on the overall tab either and scrolled down to see my submission unsent.... :oops:

.....Refresh
.....Refresh
.....Refresh
And confirmed....phew.
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Mine came at 9:08 PDT and I got my solve in at 9:21 PDT, second fastest solve for me I think. Hector explained to me once how to find the puzzle on Matt's site before it comes via email, but I have forgotten, and haven't been able to find the right page/link again to get it earlier. So if you read this Hector, can you please explain it again? Thanks.
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Yay! for guest constructor Will @AnswerPfinder :tada: Submitted an answer which IMHO is 100%...
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Andrew Bradburn wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:31 pm Mine came at 9:08 PDT and I got my solve in at 9:21 PDT, second fastest solve for me I think. Hector explained to me once how to find the puzzle on Matt's site before it comes via email, but I have forgotten, and haven't been able to find the right page/link again to get it earlier. So if you read this Hector, can you please explain it again? Thanks.
You can always find the post/e-mail on the Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/mgwcc/posts and download the attachments from there.
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Submitted - congratulations to making it to the MGWCC, Will! Really liked this one (apologize if I'm a broken record in saying so!).
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Is there a typo in this puzzle? Have two of the same word. Has to be me!
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Nice one, Will!
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Where there's a Will, there's a way...for me to solve it, maybe! Let's see what happens - can't wait!
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 89. That's Not Right!
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RPardoe wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:39 pm
Andrew Bradburn wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:31 pm Mine came at 9:08 PDT and I got my solve in at 9:21 PDT, second fastest solve for me I think. Hector explained to me once how to find the puzzle on Matt's site before it comes via email, but I have forgotten, and haven't been able to find the right page/link again to get it earlier. So if you read this Hector, can you please explain it again? Thanks.
You can always find the post/e-mail on the Patreon site: https://www.patreon.com/mgwcc/posts and download the attachments from there.
Thanks, that was the page I was looking for.
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Beam me up! There were several recent Pandora's Blocks where I had no clue, so I was glad to see the path in this one! Very nice.
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Pretty sure I got this. Waiting for confirmation. If so, pretty easy for a week 5!
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mflaminio wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:08 pm Pretty sure I got this. Waiting for confirmation. If so, pretty easy for a week 5!
It's week 4/5. But yes, kinda easy for that, probably. Last week's leaderboard filled in much more slowly.
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mflaminio wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:08 pm Pretty sure I got this. Waiting for confirmation. If so, pretty easy for a week 5!
Or a Week 4.
Next week is Week 5.

It is solving faster than last week for sure, so awaiting @MikeyG prognostication of entries.
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RPardoe wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:11 pm
mflaminio wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:08 pm Pretty sure I got this. Waiting for confirmation. If so, pretty easy for a week 5!
Or a Week 4.
Next week is Week 5.

It is solving faster than last week for sure, so awaiting @MikeyG prognostication of entries.
Probably the range 387 - 424, obviously. (I have no idea.)
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 89. That's Not Right!
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On the board, and on board the Enterprise. Sort of a follow your nose experience for me.
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Hoping my answer is right, 🤞🏻….fingers crossed!

And…confirmed! I’m onboard 🛸 👽 and on the board 👍🏻
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Confirmed but i think there is a ding in the crossword. That was unusually easy for a week four. Cheers.
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mflaminio wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:08 pm Pretty sure I got this. Waiting for confirmation. If so, pretty easy for a week 4!
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