#663 - "Three in a Row"

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#663 - "Three in a Row"

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This weekโ€™s contest answer is a #1 hit of the 1980s.
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#2

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Yes, it is.
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Nice. I submitted and am fairly sure I'm to be beamed up.

Update: 34th, wow!
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I remember it well.
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Very nice puzzle! Solved.

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Submitted and waiting...

EDIT:
Whew! Confirmed. Now that my answer's right.... this was a great puzzle!
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Loved this one!
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Beam me up. 100%er

Not sure I have ever seen this from Matt? More Tuesday.

And I have a funny story to share about the song which I too remember well

Stay well all
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submitted and waiting.

time to finish my grid. only about half-filled.
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Solved(I think).
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If it's a hit from the 1980s, no matter what the answer is, it will almost assuredly get stuck in my head.

(As I tell my students who love '80s Workout Week, "Unlike you all, I was actually born in the '80s.")
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Beam me up!

Hope the one-week pediatrician visit went well.

Happy Valentine's Weekend, all!
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Interesting meta. I always found this song a little strange - didn't know it was a number 1 hit. And now it's stuck in my head.
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Beam me up!

Clever, as usual.
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Beamed up. Guessing that being in 8th grade when it came out helped here.
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Submitted and waiting. Interesting one!

Update: Beam me up!
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Beamed up. And now I have an ear worm or two.
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Beamed up! Definitely loved this song at the time (not a spoiler, I can say that about pretty much all of the #1 hits of the 80s).
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MikeyG wrote: โ†‘Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:56 pm If it's a hit from the 1980s, no matter what the answer is, it will almost assuredly get stuck in my head.

(As I tell my students who love '80s Workout Week, "Unlike you all, I was actually born in the '80s.")
Whippersnapper! ;)
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I believe I have beamed up. Felt like an MMMM puzzle.
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