#668 - "Asked and Answered"

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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Hector
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#668 - "Asked and Answered"

#1

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This week’s contest answer is a six-letter adjective.
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#2

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Submitted. Now I wait...

EDITED: #6 on the board! Phew.
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#3

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docison wrote: Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:40 pm Submitted. Now I wait...

EDITED: #6 on the board! Phew.
And the top 10 streak continues!
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#4

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Al Sisti wrote: Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:15 pm
docison wrote: Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:40 pm Submitted. Now I wait...

EDITED: #6 on the board! Phew.
And the top 10 streak continues!
And he only missed the top five by two minutes!
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#5

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On the board at 24. This was a great one - lots of fun to solve.

And now my extensive streak has reached 3......
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#6

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Sent a submission that I'm fairly confident in.

Update: Beam me up. (Full disclosure: this was a group solve, and I marked it as such. I'd say there's only a 50% chance that I would have gotten it on my own.)
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#7

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Waiting on a board update.
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#8

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Plenty o' rabbit holes, but finally got there.
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#9

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Beam me up.

I really liked this one. Thanks Matt
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#10

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🛸🆙
Very cool meta!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Beam me up!

Something made me a bit unsure of my answer, but I'm on the board, so I suppose I had no reason to worry.

Ditto other posters: I very much enjoyed this puzzle.
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#12

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Lovely meta mechanism. How does he keep thinking up delightful ways to stretch our brains? Frankly, it’s amazing.
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#13

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Grounded. Followed a very attractive rabbit down a hole that seemed perfect. Apparently not!
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#14

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Beamed up. Nice mechanism, and a fun one to work out.
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#15

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This one has me puzzled (Tom gave me that line).
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#16

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I believe I have it, but wish just ONE more thing would be true for the slam dunk. Hmm.. to submit or not to submit...

Sat am UPDATE: yes indeed I did have it! Despite the somewhat anticlimactic arrival at the answer, the journey was very entertaining! Love the mechanism. BEAM ME UP!
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The other Wendy. :roll:
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#17

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OK, I think I've got it, but maybe going to look one more time with fresh eyes in the morning.
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#18

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Rabbit Hole: The Musical!

Might have to sleep on this one. Getting nowhere fast, but posting here that I'm getting nowhere fast has somehow benefited me before, so we'll see what happens, haha.
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 89. That's Not Right!
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#19

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HOW. HOW DOES HE DO IT.

Ahem. Apparently my 37th rabbit hole was legitimate. Wow. Probably in my top five since I became a muggle, which was months before I realized it.
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 89. That's Not Right!
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#20

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