#653 - "Camouflage"

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#653 - "Camouflage"

#1

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This weekโ€™s contest answer is a country.
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Beam me up!
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#3

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Got my first ๐Ÿ”Ÿ!
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Energize me! Perfect week 1.
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#5

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grid was not so easy, but I found the meta to be quite easy
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Agree, a very pain-free and amusing week 1.

Edit: BTW a swing-and-miss by e.a. makes him the only incorrect answer so far. My guess is that he went with Cambodia.
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#7

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Beam me up! I donโ€™t think my name will spoil anything this week. :lol:
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#8

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Dannyvee wrote: โ†‘Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:24 pm Got my first ๐Ÿ”Ÿ!
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Nicely done - some tough ones in there. Hoping I'm on my way to my first "10" (need to get to 5 first).
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TMart wrote: โ†‘Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:37 pm Beam me up! I donโ€™t think my name will spoil anything this week. :lol:
Check Matt's write-up if you haven't already. 2 other people mentioned you. :)

Beamed! 87 people up in the first 32 minutes. Week 1 is back!!
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#10

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Solved
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#12

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done.

I submitted a "cute" way to refer to the answer, hopefully Matt won't flunk me.

EDIT: on the board, so he accepted my "joke". Details later.
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#13

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Beam me up!
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#14

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Dannyvee wrote: โ†‘Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:24 pm Got my first ๐Ÿ”Ÿ!
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Me too! And getting a ten at this point means having solved the dreaded "Missing Piece" meta, so well done!
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#15

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Beam me up. Not a fan of the grid, though.
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Grid was harder than the meta. I will be on the board soon.
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#17

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Done week 1.
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#18

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Beam me up :)
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Beam me up! I canโ€™t recall taking so long to solve the grid on a Week 1.
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On the mothership. Fastest I've ever solved a MGWCC - 4-ish minutes from start of puzzle to submission
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